Reviews with content warning for Blood - The Couple Next Door

This book is littered in tropes, and the characters are pretty one dimensional. It leans a lot on making women seem crazy and villanizing mental illness. All for a plot arc that isn't very twisty or thrilling in the end. It's very dialogue heavy so it reads fast, at least.

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cnannery19's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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themoodreader's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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bookishchaos's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

3.0

Great idea but I knew exactly who "did it" in the first few chapters, it wasn't hard to figure out. There was still some twists and turns throughout the rest of the book but nothing spectacular.

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neverlandpages4's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

• Going into this, I didn’t have much hope because I had read Not a Happy Family a couple of years ago and I remember being extremely underwhelmed by the plot twists but this one did not disappoint!

• This felt like your typical 2016 thriller where there’s an unreliable narrator (because of the heavy drinking), infidelity, and dumb decisions so at times it did feel predictable and boring but the elaborate plot twists at the end kind of saved it.

• Also, there’s a detective investigating the crime but there’s not much investigation happening. It’s literally just him speculating and theorizing and he just happens to be right every time. And there’s a character at the end that helped commit the crime but wasn’t charged or held accountable? I initially rated this 4 but looking back at it now, I’ll probably change it to 3.

• Overall, it’s a basic psychological thriller, I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a short and twisty read.

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lottieingham's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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auri_underthing's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Three words to describe this book:
Secrets. Desperation. Betrayal.

Damn. This book was just one bad happening after the other. Not sure how I feel about the ending.

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kfquarium's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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