Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

52 reviews

pookiee's review against another edition

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

3.25

for some reason, i like ‘alcoholic voyeur’ narrators, like The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window, and now this. the writing is nice and also refreshingly modern; the internet, social media, and entertainment industry are mentioned naturally.

there’s a

paranormal

twist which i HATE but in this case it aided the plot so it wasn’t too bad. but really that’s cheap when it’s not established it’s that kind of story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Murder

sp34kn0ww's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Gore, Torture, Murder, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide

whenimreading's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

The truth is, I liked this. It wasn’t like mind blowing or anything but definitely a page turner.

I do not care for alcohol abuse and writing that to characterize an unreliable character, it’s such a crutch for me, not a fan so lots of eye rolling there. All to say, I wasn’t expecting the different twists but again, I liked them, it was an okay mystery.

The lake and Vermont locale was intriguing but just scratching the surface. The plot and characters, mainly Casey, was outlandish and cooky/creepy… let’s be honest, she’s a peeper.

Anyway, you will find blinds and curtains on all my windows at night because wtf, maybe it’s a European thing but for some reason Americans love to leave everything open, no thanks!!

Mid 3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Alcoholism, and Death

eilseleslie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Death, Stalking, Infidelity, Self harm, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, and Suicide

karly_ackley's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcohol

kendrav's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Suicide, and Violence

maggiemouse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, Death, and Alcoholism

grace_9613's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

NO! I was soooo disappointed by the twist. Should have done my research on the authors writing as this subgenre of psychological thriller isn’t for me  - I think I’ve read 3 different iterations of this book lately (Layla and Behind her eyes). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Alcoholism, Stalking, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse

jaylee_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Stalking, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Suicide