Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

55 reviews

larareads's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Confinement, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Police brutality and Homophobia

emmalwooten's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

really great writing by sager. some twists were predictable but he still made them such a shock when you read it, and other twists i couldn’t have seen coming a mile away 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Blood, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Grief, and Pregnancy

ashleyelizabeth's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

2.5

This is SLOOOOOW. It wasn’t until 50% through that it finally started picking up. 

The “thrills” in this thriller were basically the same 2 suspicions presented over and over and over again. I was incredibly bored. There were like 14 twists towards the final ending. If the author spread those out, this book probably would’ve been closer to 5 stars. 

One thing that bothers me is the entire book is dark dark BUT the final ending and epilogue is bubblegum pink! It didn’t match AT all!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, and Alcohol

veronicandoit's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Classism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death, Cancer, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

chantejames's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I gave this book a perfect 5 stars. I've heard great things about Riley Sager and I can say, they were true. 
The writing is incredible! Easy to follow but very immersive. The writing was so intense, which is a plus because it is a thriller book, that I had to stop reading and breathe before continuing. This book was hard to put down and hard to pick back up because of the intensity and emersion. The world building was perfect. The descriptions were perfect. It was like watching a movie. 
The characters were very diverse and when they were on the page you saw their personalities, their flaws and their trauma not just their appearance. 
The TWISTS and TURNS almost gave me a heartattck. Just when you think you finally understand... You don't. There was something new at every single turn. At times I had to put down the book, scream, freak out and it have me anxiety - the kind you want from a thriller book. I normally read cozy books because my anxiety can't handle suspense and this book had a LOT of it but it was worth it so I kept reading. 
This is the type of book you can't tell someone about, they need to read it and experience it for themselves and I'd recommend it to any Thriller reader. 
Amazing author. Amazing concept. Amazing book. An easy 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Child death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

taryn_g's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Terminal illness, and Drug abuse

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Homophobia

maggiemichael's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

sammiiee's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oh just wow, wow, absolutely emotion inductive read! 

The twists in this book, oh my they most certainly aren't ones that you would completely guess. Some are obvious, some come hit you in the face, like Hope End Falling from the cliffs. 

If you like thrillers I really recommend this one, it's absolutely amazing and I can see why it's so popular. 

This would absolutely make one amazing film or TV series. 

When I finished the last few chapters, I'd shed tears, sat moving constantly, ignored everyone and was left speechless. 

I think i found a new favourite 😍 

💐 Thriller 
💐 Full of Suspense and Twists 

🚨 Check your Trigger Warnings 🚨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Terminal illness

lu_debord's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a great little thriller, the twists and turns were intense but none of them felt unearned. The author does a super good job of building tension through the novel, I noticed halfway through that I had pulled my shoulders up around my ears lol. Between the increasing danger that Kit faces, as well as the very active slide of the house into the sea, it really pays off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Islamophobia, and Medical content