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A review by honeybeejoyous
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
5.0
When Emma Davis was 13, her cabinmates at summer camp left in the night and were never found, an incident she still feels guilty about 15 years later. She agrees to return to Camp Nightingale as an instructor, hoping that she can uncover what happened to her friends and finally put the past behind her. Yet, there’s something unsettling about the camp, and it’s not just her memories. The past and present intertwine as Emma finds herself getting closer and closer to finding out what really happened that night.
[b:The Last Time I Lied|36626748|The Last Time I Lied|Riley Sager|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511141004l/36626748._SY75_.jpg|57845636] is by far my favorite of [a:Riley Sager|15263414|Riley Sager|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1555890121p2/15263414.jpg]’s novels. I finished it in one day and, needless to say, I was turning the pages frantically trying to solve the mystery and uncover the truth alongside Emma. Sager has a knack for dangling details over the reader’s head in a way that is tantalizing rather than frustrating. The story of Emma’s return to Camp Nightingale is interspersed with flashbacks to her first summer there 15 years ago, slowly revealing the connections between the past and present. While the story is gripping, page-turning, and unputdownable, the real kicker is the end. I won’t spoil anything, but suffice it to say that Riley Sager can write an ending like no other, packing a punch right up until the final moments, without it feeling like a contrived eleventh hour plot twist. Highly recommend this story to anyone and I’m so glad I picked it up.
[b:The Last Time I Lied|36626748|The Last Time I Lied|Riley Sager|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511141004l/36626748._SY75_.jpg|57845636] is by far my favorite of [a:Riley Sager|15263414|Riley Sager|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1555890121p2/15263414.jpg]’s novels. I finished it in one day and, needless to say, I was turning the pages frantically trying to solve the mystery and uncover the truth alongside Emma. Sager has a knack for dangling details over the reader’s head in a way that is tantalizing rather than frustrating. The story of Emma’s return to Camp Nightingale is interspersed with flashbacks to her first summer there 15 years ago, slowly revealing the connections between the past and present. While the story is gripping, page-turning, and unputdownable, the real kicker is the end. I won’t spoil anything, but suffice it to say that Riley Sager can write an ending like no other, packing a punch right up until the final moments, without it feeling like a contrived eleventh hour plot twist. Highly recommend this story to anyone and I’m so glad I picked it up.