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The House Sitter by Debbie Howells

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whatsamuelreads's review

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Very weak characters. They spoke like Roberts and the book was just very boring and badly written.

book_worm23's review

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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? No

2.25

Okay, I was on board for most of this book, but by the end I was tearing my hair out. I bookmarked the page in chapter 18 where I figured out most of the big twist and hoped it wasn’t true! I honestly don’t even care that the mystery was kind of lame, it was a fun enough read and I devoured it in one day. My chief complaint is the detectives. They seem to understand their job to be taking every witness statement completely at face value and then distributing gossip between suspects. I wanted to throw my phone across the room as I read the scene where she calls someone in for questioning and then proceeds to monologue with all of the accusations against them, on the word of one person, with no other evidence, and completely precluding the ability to question them or for them to confess anything of their own volition. It was a fun, silly read so I bumped it up from a 2 to a 3, but come on!

travellingbookjunkie's review

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dark mysterious 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

3.5

han_greaves's review

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2.5

2.5 Stars - I really liked the multiple characters and their story lines. I can see how the author wanted to keep you guessing but for me it was just too predicable and no real ‘twist’

whatsclairereading's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

annsbibliotherapy's review

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4.0

A tangled web of murder, con artists, and deceit weave through this family like a spider weaves a web.

I had no idea of what I was getting into when I started reading The House Sitter,
through two days I had my mind blown more times than I can count.

In a story where every character has secrets and a past, we find out just how far someone is willing to go to protect it all and what happens when the skeletons come out of the closet.

Kat has been many things at many times, committed more crimes than I can count, and has proven herself to have ice water in her veins, and yet somehow I was still rooting for her, to me that is the very best type of character, one that is completely wrong but there's something about them that just makes you want them to walk out unscathed at the end.

If you're looking for a murder mystery that will have you looking over your shoulder and checking your breaks this is the one for you, it's gripping in the best of ways and gives you an ending that leaves the door open to hope for our characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing an advance copy of this book, I have voluntarily read and reviewed it and all thoughts and opinions are my own.