We Live Next Door
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- Author：Laura Wolfe
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Summary
You think you know the people next door… What if they know you better？
I always dreamed of moving back home to Ridgeview Pines， with its white fences and sloping lawns。 I wish it had happened under different circumstances， but now I’m here I feel safe and ready for a fresh start with my little family。
The first thing I do every morning is pick up my phone and check The Neighbor List—our local message board。 Maybe the people next door know a little too much about where their neighbors are and what they’re doing， but it’s safer that way， isn’t it？ And my husband—he wouldn’t dare sneak behind my back with so many eyes watching。
Just when I’m beginning to relax， a woman I’ve known since I was small is found dead on the white tiles of her bathroom floor。 I watch messages of condolence flood my screen。 No one else suspects a thing。
But I know that among all these friendly people， watching out for one another， someone knows more than they’re sharing。 And I wonder—how far back do they remember， and who’s next？
An utterly gripping psychological thriller that will keep you up all night。 Perfect for fans of The Couple Next Door， The Woman in the Window and Behind Closed Doors。
I always dreamed of moving back home to Ridgeview Pines， with its white fences and sloping lawns。 I wish it had happened under different circumstances， but now I’m here I feel safe and ready for a fresh start with my little family。
The first thing I do every morning is pick up my phone and check The Neighbor List—our local message board。 Maybe the people next door know a little too much about where their neighbors are and what they’re doing， but it’s safer that way， isn’t it？ And my husband—he wouldn’t dare sneak behind my back with so many eyes watching。
Just when I’m beginning to relax， a woman I’ve known since I was small is found dead on the white tiles of her bathroom floor。 I watch messages of condolence flood my screen。 No one else suspects a thing。
But I know that among all these friendly people， watching out for one another， someone knows more than they’re sharing。 And I wonder—how far back do they remember， and who’s next？
An utterly gripping psychological thriller that will keep you up all night。 Perfect for fans of The Couple Next Door， The Woman in the Window and Behind Closed Doors。
Reviews
Barbara Williams
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What a neighborhoodNeighbors are noisy， neighbors like to complain， sometimes neighbors can be downright annoying， and sometimes they like to reek havoc but murders。 This is certainly not where I would choose to live。 The worst part of this was just how biased even the police were。 Hopefully the officers in your neighborhood are more sympathetic and open-minded。 An ok read。
Nicole
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I loved this one。 I loved the writing style， I loved the characters， I loved the dog！ Plot twist I DID NOT see coming！ Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this pre-release in exchange for my honest review！
Joyce
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This one just wasn’t for me。 I enjoyed some of the twists， but certain aspects were too predictable。 My main issue was the main character。 I just couldn’t get into her。 She’s a stay at home Mom， who can afford a babysitter for a few hours weekly plus sometimes on a date night…yet mowing the lawn was an issue？ I don’t know maybe parts that I probably shouldn’t have cared about annoyed me and pulled me away from liking everyone。 I get that certain things were purposeful to make the story plausible This one just wasn’t for me。 I enjoyed some of the twists， but certain aspects were too predictable。 My main issue was the main character。 I just couldn’t get into her。 She’s a stay at home Mom， who can afford a babysitter for a few hours weekly plus sometimes on a date night…yet mowing the lawn was an issue？ I don’t know maybe parts that I probably shouldn’t have cared about annoyed me and pulled me away from liking everyone。 I get that certain things were purposeful to make the story plausible。 The writing style is solid and easy to follow， the overall story just didn’t grip me。 。。。more
Lu Etchells
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Our main character， Jessica， is a bored stay at home Mum and housewife， with way too much time on her hands。 After the sudden death of a local neighbour her imagination gets the better of her and she starts to conduct her own amateur investigation in to the events leading up to it。However， she doesn’t really。 The Police dismiss her concerns， chalking the death up to an accident。 When another sudden death occurs， she’s equally ignored – which makes no sense given the actual circumstances。 Who are Our main character， Jessica， is a bored stay at home Mum and housewife， with way too much time on her hands。 After the sudden death of a local neighbour her imagination gets the better of her and she starts to conduct her own amateur investigation in to the events leading up to it。However， she doesn’t really。 The Police dismiss her concerns， chalking the death up to an accident。 When another sudden death occurs， she’s equally ignored – which makes no sense given the actual circumstances。 Who are these Police？ Why are they so incompetent？Rather than doing much in the way of real investigation， Jessica spends her entire time having the most boring internal monologues， which go round and round and round in circles。 As a character， she is utterly dull， and I found myself hoping， on more than one occasion， someone would off her and put me out of my misery。 After a slightly disagreement with her Mum， she phones her husband to ask him to come home – really？ Why？ I got dizzy thanks to all the eye rolling this book made me do。The other characters are also equally unlikable – the husband who is always working late and apparently hates his mother-in-law; the best friend who is so perfect， but not， but is， but isn’t; the neighbours who we’re told just enough of to dislike， but nothing really substantial。As for the plot – it just didn’t work for me。 There was no pace， nothing really happened， there was nothing remotely clever about it， and honestly， there were more red herrings than a fishmongers。 Personally， I believe if you have to rely on multiple “bad guys” to keep your reader entertained， you’ve missed the point somewhere along the way。This is the first book I’ve read by this author， and I’ll be honest， I was surprise to see it was not a debut novel。 It felt like a debut novel。 Such a shame， as the blurb sounded really good; though， I suspect it was written by someone who had not read the book， as it’s not entirely accurate。Overall， a disappointment。 。。。more
