Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - The Stranger Upstairs

This book! This book! It was amazing! I can not sing enough praises for this one. It was the perfect plot, pacing, atmosphere, world build, character developed psychologically suspense book.

Sarah Slade is starting over. As the new owner of the infamous Black Wood House—the scene of a grisly murder-suicide—she's determined that the fixer-upper will help reach a new audience on her successful lifestyle blog, and distract her from her failing marriage.

5 out of 5 stars ⭐️ on Goodreads

5 out of 5 stars ⭐️ on Storgryaph

Chefs kiss all around. 👩‍🍳💋

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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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kwoot7's review

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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gmcousino16's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well holy cow. I haven’t been on a wild ride like that in a long time. I haven’t questioned the narrator/main character like that in a book in a very long time. I’m usually so trusting of them because obviously it’s like we’re friends when I’m reading a book if that makes sense. Sarah put me thru the RINGER. I’ve never felt emotionally unstable while reading a book, but I felt like I was losing my mind while reading this.

Some parts I had to re read to make sure I was understanding everything correctly. This is one you have the give your undivided attention to, but so worth the read. This kept me up at night, checking every room before bed, and making sure no one was behind me if I was alone. The Stranger Upstairs gave me the perfect amount of scare/thriller/mystery vibes.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing & Lisa M. Matlin for this ARC! Loved every second!

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arthur_ant18's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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