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A review by nicolehm_
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
4.0
This is definitely one of my new favourite horror thrillers that I’ve read to date.
I had previously only read Survive The Night by Riley Sager which I really enjoyed but I knew most peoples favourite seemed to be Home Before Dark and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it because I had such a fun time. Considering it’s just under 400 pages, I absolutely flew through it because Riley Sager’s prose is so easy but engaging to read.
If you’re looking for a horror/thriller that has you really invested in the characters and plot, and not just full of shock value, then I think you’ll love this one.
At about 3/4 the way through, I was enjoying it but wasn’t astounded, but the last quarter was so tense and genuinely creepy and action packed.
SPOILER:
The only single issue I had with the story was a plot hole where the main character stumbled upon a dessert on her kitchen table and ate it. Why on earth would you eat food that suddenly appeared on your table? When you live alone? Would you not be thinking wtf is that? And how did it get there?
I had previously only read Survive The Night by Riley Sager which I really enjoyed but I knew most peoples favourite seemed to be Home Before Dark and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it because I had such a fun time. Considering it’s just under 400 pages, I absolutely flew through it because Riley Sager’s prose is so easy but engaging to read.
If you’re looking for a horror/thriller that has you really invested in the characters and plot, and not just full of shock value, then I think you’ll love this one.
At about 3/4 the way through, I was enjoying it but wasn’t astounded, but the last quarter was so tense and genuinely creepy and action packed.
SPOILER:
The only single issue I had with the story was a plot hole where the main character stumbled upon a dessert on her kitchen table and ate it. Why on earth would you eat food that suddenly appeared on your table? When you live alone? Would you not be thinking wtf is that? And how did it get there?