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Survive the Night
Riley Sager
Published June 29, 2021
By Dutton Books
324 Pages
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Survive the Night is the latest novel written by Riley Sager (I’ll confess: I have way too many of his books stacked up on my TBR. It’s bad, guys). I grabbed it when it came up on BOTM, because it’s a thriller, and I can’t resist.
So, I went into Survive the Night with high expectations. So maybe it’s my fault that I didn’t end up liking it. However, I do have a few key points to explain why I found this book to be a struggle to finish.
Charlie Jordan’s character is interesting, at first. I liked the trope of her seeing the world through a camera’s lens, whether she wanted to or not. I liked her less the more I read, though, as her decisions frustrated me so much.
I’m not sure if I should say what really killed this book for me, as it is a bit of a spoiler. Instead, I’ll say that every moment in this book went against all of the warnings I have heard all my life. Don’t get in a car with strangers. Tell people where you’re going. Know how to ask for help. Etc.
It made my skin crawl, and I don’t think in a good way. Especially when combined with that ending, which is decidedly unhealthy, again, I don’t know how much I should say. Let’s just say that it wasn’t the most feminist of endings, shall we?
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