Reviews

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

kaitmaries's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

did not enjoy plot twists

cameotarver's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

readingwithemmathomas's review against another edition

4.0

I’m not a big drinker so I found myself so annoyed with her alcoholism, but she def had a reason to drink lol. But I think that was the point.. to be annoyed with her. I enjoyed the book otherwise. Very twisty! Easy read!! 

anotherheather's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

3.25

I enjoyed the story, but I didn't enjoy the supernatural elements that seemed to come out of nowhere. 

spookymom1989's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

tarterburn's review against another edition

4.0

Ok. The plot twist in this hit me like a freight train in the fact that I was not expecting it AT ALL and I in no way predicted or saw it coming till it was running me over and leaving me a shook ass mess LOL. The way my heart was beating out of my chest the last 20% because I was listening on audio and didn’t know what what gonna happen next. I was jumpy beyond belief.

This is only my second book I’ve read from the author but both have had me so captivated and confused in the best possible way. I really enjoyed it!

cassischapter's review against another edition

4.0

This book is so polarizing but I liked it. The scenery was beautiful the plot twist was a little all over the place, but I was invested overall.

thestephaniediaries's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

Plot threw me for a loop and wasn’t as thrilling as some of the others I read. It’s alright, some surprises but overall just okay. 

tamagon's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

Finished The House across the Lake, I'm struggling to give this more than a 6/10

The book gets a 6 for the writing style, the first half and because I score slightly more liberally than most

The writing style is smooth, easy and free-flowing and the author does an amazing job building up the sense of suspense for like 2/3rds of the book, but IMGO has lost ALL his goodwill with an absolutely unnecessary twist in the last 1/3rd

The author has somehow managed  to switch genres entirely, while still going nowhere with said change, leading to a nothingburger of a resolution

Char dev is complicated, because there's strong NEGATIVE character development lmao

My first WOULD NOT RECOMMEND of the year, probably (I finished this book in Mar 2024)

katenbooks's review against another edition

3.0

riley sager stop writing female characters challenge