The House Across the Lake
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Summary
It looks like a familiar story: A woman reeling from a great loss with too much time on her hands and too much booze in her glass watches her neighbors， sees things she shouldn't see， and starts to suspect the worst。 But looks can be deceiving。 。 。 。
Casey Fletcher， a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press， has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont。 Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor， she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce， the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake。
Everything about the Royces seems perfect。 Their marriage。 Their house。 The bucolic lake it sits beside。 But when Katherine suddenly vanishes， Casey becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her。 In the process， she discovers the darker truths lurking just beneath the surface of the Royces' picture-perfect marriage。 Truths no suspicious voyeur could begin to imagine--even with a few drinks under her belt。
Like Casey， you'll think you know where this story is headed。
Think again。
Because once you open the door to obsession， you never know what you might find on the other side。
Casey Fletcher， a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press， has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont。 Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor， she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce， the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake。
Everything about the Royces seems perfect。 Their marriage。 Their house。 The bucolic lake it sits beside。 But when Katherine suddenly vanishes， Casey becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her。 In the process， she discovers the darker truths lurking just beneath the surface of the Royces' picture-perfect marriage。 Truths no suspicious voyeur could begin to imagine--even with a few drinks under her belt。
Like Casey， you'll think you know where this story is headed。
Think again。
Because once you open the door to obsession， you never know what you might find on the other side。
Reviews
Robyn_reads1
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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager starts off with a bang and barrels along until about 70%。 It， then， reached a twist that I felt was too contrived。 Sager made it work but I would have preferred another conclusion to this mystery。 What I did really enjoy was the characters。 They were multi-layered and fascinating。 The atmosphere was isolated and claustrophobic so if you are looking for a chill， this might be the book for you。
Dennis
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THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE is Riley Sager's sixth thriller and yet again uses an unreliable female protagonist， but this time， she's got a drinking problem！ -_- This book is my least favorite installment by the author and will be hit or miss with fans alike。 I can't really dive into the plot without giving away the twist/s （which I figured out pretty early on in some aspect） and the publisher is acting like this is the next great twist to come to mystery / thriller fiction novels。 That being said THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE is Riley Sager's sixth thriller and yet again uses an unreliable female protagonist， but this time， she's got a drinking problem！ -_- This book is my least favorite installment by the author and will be hit or miss with fans alike。 I can't really dive into the plot without giving away the twist/s （which I figured out pretty early on in some aspect） and the publisher is acting like this is the next great twist to come to mystery / thriller fiction novels。 That being said， the story focuses on Casey Fletcher， a widowed actress who has received criticism in the media by her behavior following her husband's death。 Casey is trying to live a reclusive life in rural Vermont at her family's house where she drinks away her grief， but after saving her supermodel neighbor Katherine from drowning， her life is forever changed。 Katherine and Casey forge a friendship where subtle clues about Katherine's marriage begin to worry Casey， especially after disappearing after a fight with her husband。 I have to give praise to the author for continually entertaining with his writing， because the book is actually really well written。 I just feel like this book， just like Survive the Night （which I really enjoyed） have been stories already told。 I can't deny that this book is fun and will entertain readers， and I will say that I appreciated the author's journey into a different kind of twist。 I will still read books by the author， but I would appreciate if the author chose to change the types of protagonists that he uses in these books。 。。。more
Alex | | findingmontauk1
