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The House across the Lake by Riley Sager

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Again, huge fan of the writing and the plot twists were very twisty, I just didn't really like the supernatural element, made it feel a bit cartoony

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m_egg_o's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

My toes are still clenched

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faithjonesepp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I dont really know how to feel about this one lol
I was really feeling it up until the 70% ish mark.

I always struggle with thrillers that dive into the supernatural, which is ironic because I love fantasy and paranormal books. I think the difference is that when I know from the get-go that there are supernatural elements, it works. But in this book, similarly to other thrillers I've read that have a supernatural twist, it felt out of place and a bit dissapointing. I feel like if there were more hints/breadcrumbs about the lake's supernatural properties, or if the MC had more fears about it in her internal monologue, I might feel better about it. All in all though it was a fun thriller. I did feel like the ending with Tom was a weird rush of a thing. I was definitely suspicious of Eli and I think it would've been a cool twist to have him be more involved somehow.

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xxmedicxx's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kinda slow in the beginning, but it definitely picks up pace as the story goes on. I do like the time skips through the book it makes you keep guessing about who did it. A lot of twist and turns at the end definitely a page turner!

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blucbell's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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jry's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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puddleshoes's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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coffeebookssleep's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

3.0

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monloesco's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I didn’t fully love the

paranormal aspect of the book

and thus started reading it slower. At the end I thought some things were gonna be left unresolved but like if the author was reading my mind it all got explained and I liked it!

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nursestern's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This thriller definitely had its twists and turns, once you hit the last leg of the story the plot twists came fast. I enjoyed the book though the myth twist added a layer of confusion at first. Will keep you on your toes!

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