A review by a_robin_reads
Het laatste huis by Catriona Ward

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Information:

• Kobo Plus ebook
• Book club: Passant

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Review:

I can't believe this author. Just NO

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I have read The last house on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. I read the Dutch ebook. Read this for my in real life book club. It was my choice. Chose this one, because I thought it would be fun to read a thriller and I thought this one was good for the discussion. This is an adult thriller book with some horror vibes. 

I read this over a longer period, so therefore didn't update at the beginning. The beginning started out pretty good. It was fun to guess what had happened and who was the person who did it. The characters we followed were a bit weird, but that was also pretty fun. It was definitely a fun book to discuss with the group.

However... there was a certain "twist" in this book that I just absolutely hated. I think it's very problematic. Even more so with the afterword where the author explains things. I just hate when thrillers do twists like this, but it is hard to avoid apparantly. I think it would have been a better idea if the author wrote a contemporary book with what the "twist" was about. And another book that was a thriller with the original story she made up. Very much don't recommend reading this book. 

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