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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
Thank you to Netgalley for my advanced copy of Those People. This book wasn't the best mystery thriller I've ever read, and I found myself skimming quite a bit in the middle, but I very much enjoyed the ending. I'm going to have to give Louise's work another go because I liked the writing style. For some reason, this book never hooked me though. Hopefully it was just me and you'll enjoy it more!!
Felt it was a bit flat. I didn't feel for any of the characters. Actually kind of on the side of the new owners.
This book was interesting. It’s definitely not a favourite
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a groundbreaking read and I didn't fall in love with the snobbish middle class characters - that may be the point. Slow to get yo thr juicy bits some twists predictable some not.
The residents of Lowland Way have it all – a picture perfect neighborhood that is child-friendly and everyone gets along. That is, until Darren and Jodie move in. This couple doesn’t follow the regular rules that everyone adheres to – their yard is a mess, they are not friendly, and they play music at all hours. The residents have to figure out what to do to get their neighborhood back. When something goes terribly wrong, no one knows what to do and if the neighborhood will ever be the same.
This book sounded like it was going to be good, but I didn’t find it to be nearly as good as I was hoping it would be. Things that were supposed to be surprising weren’t super intriguing. Nothing was anything that couldn’t have been easily guessed, and I did not find the ending to be satisfactory at all.
This book sounded like it was going to be good, but I didn’t find it to be nearly as good as I was hoping it would be. Things that were supposed to be surprising weren’t super intriguing. Nothing was anything that couldn’t have been easily guessed, and I did not find the ending to be satisfactory at all.
Another cracker from my new favourite thriller writer Louise Candlish!
'Those People' yet again centres on a beautifully afluent road that its residents take great care in looking after.
The road is so safe, that it even has 'Play out sunday' - where all cars are moved and the children can play out in the street in safety.
Naomi and her husband Ralph are horrified to come home one day and find that new neighbours have moved into the vacant house next door that belonged to their friend Jean before she passed away. It is clear from the very start that Darren Booth and his partner Jodie are rude, disrespectful, play loud music and drink too much - and pretty soon the surrounding houses are up in arms about them. What has happened to the place?(I found the whole situation vey ironic as I am dealing with an almost identical situation in my own road at the moment where one family is ruining the quiet and calm road that many of us have lived in for decades, with no concern or interest in stopping). They also commit the cardinal sin of the road - refusing to move their car to allow the kids to play on Sunday and trying to knock down the wall that separates their house from next door without checking with the Naomi and Ralph first. The biggest complaint however, comes from Darren's car dealership that he runs out the front of his house illegally as well as his dodgy scaffolding that looks set to collapse at any minute.
Sissy lives across the road trying to keep her Bed & Breakfast business going (despite her customers leaving negative reviews due to the neighbours), Em and Ant just want some peace and quiet before they go mad, and before their young son has hearing difficulties, and Tess and her husband Finn are starting to turn against Naomi and Ralph - because everyone wants the neighbours gone, but not everyone is willing to sacrifice everything they hold dear to make it happen..
One Saturday morning a shocking and tragic accident takes place on the road, and the residents all think they know exactly who the culprit was.. but sometimes you should be looking into the people you think you already know for answers...
I loved this - it was a chunky book but I was so keen to find out what happened that I read it in just 2 sittings. Louise Candlish has a wonderful knack of basing her thrillers around supposedly charming and typically middle class people who live in perfect 'Stepford Wives' style houses, and it is only when you scratch the surface that you realise how nasty people can really be and what lengths they will go to to save themselves - I myself find that the scariest facade of all...
'Those People' yet again centres on a beautifully afluent road that its residents take great care in looking after.
The road is so safe, that it even has 'Play out sunday' - where all cars are moved and the children can play out in the street in safety.
Naomi and her husband Ralph are horrified to come home one day and find that new neighbours have moved into the vacant house next door that belonged to their friend Jean before she passed away. It is clear from the very start that Darren Booth and his partner Jodie are rude, disrespectful, play loud music and drink too much - and pretty soon the surrounding houses are up in arms about them. What has happened to the place?(I found the whole situation vey ironic as I am dealing with an almost identical situation in my own road at the moment where one family is ruining the quiet and calm road that many of us have lived in for decades, with no concern or interest in stopping). They also commit the cardinal sin of the road - refusing to move their car to allow the kids to play on Sunday and trying to knock down the wall that separates their house from next door without checking with the Naomi and Ralph first. The biggest complaint however, comes from Darren's car dealership that he runs out the front of his house illegally as well as his dodgy scaffolding that looks set to collapse at any minute.
Sissy lives across the road trying to keep her Bed & Breakfast business going (despite her customers leaving negative reviews due to the neighbours), Em and Ant just want some peace and quiet before they go mad, and before their young son has hearing difficulties, and Tess and her husband Finn are starting to turn against Naomi and Ralph - because everyone wants the neighbours gone, but not everyone is willing to sacrifice everything they hold dear to make it happen..
One Saturday morning a shocking and tragic accident takes place on the road, and the residents all think they know exactly who the culprit was.. but sometimes you should be looking into the people you think you already know for answers...
I loved this - it was a chunky book but I was so keen to find out what happened that I read it in just 2 sittings. Louise Candlish has a wonderful knack of basing her thrillers around supposedly charming and typically middle class people who live in perfect 'Stepford Wives' style houses, and it is only when you scratch the surface that you realise how nasty people can really be and what lengths they will go to to save themselves - I myself find that the scariest facade of all...
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Thanks to the publisher, via Netgalley, for an advance e-galley for honest review.
3.5ish stars, rounded. While definitely an interesting neighborhood story, this one didn't have quite the same drive as Our House did last year (which, with it's very of-the-moment podcast narration approach was a well timed release). This one is excellent as a character study, but it wasn't as suspenseful as I think it was billed to be. It's hard when many characters come off as pretentious- though I do think that the fact that the majority of characters in this story are unlikable is central to the plot.
3.5ish stars, rounded. While definitely an interesting neighborhood story, this one didn't have quite the same drive as Our House did last year (which, with it's very of-the-moment podcast narration approach was a well timed release). This one is excellent as a character study, but it wasn't as suspenseful as I think it was billed to be. It's hard when many characters come off as pretentious- though I do think that the fact that the majority of characters in this story are unlikable is central to the plot.
Louise Candlish has a distinct style of writing, plots her stories well, and gives the readers interesting, flawed characters to watch develop. However, her pacing simply does not jive with me. This is my second Candlish book, and I liked it better than the first that I read, Our House, for a few reasons. First, though I still didn’t love the pacing, more happened in this book which helped justify its length. Second, the multiple POVs kept me guessing as to who the culprit could be – who in the quiet neighborhood could have caused the horrible tragedy and the misfortune which followed.
I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review of #Those People
I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review of #Those People
One day I will understand these books that tank at the end, but today isn't that day. Right now I'm just miffed that the ending totaled this book. It might make a better show than a book, but not without the ending getting major reworking. I just about have had it with stories that have such horrible endings that I regret reading the book. I would beg of the author, and the publisher to fix this.
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.