The Cottage
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Summary
A widowed mother is terrorized by a stalker with unfathomable intent in a novel of cold-blooded suspense by the Shamus Award–winning author of The Temporary Agent。
When Kate Burke is awakened one night by a sound outside her window， her PTSD is triggered。 Was it simply a deer crossing her secluded backyard？ Or was it intruders？ Because Kate still lives with the dreadful memories of her husband’s murder during a seemingly random home invasion two years before， she knows the answer can mean the difference between life and death。
But when she discovers the unsettling ways her property has been vandalized the next day， Kate is forced to conclude the worst: someone is watching her。
Kate decides to rent out her estranged sister’s onetime cottage， which sits on her property， for the summer。 Another set of eyes around the place won’t hurt。 And with additional support from friends and family， Kate should be feeling safe。
Instead， the vandalism is escalating。 So are the anonymous late-night calls and texts， each one more disturbing and violating than the last。 Whoever is targeting Kate， whatever their motive or terrifying endgame， the footsteps in the dark are getting closer。
When Kate Burke is awakened one night by a sound outside her window， her PTSD is triggered。 Was it simply a deer crossing her secluded backyard？ Or was it intruders？ Because Kate still lives with the dreadful memories of her husband’s murder during a seemingly random home invasion two years before， she knows the answer can mean the difference between life and death。
But when she discovers the unsettling ways her property has been vandalized the next day， Kate is forced to conclude the worst: someone is watching her。
Kate decides to rent out her estranged sister’s onetime cottage， which sits on her property， for the summer。 Another set of eyes around the place won’t hurt。 And with additional support from friends and family， Kate should be feeling safe。
Instead， the vandalism is escalating。 So are the anonymous late-night calls and texts， each one more disturbing and violating than the last。 Whoever is targeting Kate， whatever their motive or terrifying endgame， the footsteps in the dark are getting closer。
Reviews
Kate Ayers
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An easy read。 Kate lost her husband two years ago and still lives in the house with the cottage on the property where he died。 Before his death， they experience harassment and vandalism。 And it's begun all over again。 Kate just wants peace and security for her twins and herself。 She rents the cottage to a man who knew her husband long ago， hopefully to feel more comfortable。 But problems persist。 As a last resort， she asks her sister Becca to help out， despite their estrangement。 Still， everythi An easy read。 Kate lost her husband two years ago and still lives in the house with the cottage on the property where he died。 Before his death， they experience harassment and vandalism。 And it's begun all over again。 Kate just wants peace and security for her twins and herself。 She rents the cottage to a man who knew her husband long ago， hopefully to feel more comfortable。 But problems persist。 As a last resort， she asks her sister Becca to help out， despite their estrangement。 Still， everything is coming to a boiling point and the solution remains elusive。 My only nit with this author was that I felt every conversation was far too long and repetitive。 In fact， characters even said "You've said that。" And some scenes， too。 It could use some tightening up so it doesn't feel like rambling or word packing。 。。。more
Barbara Williams
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Really kept me guessingChanged my mind at least a half a dozen times about who was behind it all。 This was a very diabolical "plan"。 Twisted， deviant， complex and just plain sad idea hatched by a couple of psychopaths。 So many lives destroyed for profit。 Good read。 Really kept me guessingChanged my mind at least a half a dozen times about who was behind it all。 This was a very diabolical "plan"。 Twisted， deviant， complex and just plain sad idea hatched by a couple of psychopaths。 So many lives destroyed for profit。 Good read。 。。。more
Cynthia
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Great ReadThere were quite a few twists and turns that kept me guessing。The characters were very well developed and realistic。You should read this book
Richard Haynes
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Gives perspective on the old adage keep your friends closer。
Nancy Maxwell
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The Cottage Very good read。 Suspense in every page。 It keeps you guessing and keeps you on your toes。 I enjoyed the turns it kept going。 One minute I thought I knew the answers and then it had me changing my mind。
Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨
