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A review by woahshereads
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Straight up, Riley Sager knows how to draw you into the story with his writing but the big letdown for me was finding out this was a paranormal thriller???
I really was not expecting that and I honestly couldn't take the book seriously after I found that out, which by the way is sort of the big twist in the book so again, was the twist really that good? I feel like we just took an easy way out without trying to creatively bring to the light the killer & explain the events that were happening.
Anyway, I will keep reading Riley Sager - I could not put this one down otherwise and felt it was a true page turner. I enjoyed the "now" & "before" POV's and felt like it was really easy to follow and read.
Would recommend everyone give this one a shot just know it you're not really into paranormal you might be disappointed!
I really was not expecting that and I honestly couldn't take the book seriously after I found that out, which by the way is sort of the big twist in the book so again, was the twist really that good? I feel like we just took an easy way out without trying to creatively bring to the light the killer & explain the events that were happening.
Anyway, I will keep reading Riley Sager - I could not put this one down otherwise and felt it was a true page turner. I enjoyed the "now" & "before" POV's and felt like it was really easy to follow and read.
Would recommend everyone give this one a shot just know it you're not really into paranormal you might be disappointed!