A Familiar Stranger
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- Author：A.R. Torre
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Reviews
Shierly
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Lost for words！ Alessandra Torre have put us again on a roller coaster ride！ I didnt expect that， well with the author， expect the unexpected！ Wow just wow！
Lisa Zimmerman （Dirty Blonde Books）
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Review to come。I have to pack for a trip。 🙄😄
Tina
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A Familiar Stranger was a weird one for me。 There were parts that I loved and parts that I didn't care for。 Let's start at the beginning。。First few chapters were a bit hard to get into。 This is my first A。R。 Torre book （so keep that in mind） I wasn't sure if it was a normal writing style but it was a bit jumpy and the dialogue felt incomplete。 But after a couple chapters， either I settled into it or it just started coming together better。 Either way I started really enjoying the story。 I just kn A Familiar Stranger was a weird one for me。 There were parts that I loved and parts that I didn't care for。 Let's start at the beginning。。First few chapters were a bit hard to get into。 This is my first A。R。 Torre book （so keep that in mind） I wasn't sure if it was a normal writing style but it was a bit jumpy and the dialogue felt incomplete。 But after a couple chapters， either I settled into it or it just started coming together better。 Either way I started really enjoying the story。 I just knew I was in for a twisty， psychological domestic thriller。 See we have Lillian， a wife， mom and well 。。。 somewhat of a career writing obituaries， she was just recently demoted。 Her husband Mike， a bit of a swarmy guy is having an affair。 But after Lillian confronts him he promises to end it， he's just relieved she hadn't found out all his secrets。 Enter David， a handsome stranger that makes Lillian feel like she could be a different person。 And then there's a death。 The web of lies and deceit unfold in a fast paced， unputdownable， twisty fashion。 Alternating between quite a few different point of views， the chapters are quick and compulsive。 I'm loving it， I'm all in。 Then the twist happens and it lost me。 And that has nothing to do with the writing or the story telling of the author。 Both of which were on point。 It's just my own likes and dislikes。 It's hard to summarize without spoilers。 I did enjoy the book， but the last half took away some of the enjoyment for me。 All I'll say is it felt like it was an element not needed to finish the story。 And a few story threads that ended up going no where， left me with some unanswered questions。 For most readers this will be a great read。 I highly suspect I'll be in the minority with this one。 And as I said this is my first A。 R。 Torre book， her writing style is intriguing， and I look forward to picking up another one of her books。 Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read and review honestly an advanced digital copy。 。。。more
Jean
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I'm usually a big fan of Alessandra Torre/A。R。 Torre's books。 But this one missed the mark for me。 Lillian Smith has a lot going on in her family and work life。 Her inattentive， controlling husband husband may be cheating on her。 Her teenage son ignores her。 She was demoted in her job that she has been doing for twenty years。 Lillian starts an affair with David， who she meets in a coffee shop。 But Lillian isn't the only one leading a double life。The first half is your typical wife stuck in a bor I'm usually a big fan of Alessandra Torre/A。R。 Torre's books。 But this one missed the mark for me。 Lillian Smith has a lot going on in her family and work life。 Her inattentive， controlling husband husband may be cheating on her。 Her teenage son ignores her。 She was demoted in her job that she has been doing for twenty years。 Lillian starts an affair with David， who she meets in a coffee shop。 But Lillian isn't the only one leading a double life。The first half is your typical wife stuck in a boring marriage and she finds out her husband is cheating so she decides to cheat storyline。 Then you throw in wild and outrageous plot twists and it becomes a complete mess。 The characters were unlikable。 I disliked the way the author handled mental illness in this book。 And a postmortem POV， really？I still however， look forward to reading more from this author。Thank you to NetGalley， Thomas & Mercer and A。R。 Torre for an ARC of "A Familiar Stranger" in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Roberta Marquez
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I really do love Ms Torre and waited very （im）patiently for this one！I did enjoy it…。however it didn’t give that ‘OMG’ feeling this time…。still， an entertaining twisty read and I shall wait with bated breath for the next book！ 📕
Elizabeth
