When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn’t made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further…one by one.
This isn't usually my genre, but I'd heard really good things about Ruth Ware so I thought it would be a good one to try. I wish I could say I've discovered a fun new genre to enjoy, but based on this book, I haven't.
Some of that might be down to the author, not the genre. I can't tell. But I thought there were too many characters to keep track of; we only really got to know three or four of them beyond our two POV ladies. About three chapters in, I thought to myself "I bet _____ did it," and it turned out I was right.
It wasn't awful. The descriptions were great, really well done, and even though I don't know anything about skiing I was able to follow what was going on well enough. The characters I got to know were great, or creepy, as appropriate.
I think if this is your genre, you'll really enjoy this book. It wasn't for me, sadly.
One by One publishes on the 8th September, 2020.
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