The Only One Left

This was my 2nd Riley Sager book, 1st being, “Home Before Dark”. I was excited about this one because

1. It’s extremely popular in the book community.

2. It’s listed as a Dark Mysterious horror.

3. Loved the book cover.

As usual, I dove in without checking the summary. I followed along with the audiobook while reading the hard copy.

The beginning of the book was a bit slow, and I had issues with parts of the narration. No offense to Christine Lakin and Dawn Harvey, but I wasn’t impressed with the voice acting for Kit McDeere. I did, however, enjoy the voice acting of Lenora Hope (well, at least Lenora from the past).

I found it difficult to connect with the characters, but since I was determined to finish for the bookclub, I pushed through. I’m just not a fan of murder mystery tropes involving rich people.

The second half of the book contained several plot twists (I guessed two of them). While not my favorite, it certainly wasn’t the worst book I’ve ever read. This was a gothic style mystery about some nasty, privileged rich people. It’s good for what it was, just not what I was looking for. I expected a horror, but none came. I enjoyed Home Before Dark slightly better.

This was my first Riley Sager book, and I really enjoyed it! It was a slow start, but I found myself suspicious of every character. Once the twists started rolling in, I was genuinely shocked. There was even a moment when I gasped, and had to close the book. Sager did a great job building tension towards the end, and keeping you engaged until the very last page.