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This was my first book by A。R。 Torre and I am hooked on this author's writing！ I will be going back and checking out the backlist of books。 "A Familiar Stranger" is told through multiple points of view and timelines， very clear to follow， as the reader pieces together what is happening in the story。 I found myself guessing how this was going to go throughout my reading and still being wrong！ I could not put this book down because I had to know！ Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an This was my first book by A。R。 Torre and I am hooked on this author's writing！ I will be going back and checking out the backlist of books。 "A Familiar Stranger" is told through multiple points of view and timelines， very clear to follow， as the reader pieces together what is happening in the story。 I found myself guessing how this was going to go throughout my reading and still being wrong！ I could not put this book down because I had to know！ Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an advanced copy！ All thoughts and opinions are my own！ 。。。more
Tina
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A Familiar Stranger was a weird one for me。 There were parts that I loved and parts that I didn't care for。 Let's start at the beginning。。First few chapters were a bit hard to get into。 This is my first A。R。 Torre book （so keep that in mind） I wasn't sure if it was a normal writing style but it was a bit jumpy and the dialogue felt incomplete。 But after a couple chapters， either I settled into it or it just started coming together better。 Either way I started really enjoying the story。 I just kn A Familiar Stranger was a weird one for me。 There were parts that I loved and parts that I didn't care for。 Let's start at the beginning。。First few chapters were a bit hard to get into。 This is my first A。R。 Torre book （so keep that in mind） I wasn't sure if it was a normal writing style but it was a bit jumpy and the dialogue felt incomplete。 But after a couple chapters， either I settled into it or it just started coming together better。 Either way I started really enjoying the story。 I just knew I was in for a twisty， psychological domestic thriller。 See we have Lillian， a wife， mom and well 。。。 somewhat of a career writing obituaries， she was just recently demoted。 Her husband Mike， a bit of a swarmy guy is having an affair。 But after Lillian confronts him he promises to end it， he's just relieved she hadn't found out all his secrets。 Enter David， a handsome stranger that makes Lillian feel like she could be a different person。 And then there's a death。 The web of lies and deceit unfold in a fast paced， unputdownable， twisty fashion。 Alternating between quite a few different point of views， the chapters are quick and compulsive。 I'm loving it， I'm all in。 Then the twist happens and it lost me。 And that has nothing to do with the writing or the story telling of the author。 Both of which were on point。 It's just my own likes and dislikes。 It's hard to summarize without spoilers。 I did enjoy the book， but the last half took away some of the enjoyment for me。 All I'll say is it felt like it was an element not needed to finish the story。 And a few story threads that ended up going no where， left me with some unanswered questions。 For most readers this will be a great read。 I highly suspect I'll be in the minority with this one。 And as I said this is my first A。 R。 Torre book， her writing style is intriguing， and I look forward to picking up another one of her books。 Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read and review honestly an advanced digital copy。 。。。more
Barbara Behring
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A Familiar Stranger started out as a pretty typical thriller but then halfway through the story took a surprising twist and I loved it。 I stayed up late just to finish。 I can't wait for her next novel。 A Familiar Stranger started out as a pretty typical thriller but then halfway through the story took a surprising twist and I loved it。 I stayed up late just to finish。 I can't wait for her next novel。 。。。more
Krista crone
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This is such a quick， exciting， wild， and twisty psychological thriller！ A。R。 Torre’s writing is just hypnotic and mesmerizing。 If life didn’t get in the way， I would have finished this in one sitting。 There were several times throughout this books that I had a pit in my stomach as the writing was like a sucker punched to the stomach。 The ending was jaw-dropping delicious and was just the right cherry on top。***** Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer， NetGalley， and A。R。 Torre for the #gifted copy as This is such a quick， exciting， wild， and twisty psychological thriller！ A。R。 Torre’s writing is just hypnotic and mesmerizing。 If life didn’t get in the way， I would have finished this in one sitting。 There were several times throughout this books that I had a pit in my stomach as the writing was like a sucker punched to the stomach。 The ending was jaw-dropping delicious and was just the right cherry on top。***** Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer， NetGalley， and A。R。 Torre for the #gifted copy as it was provided to me in turn for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Danielle
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Oh， the webs we weave！ This was such a twisty tale of betrayal and deceit。I read the summary a few months ago and pre-ordered on Audible。 I started it at 3ish am and I'm done tonight！ It was everything I hoped for。 A witty main character， juicy drama， complex characters， twists I didn't see coming。I recommend going into this one with little info and just enjoying the ride！ Oh， the webs we weave！ This was such a twisty tale of betrayal and deceit。I read the summary a few months ago and pre-ordered on Audible。 I started it at 3ish am and I'm done tonight！ It was everything I hoped for。 A witty main character， juicy drama， complex characters， twists I didn't see coming。I recommend going into this one with little info and just enjoying the ride！ 。。。more
