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The Cottage by Lisa Stone

11 reviews

klpage's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is not what I expected and not in a good way unfortunately… I also found the plot slightly heavy as it speaks about stillborn babies, incest and babies with deformities.

The plot wasn’t what I was expecting given the name of the title.

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hannahnwalding's review

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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lolamuy's review

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I must say, when I picked up this book, I didn't expect what I was going to read. But I thought it was really good, a good page-turner with good suspense and some disturbing elements. I thought the ending was a bit superfluous though.
Nonetheless I would recommend this story.

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terrie_412's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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taliatalksbooks's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? No

2.0

The Cottage by Lisa Stone wasn’t at all what I expected, and I was definitely disappointed in how it turned out. While I think the premise is an important topic to talk about, I think the different POVs really took away from the underlying horror of this book. This didn’t need to be a what’s outside the window in the dark mystery, and I think it would have actually been a lot better without this added element. The story seemed disjointed, and I often wondered to myself what Jan’s purpose actually was other than to be scared. Again, I think this took away from the overall messaging, and I think the story could have really benefited from leaving out this POV entirely. Ultimately, it was underwhelming and cringy, but did make some important points about what can happen when medical practices are family operated and not properly licensed.

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nataliet's review

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

1.75

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abbie_reads_horror's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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katiej's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Interesting topic and fairly well executed. However ending felt rushed which was a shame as I’m not sure it needed the last bit of a twist

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hellothereforeitsalex's review

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.5

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jodi_xo's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Such a good book. The writing quality itself wasn’t the best but the story was great. Definitely has a few trigger warnings but overall a good book. With a decent amount of twists. Definitely recommend.

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