Christine
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This is the first book I've read by Laura Wolfe and I really enjoyed it。 The main character in this psychological thriller/mystery won't give up until she gets to the truth of the suspicoius death of a neighbor。 The deceased was a busybody who liked to stir up trouble， but Jessica feels the woman deserves justice。 There are plenty of likely suspects in this twisty novel。 There are some slow parts in the middle， but overall， the book is fast-paced， suspenseful， and fun to read。 I really enjoyed t This is the first book I've read by Laura Wolfe and I really enjoyed it。 The main character in this psychological thriller/mystery won't give up until she gets to the truth of the suspicoius death of a neighbor。 The deceased was a busybody who liked to stir up trouble， but Jessica feels the woman deserves justice。 There are plenty of likely suspects in this twisty novel。 There are some slow parts in the middle， but overall， the book is fast-paced， suspenseful， and fun to read。 I really enjoyed the ending and would defintely read other books by this author。 。。。more
Mandy Hazen
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This book was a page turner from beginning to end。 Very captivating with amazing character development。 A grumpy neighbor。 A unexpected murder。 And then， unexpected accidents。 What is going on。 Who can she trust？ And is her family safe？ In a neighborhood so perfect on her outside - it is sure ugly and full of secrets when you start to get down to it on the inside。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
Bridget
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Jessica Millstone buys her childhood home in Ridgeview Pines with her husband， Mark。 When one of the neighbours， Barbara Draper is found dead in the bathroom the police verdict is accidental death， but Jessica suspects she was murdered。 With a sizeable list of suspects all with plausible motives and closets of skeletons， this is a compelling read。 There is an underlying air of menace and a steady pace。 The author tells the story in such a way that I couldn't settle on a definite culprit。 With so Jessica Millstone buys her childhood home in Ridgeview Pines with her husband， Mark。 When one of the neighbours， Barbara Draper is found dead in the bathroom the police verdict is accidental death， but Jessica suspects she was murdered。 With a sizeable list of suspects all with plausible motives and closets of skeletons， this is a compelling read。 There is an underlying air of menace and a steady pace。 The author tells the story in such a way that I couldn't settle on a definite culprit。 With some great characterisation of people I enjoyed disliking， We Live Next Door is well worth a look。I received a complimentary copy of this novel from Bookouture via NetGalley at my request and this review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Heidi Lynn’s BookReviews
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First， I want to thank Laura Wolfe， Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review。We Live Next Door by Laura Wolfe is fast paced， thrilling， suspenseful， tragic， full of secrets and has a wicked twist！Laura would like to dedicate this book to Lisa， her most treasured cousin and friend。WOW！ What a horrific way to die！ Like the characters in the book I was in shock too！ How can someone drown in the bathtub？！ It is just crazy！！ My heart went out to her son！ First， I want to thank Laura Wolfe， Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review。We Live Next Door by Laura Wolfe is fast paced， thrilling， suspenseful， tragic， full of secrets and has a wicked twist！Laura would like to dedicate this book to Lisa， her most treasured cousin and friend。WOW！ What a horrific way to die！ Like the characters in the book I was in shock too！ How can someone drown in the bathtub？！ It is just crazy！！ My heart went out to her son！ I loved how there was a mystery surrounding her death if it was an accident or something more。 Oh the drama， secrets， and major revelations！ Izzabelle I adored so much in We Live Next Door！ She was just the sweetest little thing ever who loved her Mummy and Gwamma so much！ She was definitely one tough cookie。Jessica was passionate about baking cakes and incorporating her love of art into it。 She had a dream of designing cakes that showed off her own tattoo designs。 I thought it was a very creative idea。 What set this book apart from the rest was it incorporated the chat feature called Neighbor List。 Between the neighbors they discussed various topics that were happening around them。 A lot of positive and negative topics are shown。 My face lit up and cried happy tears with the surprise ending。 I didn’t in a million years see that coming at all！！ 。。。more
Kirsty Bookworm86
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BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'We Live Next Door' by Laura Wolfe。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Laura Wolfe， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 5th November 2021。This is the second book I have read by this author。 I have previously read 'Her Best Friend's Lie' which I highly recommend。 I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that this book is 'Perfect for fans of The Couple BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'We Live Next Door' by Laura Wolfe。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Laura Wolfe， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 5th November 2021。This is the second book I have read by this author。 I have previously read 'Her Best Friend's Lie' which I highly recommend。 I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that this book is 'Perfect for fans of The Couple Next Door， The Woman in the Window and Behind Closed Doors。' I am a huge fan of 'Behind Closed Doors' and 'The Couple Next Door' so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement。 I am also a huge fan of Laura and if this is half as good as 'Her Best Friend's Lie' it is sure to be a page turning read。 I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture。 I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed。 Hopefully this won't be the first。。。 Watch this space！ （Written before I started reading the book）。This novel consists of 39 chapters。 The chapters are short to medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed。。。OK， I know yeah right， but still just in case！This book is based in Detroit， Michigan， USA 🇺🇸。 This book is written in first person perspective and the main protagonist is Jess。 The benefits of books written in first person perspective are as long as they are well written it makes you feel that you are being spoken to by the protagonist and it can create more of a bond between yourselves and them。 