Riley Sager

TO SURVIVE A KILLER, YOU NEED A KILLER'S INSTINCT An unbelievably gripping psychological thriller to keep you awake at night full of twists you'll NEVER see coming. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor's The Fear and Karin Slaughter's The Good Daughter 'If you liked GONE GIRL, you'll like this' Stephen King Three girls. Three tragedies. One unthinkable secret. The media calls them the Final Girls – Quincy, Sam, Lisa – the infamous group that no one wants to be part of. The sole survivors of three separate killing sprees, they are linked by their shared trauma. But when Lisa dies in mysterious circumstances and Sam shows up unannounced on her doorstep, Quincy must admit that she doesn’t really know anything about the other Final Girls. Can she trust them? Or can there only ever be one? All Quincy knows is one thing: she is next. An addictive thriller to keep you turning the pages late at night. Fans of In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, The Girl Before by JP Delaney and Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear will love Final Girls. **Riley Sager's new pulse-pounding thriller, Last Time I Lied, is now available to pre-order** ********** Why readers are loving thrilling psychological suspense novel FINAL GIRLS 'I was drawn into this intense story from the very first page until the tremendously gripping end - unputdownable and addictive' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'This is an atmospheric thriller I couldn't stop reading. A brilliant and gripping read' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'I devoured this one in two sittings. Could not put it down and the author dropped in some fantastic twists I never saw coming' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

Three Girls. Three Tragedies. One Unthinkable Secret

Final Girls

Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls: Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who went up against the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape Pine Cottage and the man she refers to only as Him. The three girls are all attempting to put their nightmares behind them and, with that, one another. Despite the media's attempts, they never meet.
 
Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé, Jeff; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life all those years ago. Her memory won’t even allow her to recall the events of that night; the past is in the past. 
 
That is until Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead in her bathtub, wrists slit; and Sam, the second Final Girl, appears on Quincy's doorstep. Blowing through Quincy's life like a whirlwind, Sam seems intent on making Quincy relive the past, with increasingly dire consequences, all of which makes Quincy question why Sam is really seeking her out. And when new details about Lisa's death come to light, Quincy's life becomes a race against time as she tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies, evade the police and hungry reporters, and, most crucially, remember what really happened at Pine Cottage, before what was started ten years ago is finished.

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Florence

After those encounters, I'd leave feeling sore and chafed and oddly invigorated. There's something energizing about getting what you want, even if that something is shame.

THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “If you liked Gone Girl, you’ll like this.”—Stephen King Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive…. In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of a very exclusive club—a group of survivors the press dubbed “The Final Girls”: Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who endured the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape the massacre at Pine Cottage. Despite the media's attempts, the three girls have never met. Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life. Her mind won’t let her recall the events of that night; the past is in the past…until the first Final Girl is found dead in her bathtub and the second Final Girl appears on Quincy's doorstep. Blowing through Quincy's life like a hurricane, Sam seems intent on making her relive the trauma of her ordeal. When disturbing details about Lisa's death emerge, Quincy desperately tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies while evading both the police and bloodthirsty reporters. Quincy knows that in order to survive she has to remember what really happened at Pine Cottage. Because the only thing worse than being a Final Girl is being a dead one. WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

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Tatum Miller

I did not want to put this book down, Mr. Sager absolutely had me hooked. I thought I had it figured out from the beginning but the ending had me genuinely shocked to my core

Lauren Dale

tore through this in a day — got literal chills from the reveal although there were sO many twists and turns at the end that felt like,, maybe too much??

Nat Wong

tore through this in a day — got literal chills from the reveal although there were sO many twists and turns at the end that felt like,, maybe too much??

anyway! enjoyed it! had fun!

erm hello WHAT!? This book really said “your enemies are not that far away” omg…

Jessica Roberts

You can tell this was written by a man (derogatory) 

Rebecca Hurd

5 Stars!! This book was full of twists and turns, every time I thought I figured it out...another plot twist!!

yousr abu sboulah

dnf at 68%. i really enjoyed the story when i started reading it but as i kept reading i got bored.. and i don’t want to force myself to read a book.

Kellie Davis

What a ride! Riley Sager is a new to me author that I’ve quickly become obsessed with! This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I love when thrillers keep me guessing especially when they have multiple twists. 4.5 stars!

Kaiya

Brian Wikene

Here is the debut psychological thriller by Riley Sager. (not a new author - just a new nom de plume)

I have read a few of Riley Sager's books this year - and this one is my favorite so far. In this book, We meet Quincy Carpenter, a woman who was the sole survivor of a mass murder ten years ago. 

The title "Final Girls" is a new phrase to me - but not a new concept. A common trope is the "last woman standing" in horror movies... the the Final Girl.

This book has interesting characters and a few twists (expected and unexpected). I find it suspenseful throughout. If suspenseful psychological thrillers is your thing - this is a great book.

Honestly the concept of this book was interesting but the execution was horrible, definitely should’ve gone through some more editing before publishing cause a lot of scenes felt unneeded like as if they were to give the characters more of a personality but nothing came out of them. I feel like if the effort taken for the scenes that could’ve (and should’ve) been cut was redirected to the ending the book could’ve been really good. Also i felt like the use of final girl as a term was really cringey in this context, but i think the author knew that while writing.

