#BookReview: One by One by Ruth Ware @RuthWareWriter @HarvillSecker @gray_books #OneByOne #RuthWare #PublicationDay #5Stars #mustread

Book Synopsis:

**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.**

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask – would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

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My Review:

Ooh i did so enjoy this gripping, atmospheric read that I found very difficult to put down. I raced through this book in two days which is no mean feat for a busy mum of three.

Firstly this author really knows how to set the scene and I found myself shivering with her vivid descriptions of the isolated, snowy chalet. I thought it was very clever how the extreme weather seems almost like another malevolent character at times as it definitely seems to be working against them. I have to admit to not being a huge skiing fan so the descriptions of the bad weather, skiing and the lifts probably had more affect on me then most readers. I definitely felt all the fear and discomfort that all the less able skiers of the group felt. This helped add to the claustrophobic setting that the chalet becomes, helping to create a ‘closed room’ scenario where one of the people present has to be the murderer.

The characters are all interesting creations and I’m very glad I don’t know them in real life. I found myself rolling my eyes at the descriptions of their roles at snoop as they all seemed so posh and just full of themselves. This opinion didn’t really change throughout the book as we learn more about them and I found most of the characters very dislikeable. The story is told from the point of view of two characters, one from the group and one on the staff at the chalet. I found this helped provide two sides to the story and it was very interesting to see things from the two perspectives.

This book gripped me from the first page and I felt immediately intrigued by the group. As the book goes on we find out more about the characters, the secrets they are hiding and their own personal reasons for wanting to be at the chalet. There was definitely some interesting dynamics to the group which I found very interesting. All of this helped ensure that I kept reading as I wanted to see what would happen next.

I did guess who dunnit fairly early on but there are lots of false leads throughout the story that had me doubting myself. Even though I had guessed the ending was still very dramatic and ended in a way that I hadn’t been expecting. I liked how the author kept the story going a bit after the big reveal so that I was able to see what happened to all the characters afterwards.

I would recommend this book to everyone who liked thrillers or was a fan of crime fiction. It would also suit people maybe trying to get back into reading regularly or was looking for a very gripping read.

Huge thanks to Gray Williams for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Harville Secker for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game,The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Turn of the Key have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times. Her books have been optioned for TV and film and she is published in more than 40 languages. Ruth lives near Brighton with her family.

Visit ruthware.com to find out more.