Wendy'sThoughts
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4 Seriously Twisted Stars* * * * Spoiler Free-A Quick ReviewWhen Alessandra Torre writes under A。R。 Torre， I know to pay attention and be prepared for whatever twists and turns she has ready to spring on her reader。 This book falls into that category of Torre having a blast presenting us with a woman going through way too much， and giving her an excuse to pretend to be someone else for a change。 That deception though is just a tease of all the switches， unexpected internal thoughts， and actions。 4 Seriously Twisted Stars* * * * Spoiler Free-A Quick ReviewWhen Alessandra Torre writes under A。R。 Torre， I know to pay attention and be prepared for whatever twists and turns she has ready to spring on her reader。 This book falls into that category of Torre having a blast presenting us with a woman going through way too much， and giving her an excuse to pretend to be someone else for a change。 That deception though is just a tease of all the switches， unexpected internal thoughts， and actions。 Each participant thinks they have a handle on what they are doing， playing the puppetmaster when in fact， this is not the case。Buckle up， this ride is something else。 A Familiar Strangerhttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。For more Reviews， Free E-books and Giveaways 。。。more
Anima
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I really don’t understand these low ratings on this book。 I was glued to the pages from the beginning。 We’re being told there’s a death， but is it hers or his？ The story is told with lots of ambiguity but you might be able to make some educated guesses。 I really felt for Lillian， all her personal struggles and questioning her marriage。 Mike is a whole mess himself with his lists and back up plans for everything。 Their poor kid just a teenager going through the hormones has no clue his parents ar I really don’t understand these low ratings on this book。 I was glued to the pages from the beginning。 We’re being told there’s a death， but is it hers or his？ The story is told with lots of ambiguity but you might be able to make some educated guesses。 I really felt for Lillian， all her personal struggles and questioning her marriage。 Mike is a whole mess himself with his lists and back up plans for everything。 Their poor kid just a teenager going through the hormones has no clue his parents are losing it。 What are they losing？ I’m not sure they really had a good grasp to begin with but it’s slipping。 This would make a great Netflix movie or a mini series。 It has all the right elements: intrigue， bad guys， sleazy guys， drunks， murder and mystery。 Torre’s suspense thrillers are always exciting to read and get lost in someone else’s crazy world。 I received an early copy and wrote this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Amanda Steelman
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3。5 Stars！ This was a strange one。 I was not able to put it down。 Definitely checks the twists and turns box。 I found all the characters and their behavior very odd with no explanation。 All in all it was good but left me needing a little more。
Georgia
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Wow I thought this was going to be a definite 5 star， I’ve loved everything I’ve read so far by Torre。 I feel like this was wrote by a completely different person。 I was shocked at the twists but not in a good way， not what I was expecting at all it。 The story went full scale ozark and it just didn’t work for me。
Chelsea DeLorenzo
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I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read by this author so far。
Melissa （LifeFullyBooked）
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Solid popcorn read--some good twists， but graded down because there were some threads that went nowhere and I don't like unresolved things。Lillian is an obituary writer married to Mike， they have a teenage son Jacob。 Lillian finds some evidence that maybe Mike is having an affair。 She meets David in a coffee shop and decides to do some flirting herself， which turns into more。 Then some shocking events occur--we know from the beginning that there is a death but not who or why --and the reader is Solid popcorn read--some good twists， but graded down because there were some threads that went nowhere and I don't like unresolved things。Lillian is an obituary writer married to Mike， they have a teenage son Jacob。 Lillian finds some evidence that maybe Mike is having an affair。 She meets David in a coffee shop and decides to do some flirting herself， which turns into more。 Then some shocking events occur--we know from the beginning that there is a death but not who or why --and the reader is left to wonder who is responsible。 The book is told mostly from Lillian and Mike's alternating points of view with a few random others scattered throughout。I didn't care for really any of the characters （maybe the cemetery caretaker） and that made me struggle to care what happened to any of them。 They were all slimy in their own ways。 And as I mentioned above， there was one storyline that was completely unresolved， we have no idea what was going on there。 And the way the author dealt with Lillian's mental health issues was just icky too。Overall， this is a popcorn thriller with some wild twists that kept me compulsively reading even if it wasn't as good as it could have been。I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Liz
