Reviews with content warning for Domestic abuse - A Stranger in the House

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A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

8 reviews

daphne_430's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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bethasaurus13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This is book was highly readable and I got through it quickly. I enjoyed it until the ending. The ending was frustrating and disappointing. I’m all for a smart cunning female character but

I hate how Karen faked her abuse. It perpetuates the myth that women experiencing DV are lying. It was just disappointing.

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chelle22's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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katyannreads's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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djreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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helena_g_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

“We fall in love with an ideal, not a reality”

➡️ linear timeline

👥 POV: multiple 3rd person

🏎 Pace: fast

💭 Amnesia trope, which is my least favorite, but I do appreciate that none of the other characters really believe it either. Very much a procedural/domestic type of mystery thriller. The POVs with police detectives are interesting, a lot more CSI view than I was expecting. Now, let’s talk about Tom. If there were one emoji to encompass my emotions about him it would be a HARD eye roll 🙄. The neighbor I kinda had an inkling of what was going to happen. The wildest part was maybe the last 5 minutes. I thought I had guessed the ending but I wasn’t entirely right.

⚠️ stalking, murder, abuse

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vivienreads's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

1.5

the characters are boring and there is far too much focus on the nitty gritty of their moment to moment emotions as a response to the plot events. the characters are pretty one dimensional as well. extremely slow burn but in a bad way. the ending its very predictable and not satisfying at all–especially considering its entirely laid out for the reader over the course of the final third of the novel.

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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