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One More Minute
How far would you go for more time with the person you lost?
After losing his fiancée, Clayton Miller is left shattered—adrift in a world that no longer makes sense. Grief consumes him, and as he teeters on the edge of suicide, the devil himself appears with an offer no amount of worldly possessions could ever grant the chance to be with her again. Precious minutes to hold her, to hear her voice, to reclaim the life that death stole from them. But time comes at a price. Blood. For every minute he wants with her, a life must be taken.
How do you measure the worth of a single moment? How many minutes will ever be enough? Who truly deserves to die, and who is Clayton to decide? As he sinks deeper into the deal, the lines between love and obsession, justice and murder, begin to blur—until one final question when he looks in the mirror, will he see a man willing to do anything for the woman he loves, or a monster he can no longer recognize?
A haunting psychological thriller about grief, obsession, and the choices that define us, ‘One More Minute’ will leave you questioning where the line between right and wrong truly lies.
After losing his fiancée, Clayton Miller is left shattered—adrift in a world that no longer makes sense. Grief consumes him, and as he teeters on the edge of suicide, the devil himself appears with an offer no amount of worldly possessions could ever grant the chance to be with her again. Precious minutes to hold her, to hear her voice, to reclaim the life that death stole from them. But time comes at a price. Blood. For every minute he wants with her, a life must be taken.
How do you measure the worth of a single moment? How many minutes will ever be enough? Who truly deserves to die, and who is Clayton to decide? As he sinks deeper into the deal, the lines between love and obsession, justice and murder, begin to blur—until one final question when he looks in the mirror, will he see a man willing to do anything for the woman he loves, or a monster he can no longer recognize?
A haunting psychological thriller about grief, obsession, and the choices that define us, ‘One More Minute’ will leave you questioning where the line between right and wrong truly lies.
583 pages, Paperback
Published April 9, 2025
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July 6, 2025
One More Minute by Oscar Bunnik is a dark, haunting novella about grief, desperation, and the price of love. After the sudden death of his fiancée, Clayton Miller is offered a chance to spend one more minute with her, but it comes at a deadly cost. Each minute he gets with her requires the death of someone else, forcing him to make unimaginable choices. As grief turns to obsession, Clayton must confront how far he’s willing to go and whether love can ever justify such horror.
I recently voted One More Minute as the Most Unhinged book in my mid-year book report and here’s why.
I actually DNFed it at 50%. I thought, okay nope, this is too much, and set it aside. But Clayton Miller stuck with me. His grief, his desperation, the absolutely bonkers moral dilemma… I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So I came back and I’m so glad I did.
This book is a wild, mind-bending ride. It constantly had me asking myself: Would I kill for just one more minute with someone I lost? Clayton, deep in the throes of grief after his fiancée’s untimely death, gets pulled into a deadly game where every minute he gets with her costs someone else their life. What starts as grief quickly spirals into obsession, and the moral lines get blurrier with every chapter.
Despite how dark and twisty it gets, the core message is powerful: cherish the time you have. Because once it's gone, the cost of getting it back might be more than you're willing to pay.
One More Minute is perfect for readers who love morally gray characters, fast-paced tension, and thought-provoking ethical dilemmas.
I recently voted One More Minute as the Most Unhinged book in my mid-year book report and here’s why.
I actually DNFed it at 50%. I thought, okay nope, this is too much, and set it aside. But Clayton Miller stuck with me. His grief, his desperation, the absolutely bonkers moral dilemma… I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So I came back and I’m so glad I did.
This book is a wild, mind-bending ride. It constantly had me asking myself: Would I kill for just one more minute with someone I lost? Clayton, deep in the throes of grief after his fiancée’s untimely death, gets pulled into a deadly game where every minute he gets with her costs someone else their life. What starts as grief quickly spirals into obsession, and the moral lines get blurrier with every chapter.
Despite how dark and twisty it gets, the core message is powerful: cherish the time you have. Because once it's gone, the cost of getting it back might be more than you're willing to pay.
One More Minute is perfect for readers who love morally gray characters, fast-paced tension, and thought-provoking ethical dilemmas.
April 22, 2025
This is one of those books I wish I could get amnesia and read all over again for the 1st time. The story is so complex and there are so many plot twists that keep you hooked at all times. Great book!
April 22, 2025
great book!
February 8, 2026
dont read this, plot is sooo sloppy, leading to nowhere, its just a big no from me
August 24, 2025
I read One more minute by Oscar Bunik in July and I have taken almost a month to gather my thoughts and write this review . I also took a very long time to read it because I kept putting it down so many times given how intense the subject matter and the story itself was .Reading One More Minute feels like standing at the edge of a dark lake at midnight—haunting, beautiful, and impossible to look away from. Oscar Bunnik dives deep into grief, showing how loss can twist love from something tender to dangerous overnight . We follow Clayton Miller, a man who is offered a chance to connect with his lost fiancée for just one minute, a gift that comes with a tricky and dangerous cost ; one he can barely comprehend. What makes this novel unforgettable is how it captures the quiet desperation of someone who has lost everything and how far one goes for love . Clayton is not a hero or a villain in the usual sense; he is painfully human, caught between longing and morality. The tension doesn’t come from sudden scares but from the slow, suffocating pull of obsession, the kind that keeps your heart racing even in the silence between words.
Bunnik’s writing paints emotions with precision. Moments of beauty are threaded with unease, and every choice Clayton faces feels weighty, like stepping on ice over an unseen abyss. Secondary characters shimmer with their own subtle significance—they are reflections of Clayton’s grief and mirrors of the questions the story asks: how far would you go to reclaim what you’ve lost, and what price is too high to pay for love? This book lingers. It’s not just a story about the supernatural but a meditation on time, regret, and the fragile line between devotion and obsession. By the end, you feel the echo of Clayton’s choices long after the page is turned, a quiet ache that is both unsettling and beautiful. Overall a haunting, emotionally charged story that refuses to let go, and it marks Oscar Bunnik as a storyteller who understands both the shadows and the light in the human heart.
Bunnik’s writing paints emotions with precision. Moments of beauty are threaded with unease, and every choice Clayton faces feels weighty, like stepping on ice over an unseen abyss. Secondary characters shimmer with their own subtle significance—they are reflections of Clayton’s grief and mirrors of the questions the story asks: how far would you go to reclaim what you’ve lost, and what price is too high to pay for love? This book lingers. It’s not just a story about the supernatural but a meditation on time, regret, and the fragile line between devotion and obsession. By the end, you feel the echo of Clayton’s choices long after the page is turned, a quiet ache that is both unsettling and beautiful. Overall a haunting, emotionally charged story that refuses to let go, and it marks Oscar Bunnik as a storyteller who understands both the shadows and the light in the human heart.
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