Reviews

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

briljjohnson's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

sonyesquivel's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

missteddybearears's review

4.0

What a page turner! Hated it every time I needed to set it down.

moonstruckowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.0

annietestin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

cheeto943's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

The plot wasn’t great but i finished it just to know what happens.

_thebookstermama_'s review

3.0

3.5⭐️ rounded up

Oh my. I wasn’t entirely too sure what to think about The Stranger Upstairs. It was an unhinged, chaotic, train wreck of a story, but like, in a good way ??

Some twists fell flat for me but overall, it was fast-paced and all the craziness made me want to keep reading to find out what the actual heck was going on. Because trust me, I had no idea what to believe while I was reading this. I still don’t even know what to believe

katyv15's review

I really thought it's one hell of a perfect horror debut book but it's not .... It kept me into it until chapter 16. The story git sloppy after that and eventually I lost interest. I don't understand why can't authors maintain pace when they are supposed to create a thriller and suspense out of their shabby (or no shabby) story. This is not the debut book I would fall for ...

occions's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

fairlyoddhippie's review

5.0

First off I want to thank Netgalley for letting me read and review this book.

THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS BY LISA M. MATLIN
Out 9/26/23

I cannot believe that this was Lisa Matlin’s debut novel. It was so good! I got Amity vibes and The Watcher vibes. All the while being nothing at all like those.
She is obviously a talented writer! This is definitely one of my favorite thrillers I’ve read this year!
I can’t wait to see what else comes from her mind.