I am a fan of Ruth Ware's novels and One by One is no exception. There are many characters in this novel which can feel quite overwhelming at first but it Ruth Ware does a great job of making sure we get a good feel for each character early on. This makes it much easier to keep everyone straight. Like all of her other novels, One by One has many plot twists and turns which makes this a quick read.

Ruth Ware has done it again! One by One follows a group of people on a business retreat at a ski resort when suddenly, a member of their group goes missing. Soon after, they become trapped by an avalanche and more people end up dead. The novel is told through two different perspectives, which allows the reader to dive head first into the story. It is a thrilling read, filled with so many twists and turns; it will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of And Then There Were None!

Full disclosure: I have been a fan of Ruth Ware ever since I read her first book. And this is no exception. It is a locked room mystery that combines my worst fears: a) being in an isolated location, cut off from the rest of the world, b) skiing (I tried it when I was younger and got stuck sitting on my butt for most of the trip and c) not knowing who to trust.

One of my favorite books growing up was Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and in a nod to that infamous author, Ware knocks off several characters in a remote chalet in the French Alps as we try to figure out motive and method, along with two staff members who are locked in with a group of elite start up tech co-workers.

You might guess the killer mid-way through the book, but you won't see what's coming. A definite book to add to your "to be read" pile!

Thanks to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for an advanced reader's copy for review.

I will anxiously wait for this book's release date of September 8, 2020 because I'm so curious how this one will be received. First, and foremost, let me thank both Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the advanced sneak peek. It is always an honor to me to get access to a book early.

I just wish I had a rave review to offer. I know Ruth Ware is a super popular thriller author, but I haven't been particularly thrilled reading any of hers (yet). Unfortunately, this was no exception either.

If there was a template given to an author for a thriller, this would be it. Nothing will shock you, nothing will scare you, and it's incredibly predictable. It feels so disappointing that it was THAT easy, actually. When I read a thriller I want to be suspicious and on the edge of my seat trying to figure it out. This book just handed you the plot and you figure out how it will go in the first couple of chapters. Sigh.

You're also going to get And Then There Were None vibes so shout out to Agatha Christie. I always feel bad when I don't love an ARC and can't give it huge shout outs but, in my humble opinion, this one just felt like the "standard" thriller that I have never liked. I know this will get a ton of exposure in September so I'm curious how the thriller readers like it. If that's you, come on back and tell me!

Snoop. I'm all for some drama (bachelor/bachelorette is my guilty pleasure) which is why I liked this Ruth Ware book, though I did not love it. "Snoop" is the new popular app that allows you to 'follow' celebrities and other users on a Spotify-like music app. You can connect to your favorite people, or "snoopers", by listening to the same music they do at the exact same time. Add in some office drama and a sinister vibe and you have this hooking thriller. When one coworker mysteriously disappears and two more are found dead while on a work/ski vacation in the Alps everyone starts pointing fingers at each other as to who the killer is.

This thriller was branching out for me because it is not typically the genre I venture into. However, I was pleasantly surprised and am interested in reading other Ruth Ware books in the future. I did think it took a good bit of build up to get into the preface of the book, however, in the end all the details leading up to the beginnings of the problematic vacation were important for understanding the reasoning for the violent actions. The climactic action had me up to 2am with my heart pulsing, though it is still only a 3 start book for me because it was a bit predictable. She threw a wrench in at the end that connected everything that I did not see coming which I really enjoyed, but this is not a book I will be running to tell friends they have to read. Overall, I enjoyed this book but did not fall in love with it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Ruth Ware for the advanced copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.

If you like Agatha Christie style novels, this is a good one to pick up. the employees from Snoop, a popular social media app, go on a ski vacation at a remote chalet. They are soon trapped by an avalanche and one by one, the guests start to disappear. Is it a coincidence with no fault of the other guests or is there a murderer among the group?