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The Cottage wasn’t really my cup of tea。 I made it through the entire audiobook and feel a bit shocked that I did finish it。 This was one of those “thrillers” that you keep waiting to get thrilling but this one never hit that mark。 We have Kate， the main character and who’s narrative we get throughout the entire story。 Kate is a widowed mom of twins。 She lost her husband two years prior in what appears to be a home invasion… or is it？！？！ However， some new and eerily similar vandalism starts to h The Cottage wasn’t really my cup of tea。 I made it through the entire audiobook and feel a bit shocked that I did finish it。 This was one of those “thrillers” that you keep waiting to get thrilling but this one never hit that mark。 We have Kate， the main character and who’s narrative we get throughout the entire story。 Kate is a widowed mom of twins。 She lost her husband two years prior in what appears to be a home invasion… or is it？！？！ However， some new and eerily similar vandalism starts to happen again。 Is this something new？ Is it just a joke， a teen？ It was just a bland story。 It could have used the viewpoint of the antagonist。 Some different viewpoint than the worried on would have been a good change of scene。 Lauren Ezzo is the narrator。 I feel like she did as good of a job as she could。 Ezzo had a pleasant enough voice and really if her narration had been bad， I never would have finished half this story。 Thank you Brilliance Publishing for the complimentary copy of this audiobook with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion。 I was not required to leave a review， positive or otherwise， and my opinions are just that。。。 my opinions。Check out my Blog: Next Book ReviewCheck out my Facebook Page: Next Book Review Facebook 。。。more
Cassie’s Reviews
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To say Kate Burke had ptsd would be an understatement， she lives in fear after the death of her husband。 Her husband died in a horrific home invasion。 Kate with her kids just tries to make it through each day， she now lives in a old family home passed down to her。 Soon Kate begins to notice little things around her house， like vandalism and strange phone calls at night call， these odd things begin to trigger Kates ptsd。 She decides to rent out the extra cottage having another person would help e To say Kate Burke had ptsd would be an understatement， she lives in fear after the death of her husband。 Her husband died in a horrific home invasion。 Kate with her kids just tries to make it through each day， she now lives in a old family home passed down to her。 Soon Kate begins to notice little things around her house， like vandalism and strange phone calls at night call， these odd things begin to trigger Kates ptsd。 She decides to rent out the extra cottage having another person would help ease her worry。 Once she rents it out the threatening texts and phone calls increase and the vandalism more dangerous。 Why is this happening to her？ This atmospheric thriller was the perfect creepy read！ Makes you want to double check your doors and locks！！ Three stars！ I feel like some of the story line left me hanging！ 。。。more
Julie Mewes
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Couldn’t put it downJut when you think you have it figured out， you find out you don’t。 Interest and intrigue keep you going。 Excellent read！
Nashallie | SheReadsBetweenSips ❥
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DNF。Sadly， I just could not get into this one。 It did not grabbed my attention and I stopped reading halfway through。 When I started it again， I could not bring myself to finish something I was not enjoying。 It felt predictable。
seb reads
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This book follows Kate， a widowed mother terrorized by a stalker， which triggers her PTSD because she lost her husband in a seemingly random home invasion。The story was great， but things were happening at such a slow pace that I almost lost interest。 What I really loved in this book is that we can sense the constant atmosphere of dread felt by Kate。The characters were， in my opinion， unexciting。If you love slow-paced thrillers， you can give this one a shot though。
Andrenika
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I recently started to get into Thrillers so I was pretty stoked I won this book off a giveaway。 But as far as Thrillers go， I found this one was lacking。 As many of the other reviews stated， the writing in this book was difficult to get through。 I found myself skimming over a lot because I did not care about themundane tasks Kate does everyday。 I forget how many times I read about Kate stripping the bedsheets off of her and her kid’s beds。 A lot of the writing was pointless and didn’t add to the I recently started to get into Thrillers so I was pretty stoked I won this book off a giveaway。 But as far as Thrillers go， I found this one was lacking。 As many of the other reviews stated， the writing in this book was difficult to get through。 I found myself skimming over a lot because I did not care about themundane tasks Kate does everyday。 I forget how many times I read about Kate stripping the bedsheets off of her and her kid’s beds。 A lot of the writing was pointless and didn’t add to the plot of the story at all。 I would of appreciated the plot twists more if they weren’t so obvious。 At first， the authors does a semi good job on keeping you guessing but then BAM super obvious dialogue between Kate and her stalker that made it clear。 There is also another twist at the very ending that I felt was just breezed through and the way one of the characters just cuts Kate off like everything was her fault extremely irked me。 It felt so out of character for that person。As for all the characters in the story， I couldn’t connect to none of them。 Kate was extremely judgmental and for someone so judgy， she was super trusting to everyone。 Her twins seemed pretty on par for pre-teens。 Everyone else was just blah and didn’t have much depth to them。 Overall 2。5 stars。 。。。more
