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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
Alright but quite a slow story, I did like the ending which is rare for me! Didn’t like how the first person bits were written - as a letter and as a podcast because it’s not believable that a normal person would write/speak like that…who would naturally say something like: ‘hello’ I said huskily
The pacing is a little slow but the mystery and ending are good.
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Despite just realising that a close friend of mine read this last year and wasn’t a big fan, I LOVED it!! Really really enjoyable and such a page-turner.
I sort of guessed some bits, and could see some things coming, but I LOVED the ending!!! Won’t say any more!!! Fab!
I sort of guessed some bits, and could see some things coming, but I LOVED the ending!!! Won’t say any more!!! Fab!
Oh my giddy aunt. I haven't given 5 stars in a few years. A great read that keeps you thinking right up to the end.
Oh my god! I found myself screaming that in my head through the whole novel, especially once the fraud was revealed. Oh my god!
I'm only just getting into the world of suspense, filled with unreliable narrators and total plot twists. [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464], however, is clearly a masterful example of the craft.
I loved the podcast (the immediate future retelling the event and everything that led up to it after the event in the present) and the event as it was happening in the present, as a contrast to each other. I loved the dramatic irony this created, both between Fi and Bram, and their own past and current selves. [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] was the first time I've felt myself yelling (in my head) "don't do it!" as I knew completely that they would.
I think [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] might inadvertently become the standard I hold other suspense/thrillers to. It was so good because it was so realistic, and you can see how anyone would get sucked in by this kind of crime scheme, after what seems like only a few bad choices. I don't know if I want to hang on to this book, because it feels like thriller is a genre you can only truly read once, otherwise it's flat and not as, well, thrilling. But I will say [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] was an exciting start to my 2024 reading journey, and I'm happy to have finally gotten it off my TBR.
I'm only just getting into the world of suspense, filled with unreliable narrators and total plot twists. [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464], however, is clearly a masterful example of the craft.
I loved the podcast (the immediate future retelling the event and everything that led up to it after the event in the present) and the event as it was happening in the present, as a contrast to each other. I loved the dramatic irony this created, both between Fi and Bram, and their own past and current selves. [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] was the first time I've felt myself yelling (in my head) "don't do it!" as I knew completely that they would.
I think [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] might inadvertently become the standard I hold other suspense/thrillers to. It was so good because it was so realistic, and you can see how anyone would get sucked in by this kind of crime scheme, after what seems like only a few bad choices. I don't know if I want to hang on to this book, because it feels like thriller is a genre you can only truly read once, otherwise it's flat and not as, well, thrilling. But I will say [b:Our House|35924499|Our House|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511275498l/35924499._SY75_.jpg|57458464] was an exciting start to my 2024 reading journey, and I'm happy to have finally gotten it off my TBR.
I found the beginning of this novel slow and uninteresting. Fi and Bram were just another couple too wrapped up in their own pleasures to care about each other (he -- drinking and women) (her -- children and house). Then I got drawn into the web that was wove. Does Fi get her house back, does Bram go to prison, do they reconcile? And then the devastating end.
4.5! Wow this was great twisty book! I figured a couple of things out along the way but it got me good on a couple of things with one last. Super twist at the very end. Need to read more of hers for sure.
Terrifyingly plausible domestic thriller that continues to pack a memorable punch!
I think it takes a really special book to be just as exciting and engaging on a subsequent read as it was during the first. Our House is one of those books, as I literally couldn’t put it down again! I flew through it in a couple of days (which is fast for me!) and was just as eager to turn the page as I was on my initial venture into Trinity Avenue.
One of the main reasons Our House continues to be a gripping and unputdownable read for a second time, is the plausibility of the plot. Bram’s descent into the increasingly desperate and damaging actions he takes are so believable. It’s easy to understand how his situation spirals further and further out of control. It’s like passing a huge car crash: you want to look away, but you somehow can’t turn your head. This really ramps up the tension in the novel and the gradual decline of Bram’s circumstances and his mental health are truly tragic. Whilst he makes some incredibly dubious decisions and his personality reeks of white, middle class privilege (I mean, who but the most arrogant in society would continue to drive in his circumstances!?), I still have a certain sympathy for him. He’s a product of his circumstances (both past and present), but he’s not evil or villainous. This is something Candlish does so well, she writes characters so painfully human you can’t help but relate to them even in the most extreme of circumstances.
There are lots of other aspects to the novel that really stand out for me and have given me even more food for thought whilst reading for a second time. Some themes that were highlighted for me are: the trappings of middle class consumerism (both Bram and Fi place so much of their identity on 91 Trinity Avenue and the symbol of status it provides); the duplicitous nature of relationships (there’s multiple layers to a number of relationships, which again adds to the plausibility of the plot); and the danger that a digital/technologically advanced life can bring (this aids and abets the devastating fraud at the heart of the plot). These all make for a memorable and exhilarating narrative, which is blended with a cast of complex characters and presented in a fresh and unique format (I love how the narrative shifts between Fi’s podcast recording, Bram’s document and the third person chapters).
And let’s not forget #THATLastLine
I think it takes a really special book to be just as exciting and engaging on a subsequent read as it was during the first. Our House is one of those books, as I literally couldn’t put it down again! I flew through it in a couple of days (which is fast for me!) and was just as eager to turn the page as I was on my initial venture into Trinity Avenue.
One of the main reasons Our House continues to be a gripping and unputdownable read for a second time, is the plausibility of the plot. Bram’s descent into the increasingly desperate and damaging actions he takes are so believable. It’s easy to understand how his situation spirals further and further out of control. It’s like passing a huge car crash: you want to look away, but you somehow can’t turn your head. This really ramps up the tension in the novel and the gradual decline of Bram’s circumstances and his mental health are truly tragic. Whilst he makes some incredibly dubious decisions and his personality reeks of white, middle class privilege (I mean, who but the most arrogant in society would continue to drive in his circumstances!?), I still have a certain sympathy for him. He’s a product of his circumstances (both past and present), but he’s not evil or villainous. This is something Candlish does so well, she writes characters so painfully human you can’t help but relate to them even in the most extreme of circumstances.
There are lots of other aspects to the novel that really stand out for me and have given me even more food for thought whilst reading for a second time. Some themes that were highlighted for me are: the trappings of middle class consumerism (both Bram and Fi place so much of their identity on 91 Trinity Avenue and the symbol of status it provides); the duplicitous nature of relationships (there’s multiple layers to a number of relationships, which again adds to the plausibility of the plot); and the danger that a digital/technologically advanced life can bring (this aids and abets the devastating fraud at the heart of the plot). These all make for a memorable and exhilarating narrative, which is blended with a cast of complex characters and presented in a fresh and unique format (I love how the narrative shifts between Fi’s podcast recording, Bram’s document and the third person chapters).
And let’s not forget #THATLastLine