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What a fantastic book！ THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE has been high on my anticipated reads list because I love all the stories from Riley Sager。 Each summer we get a new banger and 2022 is no different！ There will be a few people out there who might see some of the following tropes in the genre and automatically roll their eyes: women with anxiety/grief， alcoholism & substance abuse， gaslighting， Hitchcockian， voyeurism， etc。 1） There is a reason those tropes make successful stories。 2） This is Rile What a fantastic book！ THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE has been high on my anticipated reads list because I love all the stories from Riley Sager。 Each summer we get a new banger and 2022 is no different！ There will be a few people out there who might see some of the following tropes in the genre and automatically roll their eyes: women with anxiety/grief， alcoholism & substance abuse， gaslighting， Hitchcockian， voyeurism， etc。 1） There is a reason those tropes make successful stories。 2） This is Riley FREAKING Sager， y'all！ Everything you think you know or can predict is going to get tossed in the air and whirled around over and over before landing。 You are in for the ride of your life with this one。 I loved the atmosphere and location。 I had a wonderful time with the POV of our main character。 I absolutely went bonkers for the twists and turns。 I actually read the final 30% with my head on my forehead， mouth agape， and unable to finish fast enough。 I LOVED IT！And for crying out loud， people。。。 stop spying on your neighbors so much， okay！？ 。。。more
Lorraine Joad
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WOW！ What a book。 This is the first I’ve read by this author and certainly won’t be the last。The story runs along at a good pace with lots of twists and turns， many I was not expecting。 It held my attention from start to finish and struggled to put it down。 This is a must edge of your seat read。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review。 It was an absolute pleasure。
Cel
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📖Book Review📖The House Across the LakeBy Riley SagerPub Date:6/14/2022My Rating:🌟🌟🌟🌟/5First of all， special thank you to Dutton Publishing via Netgalley for the e-arc and @prhaudio for the audio copy in exchange of an honest review。 I have an ongoing love and hate relationship with Riley Sager’s books。 Some， I really adored and actually had the chills and the unfortunate others that were just meh。。This latest book- The House Across the Lake is among the love list！ Just as I thought I had Riley S 📖Book Review📖The House Across the LakeBy Riley SagerPub Date:6/14/2022My Rating:🌟🌟🌟🌟/5First of all， special thank you to Dutton Publishing via Netgalley for the e-arc and @prhaudio for the audio copy in exchange of an honest review。 I have an ongoing love and hate relationship with Riley Sager’s books。 Some， I really adored and actually had the chills and the unfortunate others that were just meh。。This latest book- The House Across the Lake is among the love list！ Just as I thought I had Riley Sager figured out， I was definitely wrong。 The guy can actually twist things around。 Tight and good。 This psychological thriller has everything that could possibly give me the chills。 The crazy minds in plotting， the hot neighbor that you thought you know better than to stay too close by， the famous couple that lives across whose lives were on full display， dead husbands， missing people， lies， deceit， secrets， drunkenness， alcohol reprieve， money， fame and revenge。 Give it a little mix with some sort of new touch as an icing to the cake from Riley Sager’s book of thriller recipe and you got yourself a mind blowing read！ It is so hard not to give away the plot and spoil the entire thing。 However， here’s a clue。 If you did not like the last book he released（I know a lot of people who thought the same as I do） House Across the Lake is a fresh one！ I devoured it fast and I love how everything turned out。。。So， which Riley Sager book is your favorite？。。。#thehouseacrossthelake #rileysager #rileysagerbooks #bookreview #booklovers #prhaudioinfluencer #bookstagram #bookstagramphilippines #bookishfeatures 。。。more
Sara
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It might not be for everyone， but I kinda loved it！！
Robin
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Rear Window。The Woman in the Window。 The Girl on the Train。If you liked any of those， Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is for you。 What do you get when you have a pair of binoculars， a famous actress turned alcoholic widow and a lot of time on her hands？ A nosy neighbor who starts to suspect that something is amiss with the couple in the house across the lake。 This one was rocking along great for me and I was thinking “Whoa！ This might be a 5 star！” But then about 75% of the way in- thing Rear Window。The Woman in the Window。 The Girl on the Train。If you liked any of those， Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is for you。 What do you get when you have a pair of binoculars， a famous actress turned alcoholic widow and a lot of time on her hands？ A nosy neighbor who starts to suspect that something is amiss with the couple in the house across the lake。 This one was rocking along great for me and I was thinking “Whoa！ This might be a 5 star！” But then about 75% of the way in- things got a little too crazy， a little too unbelievable and a little too paranormal for my taste。 Some people might love it but I am going with 3 stars。 。。。more
anionce
