| Title | : | One By One |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 295 |
| Publication | : | First published July 13, 2020 |
A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation.
She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other couple friends. It sounded like heaven.
Then Claire’s minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren’t as easy to navigate as they thought.
Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost.
And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one. Has a wild animal been hunting them? Or is the hunter one of them?
But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear:
Only one of them will return home alive.
One By One Reviews
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I really need to learn not to rely strictly on reviews for recommendations, as it seems more and more often I find myself at odds with the majority. This supposed “thriller” demonstrates my point beautifully. While most of those who reviewed the book found it to be “captivating”, I found it to be tedious and redundant, populated with characters whom I disliked from the very beginning. The story was short on detail, save the three or four specifics that were repeated ad nauseam—Claire is unhappy, Claire loves her children, Michelle is a cold fish, Warner is handsome. Over. And over. And over.
Three stars for effort and the fact that it was mercifully short. -
6 people
6 days
6 person minivan
666 is the number of the devil. And so it begins ...
This was a quick, fun read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Six people start off on what should be an east journey and it ends up anything but. Chapters alternate between Claire and “Anonymous”. Anonymous is the problem, but we don’t yet know who that is. I guessed only part of the end. I thought Claire was a bit whiny, not the sharpest pencil in the box. I found most of the characters likable and one character I wanted to shoot myself. The pace was steady, but started a bit slow. Overall, I liked the book and I’d recommend it if you aren’t looking for a complex, intellectual thriller. -
One by One is a murder mystery that tells the story of six friends who get lost in the woods and begin being picked off one by one.
These day, it's very hard to get lost in the woods. And it's even harder to stay lost ....Um, nope, that is not true.
This was my first Freida McFadden novel and I really enjoyed it. The six friends were a little on the dumb side when it came to basic survival. A few times I rolled my eyes as they seemed to eager to get themselves more and more lost. But I chalked that up to people who've never been out of the city and manipulation.
The writing was addictive. Once I picked it up I didn't want to put it back down. I'm definitely going to grab more of McFadden's work the next time I'm at the bookstore. -
This was a thrilling read for sure. I was a bit annoyed by some of the language and thought processes, like when the main character thought ‘da’ like a little child. I didn’t see the twist coming at all!
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ONE BY ONE is a psychological thriller by bestselling author Freida McFadden. This is the sixth book I have read from this author, and having loved her novels, I was eager to start reading One By One. As an avid reader of psychological thrillers, I can only say, treat yourself and read all of her books! Her books are so good!
Her Standalone Books Include:
Baby City (2015)
The Surrogate Mother (2018) (Read)
The Ex (2019) (Read)
The Perfect Son (2019) (Read)
The Wife Upstairs (2020) (Read)
One By One (2020) (Read)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021)
The Locked Door (2021)
Do Not Disturb (2021)
Do You Remember? (2022)
The Housemaid (2022) (Read)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
This is my review of One By One.
This is an intense drama where six friends head to a big cabin in the woods for a relaxing week-long vacation. Claire thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage.
The first group consist of Claire and Noah who met in college, have two kids, and are only staying together for the kids. Claire doesn’t feel that their damaged marriage will last through the trip.
The second group consists of Lindsey who has just met Warner, and will introduce him to the other groups.
Jack, Noah’s best friend who both went to college together, and Jack’s wife, Michelle, a divorce attorney, are the third couple in the group.
The chapters alternate between Clair’s POV and Anonymous.
Then Claire’s minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel.
They are soon lost in the woods, and as they steer deeper into the woods, one by one of the members are struck down mysteriously.
One by one, they will get what they deserve...
One of the six is responsible for the twists and mishaps in their trip.
Only one of them will return home alive…and Claire must figure it out if she wants to ever see her kids again.
This suspenseful mystery novel had me hooked from the very first page. It kept me guessing all the way to the end. -
Six friends depart to a hotel in the woods for a well-needed R&R vacation.
Plans unexpectantly change when their minivan breaks down in an area with no cell reception; forcing the friends to hike the remaining distance to their hotel without GPS directions.
(Remember when there was no such thing as a GPS?)
One by one, each friend dies.
Who is responsible for their deaths?
