dig_the_plot 's review for:

The New Neighbor by Carter Wilson

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I have so many books stacked up and lined up to read that I have no clue why I requested this book on Libby. I had never even heard of it but this ended up being a really good book. After I read it I found out it was a standalone story with a crossover to his novel The Dead Husband. Which after I finished this book I did wish I had read the other one first. So keep that in mind if you add this to your TBR. Is today the best day of his life….or the worst? Aidan Marlowe’s wife Holly has died. While having a final moment at the funeral he realizes he has won the lottery. He decides to move and start a new life in a new town called Bury, New Hampshire. He buys an 8,000 sq ft home that had been abandoned by its previous owner, Logan Yates, who was in his 70s. In fact Logan’s two daughters and grandson have all disappeared. Marlow begins to receive creepy letters that are threatening him and his kids. As I stated earlier this is a good book but it held so many frustrating parts. I loved the atmosphere and the house and the creepiness surrounding it. I also loved the storyline and the characters but slowly things fell apart for me. For one thing one of the most important parts of the book had no resolution. I anxiously awaited the answer to why all of these people disappeared and they just stopped talking about it. Ummm what? Hellllur? That’s a vital part of this story. There’s something else that didn’t make any sense but it’s a huge twist so I’ll leave that part alone. There were just so many loose ends that were never tied up which is why this book got 3 stars. It just needed more story development. Maybe if I had read The Dead Husband first it would have provided more insight to things I felt were missing.