'We Live Next Door' discusses some topics that may trigger some readers or may not be suitable for others。 I like to point this out ahead of time in my reviews so you can judge if this book is for you or not。 In this book Laura discusses/includes threats to a child。 OMG！！！ SHUT THE FRONT DOOR！！！ WHAT HAVE I JUST READ！？！？！？ Laura Wolfe you are a writing legend！！！This book is fantastically written with vivid descriptions that absolutely grip the readers attention and puts them right in the middle of it all listening to Roo barking and feeling the sweat run down your back。 Another huge success by Laura！！！ This book has got to be the most heart racing books I've read in a long time， if not ever！！！ It had be hook， line and sinker from the first page and I could not put it down！！！ Every time I said one more chapter it ended on a cliffhanger and I just had to know what was going on！！！ If you are going to read this then clear your day because it is truly unputdownable。 I started this yesterday afternoon and finished it at approx 2am， read it in one sitting and although I'm knackered today it was 1000000% worth it！！！ I loved that you got to meet so many of the neighbours and that there was such a a mix of personalities and so many suspects！！！ It keeps you constantly guessing who did what！！ It really does make you think how life can change so quickly and different decisions can change a life。 It also makes you think how looks can be deceiving。 It is filled with friendship， romance， lies， murder， secrets， twists， turns and everything you could want from a psychological thriller along with some MASSIVE BOMBSHELLS which will leave you absolutely shocked！！！ I for one was NOT expecting that at all！！！ I also loved how the book ended。 This book would make a fantastic movie！！ As previously mentioned there is such a large mix of characters which makes it a realistic neighbourhood setting。 All the characters were strong and realistic as well as hiding their own secrets。 I really liked Jess from the start and along with Bree， all the characters were realistic， well developed and had strong characteristics and personalities。 I did absolutely NOT expect that humongous bombshell at all。 What an absolute twist！！！ I can hand on my heart say that I cannot remember when I was so gobsmacked by a book twist but Laura you have done just that！！！ This book is rammed with suspense and tension and will keep you biting your nails， on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding while your flipping the pages because you just cant stop。If you read one book on your life， make sure it is this！！！！ I would love to see this turned into a movie and Laura I really hope you are working on your next psychological thriller at this moment because this book will go far！！！ A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on what promises to be a MASSIVE success！！！Overall an absolutely heart racing， nail biting， unputdownable psychological thriller with a bomb shell you will not see coming！！！Genres covered in this novel include Mystery， Thriller， Suspense， Psychological Thriller， and Psychological Fiction amongst others。 I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of 'The Couple Next Door' ， 'The Woman in the Window'， 'Behind Closed Doors' and ANYONE AND EVERYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE READ！！！ 316 pages。This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle via Amazon or free on kindle unlimited which I think is an absolute bargain for this book！！！ Rated 5 /5 （I LOVED it ） on Goodreads， Instagram， Amazon UK and Amazon US and on over 30 Facebook pages plus my blog on Facebook。 Feel free to add me on Goodreads or follow me on my website or Facebook for more reviews #WeLiveNextDoor #Bookouture #LauraWolfe #NetGalley #BookReview #BlogTour #BooksOnTour@LauraWolfe @Bookouture @Bookworm1986 @bookworm86 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lillian mcmillian
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Great storyI loved this story so much。 Easy to read and pleasurable。 You will be caught up in these characters and their story。 Highly recommended。
Danielle D
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A fun， clever and twisty read that makes you think about who lives around you and what might be happening in your neighborhood。I felt the pace was a bit of a slow burn， but the story itself was entertaining and captivating。 It is a nice light thriller if you are not looking for something to heavy and that will keep you guessing until the very end。 I want to thank NetGalley， Laura Wolfe and Bookouture for the e-ARC of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are honest， my own and left volunt A fun， clever and twisty read that makes you think about who lives around you and what might be happening in your neighborhood。I felt the pace was a bit of a slow burn， but the story itself was entertaining and captivating。 It is a nice light thriller if you are not looking for something to heavy and that will keep you guessing until the very end。 I want to thank NetGalley， Laura Wolfe and Bookouture for the e-ARC of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are honest， my own and left voluntarily。 。。。more
Kate
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This was a frustrating book for me。 The premise of the book was very reminiscent of Megan Miranda's 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦， and I thoroughly enjoyed that book！ But， I have a rule。。。one that I had ignored to read 𝘞𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳。 Any time a title has anything along the lines of "𝘼𝙣 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙟𝙖𝙬-𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩"， I HARD PASS on the novel。 I have never had a good experience with one that tries to tell you that it will be "jaw dropping" or "gripping"。 Simply， I fin This was a frustrating book for me。 The premise of the book was very reminiscent of Megan Miranda's 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦， and I thoroughly enjoyed that book！ But， I have a rule。。。one that I had ignored to read 𝘞𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳。 Any time a title has anything along the lines of "𝘼𝙣 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙟𝙖𝙬-𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩"， I HARD PASS on the novel。 I have never had a good experience with one that tries to tell you that it will be "jaw dropping" or "gripping"。 Simply， I find that they don't live up to what they promise。 I was hoping Wolfe’s novel would be different for me。 I gave this one a chance， and found that the writing just wasn't for me。 The story goes from an accidental bathtub death of a neighbor to "it must be a conspiracy and a murder！" within the same short paragraph。 The conversations felt awkward， situations felt too far fetched， and segments of the book were far too drawn out for my taste。 I have no doubt someone else may love it - but it just wasn't my cup of tea。 I was given an ARC of this story to read; but thoughts and opinions are all my own。 Thank you to @netgalley and @bookouture for the chance to read this title。 。。。more
