The Only One Left

At seventeen, Lenora HopeHung her sister with a ropeStabbed her father with a knifeTook her mother's happy life“It wasn't me,” Lenora saidBut she's the only one not dead

I hope you like this rhyme, as it is repeated approximately 70 kazillion times in the first half this book!

Okay, I kid, I kid; it's a great, creepy rhyme but it did start to lose its oomph after being repeated so many times. And really, so much of this book just seemed repetitive to me.

Also, this will make me sound like a jerk, but I think Riley Sager might be paid per line.
Because all of Kit's internal dialogue was formatted like this.
Each new thought needs a line.
It really didn't vibe with this particular reader.

I'm being overly negative. There's a lot to like here! Great gothic setting, fun mystery, lots of twists and turns at the end...I don't know, I'm definitely the outlier here. It was a compelling story and I didn't hate it (although I did think Kit was kind of a drip), but this is still a fairly low 3 red herrings out of 5.