I would like to start off by thanking netgalley for the arc of this book. If you love a mystery thriller with teenage rockstars this book is exactly for you.
Everything is going as Vienna Taylor wanted. She wanted to be a drummer and her best friend/guitarist Madison is just the person to help with the spotlight by signing lead. Just as all of this was coming to a head their van crashed off an icy mountain during a blizzard. Unfortunately one of their band members dies and another one is greatly injured. They managed to find a cabin that is abandoned to stay in, although one by one all her band members either meet their end or in Madisons case, disappeared. What really happened during that night?

I absolutely loved this book! It was so well written and well done. It honestly kept me at the edge of my seat until the very end wanting to find out what really happened.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for granting me an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for my honest and personal opinion!!!

“I guess it’s the price you pay for fame.”

This book was a roller coaster of emotions! A gripping tale of female friendship, rivalry, and ambition, Only One Survives is harrowing in its inner look at the cost of fame… and how far some will go to get it.

I was hooked immediately! Full of twists and turns, I couldn’t put this book down as I eagerly raced to the end in an effort to figure out what was going on. This one will definitely keep you on your toes.

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the gifted copy of this book.

I was really hooked at the beginning. I kept reading because I was so curious as to where it was going. Then came part 2. You find out what happens but the rest of the book is spent figuring out WHY. This was the part I figured out quickly. Since I now knew who and I had a good (correct) guess for why, the book was very boring. I didn’t find this to be very suspenseful/thriller. Honestly it felt very lifetime movie.

This is a case of set your expectations right, and you might have an okay time.

I thought I would be reading a thriller about a girl band that gets stranded in a creepy cabin in winter. While that does happen, it's not where you spend most of your time. Most of this book is a contemporary story about two 20 year olds living in NY and forming a band. They meet in high school, bond over toxic parents, and then go on to have an equally toxic friendship. Later, when things go bad for the band, the story becomes a commentary on the price of fame. It was totally fine, just not what I was looking for.

When I started reading the book, I kept thinking why in the world is this "thriller" 400 pages??? Here's why: You're basically told everything once, and then retold again. Any thrill this could have had was sapped by the weird structure and pacing. Parts also felt really discordant. You had these super mundane and reality based living life chapters, followed by train to cuckoo town events requiring full suspension of disbelief.

This wasn't bad, but I'd much prefer either a ticket to cuckoo town thriller, or a serious contemporary with a mystery element. Both in one, just didn't work for me.

This book.

I wouldn't say it was bad but I wouldn't rave about it either. It had such a unique premise (which you wouldn't necessarily get from the title and cover art both being very generic in the thriller genre)...an all girl rock group gets stranded at an abandoned cabin. At first I was frustrated by the throwback chapters but in the end...those became my favorite since it shines light on how unreliable the narrator is. The chapters surrounding the actual stranded at the cabin scenes felt rushed in my opinion.

I did enjoy the book but it felt washed in with so many other stranded thriller books.

Loved reading this!! An excellent read for fans of who-dun-its -- can't wait to add to my collection once it releases!

Absolutely UNPUTDOWNABLE. I could not consume this book fast enough and gather enough info quick enough. I binged this one in 48 hours and I am not even mad about it. Obsessed. Loved this book.

I really enjoyed this book. It follows two friends who lives are completely different from eachother. It kept me on the edge of my seat. When I thought I had it figured out I had another twist thrown at me at the end. Great thriller and great read. I can't wait to read more from this author.

It was a DNF for me. I couldn’t get into it. I tried a couple times. And I just couldn’t interested.

I tend to be drawn to books about failing pop groups, and this definitely fits the mold. Vienna, Madison, and the rest of the members of the Bittersweet, are on their way home from an event when tragedy strikes. Their van crashes in the middle of a blizzard, leaving all of them fighting for survival. As the title indicates, only one makes it out alive, but you must first get through all the twisty drama to figure out who it is. Hannah Mary McKinnon is a master at suspense and thrillers. This one is no exception.

One One Survives was ultimately not for me. It wasn’t that the writing wasn’t great, because it was, I just did not gel with the characters or the plot.