Melanie’s reads
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Is it wrong that I take such pleasure in watching lovely neighbourhoods shed their perfect image and reveal their true underbelly of murder and dastardly goings on？We all know of the neighbourhood apps where people post everything from lost cats， local events and general busybody moaning。 In this book it’s called The Neighbour List and Jessica the protagonist starts receiving some strange messages that then disappear， after the death of notorious resident moaner Barbara Draper。With the police ru Is it wrong that I take such pleasure in watching lovely neighbourhoods shed their perfect image and reveal their true underbelly of murder and dastardly goings on？We all know of the neighbourhood apps where people post everything from lost cats， local events and general busybody moaning。 In this book it’s called The Neighbour List and Jessica the protagonist starts receiving some strange messages that then disappear， after the death of notorious resident moaner Barbara Draper。With the police ruling it a tragic accident， Jessica is not so sure after witnessing things that didn’t seem quite right。 Although her narration isn’t entirely reliable， she doesn’t trust her husband， her real estate friend Bree， her mother， babysitter or any of her neighbours。 Except， rather conveniently， the new hunk on the street who has just moved in to refurbish and flip a house。Moving back to her childhood house brings a familiarity to the neighbourhood and the neighbours that live there。 However， maybe Jessica doesn’t know them as well as she thinks and that her own family isn’t so perfect either。This is a classic whodunnit with a great cast of suspects and I had pegged nearly all of them at some point。 There is just the right amount of sinister goings on and it has that almost horror movie quality where you are screaming at the protagonist not to be so stupid。 Some good twists and one that I really wasn’t expecting were perfectly executed and changed my suspicions。 Did I guess correctly？ Well let’s just say I won’t be picking up a detective badge any time soon。 。。。more
Meghna
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5The plot was interesting and kept me hooked throughout。 Did I guess the ending？ Yes and no。 I did have some suspicion and they were almost true but I had no idea about the motive。 It's a fast-paced thriller and can be finished in a single sitting。 I loved the inspiration behind Barbara's character as well。 I will surely recommend this book。 ~Synopsis~Jessica， Mark and their daughter Isabelle are now in their new home which they bought from her mother。 Everything was fine with Jessi Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5The plot was interesting and kept me hooked throughout。 Did I guess the ending？ Yes and no。 I did have some suspicion and they were almost true but I had no idea about the motive。 It's a fast-paced thriller and can be finished in a single sitting。 I loved the inspiration behind Barbara's character as well。 I will surely recommend this book。 ~Synopsis~Jessica， Mark and their daughter Isabelle are now in their new home which they bought from her mother。 Everything was fine with Jessica's life until her neighbour， Barbara Draper is found dead in the bathtub。 The police believe it's an accident and nobody cares as everyone in the neighbourhood hates her。 Jessica is the only one who thinks it's murder as she saw Barbara frowning at her the day before， through the window。 Now she doubts if that was actually a frown or fear。Things tighten up as she gets messages from an unknown person on the Neighbor List app。 She fears if her family is under threat and also doubts if her husband is cheating。 She has a daughter and there's a murderer in their neighbourhood。 What could go wrong？ 。。。more
Brenda Feinen
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Jessica and her husband， Mark， bought her family home from her mom。 They are excited to raise their daughter， Isabelle， in a safe and quite suburb。 Until the suspicious death of the neighborhood old cranky woman。 Barbara is found dead in her bathtub by her son - who has struggled with addiction for years。 After questioning， the police release Paul - he is convinced someone murdered his mom。 Jessica can't get the accident out of her mind。 She had been walking her dog past Barbara's house shortly Jessica and her husband， Mark， bought her family home from her mom。 They are excited to raise their daughter， Isabelle， in a safe and quite suburb。 Until the suspicious death of the neighborhood old cranky woman。 Barbara is found dead in her bathtub by her son - who has struggled with addiction for years。 After questioning， the police release Paul - he is convinced someone murdered his mom。 Jessica can't get the accident out of her mind。 She had been walking her dog past Barbara's house shortly before her death。 In fact， it seemed like Barbara was trying to open her window to yell at Jessica。 Barbara was always yelling at someone。But what if this time she was trying to yell for help。 Though everyone is telling Jessica to leave it alone， she can't help but wonder if something more sinister is happening in her neighborhood。Great twists。 Likeable characters， definite suspense。 。。。more
Amber
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Thank you @netgalley and @bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I enjoyed Jessica's narration and thought she was a realistic mindset of someone who isn't sure if she is crazy and making something out of nothing。 I love a good whodunit and was trying to figure this one out and it stumped me！ The online postings were a little distracting and broke the flow of the story to me at times， but overall it was paced really well and I read it quickly！ I loved the idea of t Thank you @netgalley and @bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I enjoyed Jessica's narration and thought she was a realistic mindset of someone who isn't sure if she is crazy and making something out of nothing。 I love a good whodunit and was trying to figure this one out and it stumped me！ The online postings were a little distracting and broke the flow of the story to me at times， but overall it was paced really well and I read it quickly！ I loved the idea of the cake shop and found myself trying to picture what they looked like。 And getting hungry 🍰。 I will keep an eye out for this authors future books！ 。。。more
