Or, at least, a like/dislike one…my feelings aren’t really a strong hate as much as they are a big “meh.”
MY THOUGHTS: Gotta start this with a FULL DISCLOSURE: I have a sort of love/hate relationship with Ruth Ware. We learn the truth, which is not a twist, but is also not the complex explanation you probably thought it was. Power goes out, because why not? Also, they are stranded, so how can they call for help? (Spoiler-but-not-really alert: they can’t.) Snow is hurled, by the mountains themselves in the form of an avalanche.
People doubt literally everything they see, and every single person around them. Soon enough (spoiler-but-not-really alert), they begin to die off (or mysteriously disappear), one by one. I’ve read both books now, and neither of them are Christie-like, but they suffice for 2020 popular mystery/thriller books.”
People will compare it to Agatha Christie please ignore them. Why? Because they’re worth many millions if a rumored buyout goes through – a buyout that not all of them are eager to consider, and which hinges on Liz’s decision – and also because this is a book where they have to die off one-by-one (title alert!), so you can’t like them too much. The company’s employees – minus Liz, the ex – are all somewhat entitled brats…which soon becomes apparent to chalet employees Danny (the cook) and Erin (the cleaner/host). The company’s two co-founders, accountant, software programmer, lawyer, social media specialist, app designer, and lawyer have trekked up to an incredibly remote chalet in the mountains for a set of meetings…and they’ve invited along the only other shareholder, former employee Liz, to their mysterious retreat. Antoine, an exclusive French ski resort, is the destination for the incredibly successful social media company Snoop’s corporate getaway. This book is enough to make me rethink my strict “four-paragraph, uniquely-written summary” rule. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them?”
The tagline for her newest reads, “Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. Ware is the author of hits The Turn of the Key, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs. SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: One by One is the newest thriller by bestselling author Ruth Ware it’s set to be released September 8th, 2020 by Scout Press.
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