Reviews with content warning for Murder - The Couple Next Door

Ok so here’s my beef.

The whole book, since the beginning, I knew Marco was in on it. There was no doubt about that. That fact itself threw me off because I was like “why would it be so obvious that he was involved and why just plainly say it halfway through the book?” Then we learn what we learn about Richard and it got me.

The whole story itself is very entrapping and the ending, chef’s kiss. Cynthia deserved that.

My only wish is that we had a little more from the detective’s POV at how he ACTUALLY got to his conclusions.

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kshurtz13's review

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dark 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

2.5

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asteinke's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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simplyinthemoment's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Lots of twists and turns. Just when I thought I knew who the mastermind was behind the “kidnapping” the reader was led in a different direction. It was a dark & sinister storyline but written in a way where the reader wants to know the outcome. One part of the storyline could have been eliminated and it still would have been a successful & suspenseful book. Which leads to the second point, the ending was less than satisfactory. If the before mentioned wasn’t included then the ending would not have been necessary leading to a better conclusion to the story.

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candaaaace's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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millywebster's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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fharyya09's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

She just killed her former friend but I also think its not her fault because maybe she just did that because of her illness but I'm glad that Cora is back with them safe and sound.

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momto3wildboys's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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