Robin Loves Reading
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So， who is the odd family on a street in the neighborhood in Ridgeview Pines？ Well it might be pretty easy to figure that out by reading a message board called The Neighbor List。 It is as compulsive as many social media outlets are and now that Jessica and her husband Mark have moved into the neighborhood， reading this message board daily becomes part of her everyday activities。 One neighbor is Barbara Draper。Jessica is quite pleased that she and her husband Mark have been able to buy her childh So， who is the odd family on a street in the neighborhood in Ridgeview Pines？ Well it might be pretty easy to figure that out by reading a message board called The Neighbor List。 It is as compulsive as many social media outlets are and now that Jessica and her husband Mark have moved into the neighborhood， reading this message board daily becomes part of her everyday activities。 One neighbor is Barbara Draper。Jessica is quite pleased that she and her husband Mark have been able to buy her childhood home。 Her neighbor Barbara has always been hated but it is shocking when she is found dead。 After the obituary had been posted， the message board blows up。 The comments were not kind。 Jessica feels like she must find out what happened。 Even so， Jessica realizes that her own thoughts are becoming disingenuous。 Was it an accident or was it murder？The police have determined that it was an accidental death but this is not what Jessica believes and she will do whatever she can to get to the bottom of what happened to Barbara。 There are things about Jessica has noticed and bringing these things to the police brings no results。 Meanwhile， Jessica begins to have serious problems。 Not only did she already have problems with Mark， which seem to be increasing， disturbing messages directly towards her really become very unnerving。 What is more is strange things begin happening every time her mother cares for their daughter Isabelle。 This thrilling book began with drama between Jessica and Mark but quickly became another scenario altogether。 The tension never let up for one moment - whether it was the message board itself， Barbara’s son or various neighbors -Jessica finds herself completely invested as to what happened to her neighbor。This is the perfect read if you looking for something that is really intense to capture your attention from the very start。 Like a roller coaster with its twists and turns， this book is a perfect ride。 More questions than answers are sure to keep any reader drawn to this well-written book by Laura Wolfe。 Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review。 This is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Carol Rogers
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I disliked all of the characters in this book， finding the main character very naive and gullible which was annoying。 Nevertheless， i read it in 3 sittings （very quick for me） and felt it was a page turner。 Some bits were obvious but it also has some surprises。
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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We Live Next Door by Laura Wolfe is a recommended domestic mystery。Jessica and Mark Millstone have bought the house Jessica grew up in from her mother and now the couple and their daughter Isabelle are comfortably living in the Detroit suburb of Ridgeview Pines。 The neighborhood has a private park nearby with a play ground。 It is a safe place to live and walk their dog Roo。 That is why it is so shocking when neighbor Barbara Draper is found dead。 Jessica saw the woman when walking Roo the night We Live Next Door by Laura Wolfe is a recommended domestic mystery。Jessica and Mark Millstone have bought the house Jessica grew up in from her mother and now the couple and their daughter Isabelle are comfortably living in the Detroit suburb of Ridgeview Pines。 The neighborhood has a private park nearby with a play ground。 It is a safe place to live and walk their dog Roo。 That is why it is so shocking when neighbor Barbara Draper is found dead。 Jessica saw the woman when walking Roo the night before and thought Barbara was shouting something from her window。Jessica has know her since she was a child and Barbara was considered a neighborhood grouch who often complained and yelled at neighbors out walking dogs。 The neighborhood message board app is filled with condolences after Barbara's death， but if you look back in time you can also see many of Barbara's complaints。 The death is ruled accidental， but Jessica can't help but think that something is amiss and she begins to look into it。 Then she begins receiving threatening messages targeting her family on the neighborhood app and wonders if her neighborhood is as safe as she believes。Jessica is the narrator of the novel。 For the most part following her thoughts works very well， but sometimes her repetition slows down the advancement of the plot。 Personally， I felt no connection with Jessica or any of the characters。 The other characters seem to be uneven and often resemble caricatures rather than real people。 Since many of the characters could be interchangeable with any of a number of characters in other books， the mystery needs to shine as the main focus。We Live Next Door is a satisfying light-weight mystery and does provide a twist at the end that is not predictable until late in the novel， which makes up for some of the shortcomings。 Honestly， this is a commonplace plot - a death in the neighborhood that could be a murder and ongoing threats being made toward the main character and her family。 What this means is that the writing and the complexity of the plot need to work together and soar in order to elevate the novel above the ordinary。 In that task it falls a little short。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Bookouture。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2021/1。。。 。。。more
Robyn Ghafoor
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I really enjoyed this thriller， it was very fast-paced and lots of twists and turns and red herrings。 The end where we found out what happened was really good and I hadn't seen it coming although I though there was more to certain characters than we were led to believe。 I felt Jessica was a bit naive at times but I guess that all works into the story。*Thanks to NetGalley， Bookouture and Laura Wolfe for the copy of this book。 All views are my own。* I really enjoyed this thriller， it was very fast-paced and lots of twists and turns and red herrings。 The end where we found out what happened was really good and I hadn't seen it coming although I though there was more to certain characters than we were led to believe。 I felt Jessica was a bit naive at times but I guess that all works into the story。*Thanks to NetGalley， Bookouture and Laura Wolfe for the copy of this book。 All views are my own。* 。。。more
