Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - The House Across the Lake

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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

420 reviews

clairevn's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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teeclecticreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

This was so good! Firstly, I love that there were indicators for the present time and past events. It helped me to not get confused plus I could easily to back and connect dots as the plot unwound. I’m happy that all of my guesses of what was happening were absolutely wrong because I hate when thrillers are too predictable. I could’ve NEVER guessed any of this lol. I’m for sure gonna check out Riley’s other work.

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aleciaaa's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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akevaa's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense 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

2.75

Definitely not a book to read if you’re struggling with alcohol. I understand it as a focus of the novel but wasn’t expecting such a heavy feature. Would rather have focused more on the crime aspect. Not my favorite though the narrator was nice.

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shroff_sanjana's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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annadupreo's review

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dark mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I was into it at the beginning

then the paranormal completely threw me for a loop. I thought she must of been having some drunken delusions but no lol

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kaitlynleigh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I listened to this on a whim and am so glad I did! I didn't know anything going into it and the last few hours of it my mouth was just fully agape!

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stephaniezd's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What a twist! I should know what to expect from Riley Sager by now, but it always catches me off guard. Loved this one.

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adorotich's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved all the twists and turns, but I’m not sure the

supernatural element

was necessary or explained that well. Also don’t think alcohol/alcoholism needed to be featured as heavily (felt like every page) for readers to understand the point.

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augustallyearround's review

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mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

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