You’re snowed in at a Swiss chalet with eight of your co-workers, an avalanche hits and then things go terribly wrong. Who can you trust? How many of you will return? Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely love Ruth Ware, but I could not get into this book! I gave it 100 pages before putting it down. In the back of my mind, I'm hoping that this was due to the pandemic reading slump many of us are suffering from. I fully intend to give this book another try in the future.

This felt like such a classic Ruth Ware novel, and I loved it! So scary, twisty, and suspenseful- I couldn’t put it down. Some of the clues pointing to who the killer was felt a tad obvious, and I was able to guess before it was revealed, but that didn’t take away from the story, and definitely not from the fast-paced scene near the end. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books/Scout Press for an advanced copy of this book.

I loved the locked room feel of ONE BY ONE and the wintery setting fit perfectly for the time of year I picked this one up! I thought the concept of “snoop” and the whole business side of this book was kind of boring. However, once the drama started to happen, I was here for it! This book started slow but picked up pace towards the end. I love Imogen Church and her narration; she reads in such a way that made me feel the suspense with the characters. I would recommend this book for someone looking for a lighter suspense thriller.

This was a fun quick-paced thriller. This was a perfect winter read. It kept me entertained and guessing the entire time. Quite enjoyable. Ruth Ware has moved up to one of my favorite thriller authors.

3.5 stars. I liked this thriller — it was pleasantly suspenseful without being traumatic. The final 30 minutes are classic and very tense. The only part that really lost me was the ski jargon— I’ve never been skiing and had no idea what a lot of the terminology was and couldn’t picture a “piste” or what it felt like to ski in the alps.

Perfectly serviceable. I wouldn’t put it on the best of the year list ! Not at all.

Set in a luxurious mountaintop chalet in the French Alps, the Snoop shareholders and directors meet to discuss the future of their company. It could mean the end or the start of something new for them, depending on who has their way. A lot of money is on the line and tensions are high between all parties. When one of them ends up missing, believed to be dead in an avalanche as a blizzard blows in, it puts everyone else on edge. When one of them turns up dead, it puts doubts in all their minds. Could the first have been murder too? No one knows who to trust exactly. All they know is that there is a killer among them.

It was hard not to want to snuggle deeper under my blanket as I read One by One, the cold stormy weather coming off the pages. The novel is told from the perspective of two of the characters: Erin, the hostess and one of the caretakers of the resort, and Liz, a former employee of the company who is only there because she owns shares in the company and so has voting rights in any decision that will be made. I liked having the two viewpoints--one from the inside and one from the outside of the group. It offered unique perspectives and insight into the other characters. 

You can imagine most of the characters are not particularly likeable. Topher, the founder and leader of the bunch, is an entitled white man who is used to getting his way. Eva, the cofounder, is polished and also used to getting her way. Frankly, most of the Snoop employees fall into the privileged and entitled camp. I  could not help but feel for Liz, especially in the beginning. She seemed so out of place among the more sophisticated Snoop staff.  Erin and Danny are the resort's caretakers, Erin being the more down to earth of the two, but neither of the same elk as their guests. 

I enjoy a good locked room mystery and this one did not disappoint in the end. I admit I found the beginning to drag on a bit. It takes awhile before the action starts. Once it did however, at about 30% of the novel, it didn't stop from there. Tension was high with suspicion falling on everyone, not to mention the outside threat of the storm which only added to their predicament. The stormy isolated setting was perfect for this type of novel.

While perhaps the whodunit part was not too hard to figure out after awhile, the why of it was an interesting twist, especially as the layers were unraveled. And those seemingly trivial chapter headers .  . . Well, they are worth paying attention to as the story unfolds. I cannot say this is my favorite Ruth Ware novel. But I did find it entertaining and once I really got into it, I found it hard to put down.

This is one I would recommend to my fellow book crew of moms.  It kept me up and reading until I knew who the killer was. With thrills and spills (on the slopes that is), you are taken down a snow stopping mystery that will shock you at every turn.  This is a really fun read!

One by One is a fast-paced, predictable thriller. My favorite part was the atmosphere that Ware created in the isolated ski chalet. The setting definitely added to the sense of impending doom! I did guess the major twists early on, but overall it did not deter from my enjoyment of the story.

I am an absolute fan of Ruth Ware's work. While this was not my favorite of hers, it is a perfect mystery to curl up with this winter. Despite the murders, you might find yourself longing for a roaring fire in a French ski chateau. Love this author, can't wait for the next one.