J_Mc 251
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This book is a psychological， suspense， mystery thriller all wrapped up in one page-turning package。 The action moves just enough to be interesting without speeding over things or being bogged down in details。 Jessica is a sympathetic and relatable character， which makes it easy to get behind her。 I liked how she used common sense to figure everything out。 The author perfectly captures the tenacity of a mom whose daughter is threatened。 She also correctly describes a neighborhood – especially ho This book is a psychological， suspense， mystery thriller all wrapped up in one page-turning package。 The action moves just enough to be interesting without speeding over things or being bogged down in details。 Jessica is a sympathetic and relatable character， which makes it easy to get behind her。 I liked how she used common sense to figure everything out。 The author perfectly captures the tenacity of a mom whose daughter is threatened。 She also correctly describes a neighborhood – especially how long-hidden secrets of the past can come back to threaten the present。 Even subplots with Jessica’s friend and husband were surprising and not what I thought they’d be。 A great read！ For more details， please visit Fireflies and Free Kicks。 This review was written based on a digital copy of the book from Bookouture。 。。。more
Els
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‘We live next door’… This means you often only live a few meters from the people in the house next or in front of yours， but what do you know about them？Not very much。 You only know what they want to reveal and often you conclude things on what you see， but do you ever know someone really？ Even the people you have known for years or live under the same roof often manage to surprise you after all this time。 Some are pleasant revelations， others not so much。Then of course there are the nosy ones a ‘We live next door’… This means you often only live a few meters from the people in the house next or in front of yours， but what do you know about them？Not very much。 You only know what they want to reveal and often you conclude things on what you see， but do you ever know someone really？ Even the people you have known for years or live under the same roof often manage to surprise you after all this time。 Some are pleasant revelations， others not so much。Then of course there are the nosy ones and aren’t we lucky sometimes they are the way they are？ They see， hear everything or want to delve into something until they know every last detail。 Believe it or not they bring justice or force the police to dig deeper too。Jess is like a dog with a bone and isn’t easily scared away。 When it seems like her world is tumbling down and the danger is creeping closer to home， she is like a lioness。 She fights with all she has in her。 It seems like she is losing the battle until someone arrives to fight her corner…The more I read， the more I got immersed in the story。 It started like a soft breeze， but soon I found myself in a storm。 I had not one single inkling what to expect， but I most certainly did not expect this ending。 It was brilliant。 5 starsThank you， Laura Wolfe and Bookouture 。。。more
marnie | once upon a time book reviews
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“You know their secrets…But what if they know yours too？。。”Set in a fictional suburb in Detroit， We Live Next Door is a perfectly mixed psychological thriller cross whodunnit that kept me entertained from beginning to end。 I love these types of stories that involve close knit suburban communities where not everyone is who they appear to be and have secrets to hide。 Add to that， the murder of a cantankerous old woman and everyone becomes a suspect！ I loved working alongside our lead and joining h “You know their secrets…But what if they know yours too？。。”Set in a fictional suburb in Detroit， We Live Next Door is a perfectly mixed psychological thriller cross whodunnit that kept me entertained from beginning to end。 I love these types of stories that involve close knit suburban communities where not everyone is who they appear to be and have secrets to hide。 Add to that， the murder of a cantankerous old woman and everyone becomes a suspect！ I loved working alongside our lead and joining her as we put our amateur sleuthing skills to the test to solve the crime and enjoyed how it all played out。Laura Wolfe has become a go to author for me and I don’t even read what her books are about anymore。 I love going in blind and being taken on the journey， letting her take control。 She delivers a first class read each and every time through writing that is very engaging and with strong characters that are good and those you love to hate！ We Live Next Door has all of this and so much more。 A thrilling and twisty ride， I found this book to be very entertaining and one I highly recommend you reading right now！Where you can find me 😊💻 Blog: bit。ly/3gR3io8👩🏫 Facebook: bit。ly/3gVeC2B🐤Twitter: bit。ly/3BQk2Dl📷 Instagram: bit。ly/3wSv0Gj📌 Pinterest: bit。ly/3vS2HGX📚 Goodreads: bit。ly/3wQxUM3 。。。more
Julie Lacey
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3。5 starsThis is a good read about a very close neighbourhood and the secrets the residents hold。 One of the neighbours is found dead in her bathroom and while the Police think it was an accidental death， Jessica suspects she was murdered。 She saw something whilst taking her dog for a walk but the Police don’t look into it。 The dead woman’s son let’s something slip to Jessica whilst drunk but when she speaks to him later， he says he’s told the Police， but again they’re not interested。 Jessica st 3。5 starsThis is a good read about a very close neighbourhood and the secrets the residents hold。 One of the neighbours is found dead in her bathroom and while the Police think it was an accidental death， Jessica suspects she was murdered。 She saw something whilst taking her dog for a walk but the Police don’t look into it。 The dead woman’s son let’s something slip to Jessica whilst drunk but when she speaks to him later， he says he’s told the Police， but again they’re not interested。 Jessica starts to receive threatening messages on the neighbourhood chat and can’t understand what she’s meant to have done wrong。 Other things happen to Jessica’s family and she becomes increasingly worried。 I liked the way the book led up to the conclusion and had suspected that the person responsible was the guilty party， but it didn’t spoil it for me。 Overall a good read。 Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Benice With a Book
