Reviews - The Quiet Tenant

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I have so many questions about Aidan and the reasoning behind why he does what he does. I listened to the audiobook, so I'm not sure if I just missed it, but I felt there was no motive given as to why he was a serial killer or why he kept Rachel as long as he did.

I partly wish there had been a few chapters that involved Aidan's point of view and maybe gave his reasons, or, honestly, that the ending wasn't as abrupt and that we were given more information. I especially would have loved a small reunion of Rachel coming back to her family after so long, considering most of the story is told from her point of view.
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Things I liked:

Concept

Rachel and Cecelia's POV

eerieness and a slight sense of dread in some situations.

Narration

Things I disliked or hated:

Emily's POV - I was annoyed just about every time she came up in the story.

gina1608's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

krervin2's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

spooksreadsx's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alexafair's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this book. It takes the classic abduction book and flips it on its head with different perspectives. There were quite a few lines about trauma and family relationships in this book that I had to highlight because they spoke to me so vividly.

I loved that this book didn’t have a huge twist at the end or anything - those seem to be a bit overplayed. The ending wrapped up nicely and the entire time I couldn’t put it down. I did get a bit confused or lost in parts, but overall it was a very entertaining read!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review!