Sharon Quisenberry
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The CottageEnjoyed reading this book very much。 Little complicated at times but overall it held your attention。 Enjoy reading this authors books。
Linda
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Looks like many did not like this book。 I did。 I thought it was very good。 A bit long but good。 It lost a star because I figured out fairly quick who was terrorizing Katie。 There is a lot going on in this book but it's not hard to follow at all。 It is an uncorrected ARC so I can't say it has flaws because you know that up front and I personally overlooked any。 Not that I actually saw any but just in case。 Yes I did enjoy this book。 It was a quick read even though it was long。 Most was conversati Looks like many did not like this book。 I did。 I thought it was very good。 A bit long but good。 It lost a star because I figured out fairly quick who was terrorizing Katie。 There is a lot going on in this book but it's not hard to follow at all。 It is an uncorrected ARC so I can't say it has flaws because you know that up front and I personally overlooked any。 Not that I actually saw any but just in case。 Yes I did enjoy this book。 It was a quick read even though it was long。 Most was conversations between people so they read quickly。 This book takes you into the life of a mother， Katie， and her twins。 A boy and a girl。 They lost husband and dad one fateful night during what was going to be a home invasion。 He shot the intruders but he was shot also。 It's sad that he died。 It's sad for his wife who loved him so much and the children who lost their dad。 But Katie gets on with her life as much as she can， while being tormented by someone。Someone is doing things that scare her。 It's like they are trying to make her leave her home。 The one her and her older sister lived in with their grandparents after their parents died。 Rebecca， Katie's older sister， is a bit on the wild side。 She did things that made it hard on their grandparents。 After they died and left everything except the Cottage to Katie， Becca， moved away。 She lived a fairly wild life it seems。 But when Katie calls her for help with the kids she arrives ready and willing to help。 She seems to have changed。 To be more caring and down to earth。 This book really made me feel edgy in many places。 Who could be doing the horrible things。 Damage to the cottage， breaking the window in Katie's home。 Vandalizing the yard and just doing things to scare Katie。 Could they want her out for some reason。 Out of the only home her children have ever know。 Out of the house her grandfather made her promise to never sell。。 And who killed Leif。 Was it really just a botched home invasion or were they sent to do exactly what they did。 Who hated him this much。 This is to me a very good book。 It held my interest all the way through。 It made me shed a few tears。 Ok a lot of them but you know。。。 It even gave me a few laughs。 It had me on the edge of my seat a few times。 Who do you trust。 Could her father in law be a bad person。 The cute guy staying in the cottage a few months。 Her sister。 A neighbor。 A cop she's know all her life and Leif's best friend。 Thank you #NetGalley， #DanielJudson， #Thomas&Mercer for this ARC。 This is my own true thoughts about this book。 4/5 stars。 It lost one because I figured out fairly early who damaged the area。 Other things were a surprise though。 It's very good。 I promise。 。。。more
Calista Andrechek
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Thank you to NetGalley， Daniel Judson and Thomas & Mercer for the free e-book in exchange for an honest review。The beginning of this novel is a bit slow to get going， but once it does; it cruises right along and is very easy to read。 I really enjoyed the main character， but my trust for the rest of the cast of characters wasn't there at all。 I went back and forth believing that I knew what was going to happen and I was always wrong。 The twists were unexpected in the best way and very enjoyable。 Thank you to NetGalley， Daniel Judson and Thomas & Mercer for the free e-book in exchange for an honest review。The beginning of this novel is a bit slow to get going， but once it does; it cruises right along and is very easy to read。 I really enjoyed the main character， but my trust for the rest of the cast of characters wasn't there at all。 I went back and forth believing that I knew what was going to happen and I was always wrong。 The twists were unexpected in the best way and very enjoyable。 The ending was a lot more drawn out than I would have liked， but it did all tie together very nicely。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Thanks #netgallery for this book in exchange for an honest review。 I can't decide what to write about this book。 I enjoyed the premise and the relationships with the characters， especially the main character and her sister。 But the part I struggle with is the whole storyline about the people harassing the family。 It just kept going and seemed too far fetched at times。 Thanks #netgallery for this book in exchange for an honest review。 I can't decide what to write about this book。 I enjoyed the premise and the relationships with the characters， especially the main character and her sister。 But the part I struggle with is the whole storyline about the people harassing the family。 It just kept going and seemed too far fetched at times。 。。。more
