A review by vasingca
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I think the twists in this book were done better than many of Sager’s books, but he lost me with the whole possession thing. I just really didn’t enjoy the supernatural element and was disappointed that it became the pivotal focus of the novel. However, I felt like the characters were better fleshed out than many of his other female characters, and appreciated that I didn’t expect the ending. I do feel like it’s hard to believe that a mother would send her child to get sober in the place where her husband drowned though.