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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

mlorenzen38's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

emthibs25's review against another edition

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2.0

I really liked this book starting it. I thought it was going to be a great new murder mystery. I had heard great things about this thriller.

I personally did not like the paranormal twist. I didn’t know that was the kind of book I was getting into and that is why I disliked it so much. I probably would or have reached for it had I known it was a paranormal book.

Another thing I didn’t not like was how the paranormal twist was just thrown in towards the end. It wasn’t explained much either.

jeoreads's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

marsbookreviews's review

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3.0

the plot twists gave me whiplash

thrillakilla's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lizzy_123's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

1.75

jessdito17's review against another edition

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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

3.75

kennedyheinrichs's review against another edition

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3.0

3⭐️ not great

lala_tour's review against another edition

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

2.5

Not my favorite. I feel like thriller writers these days need to throw in multiple reveals/twists just to keep the reader engaged and I'm kind of tired of it

kaitlynraew's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5