9.65k reviews for:

The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena

3.55 AVERAGE

jack_7's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

meganori's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5

ceo202's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thepaigeturner's review against another edition

4.0

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"The Couple Next Door" was recommended to me by my sister who said she finished it in one day. That immediately sparked my interest. This is the story of every parent's worst nightmare: the kidnapping of a child. This story was suspenseful and just when you thought, okay, I have this figured out and I know how it's going to end, you would be blindsided. I can't wait to read other books by Shari Lapena.

amandasuej6's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

niararain's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adrienne_g's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Utterly ridiculous.

charlottereidsma's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mispenguin13's review against another edition

3.0

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Parece ser que últimamente la mayoría de novelas de este género y que son consideradas un gran boom literario están destinadas a defraudarme.
Puede ser que tuviera puestas muchas expectativas sobre la novela después de haber oído y leído tan buenas críticas y que la idea general del libro me atrajera, pero ha sido una pequeña decepción para mí.
La trama está narrada de una manera muy sencilla que no va a dejarte que abandones el libro, pero tal vez eso ha sido lo único que me ha atado a él que era rápido y fácil de leer. Porque el final me lo esperaba desde la mitad del libro, además de que hay muchas partes de la trama que para mí no han tenido ningún sentido y que aún así han convertido cada giro de la novela en algo predecible desde el capítulo anterior. Tampoco he conseguido conectar con ningún personaje, no por odio ni porque no me gusten, es que no me han producido nada, ni siquiera lástima o rabia.

Para acabar doy mis razones para leerlo y para no leerlo.
No:
- Bastante predecible si has leído algo de Mary Higgins Clark, Agatha Cristie, Dolores Redondo, Stephen King, etc.
- La historia y los personajes me han dejado indiferente.
- Lagunas y fallos básicos en la investigación.

Si:
- Rápido y sencillo de leer.
- La manera en que está escrito engancha.

mwbrjb's review against another edition

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Ok, so I found this book in a free library while I took my dog for a walk. I'm also beginning reading for my school semester, so maybe that's why this book was a pretty easy and enjoyable read for me. I wasn't expecting an amazing book that left me speechless or wondering, I was just looking for a quick escape from reality for a few hours. It did the trick.