The premise, 3 girls survived large scale massacres at different places and different times, and were dubbed Final Girls -- the lone ones walking away from scenes where everyone else had died. The story is told mainly from the point of view of Quincy, the most recent survivor, who had gone to a cabin in the woods with friends and was the only one who lived. She's lost memory of that horrific night at Pine Cottage and has thrown herself into a semblance of appearing OK and normal. She has a public defender for a boyfriend and a baking blog. All is going well until one of the other "final girls", Samantha Boyd, appears at her door. Despite her initial qualms, Quincy allows Sam into her life and invites Sam to stay at hers and Jeff's place. We all know how that's going to go, right?

Some surprising twists make this a cut above the average suspense novel, and you might think you have it figured out, but the author is one step ahead and there's that famous "gotcha" reveal. I've read a lot of books in this genre, however, that feature the main character having some sort of repressed memory. If not for that, there would have been no story here, so I'm not sure how I feel about it being used so much as a plot device. I didn't really like the character of Quincy that much, but I must admit I couldn't put it down and read the book in one sitting. I'd guess that this was the author's first book, and I will be interested to read another by her.

A huge thank you to the people over at Dutton Publishing, Netgalley, and Riley Sager for the review ARC.

I was first drawn to the book because of its cover and then I read the summary. I’m a huge lover of horror as well as suspense and something told me I would like this.

I loved this. I wish I could have torn through it but, life prevented me from reading at the pace I would have liked, when I wasn’t reading it I consistently found myself thinking of this book. I found myself thinking of guesses as to how the plot would have progressed – instead being pleasantly shocked when my guesses became wrong.

What Sager does, and succeeds, is set up an engaging yet thrilling book for the reader. What she also does is set up a novel that reminded me very much of a horror film. It’s not just for shock value here but rather for style and substance. Sager gives you these elements of horror, suspense, and thrills and weaves them together using a well thought out plot but it’s the way that she puts the pieces together that makes this a stunning novel. Sager, maybe, wanted to call back to early horror films in this novel with the tone and the way the reveals seem expertly handled and unexpected.

This isn’t one to miss this year and I look forward to reading more of Riley Sager’s work.

*I requested a copy of this for review, from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review*

I holy smokes! I feel like I just read the script for this years biggest thriller movie.This book sucked me in, and didn't let me go from it's grasp, until I reached the very last page. This book had me feeling so much anger, and there were some characters that I was so mad at, I just didn't want them around Quincy.

I was bouncing from theory to theory, who did it? It MUST be..... and then I come to the end, and I am completely BLOWN away. Major kudos to the author for that gut punch ending. Do yourself a favor guys, and don't hesitate buying this one!

Confession time - I read this book in one sitting because I just couldn’t bring myself to put it down. It was absolutely addictive and kept me in suspense the entire time. I find it hard to believe that this is Riley Sager’s debut novel because of how absolutely fantastic it was (She’s now on my list of auto-buy authors).

Quincy Carpenter is one of three Final Girls, survivors of a horror movie-esque massacres. Sam and Lisa are the other two Final Girls and, while they are bound by an experience others cannot understand, the three are all attempting to put the past behind them and move on. Quincy is now the mastermind behind a highly successful baking blog and has a steady boyfriend. Then she received the news that Lisa committed suicide. While Quincy is reeling from the news, Sam shows up and starts to challenge Quincy to remember the past she was never able to recall before. When new details turn up regarding Lisa’s death, Quincy must determine who to trust and recollect what truly happened that night at Pine Cottage before it’s too late.

The characterization was wonderful. Sager did an excellent job of portraying Quincy’s inner turmoil and showing the affect that Sam has on her. Quincy is a deeply flawed but ultimately relatable character. It was very interesting to see her deal with survivors guilt, become increasingly paranoid, and struggle with her repressed memories of that horrific night. The other characters were all well-developed.

The plot itself was intricately plotted and incredibly smart. Each new piece of information the reader finds out causes them to challenge previous assumptions. However, despite the many twists and turns, the ending drew them all together into a conclusion that left me absolutely stunned and amazed.

I would recommend this to any fan of the mystery/thriller genre. This book was gripping, intense, and utterly chilling. I would be highly surprised if this book is not incredibly popular when it’s released.