Thank you, Author, Publisher, and NetGalley for the copy.

Suspenseful and entertaining cat-and-mouse thriller!

This was one of my most anticipated reads of this year! I loved all the books by Riley Sager. I enjoyed this one as well but not as much as the previous ones.

I was hooked from the first page. The suspense of what will happen next was huge! Charlie's delusions added to the tension. What was real and what wasn't! Even I was confused but in a good way! Set in the 90s, the lack of technology that we have, made it more thrilling.
The twists and turns were subtle but did make me go WOW! One of the main revelations was quite shocking and I had not seen that coming at all. But that made the ending predictable. I wasn't a fan of the climax.

Also, I couldn't relate to the movie references but that is on me. I think movie lovers would love them.

Riley Sager is one of my favorite authors and I would recommend this and get a physical copy too. I cannot get enough of his writing. It is brilliant. This would have been a 5 star read if I had read this before his other books.

3.75 rounded up to 4
Survive the Night was a pretty quick read for me. I read through it faster than I had thought I would. And maybe it's because I love stories that make you feel so much unease. Riley Sager's writing does it quite well in this because I was on my toes waiting to know what would happen. But that was only the case in the first three quarters of the book. The last quarter of the book felt a little disjointed and the ending, as much as I wanted to like it wasn't suitable at all. The fact that the whole thing ended on "it was all a movie" was something that really put me off.

Still, Sager's writing made Survive the Night a fun read and it made me wanna pick up his other books as well (given that I've only read Final Girls)

I read this in one great gulp of a sitting, an edge of the seat road trip where there may be a serial killer or maybe not but you'll race through this brilliantly written thriller in order to find out.

In an utter homage to the movies, Riley Sager offers perhaps his best psychological thriller to date.

Full review for publication.

Riley Sager is easily one of my favourite thriller authors and each of his books have so much well-built tension that I just can't put them down, and this book is no exception.

I pretty much read this book in one sitting because I constantly needed to know what happened next. One thing I adore in thrillers is the idea of the unreliable narrator/protagonist and this fulfilled everything I wanted from that. Charlie was a strange character that I ended up more attached to than I initially expected, especially after the ending.

Overall, I will say that this isn't my favourite Riley Sager book because I was able to guess a lot of the twist a bit earlier than felt right, but it was still a joy to read and I'll definitely be picking up his future books!

I have read lots of good things about this author but as yet I am still to experience that good feeling myself. This is the second book I have read by this author and again I have failed to feel any enthusiasm or enjoyment for the novel. Not really sure what it is but although there were hints of a good read I never really connected with the characters or the premise of the novel.

Set in 1991, Charlie is struggling emotionally after her best friend was the latest victim of a serial killer known as the Campus Killer. In an effort to save money she decides to lift share with a stranger named Josh to go home to Ohio. Once on the journey home it is not long before Charlie starts to suspect Josh may have a secret and that she is lift sharing with the Campus Killer himself.

Not sure whether I will continue reading this author in the future but although this book did have promise at the start, it failed to win me over.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Hodder and Stoughton for supplying a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Charlie Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer. Maybe.

Behind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Charlie met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in the middle of term. On the road they share their stories, carefully avoiding the subject dominating the news - the Campus Killer, who's tied up and stabbed three students in the span of a year, has just struck again.

Travelling the lengthy journey between university and their final destination, Charlie begins to notice discrepancies in Josh's story.

As she begins to plan her escape from the man she is becoming certain is the killer, she starts to suspect that Josh knows exactly what she's thinking.

Meaning that she could very well end up as his next victim.

A game of cat and mouse is about to play out. In order to win, Charlie must do only one thing . . . survive the night. What another gripping read from Riley Sager! It was captivating… I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. I had a complete shock at the twists… Love, love, loved all the characters!!!… I would love to see this made into a movie. Can’t wait to see what this author brings out next! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Charlie Jordan has been through a tough time and just wants to leave her college and go home. When she meets Josh Baxter at a ride share board, it seems like the perfect opportunity to get a ride home. As the long journey begins, the two chat and get to know each other. As time goes on, Charlie begins to question some of the things Josh has said and notices discrepancies in his story. Eventually she starts to suspect that he may be the 'Campus Killer', a serial killer who has killed several girls around the college, including Charlie's best friend. Trapped in a fast-moving car in the middle of nowhere with a possible serial killer, Charlie must do what she can to survive the night...

