I've read one book by Ruth Ware and even though I liked it I wasn't a fan. I read The Turn of the Key this year, and I found the story to be a bit boring. Some of the storylines were introduced and then abandoned straightaway and I didn't love the reveal. I actually wanted to give the ending of the book 1 star. Imagine, gothic horrors are my favourite genre….
Anyways, you're reading a review for One By One so let me tell you that I actually (surprisingly) liked it much more. I see some reviewers who prefer her gothic books, I think I'm not one of them. Instead I thought this book was deliciously thrilling. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and most importantly it kept me reading and fully enthralled with the story.
It's about an off-site company retreat in the snowy mountains of the Alps. Snoop is company owned by millenials and the owners and co-workers try to make big decisions during this retreat. There are two hosts present as well, Erin and Danny. And then the chalet is buried by an avalanche. What is worse, the co-workers disappear one by one.
The story is told through the eyes of Erin, the aforementioned host, and Liz, one of the shareholders. I thought this was clever because it didn't muddle or slow down the narrative too much. I think two characters' perspective out of the ten people present was plenty.
I expected a whodunit, but really this a story about survival. It reminded me a bit of some of the scenes of No Exit by Taylor Adams. I liked the atmosphere, and I think it's a great read if you're wondering what to read now that most of the world is going into a second lockdown due to Covid-19.
I'm now considering reading Ruth Ware's earlier works, if they're anything like this one I think I will enjoy them.
4 stars
Statistics:
Date read: November 4, 2020
Date published: November 12, 2020
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Horror
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 2
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