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A psychological thriller that takes place in the fictional suburb of Detroit。 Like most upper-middle-class suburbs， you get neighbors that are friendly， nosey， and just downright rude。 But when Jessica finds out one of her neighbors died， she struggles to see that it was an accident suspecting foul play。 The story follows Jessica as she tries to find out who the murderer is amongst her neighbors and tries to convince those around her that she isn’t crazy， but that there really is something sinis A psychological thriller that takes place in the fictional suburb of Detroit。 Like most upper-middle-class suburbs， you get neighbors that are friendly， nosey， and just downright rude。 But when Jessica finds out one of her neighbors died， she struggles to see that it was an accident suspecting foul play。 The story follows Jessica as she tries to find out who the murderer is amongst her neighbors and tries to convince those around her that she isn’t crazy， but that there really is something sinister going on in the neighborhood。 While on the hunt for the truth she navigates family drama， motherhood， and friendship that takes a toll on her everyday life。 Wolfe created the perfect suburb and surroundings for readers to feel safe and yet get the feeling that something is off。 While the book is definitely a slow burn the major twists caught me off guard， readers will never see them coming， making for a fun and entertaining read。。。Go to my blog for my full review www。benicewithabook。comThank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC 。。。more
Raeesa Saint
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3。5 stars。Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。This book follows Jessica， who lives in suburban bliss with her husband and daughter 。 。 。 until a neighbour dies。 The police rule it accidental， but Jessica thinks there’s something more going on。The plot was quite slow-paced and repetitive at times， but still intriguing。 One thing that bothered me was how all of Jessica’s theories were based on very insubstantial 3。5 stars。Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。This book follows Jessica， who lives in suburban bliss with her husband and daughter 。 。 。 until a neighbour dies。 The police rule it accidental， but Jessica thinks there’s something more going on。The plot was quite slow-paced and repetitive at times， but still intriguing。 One thing that bothered me was how all of Jessica’s theories were based on very insubstantial things。 The final reveal was very well-done， and there was an interesting motive behind it， I just wish the journey there had been more interesting。 At times， the dialogue in the book felt a bit stilted， and I think that it could benefit from another round of editing。 That being said， I did like the suburban setting， and getting to know the different characters。 I also liked that there was more than just the mystery plot; there were a few subplots that kept things interesting。Overall， I found this to be a highly enjoyable thriller and I would certainly be eager to read more from this author！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ***SPOILER ALERT - Do not read if you don't want to know what happens in this book。 I WILL be talking about the ending！***Okay。 We Live Next Door was。。。it wasn't the worst book for the most part， but that ending was no。 Not good。 But before I get to that the rest of the story。 First off the synopsis is not really accurate。 Jessica has not always dreamed of moving back to her hometown where she grew up。 She didn't check The Neighbor List first thing in the morning （or if she did it is not mention ***SPOILER ALERT - Do not read if you don't want to know what happens in this book。 I WILL be talking about the ending！***Okay。 We Live Next Door was。。。it wasn't the worst book for the most part， but that ending was no。 Not good。 But before I get to that the rest of the story。 First off the synopsis is not really accurate。 Jessica has not always dreamed of moving back to her hometown where she grew up。 She didn't check The Neighbor List first thing in the morning （or if she did it is not mentioned。 The Neighbor List popped up between chapters but was barely mentioned that Jessica actually kept up on it except when she got the messages from it）。 There are not a ton of condolence messages after the lady everyone hated died。 I mean she was the neighborhood curmudgeon。 She complained about everything and made people's lives miserable。 Most people were happy she was gone。 When I went back and read the synopsis again it felt very misleading。 Okay so the actual story。 Jessica moved back into the house she grew up in with her husband and daughter。 Then her neighbor dies and she is sure that it was a murder not an accident like everyone else thinks。 Why？ I'm not really sure。 She was walking her dog and something rattled in the bushes and she saw the lady in the window and that was enough to convince her of foul play！ It just。。。I didn't really understand why Jessica was so convinced。 And then we learn more things and she is convinced that another accidental death like 30 years early is too much of a coincidence for this death to be accidental too！ I mean 2 accidental deaths 30 years apart is pretty suspicious。。。。it was just kind of odd。 And didn't really work for me。 Of course the lady's son is an addict and everyone thinks he is weird so he obviously did it！ Until he finds some evidence （which was a key to the park that only residents have and Jessica already knows that new guy doesn't have one and when she is all who is missing their key？！？！ Whose could it be？！？！ She never once thinks it could be new guy whom she knows does not have one。。。）。 The same day the son tells Jessica he found some evidence he is killed in a hit and run （which for some reason the cops want to rule a suicide？ Not really sure why that makes sense。。。）。 So then it was like okay， yes， something is going on here。 Or I could get behind Jessica thinking something was as finally there were things that weren't adding up。 All through this strange things are happening at home as well and Jessica's daughter keeps being injured in seemingly accidents。 Which by the end were kind of obvious who was doing it （in the beginning I figured it was them as well， but by the end？ Really obvious）。 And her husband Mark？ Oh， he was horrible， but I think in the end I am supposed to think he is a good person somehow。 Okay so here is one of my main issues with this book and why it has a one star rating - Mark。 He was horrible and treated Jessica terribly。 Towards the beginning of the book she shares that she was thinking about trying to open her own bakery and sell her cakes as she has some unique ideas and people would buy them。 What does he say to this？ Immediately is super condescending and puts her down and makes her feel stupid for even thinking about this。 