Reviews with content warning for Murder - The House Across the Lake

I was super intrigued by this book. When I started it, things were fairly intense and mysterious. Even to keep me going. As things developed, I really enjoyed how unreliable and unhinged the main character, Casey, was becoming. I never really knew who to believe in this story, not Casey or anyone she interacted with. This kept things interesting for me. I also really enjoyed the portrayal of alcoholism and what it can do to you. I felt that it was handled well and contributed to Casey being unreliable. Near the end of the story, I felt like things became too much. The supernatural element to the story really threw me off. It was still interesting to read, but it took away some of my enjoyment. Overall, the story had a good ending and was entertaining. I believe that the end of the book was filled with too much happening and too many twists. I still enjoyed reading this one and will continue to try books from this author.

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Could not put this book down!

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coco78337's review against another edition

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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? Yes

3.0

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dismorganization's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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2.0

you have to be joking me… out of all the ways this book could have gone, this was somehow the worst. 2 stars because it was so bad it became silly and actually started making me laugh. read it with your friends so you can all laugh about how ridiculous it is.

also, the audiobook narrator did a great job but she was not the right choice to voice Casey.

I know Casey was supposed to be an unreliable narrator but ??? But I don’t think it was well written. Her reactions/thoughts are confusing and seem contradictory when many of the twists are revealed (in a bad way).

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celery's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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sarahannmac21's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

What the actual heck was this book? It’s a mix of Layla, Pretty Girls, and the movie A Simple Favor…. In all of the most absurd bs of ways. I mean what the actual f?

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