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Someone in the Attic
Someone in the Attic: A Novel | Andrea Mara
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From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there's someone hiding in their attic Andrea Mara is a star. Lee Child You thought you were home alone. Think again... Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise in the roof. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing open, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead. You're not afraid of being alone in the dark. You're afraid you're not alone. Across town, Anya's old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realizes why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out. And now your worst fears are coming true. Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it's not a stranger at all.
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AnnRaz
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“She has no idea what he‘s saying. It‘s so loud, she can‘t hear a thing, but she doesn‘t care because when it‘s this loud and this late and you‘re this drunk, you‘re not supposed to be able to hear anything.”

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I was equal parts entertained and frustrated by this story. Today‘s camera monitoring technology could easily solve the issue with the attic. This book was so ripe with red herrings that it was practically rancid, and yet, it remained an entertaining read. I might give up on this genre if this were the typical format, but it‘s certainly fun on occasion.

TorieStorieS Ach, I know exactly what you mean about the red herrings and cameras! I just wanted to shake some sense into them!! But it still creeped me out (though reading it at night probably helped with that!🤣) 1mo
Suet624 What a great line. So ripe it was rancid. 1mo
marleed @TorieStorieS @Suet624 I really had fun reading this while at the same time asking why. I guess that‘s a mark of a good storyteller - when the solution to the mystery is so obvious yet the story is still worth telling. 1mo
TorieStorieS For that reason, I just started listening to Mara‘s debut novel! I am not too far in yet, but I‘m enjoying it! 1mo
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TorieStorieS
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Yikes!! This is definitely the scariest, tensest & most stomachache-inducing/ ankle-tingling (so you‘re ready to run!) book so far for the #SpookySeasonReading! The whole idea of an intruder living in your home undetected is terrifying to me, & this book plays well into that. Well-plotted & impossible to put down, this one had me guessing, gasping & cringing! I loved it & am looking forward to catching up on the author‘s back catalog for sure!

marleed Your pic wins! 1mo
TorieStorieS @marleed Thanks!! I had to wait until daylight to take it because I was too creeped out to open the attic last night! 😬🤣 1mo
marleed 😳😬🤣 1mo
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Tiffiney
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I wouldn't advise reading this one when your home alone... or in the dark 😂
I really enjoyed it... ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Gissy It‘s in my tbr 👌 2mo
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Avanders
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Received all my #botm #bookofthemonth #aardvark #aardvarkbookclub books today! 👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

Also, found this fun notebook for my sister who will find great use of it… 🤭😂

Hope everyone is enjoying Septemberrrr 🧡🧡🧡

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This novel went back and forth for me. I really liked was the ending. While it was rather predictable as to the “who” I still found it to fit with the story as a whole and was surprised by the motivations of that character. I did find Julia to be an annoying character. Her reactions were not appropriate for the events and I would not have acted in the same way. She seemed not to care about big things and overreacted to others.