He tells her how he would never put their life savings or their daughter's college fund in jeopardy for such a dumb idea。 I mean her baking is more of a hobby than a career。 Who would even buy her cakes？ No。 Just forget about it。 Then through the book Mark and Jessica's bestie Bree kept getting caught having dinner and stuff and every time they have lied about being together and then said that it was because Mark was helping Bree with her finances。 Which the first time okay。。。but then why not lean into that and tell Jessica when you are meeting for financial reasons？ Even if it is a lie stick with it！ Don't keep sneaking behind Jessica's back and then when you are caught again be all it is the finances！ Bree didn't want me to tell you even though you already know！ It was so dumb。 Plus Mark yells at Jessica a lot and puts her down and tries to make her feel stupid for even thinking or doing different things。 He was not good。 Then we get to the end and the big secret of why Mark and Bree were hanging out so much was revealed。。。because they were getting some retail space for Jessica's new bakery！ So she can sell her cakes！！ Hooray！ See all that horrible yelling， the condescension， the making your wife feel like shit is worth it if you surprise her afterward with something she wanted。 I mean swoon am I right？ I just。。。it really feels like we are supposed to be happy for her and it was so sweet what Mark did for her but seriously fuck that guy。 If this is what people think is sweet well。。。it just shows how much shit women will put up with and are conditioned to think is okay。 He was a horrible husband。 Treating your wife like crap and then giving her something nice is kind of what abusive assholes do， though Mark doesn't apologize for his awful behavior because I guess putting your wife down all the time is totes okay。 That and who did it was fairly obvious （it was them or Mark and Bree and well it was hinting too much at Mark and Bree so I guessed it was the other people）。 The killers were like old-timey villains who would twirl their mustache while telling you their entire plan for no reason。 Really I rolled my eyes a lot at this story when surprises were revealed。 It definitely was not the book for me。Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for a copy of this book 。。。more
SP
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I always enjoy a classic “who-done-it” book， and this one did not disappoint。 From the beginning I narrowed it down to 3 people and I was correct about one of my choices。 There was a twist in the end that I didn’t expect so that was a cool surprise。 The story was easy to read and filled with suspense。 I found myself relating to Jessica because I’m also a mom who recently moved to the south with my husband and toddler （2。5 year old）。 I understood Jessica second guessing her decisions as a mom， it I always enjoy a classic “who-done-it” book， and this one did not disappoint。 From the beginning I narrowed it down to 3 people and I was correct about one of my choices。 There was a twist in the end that I didn’t expect so that was a cool surprise。 The story was easy to read and filled with suspense。 I found myself relating to Jessica because I’m also a mom who recently moved to the south with my husband and toddler （2。5 year old）。 I understood Jessica second guessing her decisions as a mom， it happens often with parents lol。 In all， very good read。 I want to thank #netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in advance。 。。。more
Kc1morepage
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We Live Next Door is the story of Jessica Millstone who lives in a quiet suburban neighborhood。 Or at least， it was quiet until her busy-body neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances， and Jessica realizes that she lives in a community of murder suspects。 As Jessica starts snooping， her life begins to unravel， and she has no idea who she can trust。We Live Next Door starts slowly， but the pace picks up in a race to an exciting end。I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair re We Live Next Door is the story of Jessica Millstone who lives in a quiet suburban neighborhood。 Or at least， it was quiet until her busy-body neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances， and Jessica realizes that she lives in a community of murder suspects。 As Jessica starts snooping， her life begins to unravel， and she has no idea who she can trust。We Live Next Door starts slowly， but the pace picks up in a race to an exciting end。I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review。 。。。more
Sandie
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🦄 Summary:Jessica was just walking her dog when she sees her neighbor staring down at her angrily from the window。 She doesn't think anything of it - Barbara doesn't like anyone anyway。 But the next morning， she's found dead - and Jessica asks herself if she really was angry。 Or had she been frightened？ Barbara's son claims it wasn't an accident。 And when he shares proof with Jessica， it puts them both in danger。 Soon， someone is sending her threatening messages via the neighborhood chatroom， an 🦄 Summary:Jessica was just walking her dog when she sees her neighbor staring down at her angrily from the window。 She doesn't think anything of it - Barbara doesn't like anyone anyway。 But the next morning， she's found dead - and Jessica asks herself if she really was angry。 Or had she been frightened？ Barbara's son claims it wasn't an accident。 And when he shares proof with Jessica， it puts them both in danger。 Soon， someone is sending her threatening messages via the neighborhood chatroom， and her little daughter is having lots of "accidents"。 But no one wants to believe her。。。 🦄 My opinion: I devoured this book！ I love a good thriller about a secretive， lying bunch of neighbors， and I couldn't get enough of the breathtaking tension this book provided。 I did figure out what was going on pretty quickly， but there was this one twist that just slapped me in the face， accompanied with those creepy， shivers-down-my-spine kind of moments that made this book close to perfect。 I was hooked by the first chapter and the suspense didn't let until the final conclusion。 What I do have to say: The scenes about the hurt child - even though nothing too gruesome is happening really - can be a little triggering for some readers。 🦄 This was my first book by Laura Wolfe， and I will definitely read more of her books！ 😍 🦄 Parts of this book reminded me of:- The Parents by Claire Seeber- I Don't Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson- Someone We Know by Shari Lapena- Those People by Louise CandlishI received a free ARC by Netgalley， Bookouture， and Laura Wolfe in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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