255 reviews for:

You Let Me In

Lucy Clarke

3.78 AVERAGE

dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Elle returned to her recently airbnb-listed house feeling unsettled. She knew someone else stayed in her house, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that the stranger’s presence never left. Her sister thought she was just paranoid. As a thriller writer, it was her job to imagine compelling stories afterall.

Oh, this was a good one! It hooked me right from the start, and I couldn’t guess at all where it was going. Some scenes were downright creepy (IYKYK), and I thought the plot was planned and executed flawlessly.

This might have been my second favourite Lucy Clarke after One of the Girls, which says a lot since I’ve read all of her books published so far. Plus I loved the Easter egg reference to Lucy’s other book, ‘Last Seen’ (in this book, it was described as Elle’s book, giving me a meta feeling when reading this).

This was an outstanding thriller, with a brilliantly executed ending!
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was hooked. Dark, stalkerish. Kept my heart pumping and me on the edge of my seat. I’d recommend this.
emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Now that was SPOOKY, I couldn't put it down and had absolutely no idea what the twist was going to be. An excellent thriller.
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow.  This had a twist that I didn't see coming and that I sort of liked?! There are tonnes of red herrings, lots of possible options and the twist, when you look back on it, makes sense - excellent!  
I really liked the idea of the main character, how fame and fortune doesn't always equal success and how the author wrapped three stories around each other and I enjoyed them all.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes