Bibliomaniacer

Quincy, Samantha and Lisa are victims of different massacres but have one thing in common - they are final girls. They are the only ones who survived the ordeal. Quincy doesn't remember much of the horrifying night except a few scenes. All three women find ways to deal with the trauma, until one day news of Lisa's death reaches Quincy. Her past and present confuse her. She keeps repeating 'I'm fine' to everyone around her - her lawyer boyfriend, her case office Coop, her mother and a new friend, Samantha. Quincy's memories refuse to surface and she doesn't try to recall them either. When Samantha enters Quincy's life on the pretext of staying in touch after Lisa's death, everyone is suspicious, except Quincy herself. Sam's presence disrupts Quincy's life in ways she never imagined and she is forced to finally recall her trauma. What she remembers though, is shocking and brutal; because nothing and nobody is as they seem. The story reads slowl...

This is the first book of Riley Sager's that I read. I remember distinctly that it was all the rage and most forums I follow, had an alternate post about this novel. The plot revolves around the Hope family, primarily, Lenora Hope, who allegedly killed her parents and sister. She continues to live in her childhood home, named Hope's End, though her years have now rendered her almost invalid. Now, 54 years later, Kit McDeere, a health care aide arrives at Hope's End to care for Lenora. She battles her own demons, but greater ones lurk at Hope's End. Will sanity prevail as the people and the house reveal their secrets and betrayals. Dizzy. That's how I felt when I finished reading this novel. The writing ebbs and flows, in the sense that around the 40% mark, I was a bit bored. There are surprises along the way and you know pretty much in advance that there are big reveals coming. Boy, do they take their time. The final 25% of the book will hit you like a f...