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A review by ceeemvee
The New Neighbors by Simon Lelic
3.0
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.
Meet your new neighbors, Jack & Syd. They are a bit of an odd couple. Jack is a pretty straitlaced social worker, and Syd has sown a few wild oats in her day. They have saved up to buy their "forever house" and fall into a bit of luck in finding the perfect place at a great price. But are things too good to be true? Pretty soon after moving in, things start to go awry. To document the happenings, Jack & Syd begin a journal, which is told alternately by each. The journal documents the strange things going on as well as the unraveling of their relationship. The writing is fluid, and the tale is told seamlessly between the two. Both are very likable characters, flawed for sure, but you really do want a happy ending for them.
At first I thought this would be a paranormal thriller (not sure where I got that idea), but it isn't. It is a psychological thriller with a plot so twisty you won't be able to figure out whodunit. The subject matter does become dark, then very dark. I did consider putting it down as it seemed to slow down and the focus was on the dark side of human nature. But I had to find out how it ended and the second half of the book picks up. The plot does a U-turn in a way that I had never imagined. All in all, this was a very satisfying and suspenseful read, with a lot of creepiness thrown in.
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Meet your new neighbors, Jack & Syd. They are a bit of an odd couple. Jack is a pretty straitlaced social worker, and Syd has sown a few wild oats in her day. They have saved up to buy their "forever house" and fall into a bit of luck in finding the perfect place at a great price. But are things too good to be true? Pretty soon after moving in, things start to go awry. To document the happenings, Jack & Syd begin a journal, which is told alternately by each. The journal documents the strange things going on as well as the unraveling of their relationship. The writing is fluid, and the tale is told seamlessly between the two. Both are very likable characters, flawed for sure, but you really do want a happy ending for them.
At first I thought this would be a paranormal thriller (not sure where I got that idea), but it isn't. It is a psychological thriller with a plot so twisty you won't be able to figure out whodunit. The subject matter does become dark, then very dark. I did consider putting it down as it seemed to slow down and the focus was on the dark side of human nature. But I had to find out how it ended and the second half of the book picks up. The plot does a U-turn in a way that I had never imagined. All in all, this was a very satisfying and suspenseful read, with a lot of creepiness thrown in.
https://wordpress.com/posts/candysplanet.wordpress.com