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The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

8 reviews

jenniferbowman's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Miscarriage, Death, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Addiction, Murder, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child death, Gore, Chronic illness, and Alcoholism

ambersautumnreads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Miscarriage

alannah_valenta's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Miscarriage

jhansell's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, and Violence

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

  When Rosie gets lucky and inherits an apartment in an exclusive building in NYC, strange things start to happen, and people all around them are dying under mysterious circumstances.
     I felt the author left too much not wrapped up at the end. What was the charm? Did the Windermere make people more successful? What was up with Rosie's dad's church? All these doors were opened but the book never fully explored them. She went into a bunch of other stuff that felt less important, lots of sex and more descriptive sex than most thrillers, which I don't mind if the author fills out the story.
   And the ending was absolutely no surprise. I need to stop reading her subpar books, I just keep hoping she'll improve as a writer.

Narrator Rating: 4.25 stars
  The narrator did an excellent job, but her tone for the sister was whiny and annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Drug use, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Terminal illness

pierrereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Suicide, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Child death

Minor: Stalking and Miscarriage

bearybooky's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, and Infertility

ashleybarnes's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

Like author Lisa Unger, I have a deep love for New York City and was excited to read a thriller set there. The building featured in The New Couple in 5B and its cast of characters reminded me of Only Murders in the Building - with many more supernatural, chilling elements. 

Rosie and Chad Lowan are living a life we’re familiar with in NYC; She’s a writer and he’s and actor, recently married and doing their best to make ends meet. Their luck (and life) takes a significant turn when they inherit a luxurious apartment in a building with a chilling history. And while this is seemingly a blessing for the couple, their world begins to quickly unravel after they move in. 

I liked reading the story from Rosie’s perspective and the bits of history from previous tenants. There were a few plot points and characters that didn’t fully come together for me, and after being compelled for so much of the book, the ending kind of fell flat. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Suicide, and Violence