Everything by Ruth Ware is so good. I loved this book and couldn't put it down! Kept me entertained and enthralled the throughout each page.

Ruth Ware’s books tend to be a hit or miss for me and when it comes to this latest release I’m sorry to have to say . . . . yeah, that's gonna be a no from me, dog.  This was my 412th retelling of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None I read during 2020 and unfortunately it fell short for me. The premise here revolves around a corporate retreat where the members get plucked off “one by one” – natch.

The problem I had? Victim number one goes missing while skiing solo and everyone pretty much is just immediately like “oh that’s unfortunate – she’s obviously one hundred percent dead and it sucks to be her.” While I’m over here channeling my inner Billy Madison screaming at Miss Lippy that they need to find their effing friend.

Sometimes I can go with the flow and sometimes I can’t. Sadly I could never get back on track with this after that very first moment of ridiculousness.  My real life friend told me the Mrs. Dalloway book is a pretty good one, so I'll be reading that at some point to redeem myself.

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, NetGalley!

A great winter read that keeps you guessing. A company retreat already fraught with tension as shareholders are divided about an opportunity of a buyout turns deadly. An avalanche, a partner who goes missing on the slopes, and then one by one coworkers who are found dead keeps the reader turning the page and guessing who the killer is.

I loved the perspectives and the presence of the hosts getting a first person perspective too. They were able to give a great initial impression and description into each of the guests before you got inside their heads in their own first person narratives.

To sum up the negative reviews, some simply stated it was too predictable, but I was so caught up in the story I didn’t try to guess so I had fun following along this little mystery! It might even be my favorite or a close second of hers for me!

Guys! I did it! I finally read a thriller that I figured out who the killer was! I feel this is an incredible accomplishment and deserved some bragging - ha!!

I read Ruth Ware’s “One By One,” which is a snowed in thriller that goes wrong! When a company of eight coworkers get stranded in a rustic mountain chalet after an avalanche - it seems things will be okay until suddenly someone is murdered!

This book is told from two POV. I have to say the first half of the book was a little hard to follow. There are a ton of characters with all different personalities, so it does get confusing until you get them sorted out. I felt it was also very anti-climatic for the first 40% of the book. I realize the author was setting up the story, but i felt it was very dragged out. The second half of the book I flew through! I would say it was super predictable, and not as gripping as some of her other books have been.

I feel I neither loved or hated “One by One.” Ruth Ware is an amazing author, but her books are very hit or miss for me.

New Ruth Ware! What can I say... suspenseful, surprising, and utterly unique. This one kept me up at night. Highly recommend.

This started out great and I did really love the setting and the atmosphere. The locked-room-murder/snowed-in-with-a-murderer trope is my FAVE, and I think Ruth Ware nailed the sense of claustrophobia and helplessness. The buildup was great, the setup was pretty interesting, and I enjoyed the characters (even if I didn't necessarily like them).

Where this book failed for me was the ending and the reveal of the killer. It featured a trope I really despise, so it just felt like a cheap trick. It was still an incredibly fun, addictive read, but alas, I'm still on the hunt for the perfect iteration of the snowed-in-with-a-murderer trope.

Also, this is not particularly significant, but like, SO MANY SKIING DETAILS. As someone who has literally never even seen a ski board in real life, or stepped foot anywhere near a ski resort, I was frankly baffled by a lot of the ski stuff like trails and off-piste and funiculars and bubbles. It made it really difficult to picture exactly what was going on. But that's very much a me thing.

Awww... this wasn't "new" or "edgy" but it was entertaining and I (creepy, I know) love a good mystery set with a group of people stranded somewhere because of the weather.

I’m a huge fan of Ruth Ware,  she’s definitely  a fantastic author. Unfortunately though for me this was not my favorite of her stories and found myself struggling more to connect with both the story as well as the characters.   The concept was intriguing and really had me anxious to dive in to the story but I never found myself hooked. 

I personally would recommend her other books before I’d recommend this one.

I believe Ruth Ware has a writing style that you either love or hate. I’m a huge fan and I love all her books! She is the master of leaving hints in the book without giving away the ending. One by One takes place in a chalet. When a group of Snoop elites book a getaway, the first thing on their to do list is skiing. But when one of the best skiers goes missing, people start blaming one another. Then another one dies. Are they stuck with a murderer or is it just a coincidence that one by one people are dying?