I have a bit of a love/ hate relationship with Riley Sager and unfortunately this book was not one of my favourites.
I found the characters to be completely unrealistic, constantly making stupid choices and I found the plot to be wildly unbelievable. I did not like the main character either, which didn’t help. I’ve enjoyed more of this authors books than I haven’t, so I will still read whatever comes next, but I was really disappointed with this one.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Net Galley for a copy of this book.

Unfortunately it was not my favourite book from this author.

The whole premise is a bit frustrating.
Your friend has recently been murdered but you’re willing to get in a car with a big strange man at night?

Also only a small cast of characters so I was working with two predictions the whole time which both happened.

This is a quick easy read and it’s not bad, but not great.

I was happy with the ending.

"Survive the Night" by Riley Sager is a thrilling page-turner that keeps readers engaged until the very end. The story follows Charlie, a college student who hitches a ride home with a stranger after the murder of her best friend. But Charlie soon realizes that her companion may be a serial killer. Sager's writing is crisp and the pacing is tight, making it hard to put the book down. While the twists and turns are somewhat predictable, the tension is palpable and the character development is strong. Overall, "Survive the Night" is a well-crafted suspense novel that delivers on its promises.

This was the first book I've read by this author, and picked it as i had heard good things about this authors books.

Although parts where intreaging. I found it very predictable and had worked out the plot, direction and what was going on very early on which unfortunately meant there was no suspense and lost interest.

If i hadn't predicted and see the plot i would have really enjoyed this, and unfortunately the review wasnt really a reveal for me as i expected.

I will give Riley Sagers other books a try.

Survive the Night follows film student Charlie as she flees college after the murder of her best friend. Naturally enough with the killer still at large you think the best idea would be to hitch a ride home with a stranger rather than wait for your boyfriend, obviously? And this my friends is only the absolute tip of the iceberg when it comes to the illogical and farcical rationale in this book. I love to hate a character but omg by the end of this book I wanted to kill Charlie myself. Don't get me wrong despite the avalanche of bizarre non sensical plot twists, I had to keep reading.

What I Liked
• The constant bewilderment wondering wtf was going to happen next
• The 90s movie and music references
• The eerie creepy and ominous feeling

What I Disliked
• Charlie! This girl...I just can't
• The complete lack of sense or logic or believability
• Author's use of mental illness

I've read Home Before Dark and The Last Time I Lied and really enjoyed those, so I won't let it put me off picking up another Riley Sager book but this one was definitely not for me.

2.5/5 rounded up purely for the fact I needed to keep reading until the end.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me this ARC

I felt this book was really slow and didn’t pick up at all, I felt it dragged on and I kept becoming disinterested in the book which I’m so upset about because I know so many people love it

I really couldn’t get on board with this book unfortunately. Did not finish at around 60%, was just too frustrating

Love the way this author uses horror influences to build these extremely clever stories - creepy and brilliant and I can't wait for the next one.

A thrilling page turner! I have been wanting to read this book for so long. It has very mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it. It was entertaining, fast paced and twisty. Charlie was a little problematic, but if all the characters were perfect there would be no story! It was something different to read and I read it so quickly.

I love Riley Sager. I've read all of his books and this one did not disappoint! I was hooked from the beginning and couldn't put it down!

I read this book a while ago but even now I think about it. I really enjoyed the plot, it was really creative and unpredictable. It had some good twists and turns that kept you guessing what was going to happen. *slight spoiler* I also love it when books have a flash forward section at the end of the book, it really completes the story in my eyes. I look forward to reading more from this author!

Another amazing book from Riley sager had me gripped from the start and had me second guessing throughout.

I'm quite the fan of Riley Sagar and Survive the Night is no different, its tense and gripping throughout. Often making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

I am a huge lover of this authors books and was so excited for this one, it did not disappoint at all. This author has such a talent for writing fast paced thrillers with unforeseen plot twists and this was no different. Another fantastic read from this author

This book just wasn't for me. I didn't really feel any tension, and the MC just annoyed me with some of the decisions she made.

Survive the Night - Riley Sager

I found this book a bit of a slow burner, the beginning dragged a little for me, but when once we got going I really appreciated the twists and turns and I found one in particular VERY surprising which is always great. This is the first time reading a Sager book so was not sure what to expect, I wasn't blown away but I will definitely be coming back for more.

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⚠️ TW/CW: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Mental Illness, Car Accident

Thoughts: I really liked the concept of this story however the main character was just so unbelievably annoying. I spent most of the time confused as to why on earth she continued to make the decisions she did and it really took me out of the story. I did really enjoy the many twists within this and the ending saved it a little bit for me but ultimately I just don’t think this is Riley Sager’s best work. It felt a little too long and just kind of confusing at times too. I think there’s definitely an audience for this and I just wasn’t it. If you enjoy unlikable characters this might be more your kind of book!

Recommend? 🤷🏻‍♀️
Reread? ❌

This book was everything I look for in a book. It was so exciting. The plot was fantastic. It really had me on the edge of my seat, and my heart racing. It was very well written and flowed well.

I know this book was polarising but I loved it. I loved how the story was told in real-time; over the course of a night and how we followed the story hour by hour. As well as the chapters set out as scenes I found to be a clever nod to the main characters' love of films. No, it was nothing groundbreaking and as to be expected with a book of this pacing there were lulls but I did enjoy the journey of the story even if the twists were not particularly stand out or shocking.

I'm a huge lover of Riley Sager books, lock every door and home before dark are 2 of my absolute favourite reads so I'm really sad about survive the night because honestly this book just annoyed me to no end.

I think about 50 pages in I was just absolutely bewildered by the main characters actions they just ( to me at least) weren't even the slightest bit believable and as the story goes on her actions get more and more wild to the point were I was so close to dnfing. Charlie just does things that I don't think any women in her right mind would ever do especially one who's at college and I'm supposed to think she's pretty intelligent but the way her brain worked in this book was just a straight up no from me, her logic just drove me nuts. There is 2 maybe 3 scenes in here were her thought process just completely baffled me.

I feel like I need to follow that up with I'm a total sucker for a great character and this book is purely character driven and so the fact that the characters are acting pretty stupid the entire book just grated on me.

But even after saying all that I will say this was still an incredibly quick read, it definitely reads easy although be warned the main character might just drive you nuts.

Thank you so much to the publishers at netgalley for the e arc in exchange for an honest review.