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Where to start？ I feel super conflicted about this one。 On the one hand， Riley Sager always has me excited about reading his books （despite a couple of disappointments along the way）。 So naturally， I picked up 'The House Across the Lake' without even reading the plot， as I don't need to， I already know I want to read it。 However， a few pages in I was afraid it would be another 'woman-in-the-window-girl-on-the-train' kind of book。 Which it was。 Up until it wasn't。 And when it wasn't， it was fun， Where to start？ I feel super conflicted about this one。 On the one hand， Riley Sager always has me excited about reading his books （despite a couple of disappointments along the way）。 So naturally， I picked up 'The House Across the Lake' without even reading the plot， as I don't need to， I already know I want to read it。 However， a few pages in I was afraid it would be another 'woman-in-the-window-girl-on-the-train' kind of book。 Which it was。 Up until it wasn't。 And when it wasn't， it was fun， sure， but it also required you to suspend disbelief like in no other Riley Sager novel。 Still， I was prepared to let that go and simply enjoy the ride， right up until the last twist， which was completely unnecessary in my opinion。 Did I like it overall？ Yeah， kind of。 Needless to say， I believe this will be a very polarizing book。 Then again， that only makes it much more fun to discuss。 。。。more
Lizzie
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OK utter honesty here。 I am a Riley Sager fan。 I have enjoyed everyone of his books， most were 5 stars。 I reached out to a friend when I first started reading this one， because I was annoyed and wondered if I was alone。 I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo。。。ooooooooooooo over the drunk woman who can't remember what really happened。 I was over it about 3 years ago。 Nope scratch that I was over it 5 years ago。 Women read these books and we don't want to see ourselves as the drunk， hot OK utter honesty here。 I am a Riley Sager fan。 I have enjoyed everyone of his books， most were 5 stars。 I reached out to a friend when I first started reading this one， because I was annoyed and wondered if I was alone。 I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo。。。ooooooooooooo over the drunk woman who can't remember what really happened。 I was over it about 3 years ago。 Nope scratch that I was over it 5 years ago。 Women read these books and we don't want to see ourselves as the drunk， hot mess， who can't remember anything。 We want to be the badass， smart women， who takes down all the bad guys。 So fair warning， these are the thrillers we want to read。 Now that is over。 I shall post no spoilers so this will be an odd review。 The beginning was slow and I was very sad because I thought it was going to be a 2 star read for me。 Then the middle had me， OH HOLY CRAP， and it became a 5 star read。 I did have to suspend a little belief towards the end of the book and I think I settled on a 3。5 star rating that I would round up to 4。 Whew。 That was long and I am sorry for that but when you read it you will completely understand。 I promise。 Thank you to Netgalley， the publishers， and the author for allowing me the options to read and review。 。。。more
Iz
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Definite Woman in the Window 2。0。 Drunk woman spying on house across the way。 Did she see something or didn’t she？ Im glad Sager had the sense to mention Rear Window multiple times。 It goes on that way for most of the first half。 The second half gets slightly more interesting as different characters get suspicious and red herrings are abundant。 But then， everything goes sideways and I literally yelled out loud， BOOOOOO。 The whole supernatural element is just way too lame and Scooby Doo town。 But Definite Woman in the Window 2。0。 Drunk woman spying on house across the way。 Did she see something or didn’t she？ Im glad Sager had the sense to mention Rear Window multiple times。 It goes on that way for most of the first half。 The second half gets slightly more interesting as different characters get suspicious and red herrings are abundant。 But then， everything goes sideways and I literally yelled out loud， BOOOOOO。 The whole supernatural element is just way too lame and Scooby Doo town。 But…。the twist was decent enough。 It’s mostly a miss for me but giving it 3 stars since it did keep me interested enough to finish and the main twist surprised me。 The ending wasn’t terrible。 Hoping Sager brings something better on his next showing。 Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Katie P （3HeartsAndAWish）
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the gifted e-copy。Ummm。。。so I really wanted to like this book， because Riley Sager is one of my favorites。 Unfortunately， it was just okay for me。 The premise of a woman spying on neighbors across the lake and seeing some sketchy things happening was interesting （even though it's been done before）。 There is a bit of a paranormal twist towards the end which is definitely pretty different from other books I've read with a similar plot， so that was fun。 Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the gifted e-copy。Ummm。。。so I really wanted to like this book， because Riley Sager is one of my favorites。 Unfortunately， it was just okay for me。 The premise of a woman spying on neighbors across the lake and seeing some sketchy things happening was interesting （even though it's been done before）。 