Thanks to Dutton and NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feedback are my own. 

I almost really really liked this book. There was so much about the setup to The Only One Left that I really liked. Gothic vibes, big ole house on a cliff, a Lizzie Borden-style murder, slow burn. Check, check, check. Our woman of interest, Lenora, had big Hector Salamanca (from Breaking Bad) vibes, and the way her character was written left the door open to a lot of misdirection, potential lying, and tense situations, which I really dug. Before the twists started, I was poised to give this book a 4 to 4.25 star rating. 

But once the twists started, they just. didn't. stop. Holy contrivances, Batman! Just because I can guess the twist (which I did), doesn't mean you wrote your book poorly, and it sure as hell doesn't mean you should add in four or five more twists just to make SURE I was surprised at least once. I started rolling my eyes instead of gasping. It was just too much; it almost circled back around to being entertaining again, but not in a good way. I absolutely hate it when

every character has to be involved in the mystery/inciting incident somehow. Some characters can just be characters.

Easily the worst twist came at the very end, when we learn

that Virginia could walk all along. I don't believe it for a SECOND, Sager.

What a disappointing final 20% to an otherwise great book. Giving it three stars because I did enjoy it most of the way through. You'll probably like this if you're a Sager fan, or if you love books with plot twists *you'll never see coming*.