Once again, Sager manages to hit another one out of the park. I’ve been on a murder mystery/thriller kick lately, and Sager’s works have been scratching that itch for the better part of 3 months. This one was no different. As a matter of fact, Survive the Night may be one of my favourites from his, right up there with Home Before Dark and The House Across the Lake.

This book had it all, starting with an amazing hook right at the beginning to pull the reader in. The characters were depicted well, and the suspense started almost right away. There’s also this really cool aspect where the FMC doesn’t always see true reality, and instead her mind makes up a movie in her head as a coping mechanism due to a trauma response. This constant concern over what’s real and what isn’t adds a really tense dynamic to an already tense situation.

(It’s important to mention that the book deals with themes of devastating loss, murders, depression, and a conversation about a suicide attempt.)

The plot twists were on another level. I’ve read a fair amount of murder mysteries/ thrillers, but this one just kept throwing curve ball after curve ball. Every time I thought I had everything figured out, Sager was like “Nah, dude. Think again” and left me staying up until 1am to finish the book because I needed answers until the very last page. The pace of the tension and suspense was absolutely delicious. The ending was an interesting twist too, one I didn’t expect but made perfect sense.

This was such a fun read, and if I wasn’t an avid fan of Sager’s before, I definitely am now.