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moderenan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hwestfall's review against another edition
5.0
This book had so many twists and turns… definitely keeps you guessing until the end. The audiobook reader was not my favorite just as a heads up to audio listeners. However, the story itself was awesome! Another good thriller/mystery to keep you guessing.
rachaelwinterling's review against another edition
1.0
I should have read the synopsis first, I never would have picked it up. I’m so tired of the drunk-girl can’t remember what happened/drunk-girl drinks her way into danger for no reason. I saw the twists from 10 miles away. Oh well.
ohontzas's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.0
i was enjoying this book but then it just took a really weird turn into like reincarnation and like the twist just didn’t give me a shock that was good. I was confused at first and then i finally understood but was just so weirded out by it. then they fix the issue and then a whole other issue pops up and they have to solve that too. the very last chapter (later section) was cute and a happy ending to the story but overall the twist in this story i didn’t enjoy that much.
gabbygetsreading's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 What a mess. I've given this author one too many chances to redeem himself and it's clear that's not gonna happen. This book was just a bunch of wasted potential like the last few Riley Sager books.
This author loves his unreliable narrators, which no one has ever liked. This main character drove me crazy drinking herself blind every other page. I was somewhat invested in where the plot was gonna to go but man when the reveals happened I wanted to chuck this book into the trash. I can't stand the cheap misdirects and ridiculous "plot twists". This author thinks random equals plot twist and thats clearly not working. The last 100 pages of this book made zero sense and it was a reach for a genre Riley Sager has no business venturing into.
I feel annoyed that I wasted my time reading this book and this author should stop being chosen for book club picks.
This author loves his unreliable narrators, which no one has ever liked. This main character drove me crazy drinking herself blind every other page. I was somewhat invested in where the plot was gonna to go but man when the reveals happened I wanted to chuck this book into the trash. I can't stand the cheap misdirects and ridiculous "plot twists". This author thinks random equals plot twist and thats clearly not working. The last 100 pages of this book made zero sense and it was a reach for a genre Riley Sager has no business venturing into.
I feel annoyed that I wasted my time reading this book and this author should stop being chosen for book club picks.
wombatonabicycle's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
brywegter's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
1.5
boba_n_books's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
What is it with male thriller authors writing about nosey alcoholic women? The House Across the Lake follows a main character who is quite similar to the one in The Woman in the Window.
Casey is an actress born into a famous family who owns a beautiful lake house on Lake Green. Ever since her husband, Len, passed away, Casey has been spiraling and turning to alcohol. An embarrassing press stunt leads her mother to send Casey away to the lake house in the fall for some time alone. Lake Green is quite popular during the summer, but once the offseason hits, anything goes. With nothing better to do, Casey starts to spy on her neighbors who live in a glass house across the lake, and what she finds disturbs her. Her neighbor goes missing, and Casey decides to take the investigation into her disappearance into her own hands.
This was the slowest of slow burns. Riley Sager books are hit or miss for me, but this one fell in the middle. I enjoyed the twists but will not be praising it til the end of time. It was a fun thriller, though!
Casey is an actress born into a famous family who owns a beautiful lake house on Lake Green. Ever since her husband, Len, passed away, Casey has been spiraling and turning to alcohol. An embarrassing press stunt leads her mother to send Casey away to the lake house in the fall for some time alone. Lake Green is quite popular during the summer, but once the offseason hits, anything goes. With nothing better to do, Casey starts to spy on her neighbors who live in a glass house across the lake, and what she finds disturbs her. Her neighbor goes missing, and Casey decides to take the investigation into her disappearance into her own hands.
This was the slowest of slow burns. Riley Sager books are hit or miss for me, but this one fell in the middle. I enjoyed the twists but will not be praising it til the end of time. It was a fun thriller, though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Infidelity
kayliekatsiris's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
saged6083's review against another edition
4.0
*4.5⭐️ Ending could've been a bit better for the rest it was a great book!