One by One Review

*Definite spoilers below*

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breath-taking vista, a cosy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your co-workers…and you can’t trust any of them?

I definitely preferred Erin over every other character in this book. I felt like she was the most fleshed out and we got more of a background with her and how she ended up at the chalet. I thought she was a very realistic character and all of the choices that she made would be the same if I was in that situation. I felt very sympathetic towards her and I liked the way she thinks and how she managed to figure out in the end who was behind it all!

Liz was written in a way that kind of forced sympathy from the reader on to her. Always being forgotten by the other Snoop employees and just disappearing into the background. In hindsight, there are definitely clues spread throughout the course of the plot that point to her but they weren’t so obvious to me. I don’t see how she thinks she’s the victim in all of this, sure she had something horrific happen to her and Eva really leaned on that and used it to manipulate her but to resort to killing people is just a bit of a stretch to me.

There was just a lot of characters and not enough time for me to get to know them all and differentiate between them. We got a little bit of history and background on each of them but not enough for me to remember each of them specifically. Usually I don’t really care for learning too much about each of the characters but when we are in a forced proximity setting I would like to be able to recognise each of them.

Other than that I really enjoyed the story and how the plot unfolded. The pace was on the slower side for the majority of the book but once the avalanche happens things really speed up and I was on the edge of my seat from there. I’m still quite new to the mystery/thriller genre so a lot of the plot twists and tropes I haven’t come across yet and everything is still fresh and exciting for me and I thought the same for this book!

⭐️4/5 stars Atmospheric and suspenseful!

⛈ Stormlight Archives Series Reread ⛈

I have decided what my next series I am going to be rereading and it is the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. Rhythm of War came out late last year and I have gotten around to reading it yet simply because I feel like I will definitely be needing a refresher on these books as it’s been over a year that I finished Oathbringer! I am very excited by also a bit nervous as these are very large books and I don’t know if I’m in the right reading space right now to tackle them but nevertheless I am definitely going to try because I am desperate to see what is going to happen next in the series! I know a lot of people love Dalinar but Kaladin is my absolute favourite and I need to relive everything again!

Buzzword Reading Challenge

If you are unaware what the Buzzword Readathon/Challenge is see my prior post HERE. Last month the buzzword was an ELEMENT and I managed to complete Into the Water by Paula Hawkins! I am excited to continue on with this challenge and complete this months buzzword. The theme is LOST and I only have one book on my TBR that fits which is:

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

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October Wrap Up

In October didn’t do the best in terms of quantity of books however, I am still super stoked with what I managed to read. I ticked off two books that have been on my TBR for over 2 years each and read some new releases I’ve been highly anticipating even though I found them to be just ok! I have quite high hopes for November though and there are just sooo many more books that I am excited to pick up.

The books I read in October were:

Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️5/5 stars

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson – ⭐️3/5 stars

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton – ⭐️3/5 stars

Witchshadow by Susan Dennard – ⭐️3/5 star

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins