booking_along 's review for:

The Only One Left by Riley Sager
4.0
adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

this book a while to get going with a pretty slow pace and towards the end it felt a bit too rushed for me and i wasn’t extremely satisfied with how the “who done it” was resolved and that section of the book ended. 

but besides those things… this was good. 

it had a good amount of twists and turns on it, how it all happened and everything that happened wasn’t something that i saw coming as it was revealed and ended up happening. 

and while it took me a while to finally get into the book -around page 150 it stated to really lock up for me and i just wanted to know what was going on and where this was going  - once i was hooked… i just read the entire ready of the book in one sitting. 


it’s defiantly more of a slow build suspense novel with mystery moments and not a thriller. 
so if you go into this expecting heart racing moments and edge of your seat suspense? i think you will be disappointed.


it’s a bit of quieter book that ends up with a pretty big bang. but it takes its time getting there. 


and while i wouldn’t say it was unpredictable, i would say it was well put together and told as it is. 


it’s a good read and i think a fantastic choice for a cozy comfortable evening, cuddling up and letting yourself be swept up in a story and carried away by the characters.