Reviews

Der Killer von nebenan: Wie gut kennst Du deinen Nachbarn? by Alex Marwood

dani_readz_bookz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I was soooo expecting a lot more thriller than this book gave. Thought I've come to the realisation that it's wayy more an emotional and psychological thriller mystery than anything else. If you like a bunch of morally grey characters in hiding, living together and then hiding each other's secrets then this one's for you. Relatively messed up characters, though I didn't feel any attachment to any of them and kind of just followed the plot as it went, trying to decipher where the author's taking this. I couldn't guess it and was left kind of baffled by that ending, very clever and very unexpected. A good and solid mystery, psychological thriller read. The gore levels are mid but my gosh are there moments where I was close to throwing up. The descriptions are so vivid and easy to imagine. Overall, I had an interesting and good time.

brig_berthold's review against another edition

1.0

DNF

I got about halfway through this before I just couldn't force myself to keep going.

dyana_27's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jporterfield99's review against another edition

5.0

This is such a perfectly paced and plotted little novel. Marwood is a whiz with her characters and setting, creating a London microcosmos that is equal parts Dickensian and Jim Thompsonesque, with a bit of Kate Atkinson thrown in. I vacillated between giving this four and five stars and settled on five because its few flaws are so very minor. Maybe 4.5, but who cares? It's an absorbing read and one that will stick with me for a while.

sadeyes2's review against another edition

3.0

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vanfox723's review against another edition

3.0

Meh. The characters were well developed but the storyline lacked substance. I don't know what I was looking for, but it wasn't there.

erikajay's review against another edition

1.0

I tried to explain the plot of this book to a friend of mine and they said it sounded pretty ridiculous, which it is. None of the characters in this book are likable, nor could I relate to them. We know who the killer is pretty early.

The sections from the POV of the killer were the most thrilling part of this book, but the majority of sections are pretty bland and about people making bad decisions. This book was just kind of grimy feeling.

camicami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

edshara's review against another edition

5.0

I started off thinking, I'm not going to finish this book. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it! It's a little bit twisted and creepy but in a I can't put this book down sort of way! You get halfway through the book, thinking you know exactly how the story ends and instead you get thrown through a loop that leaves you wondering, how you got it wrong. I throughly enjoyed this book and I can't wait to read more by Alex Marwood.

starthelostgirl's review against another edition

4.0

This is a very good book. I enjoyed the wandering plot and intriguing characters. The copy I read was very poorly edited and had many mistakes and typos, which was distracting. I had to look up a lot of the British slang. I liked this book and I was pleased by the conclusion, but it wasn't something I'll be adding to my top 10 list.