The concept for this book, being lost and stranded in the woods, was an exciting one. I really enjoyed this book. Such a quick and easy read!
Freida’s writing is one that I really enjoy. I find myself enjoying each book by her more and more. They are just fun and hard to put down.

I LOVED this thriller!

It was fast paced from the start! I was in a bit of a book slump; every book I was reading only took off at 50% or beyond. This book finally was as fast paced and as thrilling to hold my attention from the very start. I couldn’t get enough!

There is something about the trope of a group of friends going on a trip and one by one they start dying and you have to guess the who done it! Never gets old to me. This was expertly done, like true Freida fashion.

10/10 highly recommend this book!

This was a super fast read and kind of boring. One really good twist, and I was surprised, but the book itself was very BLAH

I was able to read this in less than 24 hours. 3 couples go on a luxury trip, but the car’s battery dies and they get stuck in the woods never making it to the resort. The motivation seemed to be less convincing making me struggle to love this one as much as other McFadden books I have read, but I didn’t guess all the twists so that bring the book up to a 4 in my eyes.

One by One was outstanding! I've ready many Freida McFadden books and this was the first time I really thought I had it figured out. I knew who the bad guy was. I was positive. But then here comes Freida, knocking on the door, blasting in, and pulling the rug right out from under me. How? How does she always get me?

The suspense that was woven throughout the book was really well done. I love all the seeds of distrust that I couldn't trust any of the characters. I thought with the Anonymous chapters that I eventually had it narrowed down to one of two people, and then done to one person and sure enough it was none of the people I originally thought.

I also love how Freida always spins the ending, leaving seeds planted to ponder long after the story is over. Absolute winner!

She’s done it again yall, she don’t miss. Never fails to make your mind spiral and think you know the plot twist but you never will. She will prove you wrong time and time again lol
I even took detailed notes of things I picked up and picked apart
Surprise I was still wrong
Excellent read as all her books are
The mystery queen

Possibly my favorite Freida McFadden book so far, this one really creeped me out! This story is full of suspense, suspicion, and questions! A group of friends takes off for a vacation, but never arrives at their destination. What better way to set the stage for this twisty tale?!? Oh I loved it!

ONE BY ONE ⭐️⭐️💫/5. Claire was expecting a luxury vacation with her husband and 2 other couples. When her mini van breaks down (with no cell service), on their way to the relaxing inn they booked for their yearly getaway, they decide to hike to the accommodations. Out of the party of 6 they start missing one by one. I honestly did not like this book. I feel like it was every bad movie I’ve seen. Out of the 9 FMcF books I’ve read this was my least favorite by a long shot. Usually with her books I can’t put them down cause I have to know the twist. With this one I couldn’t put it down cause I was ready to read something else, and didn’t care about the twist.

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC.

This book will definitely pull you out of a reading slump! Perfect for fans of a quick, popcorn thriller read. If you are a fan of Kiersten Modglin’s books this one is for you!

The first 50% of the book flew by and felt like a four star, however as the book continued it shifted to a three star rating. I did guess elements of the ending but not the exact reasoning.

Perfect book for a read-a-thon or for a quick read poolside this summer. Can be read in one or two sittings. Available in paperback on Tuesday April 2, 2024!

Freida McFadden delivers yet again with another whodunit thriller. I don’t know how she churns out books so quickly! She must sleep only three hours at night and have her meals brought to her at her computer.

I do quite enjoy a good survival thriller, since I’m a huge fan of the survival genre in general. Here we have three couples who are getting together for a much-needed vacation at an upscale hotel in the middle of a forest. Claire really needs to relax and hang out with anyone but her husband, Noah. Lindsay is showing up with someone new, and Jack is coming with his spouse.

And they’re off! Until Claire’s relatively new minivan breaks down two miles from the remote hotel. There’s no cell reception, either. Never fear—they can just hike the rest of the way! But then they start hearing and seeing disturbing things. Cue madness, mayhem, and what in the actual heck is going on.

One by one, “in this big, black forest…” (Rufus Wainwright’s “Crumb by Crumb” was in my head every time I read the title, and it’s very apropos here 😁)

And the moral of the story is: always listen to your gut (or the gut of your 7-year-old daughter).

My thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the advance copy. All opinions are mine.

2.5 ⭐️ I am a huge Freida fan but this one let me down a bit. As always the book was fast paced and easy to read. But I did get a little bored and I thought the motive was a little dumb. Usually with Freida’s books there such good tension and amazing twists but this one didn’t do it for me unfortunately. On to the next from Freida though.

