The Stranger In My Home: The stunning domestic noir from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of BOTH OF YOU

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Given the unusual situation they behave with the range of responses that seem entirely plausible and not anywhere near as outrageous as a less confident author might have been tempted to take them. She has the life she always craved, including a happy home with Jeff and their brilliant, vivacious teenage daughter, Katherine – the absolute centre of Alison’s world. After the death of her stepmother, Caro moves into the country house to sort through personal belongings and tidy up any loose ends while awaiting probate to be finalised regarding their father's estate.

All the raving reviews have also made me desperate to read the book so sooner rather than later I found myself glued to the pages. This is a slower-paced thriller which isn't really my favourite - I much prefer fast-paced ones that leave me on the edge of my seat. Adele Parks deals with this particular topic in a good way, I think, she explores all the possibilities, gives her characters free rein. Neither of the girls has seen Elizabeth in years, and neither seems to be heart-broken over her death. When John Adair opens his luxurious California home to a stranger in need, the invitation will end in a horrific blood bath.Caro is curious about the freak accident that lead to Elizabeth’s death—they were told she’d fallen over the banister onto the landing below—but doesn’t question it. After the funeral, the estate needs to be settled and Caro needs a place to live so she goes to the house to sort through things. The story that follows shows us the emotional journey that the characters go on whilst learning the truth about where they came from. Since then, her many Sunday Times bestsellers have been translated into twenty-six different languages.

It is heartbreaking to see what she went through as a young girl and how it still affects her decision making skills today especially when it comes to her mysterious neighbor. I also thought the fact that she was in a previous mentally abusive relationship with her boyfriend bore no relevance to the story. Cuckoo is a book I had been waiting to read for a long time: I'm talking since before the title was changed from The Pear Drum. Picture the scene,I was scrolling through Netgalley (as most book addicts probably do every day) when I came across this book.Oh, I’d love to answer your question which would very much help you, but I can’t because we’ll talk about it next time,” is not good plotting. I loved reading how both sides of the family deal with this news about the two girls being swapped at birth, with the two mothers taking home the wrong baby. Just one month before graduation Michelle takes a stranger under her wing with devastating consequences, leaving friends and family baffled, and their lives shattered. I've learned from experience not to get my hopes up because when a book is reportedly touted as 'the next big thriller' or whatever PR nonsense speak is used because the books rarely, if ever, live up to my expectations. Alison Mitchell is lucky, lucky to have the life she has, lucky to have Jeff, and lucky to have their daughter Katherine, a bright teenager destined for great things.

The longer Caro stays in her isolated childhood home,the more memories that she has buried for a very long time start to reemerge and she starts seeing and hearing frightening images and sounds.The story is another incredibly slow paced read which I can sum up pretty easily with spend a bunch of time making sure the reader knows it’s a unreliable narrative then wrap up with a twist that I saw coming. I invested the time in the reading and wanted to feel like there was some sort of payoff for my investment. However, she appears to make some ridiculous decisions throughout which annoyed and frustrated me quite a bit. The build up is slow and steady, but also had me antsy wanting to flip to the last chapter to find out how the story ends. An atmospheric, gothic mystery with plenty of surprises to entertain readers, Draper does a fantastic job of making the story chilling and provides many heart-stopping moments.