Super fast read and loved the two different timelines. I loved watching the relationships develop, while at the same time watching the aftermath of the accident and the deaths that followed. Mysterious and twisty. So many twists! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really liked this thriller! I didn’t expect the twists but it was chilling and fun to read at the same time.

The Bittersweet rock band consists of 5 women and it is heart-pounding with twists all over the place that you do not expect. When you think something is going to happen, think again. I was thrown off so many times and wow what a wild ride this book was! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. I highly recommend this thriller but then I love all books by Hannah Mary McKinnon.

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Oh Vienna Taylor…her family was the absolute worst! Her mom made me soo mad everytime she made an appearance. Taking her new man’s side over her daughter every single time. When Vienna finally moved and was set free from all the baggage and drama I thought better things were ahead….Middle of the book, that first twist shocked me and again at the end!!! I loved it!!!

This book takes you on a whole ride! It was suspense, fun, dramatic, and had all the feels. I loved how it kept me on my toes. Great book!

I really enjoyed this book! This book follows Vienna as she grapples with the deaths of her friends after a sudden accident in a storm. As the story progresses, it shows incidents before and after the accident that make you wonder if everything is how it seems. Overall this book was well written and had me second guessing myself constantly! Well done characters and a great plot made the book progress in a steady flow, never feeling too slow or too fast. Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the eARC!

This was interesting, but ultimately ended up being an okay read for me. I thoroughly enjoy this author’s writing style and am definitely interested in seeing what she writes in the future.

Wow, I would like to say I can usually see a twist coming but I had no idea how this would play out and end!

The book starts out with best friends Vienna and Madison who have co-founded a bank in their home town. They graduate Highschool and eventually both make it to New York City. There they reignite their love of music and eventually expand the group to more members and become The Bittersweet.

As their fame expands they travel to the Catskills with their film documentary Libby and a devastating crash happens. In the aftermath, not everyone makes it off the mountain.

I expected the storyline to play out on that mountain but it was very different and full of surprises! There is a large cast of characters but Hannah Mary McKinnon does a great job of developing them and giving enough detail and story to bring each to life.

Get ready because one you start this thriller, you will not be able to put it down until the final chapter!

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I am a huge fan of Hannah Mary McKinnon so I couldn’t wait to read this book. The story follows Vienna and Madison. Some chapters are told in the past and we learn about their story and how they became friends and then we have the current timeline which consists of their band The Bittersweet. The band is driving in the Catskills when they have an accident. The five women are able to take shelter in an abandoned cabin. However, Vienna is the only one that survives the night. Three of the girls have died, and Madison has disappeared. What happened? I loved learning about Madison and Vienna’s toxic friendship as teens in the past chapters. This thriller had me second-guessing many times what I thought I knew. And then again we are delivered a shocking twist at the end. I loved this book! Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the advanced reader copy.

This book was not for me. Really unlikeable characters which might be the point. A girl band has a car accident and people start disappearing.

Well well well call this my new favorite thriller and slap a bow on the front because this was freaking wild. a wild wild ride. I get the hype and can't wait to read more by this author.

This book was pretty good, I was expecting it to end differently. Many of the characters were unlikeable.

BOOK REVIEW

Only One Survives
By Hannah Mary McKinnon

Plot: All drummer Vienna Taylor ever wanted was to make music. If that came with fame, she’d take it—as long as her best friend, guitarist Madison Pierce, was sharing the spotlight and singing lead. And with their new all-female pop rock band gaining traction, soon everyone would hear their songs.

In order to survive the frigid night, after their van careened off an icy mountain, with one band member dead and another severely injured, they take shelter in a nearby abandoned cabin. But Vienna’s dreams devolved into a terrifying nightmare as, one by one, her fellow band members met a gruesome end…and Madison simply vanished in the night.

Review: I cannot stop thinking about this book! Hannah Mary McKinnon writes with a strong purpose and direction that brings this story to life! I felt myself freezing, hurting, hiding, and gasping for air alongside each character. It was an action-packed, exhilarating ride that grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let go until it’s too late…for everyone. The character of Vienna is so complex, given her backstory, and yet in everything I still rooted for her. Her relationship with her Mom, Grams, Madison, and Libby were all so different. 
McKinnon also kept me guessing with each new chapter, each new twist, and the countless red herrings that just when I thought I had it figured out, I was fooled once again. Well-played McKinnon, well-played! (Not an easy thing to do with this expert thriller reader!

RUN and grab this book! This is perhaps the best book of 2024 and (my guess) will quickly rise to the top of the best-seller list! McKinnon has solidified her place as one of the top thriller writers of our time!

Only One Survives is out July 16th, 2024! Thank you to Hannah Mary McKinnon, Harlequin Trading Publishing, and NetGalley for an ARC copy of Only One Survives in exchange for my honest review!