Kathleen
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Tension builds slowly and deliberately in The Cottage， a domestic thriller by Shamus award winning author Daniel Judson。 Kate’s husband was killed two years earlier in a home invasion so she is understandably frightened when she sees strangers in her yard。 The guest cottage on her property has been vacant since an argument with her sister Rebecca left them estranged。 Although Rebecca has asked to use it， Kate rents the cottage to Jack， recently relocated to the area。 Now the trespassing and vand Tension builds slowly and deliberately in The Cottage， a domestic thriller by Shamus award winning author Daniel Judson。 Kate’s husband was killed two years earlier in a home invasion so she is understandably frightened when she sees strangers in her yard。 The guest cottage on her property has been vacant since an argument with her sister Rebecca left them estranged。 Although Rebecca has asked to use it， Kate rents the cottage to Jack， recently relocated to the area。 Now the trespassing and vandalism get worse， punctuated by nighttime hang up calls。 Kate relies on her father-in-law Leo and friend Eddie for help。 Even with extra security， the terrifying harassment continues。 Who would want to hurt Kate and why？The mounting suspense and Kate’s relationship with Rebecca kept me reading The Cottage。 However， the story seemed too long in places。 I think， at 442 pages， it would have benefitted from careful cutting and editing。 4 stars。Thank you to NetGalley， Thomas & Mercer and Daniel Judson for this ARC。 。。。more
Inger Cierniak
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It takes long timeGood writing and。 many faceted Involved plot。 Still difficult to read。 Don't read it on a grey day。 Would make a great movie With a different ending。 It takes long timeGood writing and。 many faceted Involved plot。 Still difficult to read。 Don't read it on a grey day。 Would make a great movie With a different ending。 。。。more
Ken Hulse
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a very weak very long book that really is not worth the time and effort。 It drones on and on and the ending is not very satisfactory。 Sorry to have to say this but pass on this one
Lyndi
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Kate Burke has suffered from PTSD ever since the night her husband was murdered in a break in。 Refusing to move out of the house that's belonged to her family for generations， she can still picture his broken body every time she goes into the backyard。 Waking one night to vandals on her property， she agrees to taking a tenant in the cottage on the property。 An extra set of eyes wouldn't hurt to make her feel more secure。 But even after Jack moves in， strange and sinister things keep happening。 D Kate Burke has suffered from PTSD ever since the night her husband was murdered in a break in。 Refusing to move out of the house that's belonged to her family for generations， she can still picture his broken body every time she goes into the backyard。 Waking one night to vandals on her property， she agrees to taking a tenant in the cottage on the property。 An extra set of eyes wouldn't hurt to make her feel more secure。 But even after Jack moves in， strange and sinister things keep happening。 Does she have a stalker？ What do they want from her？ And will she and her children ever feel safe at home again？This book was dark and creepy and just when I thought I had it figured out， there was another plot twist。 And now I'm sitting at home alone， jumping at every noise， feeling totally paranoid。 I received an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley。 The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily。 。。。more
Salome G
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This didn't work for me， unfortunately。 The pacing was far too slow and the attention to irrelevant detail， like whether or not the father-in-law sprayed the swing set bolts with WD-40--great God a'mighty--took me out of the story。 Also taking me out of the story？ Its setting on Old Town Road。 Me and the horse I rode in on say c'mon now。 This didn't work for me， unfortunately。 The pacing was far too slow and the attention to irrelevant detail， like whether or not the father-in-law sprayed the swing set bolts with WD-40--great God a'mighty--took me out of the story。 Also taking me out of the story？ Its setting on Old Town Road。 Me and the horse I rode in on say c'mon now。 。。。more
Nicole