I thought this was an entertaining thriller. It is told in two perspectives. Erin, one of the two employees at the chalet, and Liz, the outcast in the group of Snoop employees. I did not enjoy LIz and her perspective but I liked Erin. Most of the characters are flawed and I suspected almost every one until midway through when it became obvious who the killer was. As most Ruth Ware books, this is a bit far fetched but not as much so as some of her others. I appreciated this. I liked the boo, the end my have been a bit dragged out but still a great book to pick up if you are a fan of the genre.

You pick up a copy of the book on September 8, 2020 or preorder now. Thank you to NetGalley and Scout Press for the copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

A ski retreat to the mountains of France by tech company Snoop should be a time to get in some skiing and make an important decision about the future of the company. The mountainside house is unbelievable and isolated, almost on the slope and a ski run or funicular ride from town. But the decision brings out animosity and the weather takes a turn for the worse. What secrets are being kept? Who is trustworthy? Is the decision worth killing over? Or will Mother Nature do the killing? A wild ride that kept me reading past bedtime.

I have always enjoyed Ruth Ware's books and this one did not disappoint. The book is written from two points of view, Erin, a ski chalet manager, and Liz, a former employee of Snoop which is a social media platform. It is in the chilly winter that 5 key stakeholders of Snoop have a ski offsite to discuss the future of the company. While there are twists and turns, there are no real red herrings. What I enjoyed is seeing the same situation from two different perspectives and from women who had their own past and demons. It was the perfect summer read and escape.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and most importantly the author for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest feedback.

Honestly. a delight. I find Ware's books to be a little uneven but this one really worked. I like the ski lodge setting which was something different--I learned a lot about skiing--and cozy. The characters were all pretty distinct and you actually got a good sense of who they were as individuals. I would not say that the twist was super shocking but it was satisfying. Unlike so many "suspense" or "thriller" books I've read, there are actually a few legit thrilling moments where you feel like you are on the slopes and in peril The ending did not seem rushed and was actually well thought out. Everything got wrapped up but in a fairly logical way.

I struggled to finish this one. A music start up company, a chalet in France, an avalanche and a murder weren't enough to hold my interest.

I was so impressed by One by One. I love Ruth Ware's writing, and I feel like the dual perspective worked so well. I genuinely had no idea who the murderer was/who to believe, and I was thoroughly shocked by the big reveal. There's a lot of skiing in the book, but even though I've never even touched a pair of skis, I was able to follow along well and really loved the chalet/mountainside setting of the novel. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for an intriguing thriller with a unique setting.

I have loved Ruth Ware since her first book "In a Dark Wood", and while a few have been a let down, I am happy to say this latest release, "one by One", kept me flipping pages frantically, as I read it all in one sitting! it's got an Agatha Christie vibe going here (think 10 Little Indians) with a Tech Company stranded on holiday in a French chalet in the mountains and something going very, very wrong... Highly recommend! Much thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for my ARC.

Ruth Ware is a very exciting crime/thriller writer and I've read and/or reviewed her novels for pleasure or magazines since they've been published. I think she gets better and better with every new release. Her last one was hard to top, however.

I enjoyed the setting of One by One, and the claustrophobic nature of the atmosphere. The eavesdropping element of the technology startup Snoop is a nice, creepy device to elevate the Agatha Christie homage for the 21st Century.

My critique is that the killer was easy to spot a mile a way and before halfway through the book. I thought there was going to be a twist and that if it was so easy for me to spot, that this person couldn't surely be the one whodunnit. Unfortunately, I think the final third also dragged a little when it was meant to be exciting and quick like a downhill ski run.

Nonetheless, Ruth Ware is at the top of the genre and I am looking forward to her next. I will continue to read and request these from my editor if they are not immediately assigned to me.

Set in a ski Chalet, far from others, it is a perfect setting for a Ruth Ware novel.

An app called Snoop is set for an IPO, and its shareholders venture to the top of a mountain for some bonding time while hitting the slopes. When a large storm triggers an avalanche, the group becomes trapped and cut off from the world. Who will survive? Will they all leave the chalet alive? Of course not!

As always, Ruth Ware keeps the reader guessing at who is responsible for the loss of life that keeps occurring while trapped on the mountain. I did find this book to be a bit more predictable than some other Ruth Ware novels. However, the “why” of what is going on will keep you reading all hours of the night and day to figure it out!