Another brilliant book by Riley Sager, I loved this book. It was tense and thrilling right from the beginning and Riley made it so interesting even though most of the story took place in the car. Full of shocks and excitement, I really recommend this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

This is the second Riley Sager novel I've read and wow, it's been a wild ride! Survive the Night follows Charlie, a film student, who recently lost her best friend, decided to drop out off college and is about to get a ride home with a stranger. Josh, the guy who offers to drive, may or may not be the so-called Campus Killer...

Riley Sager's new novel is dark, tense, surprising and full of twists and turns. As a film lover, I very much enjoyed Charlie's references to many classics, including Psycho, Rear Window or E.T and how she found her film knowledge useful in, well, surviving the night. What's very exciting about this book is that it all happens within several hours and is super fast paced; I could not put it down. Survive the Night s a story about guilt, grief, but above all it's a celebration of life and movies.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for letting me read an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Survive the Night, Riley Sager.

Charlie is being driven cross country by a serial killer. Maybe. Josh Baxter manning the wheel driving Charlie who was desperate to escape college. They met at the collage ride board and embark on a journey littered with careful conversation. Tiptoeing around the topic of the campus killer, a serial killer who has been stalking and killing women, three in total, not long striking again. As Charlie begins to get suspicious of Josh a long game of cat and mouse begins.

This is an ambitious outing for Sager. Whilst each novel since debut Final Girls has had a unique twist this one is the most exciting since that first novel. It dips in and out of classic film genres with noir and early 90’s slasher atmosphere carrying the story through. Charlie and Josh provide complex and intriguing leads with both as deceitful and compelling as the other. As ever Sager litters each chapter with jaw dropping moments but a twist of Charlies personality means you can never quite be sure what to believe.

The whole novel is cleverly framed as a movie bringing full circle the homage to the classic silver screen and with a 1991 setting this throwback includes plenty of nods that readers will enjoy.

I seem to find Sager a bit hit and miss.
When he gets it right,I race through his work,on the edge of my seat.
This was more of a miss.
Just from the very beginning it made me roll my eyes at the behaviour of the characters,and seemed a bit too easy to guess some of what was coming.
Whilst all of this sounds negative,it's not,I will continue to read his books,because they're entertaining.
That's mostly what I'm asking from a book.

Riley Sager is an auto-buy thriller author for me so it came as no surprise that I really loved this book and rated it 5 stars. Survive the Night made use of the unreliable narrator trope in a way that I really enjoyed; Charlie, our protagonist uses her imagination or “movies” as a way of escaping real life and dealing with traumatic events by altering or embellishing them. This in turn leads to Survive the Night having a “is it real, is it not” juxtaposition that I found thrilling and unique. The second half of the book is where it really kicked off for me, once that first plot twist dropped I was on the edge of my seat, I can say with honesty that I didn’t predict any of the twists and that’s a sure sign of winner in my book! The way this novel ended for me was just perfection, it warmed my heart but also had a bite of sadness to it too. I truly think this could be my favourite Sager thriller to date. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and Charlie as a main character was...well, she was just everything. *end scene*

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for giving me an arc in exchange for an honest review.

After her best friend is murdered by the campus killer, movie student Charlie decides to leave college and go home for good. She arranges a ride with Josh, a stranger she meets at the college ride share board. But as they journey to Ohio, Charlie starts to believe Josh may be the killer. With no means to escape she decides she must outwit Josh and try and survive the night.

After adoring Home Before Dark I was excited to read this next book from Riley Sager. I was hooked from the start and couldn't put it down. I loved the way Charlie saw movies in her head and setting the book in '91 was a great idea. The book kept me guessing throughout and I think I would have rated it higher if not for some of the questionable choices Charlie made toward the end of the story.

Thanks to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the chance to read this book.

3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for access to this book early. I was captivated by this fast paced thriller. I enjoyed how the book was formatted. I liked the ending. Perfect fast paced read.

