{"id":7675,"date":"2026-10-26T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=7675"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:05:35","slug":"the-unknown-by-riley-sager-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=7675","title":{"rendered":"The Unknown by Riley Sager"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Unknown<\/strong> by Riley Sager<\/a>
on August 4, 2026
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Historical<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Psychological<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Supernatural<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Suspense<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 368
Format:<\/strong> Hardcover<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it\u2019s happening again.
\nStruggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. She\u2019s even more surprised when she learns that the role requires a weeklong research trip to that very spot.
\nBecause New Avalon isn\u2019t your ordinary island. A century ago, it was a commune for spiritual mediums\u2014until they all vanished in 1926. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree in the middle of the island, one for each missing woman. Some locals say they simply left. Others think they were murdered. But the prevailing opinion, thanks to a diary left behind by one of the vanished, a young woman named Daisy Rue, is that a s\u00e9ance gone wrong conjured something supernatural that took them all one by one.
\nNot long after arriving, Marin and her castmates, including legendary actress Violet Wright and white-hot director Ronan Peters, begin to realize all is not right with New Avalon. They hear strange noises in the night and notice mysterious symbols left behind by the island\u2019s previous occupants. And after a sudden health emergency leaves Marin, Ronan, and the other actors stranded on the island, the disappearances begin again.
\nIs it the work of someone trying to derail the movie? Or is the island\u2019s alleged supernatural past catching up with the present? As fear and suspicion mount, Marin turns to Daisy\u2019s diary, hoping it holds the key to figuring out what really happened to the women of New Avalon\u2014and how to keep the island\u2019s terrible history from repeating itself.<\/p>\n

This is one of those books that completely pulls you in and refuses to let go. It immerses you so deeply that your mind stays stuck in the story even after you close the book. And I\u2019m not exaggerating when I say it occupied my thoughts for days. I was obsessed. Genuinely obsessed. Maybe it was the writing, maybe it was my mood, or maybe I really am biased, but this book felt real. It was exactly what I needed at the right moment. And yes, I loved almost every single aspect of it. I\u2019m really not complaining. There was one particular turn, one twist, that I didn\u2019t enjoy as much because it wasn\u2019t what I expected, but even then, it didn\u2019t ruin the experience for me. Especially because there were so many other plot twists that completely caught me off guard. Every character felt layered and intentional. Each one had their own story, their own creep factor, their own flaws, and somehow, Riley Sager wrote them all perfectly. His writing has always felt less like reading and more like someone sitting across from you, telling you a story. It\u2019s flowy, easy to read, and incredibly immersive. It never felt like I was reading a book. It felt like I was inside it, living alongside the characters, seeing everything unfold in real time.<\/p>\n

I rated this novel four stars. That final twist near the very end WOWW. I won\u2019t spoil anything, don\u2019t worry, this review is entirely spoiler-free. But that moment genuinely blew my mind. I just sat there, staring into space, trying to process what had just happened.<\/p>\n

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