I liked the final twist in the prologue that explained the events we witnessed. Marge the waitress was my favorite character. Charlie took a while to warm up to but I did root for her at the end. I liked the twist and how character’s actions were explained after the fact. I enjoyed the 90’s references especially Nirvana. I liked a lot of the movie references being a movie buff and having seen most of the movies referenced. The non-stop back half of this novel is so fast paced an intense, I loved almost every minute of it. The novel was all about finding your own power and not being the victim.
What I Liked: I liked that I was surprised of the direction this novel took, there were point where I thought I knew were it was going then thrown a curve ball. She agrees but once she’s in the car, she feels that something is not right, and that Josh might not be who he says he is, he might be a killer, or is it all in her head? She post a ride share flyer and is approached by Josh a handsome stranger who is a little bit older. Charlie has breaks in reality like she’s in a movie, and she can’t know if this is reality or a movie. Charlie saw or thinks she saw the killer or at least the last person to see her alive, but cannot seem to make out the face. What makes it worst is the last conversations was a fight late at night between friends saying words they will regret the next day but there is no next day. The Campus Killer has killed a victim every year and Charlie’s roommate was murdered two months ago. The Plot: Charlie is leaving school, she can’t handle the pressure of school and her roommate and best friend getting murdered by a serial killer.
Survive the Night is published on 7-29-21. A big thanks to Netgalley and Dutton publishing for giving me an Advanced Reader’s Copy of Survive the Night. Sager’s writing hooks me in by taking a horror trope and making it into a thriller, he as explored slasher, summer camp horrors, creepy apartments, haunted house and now a psycho-like road trip. I have read all 5 of Riley Sager’s novels I look forward to them every summer. The flaw of this novel is the beginning was hard to get into, it takes a little time for this book to get into rhythm, but when it does it is really hard to put down. The climax is very satisfying, I saw the final twist coming for a while but the actions after that were very satisfying. He ending is non-stop the last 150 pages are on the edge of your seat as the twists keep coming. Every character in this book has a major change of how the reader perceives them. The twist keep coming and coming, some I could foresee but others will change the way you read this novel, making you go, What! Just happened!?!. Survive the Night by Riley Sager is a twisty thriller that takes you on a ride with a serial killer.
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