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A Familiar Stranger by A。R。 Torre （aka the amazing Alessandra Torre） kept me at the edge of the seat from start to finish。 We know something is coming right from the start。 Get ready for a story full of surprises， twists， and suspense。 In this domestic thriller， Lillian is not happy with her life right now。 She lost the job she loved， she is non-existent to her husband and son。 Then she meets David and everything changes。 She becomes a new person， literally。 But what happens when truths come out A Familiar Stranger by A。R。 Torre （aka the amazing Alessandra Torre） kept me at the edge of the seat from start to finish。 We know something is coming right from the start。 Get ready for a story full of surprises， twists， and suspense。 In this domestic thriller， Lillian is not happy with her life right now。 She lost the job she loved， she is non-existent to her husband and son。 Then she meets David and everything changes。 She becomes a new person， literally。 But what happens when truths come out and things are not always what they seem？ How will it all end？ I could not put this book down。Happy reading！ 。。。more
Amour。Rebelle92 （Bran。d）
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A Familiar Stranger is a series of unexpected actions！ I did not expect a few of the plot twists & was pleasantly surprised when the least expected person made the decision to stand up for Lillian。 As always， I love Alessandra’s attention to detail and her ability to keep me guessing！ Fave quotes:Lenny。 My alcoholic knight in shining cemetery garb。—-love it！ You never know who your true friends are。 MAY YOUR LAUGHTER AND SMILE CARRY YOU INTO HEAVEN。—-this is a keeper🥲
Southern Lady Reads
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If you’re an FBI type of gal。。 You’ll sniff out this ending RIGHT away。 But if you’re the type that needs your FBI friend to do your digging - you’re going to love the mystery behind this one！ I didn’t see some of these twists coming but some of the major ones I did。 It’s just crazy to me that people do such awful things to each other… and over silly things like money？ Overall though， GREAT read。 - Alternating view points - various lovers- no HEA - Quick read with audible narration available thr If you’re an FBI type of gal。。 You’ll sniff out this ending RIGHT away。 But if you’re the type that needs your FBI friend to do your digging - you’re going to love the mystery behind this one！ I didn’t see some of these twists coming but some of the major ones I did。 It’s just crazy to me that people do such awful things to each other… and over silly things like money？ Overall though， GREAT read。 - Alternating view points - various lovers- no HEA - Quick read with audible narration available through Kindle Unlimited！ 。。。more
Jenn Reviews
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Twisty， turny， quirky suspense。 This was a good read with intriguing characters， all holding their own mystery and showing the complexity of human relationships。 Characters you will love to hate。
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*
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EXCERPT: As I added cream and sugar， a familiar code came across the scanner。 A dead body， found。 Setting down the Garfield cup， I turned the radio up， then grabbed my pen and my work notebook。 Writing down the details， I glanced at the sunshine clock above the family organisation board that hung by the pantry。 I pulled out my travel mug and poured my coffee into the stainless-steel vessel and screwed the lid onto the top。 I try not to be excited by a death， but this moment， before I find out th EXCERPT: As I added cream and sugar， a familiar code came across the scanner。 A dead body， found。 Setting down the Garfield cup， I turned the radio up， then grabbed my pen and my work notebook。 Writing down the details， I glanced at the sunshine clock above the family organisation board that hung by the pantry。 I pulled out my travel mug and poured my coffee into the stainless-steel vessel and screwed the lid onto the top。 I try not to be excited by a death， but this moment， before I find out the details， before I know all the answers - it's like a shot of adrenaline。 I love it。 ABOUT 'A FAMILIAR STRANGER': Such a quiet and ordinary wife and mother。 Who will even notice what she’s done？Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life， writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son。 Then she meets David， a handsome stranger， in a coffee shop。 Lured into an affair， she invents a new persona， one without strings， deadlines， or brooding husbands。Lillian has never felt so reckless， unpredictable， or wanted。 But as her affair with David intensifies， she withdraws from everything that’s real， even her closest friend。 When evidence of her life as a secret lover finds its way onto her son’s social media， she risks ruining much more than her marriage or reputation。As lies beget lies， Lillian’s two worlds spiral dangerously out of control。 And betrayals run deeper than she imagines。 Because Lillian isn’t the only one leading a double life。