Wow, wow, wow. I loved this book. Megan Miranda is so fantastic at writing characters you really care about, and this book is no exception. The end of this book was a jaw dropper. Pick this up when it comes out; you won’t regret it!!

This was very disappointing.
None of the characters were interesting, the setup was implausible, the constant internal monologues of the protagonist were tedious and repetitive.
The book seemed very long

Megan Miranda really is the current queen of thrillers and mysteries. I have read all her mysteries and this is one of my top three. The characters were compelling and the structure of the story was amazing. I loved that slowly the past that has bound these very different people together slowly came out one hour/chapter at a time spaced throughout the dangers they face in the present. I also love that there is always one (or more) twist that I never see coming, but none of the twists ever feel gratuitous or only there for shock value - they always mesh with the characters and their actions and choices.

This is a truly wonderful book and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery/thriller!

Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for the opportunity to read Megan Miranda's The Only Survivors. Ms.Miranda never disappoints!

The premise was good, a group of high school classmates (not friends, but acquaintances) on a trip in two separate vans have an accident that plunges them into a swollen, rushing river. Only nine survive. The characters were compelling. Those that did survive meet every year around the anniversary of the accident to honor the memory of the lost, to assuage the survivor guilt and possibly, to assure that the truth of the aftermath never comes to light. The twist…well I have to admit I didn’t see it coming. All in all, a decent thriller.

I was so excited to see another Megan Miranda book out, and this did not disappoint. A twisted thriller about several young adults who survived a crash as teenagers and gather back together on the anniversary each year. The get trapped by flooding and tensions run high. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This book was a slow moving thriller involving an accident that happened 10 years ago. The survivors of the accident went back every year although not connecting with each other throughout the months. I never fully engaged with any of the characters. Small pieces to the puzzle were revealed throughout the story which were revealed in “then” and “now” chapters. #TheOnlySurvivors #MeganMiranda #NetGalley

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

It’s a tale as old as time: a group of old friends with a dark secret they’d like to forget…except this time, an outsider seems to have figured out their secret. This was a decent mystery novel, but I was kind of confused by the ending and not super interested in the outcome. It kept me reading and interested, just wasn’t a standout for me.

Twisty and so entertaining! I loved the premise of this one and the execution did not disappoint. This author is always a solid pick.

Megan Miranda is a skilled suspense author and I love this slow burn thriller. "The Only Survivor" will be a great addition to her works!

“Who do you save in the moment, when you have the chance?” Is the question that plagues the main narrator of this book, Cassidy. Years before Cassidy and her friends had been involved in a tragic accident but now the past is very much the present. As they try to figure out their relationships as survivors, too each other and the world, they also have to deal with the memories and the truth about that fateful night! Another great read from Megan Miranda!

okay yes yes yes!!! I’m so happy that this one was a win! 🤩🤩🤩

this was such an atmospheric read with a fantastic cast of characters!! I loved every minute of this one - it kept me guessing until the very last page and kept my mind spinning the entire time!

ten years ago, nine teenagers survived a terrible accident, leaving thirteen of their classmates dead. now completely off the rails, the remaining seven of them gather during the anniversary and of course, paranoia ensues 🙃

told from alternating POVs from past to present, I loved how you didn’t know exactly what happened during the big accident until the very last page. it kept leading and leading and leading the reader on until it all clicked at the end and had me screaming HOLY SH- at 2am 😳

while I did guess the secret antagonist from the beginning, I didn’t mind because I loved figuring out the little easter eggs scattered throughout the novel and squealing when it was finally revealed 🤭 (aka my favorite type of thrillers ever)

the ending plot twist still had me reeling though. megan miranda really got me this time 🫡

a huge thank you to netgalley and simon and schuster for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!!

rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: argentina chardonnay

I always enjoy this auther Megan Miranda and this book is no different. It slowly and carefully tells the story of a tragedy years ago that many friends are protecting the truth about. It flashes back and forth in time and the true story is not revealed until close to the end. It was a good page turner and had a great ending.

This book kept me on my toes! Every time I thought I knew what was going to happen it would change! There were a lot of names in this book, so at some parts I had to go back and remind myself who was who.

Had no idea where this one was going. It's a similar premise to some other books out there - shared trauma, secrets, survivors - but this took a swerve I didn't expect and ended with a reveal that I normally expect from Lisa Jewell books. Its paced well, tons of red herrings, good use of dual timelines and ultimately just tragic all around. There's no happy endings.

3.5 stars

A thrilling, suspense novel where a group of nine high school classmates bond as survivors of a school van crash that had sent them hurling into a raging river in the Tennessee mountains. Now in their twenties, the group continues to meet for a week every year at an isolated house, strengthening their bonds and their pledge to each other to keep the secrets of that horrific van crash that had killed 12 of their other classmates.

After two of the nine survivors die, the rest are uneasy and don't know if they can still trust each other, suspecting that one of them could be a murderer.

I like that the story of the crash is told in bits and pieces throughout the book and we get the full and complete story of what happened only at the end, This way of telling the story added to the suspense and kept me guessing. The ending was not a total surprise to me, but still a good one.

This was a slow burn thriller. It took me a while to get into the story but I did end up enjoying it. Megan Miranda will always be one of my favorite authors.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I started this book and had to stay up late to finish because it was so good!! I think I’ve loved every book Megan Miranda has written, but this might be my favorite. It’s about a group of teens that survive a horrible incident and come back together once a year. 10 years on, weird things happen. Loved it!

I'm up writing this review at 3am because I could not put this down! I've been slightly disappointed by Miranda's last couple of books but this one was great. Dark and twisty, kept me guessing the whole time.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Megan Miranda, and Scribner for this ARC!

I love Megan Miranda and this book did not disappoint. "The eight" survivors re banded together by a traumatic event in their early teens, and they get together at a beach house on the anniversary every year to check in on each other. This year it becomes apparent that someone is orchestrating their arrival to the beach house, they begin to question why they are there and are they being watched? Who can they trust? As the survivors come together things increasingly don't add up and the truth begins to spill out on what happened that fateful night long ago.
I highly recommend this fast paced thriller that kept me guessing until the surprising end!