This is my first book by Ruth Ware and I can say I really enjoyed the setting was great the characters were likable and the story was something that felt quite fitting for the modern years of apps and social media.

The story is set in a ski chalet in the Alps where a group of developers all embark on a company business trip to discuss their buyout of the app called Snoop . But then things start to go wrong from an avalanche to people dying they suddenly see there might be murderer amoung them.

It's well-paced and full of kills and chills a reall whodunit mystery its a great book for any winter holiday even if most of us will be staying home this winter...

One by One tells the story of what happens when a work getaway to a rustic mountain chalet to ski and talk business turns deadly.

This isolated setting provides the atmosphere and desperation within this book. There are some pretty unlikeable characters. With dual perspective you get the point of view of both one of the guests at the chalet and one of the staff. This provides you with an insight into the company while also giving observations on the characters.

Ruth Ware's books always seem to be quick to read.

This was my first novel by Ruth Ware and overall it was a very enjoyable read.

The setting is a ski chalet in the Alps. The senior employees and shareholders of the social media company Snoop have rented the chalet for a break but also because they have to make an important decision about the future of the company. One decision makes the shareholders millions and the alternative is risky and could mean the company doesn't survive. The people who get to vote are divided and it is unclear which way it will go. And then someone dies and the 'holiday' descends into chaos!

The story is mainly told by two narrators. Erin is employed by the holiday company and along with Danny, they host, clean and cook for guests at the chalet. Liz is a former employee of Snoop and is a minority shareholder. I liked the way the narrative switched between the two characters. Erin's narration in particular is where you learn about the others in the group as she is observing and considering their characteristics all of the time.

I found the book to be a reasonably fast read, but I wouldn't say the plot was particularly fast paced. The main storyline takes place within a week, so at times that made it feel a little slow - you need a lot of detail to fill a book with things that happen over a short space of time. That said, there is a great sense of place. The isolation of the chalet in the Alps is well described. The snow and wintery setting and the ski details (for a non skier) all seemed very realistic and atmospheric. However, there were two small things that I found irritating, which prevented me from rating this a 5 star read. One was the subtitle of every chapter, giving the person's snoop id, what they were listening to and how many subscribers they have. For the bulk of the book, this alternates between Erin and Liz, in offline mode, so is the same every time. I didn't feel as though it was adding anything. The other was Danny speaking - every time, his spoken word was written in a colloquial way which I found awkward to read. The conversation in my head would be 'people wouldn't say that' and then 'yes they would, if they speak badly'. I found it distracting and irritating, when actually it probably wasn't important to the storyline.

Overall, a very good, atmospheric thriller with a strong theme and sense of place.

Thank you to NetGalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Ruth Ware does it again with this chilling tale set in a ski resort. I couldn’t put it down and it had me hooked.

Snoop is an app and the developers of the app are treating themselves to a skiing holiday to discuss the buyout. But then strange things happen and coupled with an avalanche, it all goes very wrong.

This story reminded me of And then there were none, by Agatha Christie, slowly whittling down the suspects, but still not quite making sense.

This is a great winter read, that will make chills run through your spine. Highly recommended

A well-paced murder mystery with a pretty impressive body count and a touch of unreliable narration for good measure. Would be a great holiday read (as long as you are not on a skiing holiday).

I felt like the characters were well suited to the plot, I do wish there was more development because the thing is I didn’t really care when they started dying of simply because I wasn’t given enough information to care about them as people. I think the two cared most for was Danny and Erin one of the main POVs was Erin and I think it was great because she made me care for her and Danny but the rest of them not much feeling either way.
I love the atmosphere of this book, cosy yet luxury villa in the alps surrounded by snow and fire places with a built in chef whose food sounds amazing. It would be a great vacation if people weren’t dying. Which changes the setting to aww that would be a lovely get away to get me the hell outta here.
It’s not secret Ruth Ware knows what she’s doing, I mean I’m not normally interested in plots surrounding a company or business but she made me care about snoop, and when I thought things were going slow it turn a page and bam fire would be added.
I’m a sucker for a plot that involves a group of people who go to a out the way place only to get trapped with a murderer. The escape room type feeling, the claustrophobic atmosphere creating for the perfect setting for a plot to unfold this can be boring or predictable which at point this book was but it was done well.
As I said I have very little interest about business and plot lines that follow companies but this book made me care, it made me care about the staff and yes even some of the residents and trust me not all of them were exactly likeable or my cuppa tea. The intrigue really kicks off with the first kill after that I was intrigued.
They all go a trip to figure out what they are going to do with the company, then people start dying. Yes it’s logical that this could happen but I just think if we got more about the characters and there past together the reveal would have been more shocking, I think it was made a little to obvious who the odd man out was.
I did enjoy this book overall, i think the atmosphere and the plot really made it for me. The mystery was a little to simple and the murders a little lack lustre. An easy read maybe better for people new to the genre.