There is a bit of a paranormal twist towards the end which is definitely pretty different from other books I've read with a similar plot， so that was fun。 I also liked the tension that built with the alternating timelines （Before and Now）， especially since we weren't sure who was tied up and who did the tying up。However， I found the first half of the book incredibly slow。 I DID stay up until 1 am last night finishing it because once I hit the last 25% I needed to keep going - but up until then， it was a whole lot of build up。The other thing that I really wasn't a fan of was the drunk and unreliable main character。 WHY are there so many female main characters lately that are either drunks or addicts of some sort？ It's overdone， to be honest。 Unreliable is fine - it makes things interesting - but the drunk/addict MC's （especially female） are getting old。 。。。more
Zach Rosenberg
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A beautifully lean and tense thriller。Casey Fletcher is an actress with the weight of legacy behind her。 Not helping her issues is the recent death of her husband Len。 Needing time to herself， Casey has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont where she passes her time with alcohol and binoculars， her favorite subject being the gorgeous and wealthy Royces across the lake。In a Hitchcockian twist， Casey discovers dark dealings afoot and begins to suspect Tom Royce of foul play in the disapp A beautifully lean and tense thriller。Casey Fletcher is an actress with the weight of legacy behind her。 Not helping her issues is the recent death of her husband Len。 Needing time to herself， Casey has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont where she passes her time with alcohol and binoculars， her favorite subject being the gorgeous and wealthy Royces across the lake。In a Hitchcockian twist， Casey discovers dark dealings afoot and begins to suspect Tom Royce of foul play in the disappearance of his wife。 What follows is a tight and tense narrative。 as Casey pushes to get to the bottom of a mystery， even if it means taking Tom hostage and learning there may not exactly be natural explanations for what is occurring。。。A novel like this lives on its main character and Casey Fletcher does not disappoint。 She is heavily flawed， yet extremely well crafted， relatable and sympathetic。 The weight of expectation is portrayed as crushing her down， the death of her husband still affecting her。 Even moreso when secrets about her marriage are revealed midway through the novel that cast a new pall on everything revealed to this point。 Sager's writing is skillful enough to foreshadow everything， while leaving it as a gut punch。What begins as a tense lakeside homage to Rear Window takes on supernatural twists that blend to abject horror， with the plot curving all the way through in ways that keep the reader hooked to the very end。4。5/5 stars。 。。。more
Claire Storey
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I definitely didn’t see the ending of this coming。 In fact pretty much all of my theories were wrong！ I was expecting a thriller and not something with a paranormal twist to it so that did come as a surprise although I didn’t hate it， it certainly wasn’t something I was expecting anyway。 Overall I really like Riley Sagar as an author and although this wasn’t one of my favourite books， I did enjoy it。
Corie
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I thought I knew what I would be getting when I started this book。 I was very wrong。 Riley Sager has b come an automatic buy author for me。 I have liked every book he has written。 While The House Across The Lake isn’t my favorite， it was still very good。 There are so many twists in this book。 Once you think you know what’s going on， something will happen that makes you realize just how wrong you were。 I can’t wait for the to be released so everyone will have a chance to read it。 ARC received fro I thought I knew what I would be getting when I started this book。 I was very wrong。 Riley Sager has b come an automatic buy author for me。 I have liked every book he has written。 While The House Across The Lake isn’t my favorite， it was still very good。 There are so many twists in this book。 Once you think you know what’s going on， something will happen that makes you realize just how wrong you were。 I can’t wait for the to be released so everyone will have a chance to read it。 ARC received from NetGalley for Penguin Group - Dutton 。。。more
Jane
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Early on， I was convinced Casey had Boone tied up in the spare bedroom。 I was so very wrong。 To be honest， this one went a little off the rails， for me， with its possession/serial killer plot development。 But I have to give it three stars because the author consistently delivered on suspense， and the story was so imaginative and engaging that I needed to get to the end。 （I also no longer want to own a house by the lake。）
Tina Rae