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Kate Burke is a widowed mother suffering from PTSD as a result of her husbands murder during what appeared to be a home invasion。Two years later， Kate is awakened in the middle of the night by a sound outside。 Someone has vandalized her property。 Convinced someone is watching her， Kate decides to rent out her estranged sisters cottage for the summer。 The cottage is located on Kate’s property。Confident that she made the right decision， Kate should feel safe。 Instead， the vandalism is getting wors Kate Burke is a widowed mother suffering from PTSD as a result of her husbands murder during what appeared to be a home invasion。Two years later， Kate is awakened in the middle of the night by a sound outside。 Someone has vandalized her property。 Convinced someone is watching her， Kate decides to rent out her estranged sisters cottage for the summer。 The cottage is located on Kate’s property。Confident that she made the right decision， Kate should feel safe。 Instead， the vandalism is getting worse。 In addition， Kate is reviving mysterious， anonymous texts and calls， which get increasingly disturbing and creepy。 Who is targeting Kate and why？This thriller was creepy and atmospheric！ My heart beat faster with every turn of the page as a result of the creepy events happening to Kate。 It freaked me out so much that I had to double check my doors were locked。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc。 。。。more
Kristine
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DNFI am thankful to have received this ARC， but for some reason， it is not going to be one that I am able to finish。 It saddens me because I have read books from Mr。 Judson in the past and really enjoyed them。 Maybe its me， maybe not， but for whatever reason， this is not a book that I can continue with。Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。The opinions above are mine and mine alone。
Kimberly Young
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The Cottage by Daniel Judson tells the story of Kate， a widowed mom of 2。 Her policeman husband was killed 2 years prior during a home invasion。 Kate and her kids are slowly coming back to a normal life。 Suddenly， out of the blue， the cottage behind her house gets vandalized and she starts getting threats and texts and menacing phone calls。 What is going on？ Something similar happened right before her husband was murdered。 Is the same thing happening again？ On the advice of her father-in-law， sh The Cottage by Daniel Judson tells the story of Kate， a widowed mom of 2。 Her policeman husband was killed 2 years prior during a home invasion。 Kate and her kids are slowly coming back to a normal life。 Suddenly， out of the blue， the cottage behind her house gets vandalized and she starts getting threats and texts and menacing phone calls。 What is going on？ Something similar happened right before her husband was murdered。 Is the same thing happening again？ On the advice of her father-in-law， she decides to rent the cottage out in hopes that will deter the vandals。 Too bad it doesn't work。 The drama only escalates。 Kate decides to reach out to her estranged older sister Rebecca for help。 Kate and Rebecca have a very complicated past and haven't spoken in years。 Rebecca was horrible when they were teens and drove their grandparents （their legal guardians） to an early grave。 Kate has always held a grudge about this。 I don't want to give too many more plot details and ruin it。 This book was a slow burn for me。 Overall， I really enjoyed it。 It seemed to be a little too long。 Some of it could have been cut out in my opinion。 There were too many chapters where not much happened。 All in all though， I recommend this book to people who love family dramas， mysteries， and betrayals。 Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 ' 。。。more
Asa Henson
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To say this book was a page turner would be an understatement。 Judson does a phenomenal job switching between gradual and fast paced build up throughout the different segments of this story。 As you get to know the characters， you enjoy the innocence and confusion of the situation at hand。 Katie and her kids are easily lovable， and as the chapters unfold the details of why things are happening， you can’t help but feel heartbroken for the surplus of loss and frustration alongside the small family。 To say this book was a page turner would be an understatement。 Judson does a phenomenal job switching between gradual and fast paced build up throughout the different segments of this story。 As you get to know the characters， you enjoy the innocence and confusion of the situation at hand。 Katie and her kids are easily lovable， and as the chapters unfold the details of why things are happening， you can’t help but feel heartbroken for the surplus of loss and frustration alongside the small family。 This book was an honor to read。 It’s well written， strategically played out， and it only goes to show that you never know what’s truly going on behind closed doors and in somebody’s mind no matter how close you are。 。。。more
Jane A。
