17.7k reviews for:

The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager

3.51 AVERAGE

kait_22's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jmetsack's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional fast-paced

tasha_x's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense 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: Yes

sambi's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

just_justina10's review against another edition

3.0

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I would have rated it higher but Act 3 of the book is a hit or miss for sure!!!

I couldn't tell if I liked it or not.

bwill214's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

candielbs3's review against another edition

5.0

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This book should get 6 stars! It kept me guessing. There were quite a few jaw dropping moments getting closer and closer to the end. Don’t pass this one up!

larriereads's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

amlinsmeyer's review against another edition

2.5

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

taylorreadsalatte's review against another edition

4.0

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I definitely didn’t know what to expect when I bought this book. I feel as if Riley Sagar is our generation’s version of Stephen King in a way.

I ended up enjoying the book. I think the beginning was slow but about a third of the way in, the story started to pick up. I love that Casey wasn’t a perfect main character. I also enjoyed the twists and turns and not really knowing who to trust in this book. I did however feel like the ending was wrapped up “too perfectly” and could have leaned into the creepy feeling the book had. It seemed too happily ever after for me and the type of book this was. All in all, I enjoyed it and I would recommend this to people for a quick read that would keep them guessing.