This was a quick, fun, suspenseful thriller that was fast-paced with strong characterizations.
I especially enjoyed the author's use of an anonymous narrator's POV to unfold the story, as well as the inclusion of small elements of humor in a tense storyline.
The "six friends go on a vacation and not everyone returns" trope has been repeatedly used by authors this year (snore!), but author Freida McFadden successfully pulled it off with flair and finesse.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration was superb.
I am a "Freida Fan" and look forward to listening to this talented author's future titles. -
A serial killer. Lots of unexpected twists. There is a lot to love in this book.
I will say that it starts of slow. Like, real slow. The first 60% of the book is focused on the relationships between the characters. I like a lot of character development, so that suited me just fine. But if you like auction packed thrillers, this is probably not one for you. -
a road trip of misadventures for
frenemies full of issues that might
be left unsaid if this wasn't plotted
to be the perfect mix of "and then
there were none" and "psycho". ♡ -
One by One by Freida McFadden had me on the edge of my seat!! 6 friends decide to go on a week long out of town trip. They get lost on their way to the “inn” and things start to happen rather quickly. People start disappearing one by one (hence the name of the book!) Told in alternating chapters with someone “anonymous” - who is that person? This was a very fast paced thriller, as all of Freida’s are.
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Good book but I felt the motivation for all the murders was not as justified as i hoped it would be. Cuz there's always a reason, a background story and the book had both but when you put in the murders and look at it as a whole it just felt too much and too less at the same time. Didn't expect the happy ending for the 'INTENDED' victims though.
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This one didn't work for me... It was very repetitive and everything from the characters, to the suspense, to the twist was mediocre. I typically love Freida McFadden's books, but I wasn't a fan of this one.
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Three couples head for a breakaway at a luxury spa in the middle of nowhere but only one of them is going to make it back.
Claire and Noah have been together since college, typical suburban family with 2 kids and a rocky marriage that Claire doesn’t think will survive the trip.
Lindsey has just met Warner , he is the best thing in the world according to Lindsey but this is the first time the others will meet him.
Jack and Michelle are the other couple, jack is Noah’s best friend and went to college with them, his wife is a high flying divorce attorney and no one seems keen on her.
So what could possibly go wrong when the minivan breaks down and the secrets behind all of these couples come to the surface!
I’m currently working my way through all of Frieda McFaddens books and am yet to be disappointed -
Utter nonsense. Utterly predictable in its unoriginality.
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I predict either loving or hating this author depending on my mood and my willingness to suspend all disbelief.
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this was so predictable…or so i thought. i thought i knew how this would end, and turns out i couldn’t have been more wrong. i will definitely be reading more books by this author, because she really knows how to write a thriller.
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3.5 ⭐️
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اتمام
۱۰/مـرداد/۰۱
12:46
کتاب جذابی بود
یه تریلر جنایی کوتاه اما پرکشش!
خوب بود از پیچش داستانشم لذت بردم
داستان از زبان کلیر، شخصیت اصلی و یک فرد ناشناس روایت میشه
ماجرا درمورد ۶ تا دوست بزرگساله که برای تفریح برنامه میچینن که به مدت یک هفته برن هتلی دور افتاده وسط جنگل!
اما با خراب شدن ماشین شون در اعماق جنگل همه چیز بهم میریزه. در نهایت تصمیم میگیرن چون راهی تا هتل نمونده پیاده مسیر باقی مونده رو طی کنن اما اتفاقات وهم اوری تک تک برای هرکدوم از شخصیتا میوفته و بقیه رو دچار وحشت میکنه
و شما تا لحظه آخر نمیتونین حدس بزنین مرگ کارکترها بخاطر حمله حیوانات وحشیه یا یک قاتل بینشونه؟!
😁
برای کسایی که میخوان یه رمان جنایی و معمایی پر تعلیق بخونن که کوتاه هم باشه خیلی مناسبه!
البته این کوتاهی بنظرم هیچ آسیبی به داستان نزده
همه چی به جا وکامل بود🚶🏻♀️👀 -
2 stars (Or it was ok)
Three couples set out on couple's vacation. Their mini van dies in the middle of nowhere, leaving them lost in the woods. Someone is trying to kill them, or maybe they are being terrorized by a rabid coyote. Who knows, after a while, I didn't care.
