I thought it was an interesting and very unique way to tell and end a story and that gave it major brownie points.

So as not to spoil the story, the ending redeemed itself and the rest kind of all clicked into place and made sense. The general “this is too much” vibe I was getting from some of the scenes kind of made me frustrated with the story because the general plot line was good and didn’t need embellishment. Charlie drove me insane with some of her decisions because I feel a logical person such as herself would make different decisions and be far better off because of them, but unfortunately she did not and she was not. Without giving too much away, I almost gave this book a three star rating because I felt that there were so many things that were over the top or just seemed a bit too much… fake almost. I didn’t love the characters or want to be best friends with them, but I did feel invested in what was happening to them or what would happen to them as the story grew towards it’s climax.

Everything that happened was pertinent to the story, even the quieter moments or the inner thoughts of the main characters. There was not a lot of downtime in the book, which I also enjoy. We were right on the main topic and the start to the mystery was not withheld. I love mystery novels that jump right into the issues and Sager definitely does that. So when picking out my next audiobook recently, I decided to give one a shot and Survive the Night was recently posted in a book group I follow on social media. I am constantly hearing about how amazing Riley Sager books are and that I need to read them.

Meaning that she could very well end up as his next victim. Travelling the lengthy journey between university and their final destination, Charlie begins to notice discrepancies in Josh’s story.Īs she begins to plan her escape from the man she is becoming certain is the killer, she starts to suspect that Josh knows exactly what she’s thinking. On the road they share their stories, carefully avoiding the subject dominating the news – the Campus Killer, who’s tied up and stabbed three students in the span of a year, has just struck again. Maybe.īehind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Charlie met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in the middle of term. Charlie Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer.

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