Thank you so much NetGalley, the publisher and amazing author for the copy!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6330482537

One by One is a fast-paced mystery thriller by the popular psychological thriller author Freida McFadden. This one is a 'deserted in the woods' storyline where the characters are mysteriously dying one by one after getting stranded.
The majority of the book is from Claire's POV who is definitely the main character at the centre of the friendship group. Sporadically throughout there is also chapters from 'Anonymous' which is hinted as one of the members of the group that may be the killer as the chapters get darker and darker. The mystery kept me guessing throughout and I really didn't know who to trust.
I really enjoy Freida's writing style, the short chapters go by so quickly it is hard to put her books down and it really increases the intensity.
Unfortunately the ending did let this book down for me, it was quite unsatisfying. I just don't think the pay off was as great as the brilliant set up, which is gutting when it comes to mysteries and thrillers. The twists weren't up to usual Frieda McFadden standard in my opinion.
Overall I did enjoy my time reading this book and will continue to pick up new releases from this wonderful author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press and Frieda McFadden for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy.

Review posted to Goodreads and to be posted on Amazon, Waterstones and Instagram Stories on publication day.

Wow, really good read. Without giving away any of plot. I have to say this IS a true can't quit reading story. Excellent author to fit this all together smoothly. I recommend this to everyone who likes a really good mystery, as well as an action story.

One by One is a 293 page thriller of its finest. F.McFadden wrote an heartstopping thriller that had me guessing till the last page. Suspenseful, twisty and full of unexpected turns is this a read that I'll not forget about anytime soon.
Blurb:
Claire Matchett needs this trip. It will be a break from work and raising children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubbing with friends at a luxurious hotel in the woods, disconnected from the pressures of real life.
Then, on a lonely dirt road, Claire's minivan breaks down. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to walk the rest of the way to their remote accommodation. But the forest is dark and difficult to navigate and, hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost.
As they venture deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously, one by one. Are they being hunted? And by what―or who? As Claire's dream vacation descends into a nightmare, something becomes clear: only one of them will return home alive.

A story of betrayal and survival that will leave you wondering if there's any way out of the woods…

Thanks to NetGalley and Hollywood Upstairs Press for my copy of One By One by Freida McFadden. I would stretch this to 4.25 stars. Claire, along with her husband and friends, embark on a trip filled with R&R but car trouble lands them in the middle of the forest. She gets the suspicion that they’re being hunted and then her friends start dying one by one. Does she make it out alive? I admit, I thought I had this figured out at the 40% mark and I was dead wrong! Twist after twist keeps a reader hooked to figure out who the mystery killer is. At under 300 pages, it’s a great quick read!

Claire and her husband Noah are on holidays with four friends when their car breaks down. As they hike desperately through the woods to their hotel, they are slowly picked off, one by one…

In the vein of And Then There Were None, this engaging thriller was a really quick read. While I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as The Housemaid, I found it gripping and couldn’t put it down. I picked up on some clues, but it had me guessing, and the ending caught me off guard!

A great thriller to lose yourself in on the weekend, I read this one in one sitting.

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed are my own.

One by One turned out to be one of my favorite reads by Freida McFadden! Every narrator is unreliable and unlikable, almost cringey! The plot twist at the end was unexpected but then again Freida never fails to amaze me.

This book was okay, I’ve read a bunch of her books so far and am making my way through her catalog and this one was just meh for me. I felt like the middle of the book was just going in circles repeating a lot and the “shock” we all love at the end of her books wasn’t really shocking enough for me. Idk. It was still a decent read but definitely not my fav read from her.

This is my 8th Freida thriller and I love them all!
One By One is a fastpaced story. Six friends went on a holiday together. It started out bad as Claire was not getting on well with her husband and it got worse and worse as something horrible happened to them , one by one after they got lost in the woods.
I enjoyed the story very much. There were unexpected twists as in all Freida stories but this one also had a lot of actions and happenings in it which is not surprising as we have a group of six and the title is One By One. I give it five 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars!

This was my first Freida McFadden book. It won't be my last!

My wife is a Freida Fan and that prompted me to request the pre-publication copy from NetGalley. Ms. McFadden has excellent character development and more twists and turns than a speeding rollercoaster. There is lots of action in "One by One". Some of it you can see coming and other events are head fakes that catch the reader off guard.

The big reveal took me by surprise. If you want suspense and intrigue, read this book!