Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

366 reviews

kgronniger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

thychronicreader'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

my low rating is caused by a sudden supernatural turn in events

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

sohare1981's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Suicide

mitckm's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

I had really high expectations for this one and I’d say it fell just short of being a solid 4 star rating for me. Even though the general premise (lonely alcoholic spies on neighbors and thinks they've witnessed a crime but is too unreliable to be believed) has been done so many times, I was engrossed in the remote lake house setting and its tight knit group of residents for the better part of the book. However, the

paranormal

reveal felt a little out of place and gimmicky to me and I was let down by how hastily everything wrapped up in the last few chapters. Overall I enjoyed my first Riley Sager thriller and am looking forward to reading more from him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder

kiarra_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Some people may enjoy the plot twists in this one, but they didn't work for me. After the 70% mark, I just found the story to be too ridiculous. The writing, however, was amazing, and I do plan to give this author another try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

kmerrmoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The twist in this book was a little bit out of grasp conceptually for me. Once I found out, I had a hard time enjoying the rest of the book, as i just didn’t connect with it. I also felt like the Tom/Katherine storyline became a bit of an afterthought. The author just seemed to rush to conclude it at the very end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder

baileynoel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

alissa_lopez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Fast paced murder mystery — dark, moody, and a good fall read. Twist at the end left me stunned.

The supernatural twist at the end didn’t fit with the remainder of the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

missdrmuffin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

wanna_read's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Murder