New author for me. Will definitely read more books. Good characters and story. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Book Title: Only One Survives
Author: Hannah Mary McKinnon
Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing - MIRA
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Pub Date: July 16, 2024
My Rating: 4.3 Stars
Pages: 400

This is a story of friendship, jealousy, and the overwhelming desire for fame.

Story starts when Drummer Vienna Taylor and her best friend, guitarist Madison Pierce as well as Isabel Risotto, sisters Gabi and Evelina Sevillano members of the band “The Bittersweet’, are excited about signing a big recording deal. They are treating themselves to a girls-weekend in the Catskills. As the group drives through the night, the light snow turns into a blizzard and they find themselves lost on remote country roads and things get worst when their SUV’s tires slip on the ice which resulted in a terrible accident leaving one member dead and another severely injured.

Vienna and Madison know they need to find shelter from the blizzard and set out to find shelter. They find an old abandoned cabin. The others join them. However things continue to go bad for them. Evelina is not doing well she has Diabetes and needs an insulant shot- which has disappeared. Her sister Gabi cannot find the insulant and know she needs to seek help. Strange things continue. Vienna has been attacked and finds herself locked in the basement with Libby who is injured. She is able to help Vienna climb through the basement. Vienna searches the house and Madison is suspiciously missing.
Story goes back and forth between – ‘Before the Accident and ‘After’.

First part tells of the background of Vienna and Madison. We learn that their friendship developed In Portland, Maine when they were in a High School band. Madison goes to New York to attend NYU and majors in engineering. Vienna follows but doesn’t major in engineering. They form a musical duo’ EmVee’ and become a hit; they decided to expand the group and thus became “The Bittersweet”.

As the story continues it appears Madison has an evil side.

The “After the Accident’ POV seems to go on too long which made me think ~ hmm there surely is more to this!
As the story gets closer to the end I found my head spinning.



About the Author ~Hannah Mary McKinnon ~ Is also known as Holly Cassidy who writes romantic comedies.

Ms. McKinnon was born in the UK grew up in Switzerland, and moved to Canada in 2010.
Unsurprisingly loves chocolate, mountains and cheese, and books, of course.

Her novel, “Time After Time”, a light-hearted romantic read, published in 2016, after which she moved to the dark side. (I am
delighted she did!)

She has six internationally bestselling thrillers- of the six I have read four
I read “The Neighbors, Sister Dear, Never coming Home, and The Revenger List.
For a Reader’s Guide and more information visit
https://hannahmarymckinnon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-29-ONLY-ONE-SURVIVES-Bookclub-Kit-Final.pdf
https://hannahmarymckinnon.com/

Thank You NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing - MIRA for this WOW eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for July 16, 2024.

Let your suspension of disbelief dangle to the max with this entertaining thriller by Hannah Mary McKinnon. Only One Survives offers a new twist on the locked room trope, with a roller coaster ride of twists and turns this reviewer never saw coming.

McKinnon writes well and her unique characters are interesting and compelling, though not especially likable. The pacing of this novel is spot-on. There are timeline and POV changes to keep readers' alert. No plot point spoilers here, so you'll have to read the book for specifics, but I doubt you'll find a book quite like this on your reading list.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin MIRA for providing an advance copy of this book to read and review. This review will post to Bayside Book Reviews at https://baysidebookreviews.com and its Instagram page on release day. Follow us! *NetGalley Top Reviewer*

Wowee Zowee. This one is a thriller.

Vienna Taylor is famous. She's the last surviving member of The Bittersweet, an all girl rock band. The band had a tragic accident and Vienna (and journalist Libby) are the only two who made it out. Vienna's best friend, Madison has disappeared.
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Vienna Taylor is also a self-absorbed, vindictive person.
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This book is told in two parts. One, we read about the aftermath of the accident and the past history of Vienna and Madison's friendship. We also read about the early days of the band and how they were only going to get bigger.

Two - We follow Vienna as she tries to pitch a memoir and deals with the fallout of fame. We also learn more and more about what happened in the cabin post-accident.

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I really enjoyed the twists and turns this story had and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun read. My ONE criticism....the music references. Imagine Dragons? Pink?....This is not something people would be playing in Bushwick. BUT that's just my own stuff. :)

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Daisy Jones if it was serial killer-y and that’s the tea.

Read this and have a good time. Approved!

This story gives off Daisy Jones and the Six vibes…with a tragedy. A band was on the way to a party when a tragic accident happens. Only one survived , three are dead, & one is missing. Nothing goes as planned and it is so much fun to read. Couldn’t put this story down, I wanted to watch/read the train wreck that is Vienna’s life.

This plot is so over done. I'm so over the locked room people getting picked off one by one. They are either all exactly the same which ruins the thrill, or they are so far fetched that it makes the story absolutely awful. Luckily this one was the first one, but I still can't believe I wasted so much time on it.