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The Couple Next Door
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bookshelves: crime-creations, mysterious-miasmas, thriven-thrillers, adult-books-read
Sep 29, 2016
bookshelves: crime-creations, mysterious-miasmas, thriven-thrillers, adult-books-read
I received this in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you to the author, Shari Lapena, and the publisher, Pamela Dorman Books, for this opportunity.
This book has made me a paranoid mess! I suspected each and every character due to the darkness and deception that was thrust into each and every page. This was a warren of misleading clues, misleading characters, false starts, false ends, cryptic suggestions, suspect conundrums and everything in between!
I found the writing style a little cold and stilted, but this ended up playing a large factor in my overall enjoyment of the book: the oscillating perspectives where often emotional and this was offset nicely by the algid, omniscient narration that tied it all together.
This is a high-tension, high-action, high-intensity read, which doesn't slow down until the last thrilling line.
This book has made me a paranoid mess! I suspected each and every character due to the darkness and deception that was thrust into each and every page. This was a warren of misleading clues, misleading characters, false starts, false ends, cryptic suggestions, suspect conundrums and everything in between!
I found the writing style a little cold and stilted, but this ended up playing a large factor in my overall enjoyment of the book: the oscillating perspectives where often emotional and this was offset nicely by the algid, omniscient narration that tied it all together.
This is a high-tension, high-action, high-intensity read, which doesn't slow down until the last thrilling line.
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Reading Progress
September 20, 2016
– Shelved
September 20, 2016
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to-read
September 28, 2016
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Started Reading
September 28, 2016
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"I have heard such a mix of opinions and I have read a lot of good crime fiction recently so I am a little hesitant about this..."
September 29, 2016
– Shelved as:
crime-creations
September 29, 2016
– Shelved as:
mysterious-miasmas
September 29, 2016
– Shelved as:
thriven-thrillers
September 29, 2016
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Finished Reading
March 11, 2021
– Shelved as:
adult-books-read
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Sep 29, 2016 09:22AM
I've been seeing this book a lot as of late and would appreciate a succinct review. Most reviews I've seen are too detailed.
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Sohaib wrote: "I've been seeing this book a lot as of late and would appreciate a succinct review. Most reviews I've seen are too detailed."It was a very good thriller! I should have my review up sometime tomorrow :)
Tick Tock Tick Tock! Waiting :)
@Sihaib You could try my review if you want. I didn't go into detail to avoid spoilers.
All done :) Quirks writes great reviews, definitely worth checking it out.
Thanks Dannii! I'm flattered that you think so!
Just what I was looking for: a little impressionistic comment and another on the narrative style. Good job Dannii!
Sohaib wrote: "Just what I was looking for: a little impressionistic comment and another on the narrative style. Good job Dannii!"Thank you so much, Sohaib!
Quirks wrote: "Thanks Dannii! I'm flattered that you think so!"It's the truth, lovely :)