I will start by saying that I am a massive Riley Sager fan. I have read and adored every single one of his books up until now, with Lock Every Door being one of my favourite books of all time.
So I went into Survive The Night with the highest of expectations and even though I enjoyed it, it was definitely my least favourite of his books so far.
An unreliable narrator can often frustrate me, as more often than not what they think they are seeing is real life and they are often gaslit or don't believe that they are right about what they've seen/experienced.
The 'movie's that Charlie sees were a unique and interesting take on the unreliable narrator trope but they did frustrate me almost immediately. If anything they detracted from the story for me as you knew that they weren't real.
I didn't find myself in Charlie's shoes like I had with all of Sager's other heroines, as she behaved in the exact opposite way to any normal person quite a few times throughout.
Once we get the twist re. Marge I struggled to see her as the true villain. And what she was doing didn't make a whole lot of sense.
The ending also wasn't the strongest that I've seen from Sager or similar books.
I did like the twists, ones that I didn't necessarily expect and how it really did feel like a movie playing out. I could definitely imagine it up on the big screen.
It wasn't Sager's strongest for me but it was still worth a read, especially if you're a horror movie fan.
I can't wait to see what he does next.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first Riley Sager book I’ve read, he is surely the most frequently recommended author on the Facebook Psychological Thriller Readers group I’m a member of, so I was keen to experience the magic.

One of those books that sets out the premise early on, the two main characters Charlie (female) and Josh are setting out on a journey together, but only one will ‘Survive The Night’.

The characterisation is very good, Charlie is the anxious introvert, movie obsessed student needing to get away from college following the recent death of her best friend and roommate. Josh is the handsome, helpful stranger, in the right place at the right time to offer Charlie a lift for the long journey home. Charlie suffers from a condition which results in temporary daydreaming trances, sometimes she struggles to tell which experiences are real and which happened in the trance.

For me a book of two halves, the first half much more Psychological as Charlie and Josh embark on their journey, there are some great edge of the seat moments, threats and scares, I found it exciting and compulsive reading, a potential 5 Star read. The story and writing is easily strong enough to keep it involving with just two characters, their memories, regrets and fears confined in a car.

Then other characters come in and different events take place, the narrative gets a little bit more conventional and for me it doesn’t maintain the Psychological threat and tension.

Very readable throughout, but I much preferred the first half.

I will look out for more of this author’s books with interest.


Thanks to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton

Oh my god, this is how you write an unreliable narrator!! From the very first chapter I was hooked, I read this all in one sitting. I was desperate to know what was the truth and what was the movies in Charlie's head. The entire novel had me on the edge of my seat in complete suspense. I don't read a lot of thrillers, so this may have been predictable to others, but the plot twist at the end had me in absolute shock! This was such a fun reading experience, every time I thought I had figured something out, another plot twist was thrown into the mix. For readers like me, who perhaps don't always reach for the thriller on the shelf, I'd recommend this one for sure. It wasn't overly complex but the characters were good, the plot was clever and the ending was wonderful.

Charlie wants to head home after her best friend and room mate, Maddy is killed by the “Campus Killer”. She takes a lift from Josh, who she just met on campus. During the drive, the information and conversation from Josh contradicts what he previously said. Charlie begins to suspect he is the Campus Killer, but also has doubts due to her ‘movie blackouts’.
After the stop for food, events take a dramatic turn and Charlie is not sure who she can trust.
A good psychological thriller, but some very cliche scenes.

#SurviveTheNight #NetGalley
This novel is like a Hollywood movie. Must read of the year.
Casey Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer. Maybe. Behind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Casey met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in the middle of term. On the road they share their stories, carefully avoiding the subject dominating the news - the Campus Killer, who's tied up and stabbed three students in the span of a year, has just struck again. Travelling the lengthy journey between university and their final destination, Casey begins to notice discrepancies in Josh's story.
As she begins to plan her escape from the man she is becoming certain is the killer, she starts to suspect that Josh knows exactly what she's thinking. Meaning that she could very well end up as his next victim.
Can you Survive The Night?
I loved it's narration so much. It was a good read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder Straighten for giving me an advanced copy of this book.