Ware definitely did not disappoint with her latest novel! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to escape the real world for a bit.

Erin and Danny are the only two staff at a remote ski resort in the Alps. They're hosting the core management group of a trendy app, when an avalanche strikes while one of their number is outside the chalet. Revelation after revelation contributes to the ever-building suspense all the way to the nail-biter of a conclusion.

Ruth Ware’s latest book, One by One, is a suspenseful whodunit reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. The setting is a luxury ski chalet in the French Alps. Ten people associated with a tech company called Snoop are on a retreat to discuss the future of the company. Immediately, there is tension and discord. After a morning meeting, the group goes skiing. However, one guest does not come back. It appears that she has had a skiing accident. However, with the onset of a blinding snowstorm and an avalanche, authorities cannot be reached to search for this unfortunate victim. The avalanche damages the chalet, wifi and electricity are off, and this group from Snoop and the two chalet employees are stranded and isolated from the world. And then the unthinkable happens, one by one, guests either disappear or are killed. Who is the killer?

The story is told from two points of view: Erin, the chalet hostess, and Liz, a minor shareholder and former employee of Snoop. These two characters are the most developed. In the beginning, each of the other characters are introduced, but other than the other chalet employee, it was hard to remember who was who. Throughout the course of the book, the reader didn’t get to know these characters much at all.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. For me, it started slow, but then turned into a page-turner that I couldn’t put it down. It had me guessing, but as the novel progressed, I had my suspicions about the identity of the killer. It was a satisfying read full of suspense that kept me at the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this thriller.

I have heard of Ruth Ware, but have never read any of her books. After reading One By One, I look forward to picking up some of her other books.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher of One by One for providing me with an ARC of this book.

I wanted to like this soooo bad. I love all Ruth Ware books, but I just didn’t connect with this. 12 characters is just too many. I couldn’t keep them straight. I was so busy trying to keep up with who was who that I couldn’t really pay attention to the plot. Maybe I wasn’t the audience. I prefer to see really great character development of 2-3 characters rather than lots of action happening with lots of people. I’m sure many others will love it.

This was not one of Ware's strongest novels. Multiple characters made it hard to keep track of who was who at first. The two voices telling the story were well done but it dragged out even after it became apparent who did what.

A company holds a retreat at a beautiful ski resort in the alps. One of the members goes missing and that is followed by an avalanche that cuts them off from any source of help. With no electricity and no safe way to reach the nearest village and dead guest, it is up to the event manager to figure out who the killer is.

Another incredible read by Ruth Ware!

One by One follows the dark story of a company retreat in the French Alps gone horribly wrong. The novel has two narrators: Erin, one of two chalet employees, and Liz, a former employee of the startup on retreat. Both seem to be outsiders of the group, but become quickly entangled in the story as secrets are revealed and horrors arise.

I am a huge fan of suspense and mystery, despite many novels in the genre following the same formula. One by One is not exempt from this traditional approach, but it still had me on the edge of my seat trying to decide who to trust alongside the cast of characters. It seemed like Ware anticipated my predictions only to throw in more twists to prove me wrong. The ending became a little predictable, but I had a great time reading it nonetheless.

The cold, dark setting of this novel actually made it a great summer beach read. I'm very grateful to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this novel.

Ruth Ware's latest thriller, One by One, is a locked-room mystery set in a chalet in France during a snowstorm. I read it on the hottest weekend of the year so far and the snow was starting to sound good! The chapters alternate POV's between Liz, a former staff member on a company retreat, and one of the host employees at the chalet, Erin. I definitely enjoyed reading from the two different perspectives, especially because at the beginning of the novel the two do not know each other. This was fast-paced and I went straight through it in two days. I am a Ruth Ware fan, but find her books a little hit or miss on some of the plot points. Locked room mysteries are nothing new, but this one moves quickly and kept me riveted. Setting the mystery in a small luxury chalet in the middle of a snowstorm gave me that cozy, sitting in front of a fire vibe, which can be a danger when there's a murderer among the guests!