Survive the Night: TikTok made me buy it! A twisty, spine-chilling thriller from the international bestseller

I’ve been sat on this review for 24 hours.Riley Sager is a “don’t think about it just buy it” book for me.I owned my copy and a book club I’m in picked this one to read, so I jumped in too. It’s always nice to be able to chat about a book, right?This thriller has a good good premise and a good plot but I had some issues with the young female in this story.Red flags! How many red flags can someone ignore when they know they are in danger but just calmly weighs up (very sensibly) not to flee for your life?Just sometimes it pushed things a little too far past belief.I never thought I’d give this author anything below 4* as I love the style, the stories and the thrills this author throws my way whilst reading. This one, one minute I’m enjoying it, making excuses for certain things I think is daft, then I’m “oh c’mon! Run……>” but no.The last section in the book, the bit written in italics I loved that but.The tying up? Ok. You can get away with that one.Exciting 5/10Thrilling 5/10Plot 7/10Overall 3.5 rounded down 3*I might be unpopular with my thoughts, you might think it’s better than bread and butter with a cherry on top. And that’s good! For me, it was kind of lacking.I’ll still be buying the next book that comes out though!

I think this book deserves five stars,I couldn't stop reading it and the action was insane from the get go. I loved how Sager built the tension and kept it coming, in fact there were moments when I sorted of wanted a break. I loved how the book celebrated the movies, I want guided on the nineties seeing,out doesn't seem far away enough too be so set then,though I had personal reasons for loving the constant Come as you are reference from Nirvana. I thought the main character, Charlie was really cool, but not perfect. I'm not sure if ppl can go off into dream states,I'll have to look it up. The killer was so,so obvious that it slightly spoilt the novel,but not too much. Another great book by one of my favourite new authors. I have to wait for his next one now. Oh, one thing. What does this guy have against the sound of music, he's slated it in two novels now? I certainly think Charlie would've loved it as a character. She had good taste.

A killer stalks the university campus & has just killed their third victim. Currently on campus is Charlie Jordan, who ever since the deaths of her parents in a car accident, has allowed her life to be consumed by movies, to the extent that she 'sees' movies playing in her head whenever things become too stressful or sad. Now, following the murder of her best friend, Maddy, at the hands of the Campus Killer, all Charlie wants to do is go home, so she decides to use the college ride share board to get a lift home to Ohio. She meets Josh Baxter there, a stranger who works on campus, but is going home for a family emergency. As their car journey begins, they start talking & it isn't long before Charlie realises there are things about Josh that don't add up. Is it just her imagination, is it her guilt at leaving her best friend alone that fateful night, is she really seeing what she thinks she is seeing, or is Josh the Campus Killer?I do so look forward to a new Riley Sager book & this one is a belter of a read. It starts off quite slowly, but as things pick up, the tension mounts, & I found myself flying through the final 40% of the book. It is written mainly from Charlie's point of view, but there are short chapters from other characters, & it all adds to the build-up. Yes, you do have so suspend your disbelief that Charlie would get in a car with a stranger mere weeks after the murder of her best friend, & with a killer on campus, but if you can do that, the twists keep on coming, & you won't be disappointed.My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.

I had such high hopes for this and was relishing reading it. But it was so disappointing. Full of cliches. The protagonist,Charlie, had lots of chances to escape the clutches of the supposed serial killer yet either chose not to for no apparent reason or was thwarted by typical ,cliched events such as not locking the door, or not getting out at the tollbooth or telling the policeman she was fine. Also the way she went into movies in her head was ludicrous. Furthermore,as if an old woman fighting cancer would be capable of the violence she inflicted. It was also apparent who the real serial killer was at an early stage.. No surprises there. Written like an amateur with so many typical reasons why she couldn't escape. Worse than a cheap slasher movie.Don't waste your money. Shockingly bad.

I've hugely enjoyed all of Sager's previous novels. He has a great feel for plot and pace.Not sure what happened with this one. I simply couldn't finish it, the main character is irritating beyond belief and I found the writing clunky.

I love this book so much. There are so many fun turns and details that make it difficult to stop reading.I think Riley Sager is my favourite author as all of his books have been perfect.

This just wasn’t my kind of thing. If you like a traditional dramatic thriller this might be up your street.