MY THOUGHTS: I'm definitely classing A Familiar Stranger as a guilty pleasure read！ It has many elements that I love - crime， manipulative characters， family and relationship dramas， mystery， and just a smidgen of romance。 It's twisty and unpredictable。 The characters are all multi-layered， though it certainly doesn't seem that way at first。 It's like peeling an onion， the way the author slowly reveals their secrets， their lies， and their true natures。 Sam is Lillian's best friend and supporter。 He's gay， a man who thinks things through to the nth degree， a compulsive listener of podcasts， and always looks like he has stepped straight out of the pages of GQ。 Her other best friend is Lenny， an alcoholic groundsman at a local cemetery。 There's an extremely touching story behind this friendship。 I loved the scene where Lillian meets Marcella， Lenny's daughter， for the first time。 It's both poignant and funny。 Torres writing is seductive。 I was pulled into the story from the beginning and it just never let go of me。 I read the whole book with a dirty， great grin on my face， and that ending？ Just perfect！ This whole read played out like a movie in my head as I was reading。 In fact， this would make a great movie。 A twisty and fun read filled with secrets， suspense， drama and danger！⭐⭐⭐⭐。3#AFamiliarStranger #NetGalley I: @alessandratorre4 @thomasmerceruk T: @ReadAlessandra @AmazonPub#contemporaryfiction #crime #domesticdrama #friendship #mystery THE AUTHOR: A。R。 Torre is a pseudonym of Alessandra Torre and is her dark alter ego。 While Alessandra writes spicy romances， A。R。 focuses on twisted stories filled with secrets， suspense， drama， and danger。DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Thomas & Mercer via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of A Familiar Stranger by A。R。 Torre for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads。com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday。wordpress。com This review is also published on Twitter， Amazon， Instagram and my webpage 。。。more
Pam
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What a weird， ridiculous story。 What a disappointment。 A R Torres is an extremely talented storyteller， and I love the way that she writes。 But this book is a complete dud。 The story is all over the place and the ending wasn't a surprise because the story never took off。 Definitely do not recommend。 What a weird， ridiculous story。 What a disappointment。 A R Torres is an extremely talented storyteller， and I love the way that she writes。 But this book is a complete dud。 The story is all over the place and the ending wasn't a surprise because the story never took off。 Definitely do not recommend。 。。。more
Tiffany Johnson
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I enjoyed this one。 It wasn't my favorite story by this author but it read quickly and easily and kept me engaged the whole way through。 This had many aspects similar to my favorite thrillers; unreliable narrator， deceit， cheating spouse， and misdirection galore。 The writing is fairly simplistic in it's style and it has multiple narrators though the primary narrator is Lillian， the female MC。 I'm trying to put my finger on what left me slightly unsatisfied at the finale and I think it's because I enjoyed this one。 It wasn't my favorite story by this author but it read quickly and easily and kept me engaged the whole way through。 This had many aspects similar to my favorite thrillers; unreliable narrator， deceit， cheating spouse， and misdirection galore。 The writing is fairly simplistic in it's style and it has multiple narrators though the primary narrator is Lillian， the female MC。 I'm trying to put my finger on what left me slightly unsatisfied at the finale and I think it's because I felt like someone who didn't deserve an okay ending got one and that tugs at me a bit。 There is also a paranormal aspect that I didn't care for mostly because I felt like it didn't add anything to the story line other than to serve as an additional narrator when the story didn't need it at that point （also this particular element is all of a sudden popping up in multiple books I've read recently so I'm tired of it personally， but I think it's just a coincidence in the books I've been selecting lately。）Overall， I enjoy books by this author and will continue to seek them out。 。。。more
Brandy Cribbs
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I am in absolute love with this book。 Everytime I thought I had the story figured out no there was another curve ball being thrown my way。 I am always super excited with A。R。 Torre puts out a new book and she hasn't disappointed yet。 I read this book in one sitting because I didn't want to put it down。 Way to go girl on another book well written and one that keeps you guessing the whole way through。 I am in absolute love with this book。 Everytime I thought I had the story figured out no there was another curve ball being thrown my way。 I am always super excited with A。R。 Torre puts out a new book and she hasn't disappointed yet。 I read this book in one sitting because I didn't want to put it down。 Way to go girl on another book well written and one that keeps you guessing the whole way through。 。。。more
Natasa IG: itsallaboutbooksandmacarons IG itsallaboutbooksandmacarons
