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Survive the Night

Riley Sager

Start date: October 1, 2023

Finish date: October 31, 2023

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Sep 04, 2021 Colleen Scidmore rated it liked it

Shelves: currently-on-google-drive

“It changes things. The Darkness. It makes the familiar foreign. The innocent suspicious. She wonders if it’s the same with Josh. If it’s merely the presence of night that’s making her suspicious of everything he does and says and implies. Maybe all of this would feel different and less threatening in the light of day. Charlie doesn’t think so. Josh’s actions would be shady no matter the time.”

A book with a road trip?! And on top of that a scary road trip with a possible crazy ass serial killer? ...more

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Jun 11, 2022 Trisha rated it liked it

ooooh this one is tough. I can see why others had harsh criticism of this one. But if you take it in the spirit of, what I think, what the author intended, then you can just glide along with the story without worrying too much. Don't try to make it more than it is. Imagine Charlie's movies and just enjoy the ride.

I found myself caught up in it. I was curious how it would all end. I liked the time updates, so you knew what part of the night we were on. Once we hit a certain point, all bets were ...more

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Aug 09, 2021 Payal Banik rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, thriller, crime

Nice twist although I had suspected the same thing. Still a great plot.

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Sep 11, 2021 Margaret rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, young-adult, mystery, horror, contemporary, 2021, 2022

ooh, the twists, the turns! an unreliable narrator, a serial killer, a potentially deadly roadtrip! who to trust, what to do?
here is another of Riley Sager's creepy suspenseful stories for you. open this book if you dare! ...more

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May 04, 2025 Keri rated it really liked it

Shelves: stand-alone, mystery-thriller, owned, cover-black, botm, horror, literally-dead-book-club

I really enjoyed this and going in wondered how I’d stay interested in a book that was taking place on a drive in one night. But I couldn’t put it down and liked how other parts were woven into the story.

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