Only One Survives is a suspenseful and action packed thriller about an all girl band. The band is traveling when their van crashes and they must figure out how to survive in the middle of nowhere. Vienna and her best friend Madison normally bask in the spotlight as the lead singers of the band, but when they are out in the woods, Vienna starts to question if the band experience and life she has been living is worth the price. This book has all the makings of a great read. Just when you think you’ve uncovered another piece of the puzzle, another twist pops up. It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Vienna and madison are about to have the time of their lives after signing a recording deal. The two are off to party in the Catskills but on their drive up there, the storm gets worse and they get lost and have an accident. The girls find an abandoned cabin in the woods to take refuge but one by one the band members start dying.

I enjoyed the dual time lines that this story had and the creepy wood like setting really made the story feel like you were there in the woods with the girls. If you liked daisy jones and the 6, but also like murders? Then this is the book for you!

I loved this book! The celebrity plot line in it isn’t like anything I’ve ever read, and the book kept me guessing all the way through! I will definitely read more from this author in the future. Thank you for the advance copy!

Overall - 4.5/5! Thanks again to NetGalley for this ARC! Man this book dragged me in. It was written really well and had a bunch of great plot twists I did not expect. I have a read a previous book by Hannah Mary McKinnon earlier this year (Revenge List) - this book was far superior!!

If you are looking for a solid thriller with several plot twists that I thought were pretty shocking - you’ve found it! I also feel like unfortunately some thrillers often follow the same type of plot or plot line - but I felt like this story was relatively unique and new, I don’t think I’ve read a book similar! I would definitely add this to your TBR!

I'm not even sure where to start with this book It's shocking. It's intense and it's a rollercoaster ride and I loved every freaking minute of it. Vienna Taylor is raised by a single mom who could do without her. Madison becomes her best friend in senior year and they quickly form a duo called EmVee. They perform at a high school concert and quickly get excited about all the attention they get. Vienna wants to continue their duo but Madison is going off to college in New York and she is forced to stay home with her abusive stepfather and mom. Things quickly go too far at home and Vienna decides to move to Brooklyn with Madison In hopes that they can start up a band.
This story has many different things going on but it was definitely easy to keep track and there was only 1 voice telling the story. The book goes back and forth from an accident that happens to The Bittersweet which is the band that Madison and Vienna are in at the time of time of the accident. There are chapters a few years before the accident and a few days after the accident And so on. I thought the reveals in this mystery were awesome and then author did a great job at dropping them at just the right time I can't imagine anybody not getting into this book. It is a true thriller.

3.5⭐️

Major thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing | MIRA for the ARC copy of this thriller!!

I really enjoyed this, but not so sure I enjoyed the characters. The way that this unfolded felt a little slow for me, and then at some point the story flipped and it ramped up significatnly, which added the half star for me. Had we had that pace throughout the whole story and been with an edge of your seat suspense type of feeling, then I would have loved this.

This book had me on the edge of my seat with all the twists and turns. I never knew what to expect each time I turned the page. It had me guessing right until the end. I wasn’t sure who was going to survive. When I saw the book was described as a mix of a thriller and daisy jones and the six, I just knew I had to read it! So glad I was able to read this book. 10/10 would recommend. Thank you NetGalley, Hannah and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC!

Vienna Taylor is thrilled when her musical ambitions seem on the verge of being realized when her group the Bittersweet starts to get noticed. Along with her high school best friend Madison and a videographer, the members of the group are on their way to a music industry gathering when their vehicle slides off an icy road. One member is killed outright while several others are seriously injured. They must find shelter from the storm and try to wait for assistance. Luckily, they find an abandoned cabin where they gather and try to stay warm. As the storm worsens, more deaths occur and one person disappears. Vienna is left to try to make sense of what happened, while online the fight rages as to whether or not she herself was responsible for what happened at the cabin. Vienna is loving being in the spotlight, but she quickly learns that fame is not all she hoped it would be.

I enjoyed following the twists and turns and revelations in the book! It was fun to follow the clues and look back on events that weren't all they seemed at first glance.