Reviews

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

mickenzie9702's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

carabrooke's review against another edition

4.0

This book was a two star for me until the plot twist and I ended it with a good four star rating. Such an interesting plot twist!

morgananne1820's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

murkyisreading's review against another edition

4.0

what. the. ??? 4.5!

anderson65's review against another edition

3.0

Gripping thriller with a drawwwwn-out ending.

alwayslol's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Mostly very good. Sudden left turn that violated the understanding of the universe of the story up until that point.

I understand the desperation of Mr. Sager and other writers in the genre at this point. They all need a twist, but with experienced readers, we see it coming. But this one didn't feel fair or right.

Other than that, I enjoyed the characters, setting, and general storyline.

I definitely saw it coming that the husband had killed the 3 girls, but not the part of a soul taking over. As I said above, that seemed unfair, and just didn't belong. All of a sudden there's this supernatural element that gets thrown in.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

emsalwaysreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

zeegasp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.0

sonya3312's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

holly_brianna's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5