Ruth Ware is a queen in the mystery genre. She has written yet another phenomenal thriller with inspiration from Agatha Christie. This novel bares similarities to And Then There Were None with the whodunnit aspect in a locked room mystery. Set at a ski resort cut off from society after an avalanche, a corporate retreat deciding the future of a music app is playing out. That is until the bodies start piling up and they realize one of them is a murderer. The plot is gripping and will keep readers guessing. If you enjoy whodunnit mysteries, One by One is not to be missed!

I loved every bit of this book. Lots of tension and suspense, with the story never dragging for even a moment. While I was pretty sure who the "perp" was fairly early on, I had no idea of the depth or of all the reasons why and how. Very well written.

After reading Turn of the Key I was delighted to be approved for One by One.

This book is a highly atmospheric 'whodunnit' set in the mountains. The characters are all work colleagues who have designed and created the new music app, Snoop. After an avalanche, they are completely cut off and realise one of the team is missing. After initially thinking this was an accident, the bodies start mounting up and they are being killed one by one.

This was a real page turner and I thoroughly enjoyed the setting and the complexities between the characters but unfortunately, I knew who the murderer was pretty early on. I was waiting on the twist but it just wasn't there.

After having read a few of Ruth Ware’s books in the past I was super excited to receive an ARC for One By One.

This thriller is a classic ‘who’s done it’. We follow the Snoop team, a music streaming app that lets you snoop on what your friends and celebrities are listening to in real time, as they get snowed in on their company retreat. And then stuff goes down!

This book is super atmospheric. I could picture the chalet and it’s surroundings immediately.
Unfortunately I could also guess the killer very early on. I kept waiting for the book to trick me but sadly that didn’t happen.

I do still think this is a solid thriller, especially if it’s not a genre you read a lot of.

I’ll definitely be picking up Ruth Ware’s books in the future, even if this one wasn’t my favourite :)

I really enjoy Ruth Wares writing and although I just received the beginning of this book, I now will be buying it once its released. Another super book that will have you turning the pages quickly.

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK for the ARC

One By One is a locked room mystery, one of my favourite tropes ever! The setting of a cabin high up in the snowy French Alps is atmospheric, descriptive and adds to the sense of danger. I love that the characters are co-workers instead of family and friends. There aren’t enough thrillers about the dark side of working relationships! There are financial disputes, hidden agendas, and all the uncomfortable feelings that comes with working with people you don’t particularly like. I’m fascinated by stories about the tech industry so I really enjoyed this aspect. I thought the characters feel believable, even if not entirely likable.

While I enjoyed the setting and the characters, I thought the mystery is too predictable. I guessed the perpetrator halfway through the book. I was waiting for a reveal or something surprising in the plot, but the story just continues on familiar grounds. This is less a thriller and more about characters struggling with trauma and resorting to extreme measures. The ending is pretty good in retrospect but I wish there’s more originality. But I thought this is still an enjoyable read, and will appeal to fans of locked room mysteries and the tech industry.

One by One is a modern take on a classic locked room mystery with some major Agatha Christie vibe. I must admit I love a good mystery so my expectations are always high.

A book centres around a group of people trapped in the remote chalet in French Alps when the avalanche strikes down. But that’s not their only concern - soon they start dying “one by one” and it becomes clear one of them is a killer.