I feel like I stuck with this book because I really hated the main character, Claire. She is one of those wives where her husband can do no right and she is constantly complaining about him although he seems totally harmless. I feel like the domestic squabbling is what kind of kept my interest, even though I hate domestic squabbling.
After finishing the ending this morning, I am totally annoyed that I spent most of yesterday reading this book. The ending was just down right anticlimatic. The motive for the killings was just silly. -
Well, I suppose I could say that this had a little twist that I didn't really see coming and it tries to be clever, but it's bogged down by things that throw you out of the story:
Repetition, repetition, repetition. Really, Claire, we get it. Your marriage is awful, you miss your kids, Warner is a GQ model, even covered in dirt. Even though we all may be about to die, we have to hear how hot he is. You can stop telling us.
Continuity errors: example--Michelle's telling about a rich banker client. Warner says he's a surgeon. Michelle immediately says, yes, just like my client!
They're all idiots. Look, I know it's a trope that in horror and thrillers, ditzy characters abound. But seriously, you can make a smart thriller! In this book, we supposedly have among these characters the best lawyer in Colorado, a special ed teacher, a surgeon, a contractor, and a physicist. They should not all be as dumb as they act:
-there are huge claw marks on the tree and they wonder if it's something bigger than a bear. What do they think is prowling around, big foot?
-You don't know what a blueberry looks like?
-You can't tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote?
-You're all starving in the woods (after like, half a day) and you're aghast that someone suggests they should shoot a rabbit to eat?
-(near the end) Really? You think THIS is the time and place to have sex??
Not to mention, the whole plot hinges on me having to believe that all these supposedly brilliant people would agree to a week's stay at some supposedly ten-star resort that a random guy they never met suggested. That's in the middle of the woods? That's only accessible by a broken down road that you can't even fit a car down? No one thought to research this place beforehand, to, I don't know, check out Yelp reviews or amenities pictures?
Ugh. Just so exasperating. These people had no survival skills and by the end I didn't even care what happened to them. -
I love every book from Freida!! This one was suspenseful and you felt right there in the story 🤗
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Twists, turns, mega-suspense...and a very evil ending, I did not expect...like....at all !
Wow ! -
**HATED IT!!!**
OK, I didn't start off hating it. The premise of this book is that three couples get stranded in the woods on their way to a holiday inn. Apparently, they each have a secret and one by one they start to disappear/die.I originally started reading this because I had downloaded a bunch of short reads to my kindle and thought this was one of them...it is not! And it did not warrant being a whopping 295 pages!
To begin with, you are so intrigued about Claire, the main narrator and her strained relationship with her husband Noah and the goings on between herself and his best friend Jack. But after the first death, everything just became extremely repetitive, and slightly far fetched (given that this isn't a fantasy) .I did NOT enjoy how it started to drag and the unoriginal attempt to come off as somewhat supernatural when it wasn't and the end was horrendously rushed.
The thought process was good but it was like the author had an idea as to how she wanted a novel to end and the reasons behind the things people did, and then just filled in the blanks, hoping for the best. The cliffhanger vibe it was left on was probably the only part that really made me go "oooh yeah, that's going to mess them up".
Weirdly, I do think it would make a great movie full of suspense, especially if the flashbacks are utilised but it is certainly not a book I would recommend to anyone to read. I have swiftly returned it to the prime reading library and do not wish it well! -
wow! WOW! WOW!
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If this was a satire of a scary, murder in the woods mystery thriller - 10/10, amazing. As an actual thriller, not a chance. The way this is written makes for a bad book, but potentially a good D list movie.
To be honest, this was terrible. There are so many issues - with the setting, the continuity, the motives. One moment, a character is dead from being shot in the head, but pages later he is dead from being stabbed. Another character had her sprained ankle wrapped, but not longer after her whole leg was wrapped. There are also dumb details about things such as walking 2 miles taking HOURS at a normal pace or there being mosquitoes in Colorado like they are in Louisiana that are just out of place. All the things about the bears and coyotes and claw marks. If the husband's goal was already to do whatever he could to get her back before the near death experiences, why would he have been so snappy headed out to the inn?
