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I have had this thriller on my TBR for a few years now and overall found it pacey and engaging. I really liked the format and short, snappy sections that kept me reading, although getting both Fi and Bram's perspectives at the same time did sometimes mean I had trouble remembering what Fi did and didn't know. Bram is a total disaster but somehow I still liked him. Candlish does a great job making ⬇️

I struggled to get through this one. I wasn‘t a fan of the way it was structured and didn‘t feel very invested in any of the characters.

Read this quite quickly as it was a loan of a loan! Whilst I thought it quite predictable, I was wrong!!!
Great ending!!

What are you reading over the weekend? I‘m going to start this one 🎧

Engaging thriller that didn‘t disappoint. Fast paced and enjoyable.

We have arrived! It was a journey! (We were turned away from the border on Friday and had to hang out 2 days in Maine waiting on COVID test results.) But now we are here. We bought my parents' place so already feels like home. And we have a beautiful view! Just gotta unpack.

Candlish‘s novel earns a so-so because while the mystery itself was intriguing, the story dragged in areas that created a meandering plot. I loved the twists. I loved the mystery, it‘s one that I haven‘t read before and it pulled me in. The switching narrative allowed for additional information but felt like the story was being repeated instead of moving forward.

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Excited to move on Candlish‘s Our House!

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Waste my time 2021. Slow paced.

This was the twisty, suburban rich people behaving badly book I had hoped Good Neighbors would be. I read 85% of this on Friday and then “lost” my Kindle in the bedding 🙄 so couldn‘t finish it until now. 👍🏼

Whoa! This one is an anxiety inducing page turner! This is a fast paced easy read that will keep you enthralled right to the end. I demolished it in less that 24 hours!

Updating my #BookSpinBingo board and I realized that I‘ve actually finished 5 books. I‘m just over half way thru the tagged book, but the intense blackmailing is giving me anxiety, so it‘s taking me a while to get through it. It‘s so so good, but so freaking intense. 😂 Hoping to finish it during my shift tonight.

Listened to the tagged audiobook for the #NetGalleyReviewathon and #BookSpinBingo while I worked on another spooky Halloween DIY. I can‘t wait for it to dry so I can paint it, and get it up on the fireplace mantel! 😍

Well, this was a successful mystery for me! I read to the last sentence and thought - I didn‘t get it. So I flipped back and reread the last 2 chapters. Oh damn! Whoops!

I finally was able to borrow this one from my library. It sounds so creepy. ❤️❤️❤️ Can‘t wait you get started on it this week!

Tricky! I was kept on my toes by this book and there were several points along the way that I didn‘t see coming. I will say that the overall premise was different from what I thought from the blurb on the back. It‘s not a psychological drama, like a gaslighting situation. People DO believe Fiona when she claims she used to live there. The mystery is how did her house come to be sold without her knowledge, and that takes 400 pages to unravel!

What would you do if you came home from work to find someone else had moved into your house? Less psychological thriller and more the breakdown of a marriage and the escalation of a mistake into a huge, life changing threat, this was a quick, easy read. I guessed parts, some were a bit daft but overall it was a decent page turner.

A woman comes home to find that a new family is moving in her beloved house despite it never having been on the market. Her husband is missing and her kids aren‘t in school. This story is told through both Fi (wife) and Bram (husband) POVs at two different points in time; Fi‘s through a podcast with #VictimFi (you should tweet song!) highly recommend for domestic suspense/thriller fans. #DomesticSuspense #Betrayal #Twists

This one was a 3 star for me. The storyline was very interesting! I feel like it may have lasted a little long. Overall decent.

An intriguing premise: a woman comes home to find her home has been sold. A mystery ensues with many twists and turns but this one wasn't for me. It was overwritten and dragged on way too long. I didn't mind the actual story, but the way it was written is what I have the problem with. I listened to the #audiobook which may have been the problem. (Pictured with the back side of "our house" ?)

Good thriller/mystery/ WTF is happening sort of tale full of despicable, greedy/ gullible, weak characters; hated them all by the end. Lots of twists and reveals and a great last line. Noooooo!!!

This was a decent thriller. Fiona comes home from vacation to find strangers moving into HER home. Assuming there‘s been a terrible mix up she confronts the new owners. Her ex husband has sold it out from under her and fled. Why did he do this? Where is he? A solid thriller with a few twists I didn‘t see coming.

“Watching You” by Lisa Jewel was fantastic!! Onto my next book...hopefully this is just as good! Also...noticing that the majority of books I am picking are by British authors (unintentional).

Pretty excited about this one with blurbs by Alice Feeny, Fiona Barton and my favorite Clare Mackintosh!

"They didn't tell us that the worst disasters would be those of our own making"
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