A review by sandrareilly513
The New Neighbors by Simon Lelic

2.0

I received an ebook ARC copy of this title through Penguin Random House's "First to Read" program and, in all honesty, I was very disappointed. I expected more of a thriller but instead found myself confused by the roundabout speak that was meant not to give too much away and by the predictability of the conclusion. At first, readers are led to believe that the main protagonists are living in a haunted house, but this is not the case. Instead, it all wraps up into a story that is implausible at best. While there were some interesting plot twists that popped up from time to time, the first third of the novel was much more intriguing than when readers actually discover what's happening as the story continues.