megs_bookrack's Reviews > The Last Time I Lied

Riley Sager, I love you so much. You have written the perfect Summer Thriller. Take me back to camp!



The Last Time I Lied was engaging from beginning to end, keeping me guessing until the final pages.

I certainly didn't see THAT ending coming!!



On her first day at Camp Nightingale, Emma was late; her parents fault. Subsequently, she got stuck in a cabin with girls much older than herself.



Luckily, her pretty and popular bunkmate, Vivian, took Emma under her wing.

Soon she was having a camp experience unlike any of the other girls her age.



The time passes, as time at summer camp does, until the 4th of July, when Emma's three bunkmates disappear, never to be seen again.

Fifteen years later, Emma, continues to be haunted by that experience. Now a successful artist in New York City, she melds the haunting images of her camp experience into her work.



Unexpectedly invited back to Camp Nightingale by the wealthy owner, Franny Harris-White, to be an art instructor, Emma accepts.

Although returning to the location of her trauma gives her pause, she feels compelled to return.



She hopes by being there again, she can finally piece together what happened to her friends on that long ago night.

Once at the camp, Emma is reunited with many faces from her past, including the handsome Theo, Emma's crush from THAT summer.



This story is darkly atmospheric and filled with ominous mystery.

Sager's writing is always extremely vivid. As I am reading, I have the entire drama unfolding in my mind with the clarity of a movie.



I felt the same way with Final Girls. His descriptions and feelings are so easy to absorb and imagine; they're definitely one of my favorite things about his writing.

As the story unfolds, there are multiple occasions where you think you know what happened all those years ago, but those thoughts are quickly dashed away by new information coming forth.



The cast of characters was fantastic and both timelines unfolded with such ease and excitement, it made this novel a very quick read.

I have absolutely nothing negative to say. I loved it, would read it again and would recommend The Last Time I Lied to any Thriller reader.



I cannot wait to see what Sager comes up with next!

You better believe I will be waiting for it and promptly buying it upon release.



Thank you so much to the publisher, Dutton Press, for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review.

It was a highlight of my year, for sure, and I greatly appreciate the opportunity!