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LOST!!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

Getting lost anywhere is lousy. One wrong turn can take you miles out of the way especially in unfamiliar surroundings and you might never find your way back. So just imagine being lost in the woods with no cell phone service, dead car battery, and almost no food and water. That is what makes the new book “One by One” by Frieda McFadden so terrifying and all absorbing. Three couples on the way to a vacation hotel become lost in the woods. There may be all sorts of insects, some poisonous, wild animals, rain and heat with no shelter. The author makes you feel like you are really there and on top of it all weird things start happening to the three couples and I could not do anything else while I was reading this book. There is a completely unexpected, not see coming twist at the end. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a fast moving thriller.

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Laura

Beyond disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020

I thought I had found another quality author of psychological thriller, one who impeccably plotted books, with logical and plausible stories. This book is a sad exception. The story is so preposterous. Six people that lost in the forest for days (in a North -American wood, with roads, cabins and inns, not in the depths of the Amazon jungle). Among them, an insane couple of murderers who were planning a revenge on another couple based on very flimsy motives.. The third couple dies in the wood, killed by the two murderers, for no discernible reason. The whole story is so preposterous, which, was considering the quality of the books of this author, , it’s really irritating.. It is well written, which makes it even more irritating.

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L. Paul

Implausible to say the least

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020

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A van full of vacationers breaks down on the road that leads to the mountain inn they are supposed to stay at. With little in the way of food, water, or supplies, rather than just WALK UP THE ROAD towards their location they enter the deep woods and try and find the hotel that way, getting immediately lost. No one is that stupid.

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Nope

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021

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After spending the first five chapters of this book stuck inside the head of a woman who hates her husband, I'd had more then enough. Not like the guy is abusive or anything - apparently he's just annoying enough to actively hate. Oh and she's staying with him for the sake of their children, but apparently cheating on him with his best friend will have no repercussions. The toxicity that oozes from these pages is so sad that I had no interest in continuing.

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Disappointed in the plot.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

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I enjoyed the last book I read by this writer, A Perfect Son. But this book was just kind of crazy. If a group of very educated adults ended up lost in the woods for the reasons these people were lost, well i could probably get past that, maybe. Only if it had a smashing ending. This ending was created to give the reader a shocking turn of events, but it actually just seemed to me ridiculous! The ending finished off this crazy story with an unsuccessful “twist”!

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all12keys

Not representative of McFadden's work

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022

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I love McFadden's books-I really do. I've now read several of hers and usually devour the book in one day. This book, however, was an effort for me to get through, with an implausible rambling plot, and luke warm characters. If this is your first McFadden read make sure it is not your last.

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Booksage

Meh

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021

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The plot was nothing great, but it was an easy read. However, the constant eye-rolling from the characters was ridiculous. Everybody all the time rolling their eyes! It started to feel like a bunch of moody teenagers in the woods instead of adults. Not really for me.

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Laura

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022

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Anyone with even a little bit of outdoor hiking/camping experience will be disappointed in this story. The whole premise wasn’t believable. I’ve read other books by this author that were quite good, but so felt this one was poorly researched.

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Alana

Unbelievable!

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020

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Author lead us to think "Anonymous" was a man. I thought the killer was Jack or Warner. Not Lindsay! It is hard to believe no one suspected Lindsay was a dangerous psycho for over twenty years!! The reader is curious about what is going on and unfortunately, continues reading to discover who is the real antagonist. Michelle was a tough "cookie", she would not have wondered off into the woods at night with Warner, especially with a broken ankle. She didn't even know him!

For this book, the plot needs to be " tighten up"!!

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