The Couple Next Door in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 28, 2020 Colleen Chi-Girl rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: us-no-amer, audiobooks, crime-mysteries, 2020

IMO this was too contrived. And I’d forgotten I read it a while ago and didn’t care for it then either. Sorry !

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Jun 30, 2019 Pam rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime-fiction, 2019-books-read, new-york

AUTHOR Lapena, Shari
TITLE The Couple Next Door
DATE READ 06/17/19
RATING 4/B
FIRST SENTENCE Ann can feel the acid churning in her stomach & creeping up her throat; her head is swimming.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Psychological Suspense/ 2016/ Penguin/ 343 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 99/111;
GROUP READ
CHARACTERS Ann & Marcos parents to infant daughter Cora
TIME/PLACE 2016 NY
COMMENTS !st read by this author -- picked it off the shelf at the villa I was stayi ...more

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Oct 28, 2016 Susan rated it really liked it

I could almost give this book 5 stars because of the fact that I had a very hard time putting it down. Twists and turns, secrets, lies, surprises; compelling reading.

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Aug 02, 2020 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: america, thriller-mystery, twist, crime-action, psychology, domestic-fiction

Ok - so this is the second time I've read Shari Lapena's book- and I still wasn't convinced of her writing. It's quite amateurish (both the characters and the crime itself), with more "telling" style - she just shoved her narrative to us and dictated what we should think, instead of giving hints here and there and made her characters more compelling. Like- I don't feel connected to any of the characters, they are just a bunch of uninteresting people.

Another thing is, Lapena likes to add hidden ...more

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Mar 11, 2020 Sera rated it liked it

Shelves: thriller-suspense, library

I had this book running as a Lifetime movie in my head as I read it.

Quick, engaging thriller about a couple who has their baby taken while partying next door. However, the ending was completely unnecessary and pushed the amount of twists and turns in the book over the top. Ugh - bad endings are a source of frustration for me.

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Sep 19, 2016 Jillian rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this book! It's a great read if you like fiction, mystery, or easy-to-read books that keep you turning the pages. I like to give three stars to books that were engaging and enjoyable, without being particularly revolutionary or life-changing. The mood you should be in when you're reading this: "I don't want to think really hard, and I've been tired lately, but I want someone to tell me a story that is interesting, surprising, and mysterious." ...more

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