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This is a really slow burner and if I’m completely honest， I’m particularly impatient and love the thrill kicking off from the very start so this novel is reviewed based on the fact that this wasn’t really for me。 I certainly struggled to push through as the pace is quite subtle。 Whilst I definitely felt a connection with Kate and the loss she was suffering， trying to carry on as a single parent with her 12-year-old twins， I didn’t care enough to rise to the bait as to who was vandalising her pr This is a really slow burner and if I’m completely honest， I’m particularly impatient and love the thrill kicking off from the very start so this novel is reviewed based on the fact that this wasn’t really for me。 I certainly struggled to push through as the pace is quite subtle。 Whilst I definitely felt a connection with Kate and the loss she was suffering， trying to carry on as a single parent with her 12-year-old twins， I didn’t care enough to rise to the bait as to who was vandalising her property and stalking her。 It the beginning， the police， who are called out by her retired police officer father-in-law， believe that it could potentially be one of her students from school。 Kate’s husband， also a police officer， had been killed two years previously by an intruder。 But for me there is something missing with the suspense that I crave and unfortunately， the book lost me。 There were lots of chapters where nothing happened nor added to the back story。 I found some of the writing style quite difficult to know what was going on and perhaps this was the reason for the disconnect。 However just because this is not my type of book， don’t be put off by my opinions as all in all， I could see this as the perfect novel for a different type of reader。 The highlight of the book was the relationship between Kate and her sister Rebecca which is fraught with emotion and when she’s involved in the story more， I definitely sat up and took notice。 。。。more
Heather L
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This was an ok book， a large part of the story is made up of dialogue between the characters， which doesn't allow for a lot of character building。 Kate has recently lost her policeman husband during a home invasion gone wrong， she still lives in the house where it had happened （though he was killed outside the house） with her two kids。 One night she sees two teenagers on her property and in the morning investigates a cottage that is part of the property and owned jointly by her and her estranged This was an ok book， a large part of the story is made up of dialogue between the characters， which doesn't allow for a lot of character building。 Kate has recently lost her policeman husband during a home invasion gone wrong， she still lives in the house where it had happened （though he was killed outside the house） with her two kids。 One night she sees two teenagers on her property and in the morning investigates a cottage that is part of the property and owned jointly by her and her estranged sister。 Inside she finds a knife embedded in the bedroom wall。 The police investigate and her father in law who is a retired police chief。 He suggests getting a tenant for the property and provides the details for a guy that might be suitable， Kate meets him and they come to an agreement。 Not long after more vandalism occurs and the police provide a police officer to watch the property during the night。 Kate invites her sister to stay with her after her neighbour， who usually watches her kids while she's working， is forced to take a job due to an overwhelming debt load incurred by her husband。 I found the story got better after the first part of the book， once the attacks on Kate escalate the plot thickened quickly。 Still it took a very long time to get to that point。 Though I enjoyed the book and would recommend， I wish the author would have trimmed it。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Linda
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Granted this is an ARC， but there are so many missing and incorrect words I lost count。 The missing words weren't a matter of style， but a matter of no proof reading。I hate present tense as it is hard to carry off well。 This book did not carry it off well。 It slipped from present tense to past tense and back again。 The author kept to mostly dialogue with no tags to try to get around the fact， but still didn't manage。The author told me every single thing Kate did and was obsessed with her changin Granted this is an ARC， but there are so many missing and incorrect words I lost count。 The missing words weren't a matter of style， but a matter of no proof reading。I hate present tense as it is hard to carry off well。 This book did not carry it off well。 It slipped from present tense to past tense and back again。 The author kept to mostly dialogue with no tags to try to get around the fact， but still didn't manage。The author told me every single thing Kate did and was obsessed with her changing her underpants。In one conversation that would have taken maybe fifteen minutes total， Kate used the word Dad ten times。 Who does that in real life？ No one。 It completely changed the tone of all those conversations。 And not in a good way。 It made her come off as a bit snarky and sarcastic。 Maybe that was intentional and by then I just couldn't care less about her character。I could go on and on。 The plot was obvious and not very thrilling （hard to be on the edge of your seat when you keep being interrupted to watch Kate change her underpants again）。 I knew who was harassing her from the moment the character was introduced and why。Surprisingly enough （considering the rest of the book）， the writing at the end was tighter and had better pacing--the only thing that kept this from being a one star rating。 。。。more