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Omg this book was perfect for buddyreading， Lily and Farah thank you for reading this together。I enjoyed this mystery so much。 The writing was so good， i felt on my skin every word。 Past and present were perfectly mixed。 And as well points of views。 The only thing that I was not glad was a paranormal thing but I did not mind so much this time。 Maybe it is a fave for someone。 I loved I was wrong about everything and wanted to be different with all my heart but as I said it was so great done I lov Omg this book was perfect for buddyreading， Lily and Farah thank you for reading this together。I enjoyed this mystery so much。 The writing was so good， i felt on my skin every word。 Past and present were perfectly mixed。 And as well points of views。 The only thing that I was not glad was a paranormal thing but I did not mind so much this time。 Maybe it is a fave for someone。 I loved I was wrong about everything and wanted to be different with all my heart but as I said it was so great done I love it so much even was not perfect for my taste。A story about a marriage with secrets and a lot of jelaosy around， missed chances， chances taken， in bad and worse， romance and thriller mixed in one。 。。。more
Melodi
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2。5
Melodi
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2。5Meet Lillian， a mother and wife with the career as an obituary writer-how unique！ Especially when there is a death looming in this book！ I have really enjoyed previous Torre books and was hoping for the same from this one， but it felt very disjointed at about the half way point。 We meet all the main characters， learn about their quirks， faults and affairs。。。。I was on track and curious about where we were going。 There was a moment where Lillian straight up didn't remember anything from a speci 2。5Meet Lillian， a mother and wife with the career as an obituary writer-how unique！ Especially when there is a death looming in this book！ I have really enjoyed previous Torre books and was hoping for the same from this one， but it felt very disjointed at about the half way point。 We meet all the main characters， learn about their quirks， faults and affairs。。。。I was on track and curious about where we were going。 There was a moment where Lillian straight up didn't remember anything from a specific day。。。。interesting。。。。then we get to a point where it wasn't all that valuable or even needed as part of the plot in the book。 Once the "death" happens a bunch of crazy stuff goes down， with little to no development surrounding or supporting the reasons。 It just wasn't set up well enough for me as the reader to be convinced by it。 I hung onto it to the very end hoping for some better answers but ended up disappointed and underwhelmed。 It felt manufactured and unrealistic by the end。 This said， I will read her next book！ A。 R。 Torre does a great job of making reading easy！ Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the advance e-copy in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Michele
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I enjoy A。 R。 Torre's originality。 She always manages to create unusual plots that have clever twists to keep her readers guessing。 She did not disappoint in A Familiar Stranger。In this book， Lillian has marital issues， job problems and complicated relationships。 There don't seem to be any areas of her life that she doesn't seem to be struggling。 To make things even worse， there are things going on that aren't as they seem and Lillian hasn't even scratched the surface yet。This book takes you dow I enjoy A。 R。 Torre's originality。 She always manages to create unusual plots that have clever twists to keep her readers guessing。 She did not disappoint in A Familiar Stranger。In this book， Lillian has marital issues， job problems and complicated relationships。 There don't seem to be any areas of her life that she doesn't seem to be struggling。 To make things even worse， there are things going on that aren't as they seem and Lillian hasn't even scratched the surface yet。This book takes you down one path and then takes a hard right down another one。 Buckle up and enjoy the ride。Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。 I voluntarily chose to read and review it and the opinions contained within are my own。 。。。more
Christina || ThrilledToRead ✨
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3。5 stars！A Familiar Stranger was a super quick and bingeable read。 A typical domestic thriller with a twist 👀 I loved the short chapters and multiple POVs。 This book is filled with drama， deceit， secrets and affairs。 I enjoyed the easy flow of this book thanks to the short chapters。 And I definitely did not see the big twist coming， I don’t think anyone would 🫢 While I thought this was a great， quick read， the execution did not knock me off my feet nor wow me。 This turned out to be a middle-of- 3。5 stars！A Familiar Stranger was a super quick and bingeable read。 A typical domestic thriller with a twist 👀 I loved the short chapters and multiple POVs。 This book is filled with drama， deceit， secrets and affairs。 I enjoyed the easy flow of this book thanks to the short chapters。 And I definitely did not see the big twist coming， I don’t think anyone would 🫢 While I thought this was a great， quick read， the execution did not knock me off my feet nor wow me。 This turned out to be a middle-of-the-road type of book and I just wished there was a bit more thrill and maybe complexity to it。 。。。more
Adanna
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