Also: why were the conflicts between characters so under developed when 3/4s of this book focused on the people instead of the thriller sector of the story?? like if your going to have them argue atleast finish the argument don’t leave it halfway

melanie

Honestly the concept of this book was interesting but the execution was horrible, definitely should’ve gone through some more editing before publishing cause a lot of scenes felt unneeded like as if they were to give the characters more of a personality but nothing came out of them. I feel like if the effort taken for the scenes that could’ve (and should’ve) been cut was redirected to the ending the book could’ve been really good. Also i felt like the use of final girl as a term was really cringey in this context, but i think the author knew that while writing.

Also: why were the conflicts between characters so under developed when 3/4s of this book focused on the people instead of the thriller sector of the story?? like if your going to have them argue atleast finish the argument don’t leave it halfway

Ryan 

2.5 stars

after a couple of weeks of a huge reading slump that was caused by college apps, finals, and stress from all of that, i read a book that has became the most underwhelming book of 2017. more to come

trixie

all this mess and my people weren’t even endgame er…

Julie Failde

For a lack of better words: Too much girls, not enough final.

this literally kept me hooked until the last page!! so clever 

Lili

Melissa Palmer

Book #65 Read in 2017
Final Girls by Riley Sager

This is my pick for best thriller so far this year. Quincy is a "final girl", the lone survivor of a killing spree at a cottage. Her college friends were butchered. She is not the lone final girl though...there are Lisa and Sam....both lone survivors of a similar horrific event. Quincy has tried to move on with her life but then Lisa commits suicide and Sam comes to visit Quincy. Will her life be turned upside down more than it already is? This book has great twists and turns which will keep readers guessing until the end. I borrowed this book from the public library.

Denaiir

It was fun, it was frustrating at times, it was gripping. I liked the pace, I didn't guess any of the twists, I fell into all the traps the author layed before me, and I couldn't sleep the night I finished it. I really enjoyed it!

Lara Engle

I didn't like this one as well as Riley Sager's other books. It was still an okay thriller, but the pace was not as compelling and some of the twists seemed like a stretch. His characters are never super complex, but in this one they're cardboard and inconsistent to boot. If you want to give Riley Sager a try, don't start with this one.

Alexis Donahue

Ummm... plot twists! Engaging read that had me pointing the finger at more than one character! I would have never guessed who was responsible at the end!

I thought I had it all figured out halfway through. I didn’t. Scary!! 

Jillian Roberts

I guessed about half of the plot twist, and it started out a little slow, but otherwise I enjoyed it

Megan Christensen

This book had an amazing Plottwist at the and and left me to stunned to speak. Definitely one of the best Thrillers I‘ve read in 2023

Joelina Schlabbach

Alison Rebovich

** spoiler alert **
           So I picked this up on a whim, being a huge fan of slasher films the title is what drew me in. What was interesting to me was that it had less of a Scream tone, and reminded me more of Chiller's Slasher series. The fact that Coop was Him and Quincy was the one to kill Him. Most times the Final Girl doesn't take out the killer, but that scene at the end between Coop and Quincy almost mirror images Katie McGrath's character's Final Girl scene where she similarly kills her tormentor. 

Really a fantastic read!

Woah woah woah. This was a whole damn loop! Idk y people don't like this or talk about this enough. I really REALLY enjoyed it. Yes, it doesn't leave that lasting effect or influence but during the course of reading it's INCREDIBLY engaging and suspenful. Riley sager's books r def climbing up the ladder for me. It keeps u on its toes, the plot & the characters r intriguing, u have guessed some things but there is still a lot to figure out so u keep reading, he sets a pace & almost always successfully keeps up with it. It's only after the book ends that u realise it didn't hit u the way u were expecting it to coz it did def entertain u but still something in the end feels flat. Not complaining tho coz i was hooked during the reading so even tho it's not that impactful, it has its way to making up for it.

Ipshita Kanungo

Woah woah woah. This was a whole damn loop! Idk y people don't like this or talk about this enough. I really REALLY enjoyed it. Yes, it doesn't leave that lasting effect or influence but during the course of reading it's INCREDIBLY engaging and suspenful. Riley sager's books r def climbing up the ladder for me. It keeps u on its toes, the plot & the characters r intriguing, u have guessed some things but there is still a lot to figure out so u keep reading, he sets a pace & almost always successfully keeps up with it. It's only after the book ends that u realise it didn't hit u the way u were expecting it to coz it did def entertain u but still something in the end feels flat. Not complaining tho coz i was hooked during the reading so even tho it's not that impactful, it has its way to making up for it.



Wynter

So my theory was not confirmed. The identity of the killer turned out to be a bit more ordinary than I hoped it would be, but it wrapped things nicely in a logical manner. The mystery itself was riveting, making the pages fly by in a flurry of excitement and nail-biting suspense. I got a bit bored with the repetitive scenes between Quinsy and Sam when the two were getting to know each other, but I guess it was detrimental to one part of the plot. Solid thriller to spend an evening with, but overall not something that would stay with me for a long time.

Final Girls Three Girls. Three Tragedies. One Unthinkable Secret

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