ashleysumm's review against another edition
4.0
The last person who rented the spare room never left...
When Lisa sees a rental listing for a spare room on the top floor of a beautiful home, she knows she's found the one. The perfect room. She arranges a tour with the landlord and finds him and his wife to be a very kind couple. They accept her application and Lisa is thrilled for her fresh start. She moves in and quickly finds that the couple's demeanor was a façade, and begins experiencing strange things in her room. She then finds a disturbing letter in her room, and realizes she is not the first person to rent the room (as she was told upon moving in) and she feels a strange connection to the writer of this letter. As things get increasingly worse in the room and Lisa's personal life, no one is safe to turn to or trust, and time may not be on her side...
The first chapter of this book was incredibly disturbing, graphic and could be triggering to some. It immediately had me craving more of the story and wanting know what could possibly happen next. As a lover of all things eerie, creepy and disturbing, I could not stand to put this book down! I loved how all of the characters and events in the story were tied together in ways that you wouldn't imagine from the beginning of the book. Nothing and no one is as it seems in Spare Room, and there are twists around every curve in the road.
When Lisa sees a rental listing for a spare room on the top floor of a beautiful home, she knows she's found the one. The perfect room. She arranges a tour with the landlord and finds him and his wife to be a very kind couple. They accept her application and Lisa is thrilled for her fresh start. She moves in and quickly finds that the couple's demeanor was a façade, and begins experiencing strange things in her room. She then finds a disturbing letter in her room, and realizes she is not the first person to rent the room (as she was told upon moving in) and she feels a strange connection to the writer of this letter. As things get increasingly worse in the room and Lisa's personal life, no one is safe to turn to or trust, and time may not be on her side...
The first chapter of this book was incredibly disturbing, graphic and could be triggering to some. It immediately had me craving more of the story and wanting know what could possibly happen next. As a lover of all things eerie, creepy and disturbing, I could not stand to put this book down! I loved how all of the characters and events in the story were tied together in ways that you wouldn't imagine from the beginning of the book. Nothing and no one is as it seems in Spare Room, and there are twists around every curve in the road.
k8lynn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.75
the book amps up to a big reveal at the end, that for me felt a little anti-climactic. overall, great read, just wish it was a bit more suspenseful.
kikiki01's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
eluned_sadb's review against another edition
4.0
Really loved the story and the storytelling.
It's really hard to write about mental health, so l do appreciate the struggle. There were a few things the main character said about mental health which I thought that maybe more research should've been done.
Other than that, really good suspense novel. ☺️
It's really hard to write about mental health, so l do appreciate the struggle. There were a few things the main character said about mental health which I thought that maybe more research should've been done.
Other than that, really good suspense novel. ☺️
abbymatz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
3.0
habmsm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Hated the plot and the main character was insufferable
colettepwr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hollystrev's review against another edition
5.0
It was a good read. Twist at the end was very good. 5* from me!