The writing was incredibly repetitive. I get it, Claire will do anything to get back to her kids that she misses, Warner is so handsome no matter what he does, and her almost dying, even though she didn't even eat the berries so it wasn't a near miss, gave her a second chance at life. This story did not need to be written from Claire's POV if that's all she had to offer. It would have been so much better and more suspenseful to include other character's POV and paranoia.
The plot was incredibly unrealistic. Why would this group of 6 people who didn't enjoy each other go on this trip together? How are this group of seemingly educated people with good jobs unable to perform any basic survival skills even though they were going on a trip to hunt and fish? Why would no one communicate the issues they had to see things like maybe someone had something on them to interfer with the compass? How did none of them realize there was no way this inn would be off the road you literally can't travel down or that they were walking an absolutely ridiculous amount of time to have not run into the inn? I understand they needed to keep moving, but half this group had supposedly been friends with Lindsey for years and other than Claire's short lived show of sadness, absolutely no one is phased by a member of their group, a core friend, having just "died" in front of them. Why wouldn't survivalist Jack ask to see the berries Lindsey ate?
Just way too much going on and it doesn't flow. It feels like the author just put something together from a half thought and there was no proofing or editing.
The one upside - I didn't suspect the person behind it until after halfway. I kept guessing based on people's paranoia. -
Three couples go into the woods for a camping getaway. Everyone supposedly has a secret. One by one characters die.
This is based on the classic concept of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians but of course that is a high bar to try and reach. The narrators of each chapter are either anonymous, always in italics, or as is mostly the case, Claire. She is a bit of a dolt in my opinion and tends to repeat the same thoughts over, which bogs the story down.
Some of the interactions are a bit unbelievable, as well as the behaviors when faced with increasing deaths in the woods. Still, trying to figure out who the killer is did keep me intrigued. -
کتاب رو صوتی گوش کردم
داستانش رو دوست داشتم و البته غافلگیری آخر داستان رو
ترجمه خوب بود .امتیازم ۳/۷بود -
Claire and Noah are headed on a weeks vacation with two other couples to a remote lodge to relax. However, they are currently having some marriage problems, so Claire books them two separate rooms. On their way to the lodge, Claire's minivan breaks down. They some how got lost and now they are in the middle of nowhere with no cell signal, and no food and water. One by one, each of them goes missing...Until only Claire and Noah are left. Someone is out for revenge, but who is it and why?
I listened to the audiobook and it was amazing! I didn't want to stop. I was fully engaged in this cat and mouse mystery and I couldn't wait to find out the ending. If you are a Freida McFadden fan, as I am, I highly recommend reading or listening to the audiobook. It is fantastic and just what I needed to get me out of a reading slump. All the stars for ONE BY ONE!!
This review will be shared on my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) in the near future. -
I’m definitely in the minority for this one.
First up was the setting. If you’re going to write about Colorado and people who live there, know the lifestyle filter, know that mosquitos won’t eat you alive (unless you’re close to stagnant water), and we don’t fear black bears. It was supposed to feel spooky in the woods…and it just didn’t. I mean. How does one leave a road and get lost in the woods? Someone should have spoken up to walk back to the main road. When you set a GPS, it will continue out of service to the destination. Spooks on main characters for not pinpointing an actual inn? And if they were going to stay at an inn, why would Jack have brought bleach tablets to purify water? Finally 9/10x - if that cabin truly was that isolated, I’m going to guess no running water. The details were just too incongruous for this Colorado reader.
Next was the thriller portion of it. I think it could have been good. But…just missed some key set up points.
Please, can anyone convince me to read another McFadden? -
This is my second book by McFadden and I loved it! You know from the first couple of pages that it's going to be a good thriller: three couples have planned a week long getaway at a remote inn and Claire is excited to be away from her kids and has reserved separate rooms as she's planning to separate from her husband, Noah. But of course, nothing goes as planned and there are tragedies around every corner; there's the remote and scary woods, claw marks in the trees, and animosity between friends. How could this end well? Now on to her next book as I plan to read them all!
