A review by deni23
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The book started really interesting. The pace was really fast, the story seemed interesting and promising. I was really excited to find out if Katherine was alive and if not who killed her. I started suspecting different people and trying to find out more from the "now" perspective. Then the part when Casey found Katherine in the basement possessed came and everything went downhill. First of all what the hell... second this story had so much potential and was ruined by this supernatural spirit (Len's spirit) who was possessing Kath only because he wanted to revenge Casey. It was such an unnatural twist that it just threw me off. After that the second plot twist where Tom was drugging his wife was so unnecessary and i felt like the author was just trying to drag the book by a few chapters. Overall the begging had sooooo much potential and it was just ruined. Absolutely disappointed.
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