A review by nataliereadz
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Oh man! Don't let the title sway your decision to pick this up - I put it off for ages as I thought "ugh another superficial, typical thriller trope". But nope! This novel is crazy dark and goes to all kinds of twisted places. We follow three different story lines that span across a couple decades and while that might sound choppy on the surface, they seam together effortlessly.  Though be warned, one particular story line is full of all kinds of triggers. The twists were spot on and kept me guessing to the very end. Also pretty cool that the author churned this out during the thick of the pandemic! 
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