A review by doodlebeanz
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was pretty let down by this book. After reading Sager's 'Only One Left', I was SO excited to pick up any other book by him that I could get my hands on and Lock Every Door was available via Libby and I jumped at the opportunity. Unfortunately, it fell relatively flat for me. It had so much potential which was the biggest let down to me personally. Sometimes books just suck and don't have any redeeming factors, but this book DID!

I could see the plot twist a mile away, nearly figuring it all out before I even got halfway through the book which was odd considering Only One Left kept me guessing until the bitter end... maybe I put too much pressure on this book and comparing it to it's book sibling is wrong to do, but it's impossible for me not to do! 

This book, like many thrillers nowadays, was tied up nicely and too quickly.
Like what happened to Jane? Why do we never find out? Also, it was just so easy for Nick to kill himself... like oh how coincidental that he decided to do that...
I don't know, it just felt too perfect in the end and it bothered me. I also would've loved a
chapter or two from Nick's POV. I love a dual pov story, and I think that may have been what was lacking with this story. I don't know if Sager often does dual/multiple POVs in his books, but this one would have benefited from someone else's POV since Jules' got repetitive and her naivety started to irk me.


That being said, the book was good; it kept me entertained and I couldn't put it down, I also didn't find myself skimming as much as I usually do. It didn't scare me, it didn't really freak me out *too* much, but the writing of such a spooky and creepy building was incredible! I also love that it's based on the Dakota since I see that building daily and now it looks so different to me lol!
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