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A review by groovykathy
The Cottage by Lisa Stone
3.0
Like many have said this book was really misrepresented by the back cover blurb. I expected a creepy stalker type story. That was confusing at first, but once I got past that, I did find the story somewhat interesting. Interesting but not very believable. The plot required a level of suspending disbelief that I couldn’t quite manage.
My vibe was that this was a small town. How many people would be using a fertility clinic here? It seemed like an inordinate amount to me. Also, the small twist at the end, was just totally unbelievable.
Why wouldn’t Jan tell Chris about her brother? That would have protected him far more than saying nothing. I found that really awful of her, actually. And what are the chances that Jan’s parents would go to a fertility clinic in this same town? And wouldn’t Chris & Jan have gotten DNA tests just to be certain they didn’t have any typical genetic issues before they got pregnant? I mean, Chris had been through some crap. He would have probably wanted that reassurance.
Also, when Chris finds out via Jan’s email, wouldn’t he see that Jan had read the email already? I’m sure she would have. Or she would have just deleted it, since she knew the truth.
Really, the more I think about it, the weirder the story gets to me. It did keep my interest, but only because I was hoping the twists would be better than they were. Many of them were predictable.
I did like the writing and will check out more of this author’s books, but this one didn’t quite do it for me.
My vibe was that this was a small town. How many people would be using a fertility clinic here? It seemed like an inordinate amount to me. Also, the small twist at the end, was just totally unbelievable.
Why wouldn’t Jan tell Chris about her brother? That would have protected him far more than saying nothing. I found that really awful of her, actually. And what are the chances that Jan’s parents would go to a fertility clinic in this same town? And wouldn’t Chris & Jan have gotten DNA tests just to be certain they didn’t have any typical genetic issues before they got pregnant? I mean, Chris had been through some crap. He would have probably wanted that reassurance.
Also, when Chris finds out via Jan’s email, wouldn’t he see that Jan had read the email already? I’m sure she would have. Or she would have just deleted it, since she knew the truth.
Really, the more I think about it, the weirder the story gets to me. It did keep my interest, but only because I was hoping the twists would be better than they were. Many of them were predictable.
I did like the writing and will check out more of this author’s books, but this one didn’t quite do it for me.