lucía
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（i received an arc of this book from netgalley）i think people who enjoy atmospheric tense reads or more mystery than thriller will enjoy this one。 i prefer more action and a different pace although i cared for the characters， the book felt very long。 overall i liked the aspects of a single mother trying her best， dealing with ptsd， her past etc but it just wasn't memorable for me specifically。 （i received an arc of this book from netgalley）i think people who enjoy atmospheric tense reads or more mystery than thriller will enjoy this one。 i prefer more action and a different pace although i cared for the characters， the book felt very long。 overall i liked the aspects of a single mother trying her best， dealing with ptsd， her past etc but it just wasn't memorable for me specifically。 。。。more
Emily Hein
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The Cottage by Daniel Judson is a suspense thriller centered around Kate Burke。 While living in their current home， passed down through generations， Kate's husband and father of twin children is murdered in a senseless home invasion。 Kate is clearly suffering from PTSD， plagued by daily migraines and is spending all her energy on just getting through each day。 Kate's situation gets worse when she starts to notice vandalism on the property。 Kate understands how serious the situation is and that i The Cottage by Daniel Judson is a suspense thriller centered around Kate Burke。 While living in their current home， passed down through generations， Kate's husband and father of twin children is murdered in a senseless home invasion。 Kate is clearly suffering from PTSD， plagued by daily migraines and is spending all her energy on just getting through each day。 Kate's situation gets worse when she starts to notice vandalism on the property。 Kate understands how serious the situation is and that it could mean life or death but who can she trust to help her？ I really enjoyed the plot of this book。 I thought the author did an excellent job at planting seeds throughout while leaving me guessing to the end。 To be honest， I still have questions but I won't spoil anything。 One other aspect I enjoyed about this book is that I either loved or hated each character and I personally like the conflicting personalities。 Unfortunately， the pros do not outweigh the cons for me。 The dialogue felt clumsy and forced throughout the whole book which took away from my experience。 I also felt the dramatics were being forced by repeatedly bringing up the same issues。 I pushed through to finish the book because of the plot and the need to know what happened。 I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Cj Reads Reviews
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It's been a while， where I just don't know how I feel about a book。 🤷♀️The Cottage by Daniel Judson is a slow burn family drama mild thriller book。 Kate has spent the last two years suffering from PTSD after her husband was killed by intruders。 Now， her paranoia has gotten the better of her when a series of triggering events happen。 Is it just troublesome teenagers？ Her new neighbour？ Her estranged sister？ Or could it be someone else， lurking in the woods？ My ThoughtsAlthough I couldn't connect It's been a while， where I just don't know how I feel about a book。 🤷♀️The Cottage by Daniel Judson is a slow burn family drama mild thriller book。 Kate has spent the last two years suffering from PTSD after her husband was killed by intruders。 Now， her paranoia has gotten the better of her when a series of triggering events happen。 Is it just troublesome teenagers？ Her new neighbour？ Her estranged sister？ Or could it be someone else， lurking in the woods？ My ThoughtsAlthough I couldn't connect with any of the characters， the prose of the storyline was okay。 I actually didn't mind it， It kept me intrigued where I still wanted to read the book， however sadly that was literally the only thing that I did enjoy about the book。One of the main things I really didn't like was I found out who the instigator was rather quickly， it practically jumped off the page and it frustrated me because Kate was completely oblivious to it。 Like come on！ Your stalker/intruder pretty much said they were doing it。 🙈🙉🙊I only recommend this book if you like a nice easy read， or don't mind getting told who the instigator is while pinpointing it on other characters。**Just wanted to add in a little note that this book does mention Harry Potter， for anybody who can't separate the book from the author。 This doesn't not affect my review at all。I want to say thank you to Netgalley， Thomas and Mercer。 。。。more
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