A locked room mystery theme was done many times before but what makes this novel different is an incredible atmosphere the author created - dark, chilling and claustrophobic. I could almost feel the isolation and fear of the characters myself so Ms Were did an amazing job here.

However I found the book to be predictable from the first pages which is a shame. I guested the killer identity from the second they were introduced to us and was waiting for their motive to be revealed which turned out to be a little far-fetched to me. I would lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed with the ending. I was waiting for some major twist at the end which I loved so much in her previous books but I was left with nothing.

Overall it was a very enjoyable read for me and while it didn’t blow my mind I still liked the book and would definitely recommend to people who are new to this type of mystery novels.

Ruth Ware is always a hit or miss author for me but this was still one of my most highly anticipated books of the entire year and I read it as soon as I was accepted!

First off, I’ve heard a lot of comments about the company talk in this one being ‘boring’ but I actually found this one of the most interesting parts! I loved the idea of Snoop and the stakes being raised by shares held by each person! I just wish that Snoop had fed into the plot more (I hoped this would be an integral part but it was more of an extra detail which served no real purpose but did make the chapters a bit more eerie!)

Overall, this one definitely had an Agatha Christie feel to it, along with a Lucy Foley feel too! I loved this setting, it was so atmospheric. But I found the ending very underwhelming and the killer and mystery was extremely obvious. I think it had such potential and if snoop had been involved etc. it could have been a favourite!

A thoroughly riveting read by Ruth Ware, I was hooked from start to finish with this mystery whodunit. Aptly titled One by One as we saw some of the characters die one by one. But who is the killer? What is the motive? Is anyone safe? If you enjoy a locked room story then grab a copy of this and settle down because you won’t want to put it down until you have finished it. This reminded me of a good Agatha Christie novel with a spattering of her types of red herrings included to throw you off the scent of the killer, expertly woven into the story.

Ten guests arrive at a chalet in a French ski resort, but how many will live to go home again? Mixing business with pleasure the guests consist of shareholders and developers of a music app known as Snoop, an app that lets subscribers listen to the same music that their favourite celebrity is listening to in real time. Topher St Clair-Bridges and ex girlfriend Eva Van den Berg were the Co founders of the app, despite their break up they have still managed to work together trying to make a success of Snoop. They are just two of the ten guests, The others all have differing roles within the company. But the big agenda on this break is the sale of Snoop at a time when it is worth a lot of money. But who wants to sell and who doesn’t? Tensions are running high. But Topher suggests they all go skiing before they have the meeting, especially as the weather isn’t looking good.

But whilst out skiing one member of the group disappears, when they all meet back at the cabin it is hoped the missing person is back there, but this is where the mystery begins. Erin and Danny are hosts for the guests at the chalet, Danny is the cook and Erin is front of house and in charge of making sure the guests enjoy themselves as well as keeping the chalet clean and tidy.

The story is told from two points of view that of Erin and Liz who is one of the guests and a shareholder in Snoop. The tension builds throughout he story, after one member is missing, the internet is down, phone lines are down, everyone checks for mobile signals but only one person can receive a very faint signal, then to top it off an avalanche hits.

This is a well written story that will keep you guessing, just as you think you know who did it, something changes and even when you do know the tension builds for a thrilling ride to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this, there was a short bit where I found my mind wandering as the story just lagged a little but then it picked up again and held me gripped. Definitely a good read for mystery thriller lovers.

I would like to thank #netgalley and #RandomhouseUK for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review.

One by One is the story of a bunch of people who get snowed in on a mountain chalet where they go for a business retreat, hosted by two members of staff after a snowstorm and some avalanches that break off all contact from the outside world. They soon find out that someone among them isn't who they appear to be.

This book was one of my most anticipated books of the year. When I found out I had been approved for it I squealed. It was to be my first Ruth Ware book, an author I have heard amazing things about, but had not yet been able to read from. I put off reading for a while, as I do for some reason with books I am really interested in. The excitement gets too much and I worry that it won't live up to the expectations I had set for it. Unfortunately in this case, that was true. I hyped it up way too much in my head and by the time I had finished it I thought it was just okay. I was dissapointed, but that may be my own fault for thinking it was going to blow my mind.

