The Ho­us­e Ac­ros­s in­ the L­ak­e: A Novel

by Rіӏ؜ey︀ Sa؜gеr

Kindle Edition

Published July 5, 2022

Reviews

[Sammy-Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright everyone knows how much I rave about Riley Sager. I love his thrillers and let’s just say the expectations were high. He has a special way with tension and builds it masterfully whilst making us doubt the narrator which is one of my favorite things. Until about 75% in, I was FULLY conviced this was a potential 4-5 stars read. Enter the weird paranormal mumbojumbo and naturally I hated that. Sager sortof sells it anyway and turns things around a bit but sadly the damage was done. All in all it turned out pretty alright and I will most definitely keep on reading the rest of his repertoar.

[Kimberly Rapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was totally into this book…..until…..but it was a wee bit of a mouth dropper at the end so it redeemed itself.

[Mary Maenle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. So many different things caught me so entirely off guard. But in a good, I need to know what happens next, kind of way. It was a quick, two day read because I couldn't put it down.

[Bonnie Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought it was going to be suspenseful throughout, no - IMOa lot of areas dragged on. And paranormal was weird.

[Emily LaVigne · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was an interesting read. i’m cautious to give out 5 stars only because of the paranormal turn the book eventually took. i was appreciative of it because i normally wouldn’t reach for that if i had known, however it did damper the conclusion for me a bit. i really enjoyed the plot and the characters - the book had me trying to figure it out for a while, but due to the paranormal aspect, the book lost me a bit and i wasn’t so desperate to discover the conclusion of the book. i would try this author again.

[Haleigh K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good not great!! I finished this over a week long vacation - the last half of the whole thing being read on my flight home - all that to say, easy to read! The first half always feels a bit overly predictable, but I 1000% did not see the twist(s?!) coming in the second half. Maybe a bit of a weird turn for some, but I like that kinda theme/genre so I was glad to see it pop up.

[Jennifer is Reading · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. Slow to begin and perhaps a little too reminiscent of Girl on a Train. Once the pace picked up it was good until the plot reveals knowledge that if the main character really knew her whole inner dialogue would have been dramatically different.

[Joyce Colantuoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the story but once she go to the paranormal she kinda lost me

[rachel elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

read it all in one sitting. the book was so eerie and seemed predictable until it wasn’t. had me second guessing everything every step of the way !!

[Erica Bevis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn’t expecting the paranormal aspect. Didn’t really care for it much after that.

[Alyssa Luedtke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the characters. No cheesy dialogue. Plot was addicting. I wasn’t expecting the paranormal aspect and I enjoyed it even though I wouldn’t typically go for that genre. Ending was satisfying.

[Megan McCamy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it until the paranormal part then he lost me. I made myself finish it but can’t get past the weird part. Until then it was a good thriller.

[Shayli Larabee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. The paranormal aspect weakened the plot, in my opinion.

[Kayla Teter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twisted and dark but a thriller. A little paranormal seeings Len comes back in other people. But a decent book!