Reviews

Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins

saralynnburnett's review against another edition

5.0

I don't know where people come up with this stuff! I could not put this book down because it was creepy in all the best ways possible. Remote town in a creepy forest, creepy cabins, creepy people, and the creepiest family dynamic ever. I loved it! Plus the backstory in this one, the slowly revealed history of Fern as she searches for the kidnapped Astrid, I feel like I can't even mention it here because you'd do best to discover it on your own.

Another big positive in this book is that it's like reading two thriller narratives in one as Fern's search includes reading the recently published autobiography from Astrid detailing what she remembers from her nationally-followed kidnapping all those years ago. And the points where then and now conjoin.... eeek!!! Highly recommend!

lisagray68's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kaylakaotik's review against another edition

4.0

Behind the Red Door is a well written thriller that... falls victim to what many thrillers do, it was too predictable (from very early on). Even that being said, I still enjoyed it! It was a breath of fresh air during my COVID reading slump. Not quite as good as The Winter Sister, but still a very solid read from Megan Collins.

* This book was received from Atria Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. *

breckencromwell's review against another edition

3.0

I was kind of disappointed in this book! I felt like the ending was so obvious, and the plot didn't have much going on. It was a quick read, but I kind of regret finishing it. Should've DNFed

demonprodigy's review against another edition

0.75

despite the twist being incredibly obvious, i was enjoying this, up until the last-minute

Spoiler

"lesbians are so desperate to have a kid they'll fake a kidnapping" thing (i swear to god i've run into this trope before and it always reads as homophobia - nothing more evil than wanting an 'unnatural' baby!) and the "clearly this evil person has narcissistic personality disorder" thing,

which was, like, one paragraph, but made me so mad i nearly dropped the book at like 98% out of annoyance.  like, i know i'm not reading my popcorn thrillers for sensitive handling of these subjects, but, like, ouch.

bookreader5's review against another edition

3.0

I liked it a lot until the end. Her other 2 books were definitely better.

mcbeezie's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. This book kept me enthralled the whole time. The main characters anxiety was palpable and you felt it along with her for the entire wild ride. A nice, quick, anxiety ridden tale about family and trauma and how it shapes us. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

emzconklin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

southernbellebooks's review against another edition

4.0

I definitely enjoyed this book but found it to be a bit predictable. There were some twists that were wonderful and the book is one I would recommend.

miabennett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0