The story is told in multiple perspectives and I like the subheadings of their Snoop profiles at the beginning of each chapter, though I felt it didn't add enough to the story for me. I wanted to read more about what they were listening to, but of course with no power how could they? So it was understandable. When I picked it up for the first time, I read a few pages and then set it down. It was three weeks later when I finally managed to get myself to pick it back up and actually finish it, and when I finally made myself pick it up I finished it in one sitting. It is an easy, quick read. But unfortunately it didn't do much to grab my attention. I usually love forced togetherness, survival, mystery type books but for some reason this one just wasn't hitting those buttons for me, even though all those tropes were there, I didn't feel myself excited about it.

This book wasn't bad though! It was interesting and once I finally got into it I did want to keep reading. I think I just had too much of a high expectation for it. I had my suspicions of who I thought the culprit might have been, and I wasn't wrong, but I still enjoyed reading why they did what they did and to see how everything would play out in the end. I think I'd probably enjoy this one a lot more as a movie.

I will still read more from Ruth Ware, and would recommend this one for an easy, quick thriller/mystery. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of One by One in exchange of an honest review.

OMG I absolutely loved this. I knew I would because I have loved everyone of Ruth Ware's books but even so this somehow still managed to surpass my expectations.

I loved the terrifyingly beautiful setting and despite the skiing accidents and avalanches that plague these characters I now desperately want to go skiing again.

I loved the cast of hip young Snoop employees, with job titles such as Chief Bean Counter (finance to me and you). They were all so quirky and different from driven CEO, Toph, to geeky Elliot or airhead Ani. At first the group seem little more than obnoxious, privileged, beautiful, play boys and girls but the author does well to add depth and a certain likability to almost all of these characters by the end. Unsurprisingly my favourite though was smart, cool, calm and collected Erin.

I loved the One By One concept - a conflicted group isolated together getting picked off one by one and knowing the murderer had to be one of them. Terrifying and captivating - waiting to see who'd be next....

My favourite bit however is difficult to talk about without spoiling it. So, I'll just say that it was so cleverly written that even when I started to suspect the eventual murderer I didn't believe it because the format suggested it was highly unlikely to be them.

So, without doubt it's a full house 5-stars from me and I can't wait for Ruth's next book.....

A corporate event in the ski resort of Saint Antoine goes horribly wrong when an avalanche falls and causes the guests to become isolated to their luxury chalet. As the name suggests it, one by one the guests start to disappear under mysterious circumstances. Without electricity and phone signal, they start to realise there might be a murderer amongst them and the race to stay alive begins.
With tones of Agatha Christie, this is a whodunnit that will keep you guessing until the end in a wonderfully atmospheric setting.

Snoop. The new music app that allows you to listen into someone else's music, in real time, while they are, while staying completely anonymous.

The founding members and directors are joined by the rest of the staff members for a corporate get away at an exclusive ski lodge. The reason - to discuss a multi million pound buy out that will make or break some of the staff involved.

As things get more tense one of the group is killed in a tragic skiing accident, or is she? As the body count rises and with the guests and staff snowed in the lodge due to an avalanche, just who can be trusted and what secrets are they hiding?

I have to admit I found this very confusing at first. There are A LOT of characters and after reading the first few chapters I found I had to go back and start again. Once I got used to who was who it turned out to be an interesting read and a real page turner. Although I did guess who "who did it" it didn't stop me reading to find out how it ended.

This year seems to be the year where alot of thrillers with a twist have moved from suburbia to the Swiss Alps, the ideal location for murder, crime, and angst driven by isolation.

One by One is set in high end holiday chalet in the Swiss Alps, Erin is the chalet girl and Danny is the chef. Their guests for the week are a group Scoop, a highly popular music app, they've come to ski and talk business. Their first morning on the slopes is marred by tragedy, when one of the group goes missing, and worse is yet to happen in the form of a huge avalanche. Can things get any worse???

The narrative is told through the characters, you also realise early on that the characters are not the most likeable group, some of whom have things to hide. It's a really easy, entertaining read, I guessed the killer immediately but it didn't spoil the read, I wanted to see the plot twists taking place.

Many thanks to Netgalley giving me the chance to read and write a review