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A review by sbsenpai
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
4.0
Maggie’s father died, and she inherited the house that her father wrote a best selling horror novel based on the brief time that lived there. Maggie constantly says that the book is just fiction, but strange things continue to happen as she’s trying to fix it up.
Not to mention, the local town doesn’t like the bad reputation that the book received. Who’s telling the truth?
Sager is an exceptionally talented writer as all four of his books have proven. Still to this day, I’ll recommend him to anyone including this one.
A great talent here is that it alternates chapters with the main plot involving Maggie, and the chapters of her fathers book and never once are you confused since he uses different fonts and writing styles.
I will say though that this is my least favorite of his, but that doesn’t mean I hate it! Even at his work worst, Sager still is an entertaining and captivating writer. He knows how to write mood, tension, and mystery and even have a great twist near the end.
My problem here is that Maggie wasn’t that much of a interesting character to me. Not that she wasn’t poorly written, it’s just that she doesn’t really stand on her own like Sager had done in his other books. Maybe this was because of the alternating chapters, but I do wish that she was more fleshed out. But hey, all of my favorite authors have their hiccups.
Not to mention, the local town doesn’t like the bad reputation that the book received. Who’s telling the truth?
Sager is an exceptionally talented writer as all four of his books have proven. Still to this day, I’ll recommend him to anyone including this one.
A great talent here is that it alternates chapters with the main plot involving Maggie, and the chapters of her fathers book and never once are you confused since he uses different fonts and writing styles.
I will say though that this is my least favorite of his, but that doesn’t mean I hate it! Even at his work worst, Sager still is an entertaining and captivating writer. He knows how to write mood, tension, and mystery and even have a great twist near the end.
My problem here is that Maggie wasn’t that much of a interesting character to me. Not that she wasn’t poorly written, it’s just that she doesn’t really stand on her own like Sager had done in his other books. Maybe this was because of the alternating chapters, but I do wish that she was more fleshed out. But hey, all of my favorite authors have their hiccups.