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So this was， hands down， my most anticipated book of the year and， y'all， it did not disappoint！！ This is why Riley Sager is one of my favorite thriller authors！ Books like this！I will start this by saying， I think this is a very *specific kind* of thriller book and I don't think this book will be for everyone。 This is more of a supernatural thriller。 If you're going into this looking for some of Sager's earlier works （like Final Girls）， you will not find that。 （Personally， I think this one is m So this was， hands down， my most anticipated book of the year and， y'all， it did not disappoint！！ This is why Riley Sager is one of my favorite thriller authors！ Books like this！I will start this by saying， I think this is a very *specific kind* of thriller book and I don't think this book will be for everyone。 This is more of a supernatural thriller。 If you're going into this looking for some of Sager's earlier works （like Final Girls）， you will not find that。 （Personally， I think this one is miles better than Final Girls but that's just me？）What I loved most about this one is the setup。 I could feel this Vermont lake house in the fall IN MY BONES and let me tell you， I wanted to be there。 It felt too real and honestly just made me wish it were fall？？？ The setting could've been a character of it's own， tbh。But I also really loved the way this one unfolded。 There were a lot of hints about what was happening but the big twist was still incredibly well done。 I also really liked the main character。 I don't always love Sager's main characters but Casey really owned her flaws and I loved that。I also loved the Rear Window vibes！ I loved watching this story unfold from afar until all the action snuck up and was right in your face。So this was everything I wanted and more。 I absolutely loved it and already can't wait to read it again！！ I'll definitely be picking up my own copy！ （Hopefully it's a BOTM selection next month？ So all my Sager books match？？？） Highly recommend if you're a fan of supernatural thrillers！Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
carissa | the。grim。readers
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Riley Sager back at it again with his fantastic thrillers - but this one has SUCH a huge twist to it that I'm positive will surprise all readers whether they like it or not！ I was completely shocked by the twist in this one and could not put it down until I got to the final page。 Add in the element of an unreliable narrator who drinks excessively and I was hooked to find if she was really telling the whole truth。This one gave such atmospheric lake house vibes that I could basically picture mysel Riley Sager back at it again with his fantastic thrillers - but this one has SUCH a huge twist to it that I'm positive will surprise all readers whether they like it or not！ I was completely shocked by the twist in this one and could not put it down until I got to the final page。 Add in the element of an unreliable narrator who drinks excessively and I was hooked to find if she was really telling the whole truth。This one gave such atmospheric lake house vibes that I could basically picture myself on my family's lake house lawn watching everything unfold。 It was quick， twisty and entertaining and I'm reminded again why I love his books so much。 Definitely recommend picking this one up and going in as blind as possible for a fun and thrilling read this summer， publishes Tuesday， June 21st！ 。。。more
Emily Burrows
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Casey Fletcher， a widowed actor with a liking for an alcoholic tipple is staying at her lakeside lodge。 She makes use of her late husbands binoculars and starts observing the lakeside neighbours activities。 Then one night she sees something unusual and her newly acquainted neighbour goes missing but the husband denies this。 Casey is determined to find out what has really happened and gets caught in a web of events。I was loving this book until around 75% through when it took a very unusual， unbel Casey Fletcher， a widowed actor with a liking for an alcoholic tipple is staying at her lakeside lodge。 She makes use of her late husbands binoculars and starts observing the lakeside neighbours activities。 Then one night she sees something unusual and her newly acquainted neighbour goes missing but the husband denies this。 Casey is determined to find out what has really happened and gets caught in a web of events。I was loving this book until around 75% through when it took a very unusual， unbelievable twist。 It is worth persevering with this twist as the book remains entertaining although rather unrealistic。 。。。more
Charlie Morris （Read， Watch & Drink Coffee）
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It took me a long time to get into this book and I was so ready to be disappointed in it。 I had my annoyed half-arsed review ready to go and everything: "It's like The Woman In The Window， but without the windows。" But then it got good， so I'll have to write something better than that。With a murky mystery lurking in the depths of the lake， The House Across The Lake is a jaw-dropping psychological suspense thriller with many unexpected twists。Yes， it's very similar to The Woman In The Window for It took me a long time to get into this book and I was so ready to be disappointed in it。 I had my annoyed half-arsed review ready to go and everything: "It's like The Woman In The Window， but without the windows。" But then it got good， so I'll have to write something better than that。With a murky mystery lurking in the depths of the lake， The House Across The Lake is a jaw-dropping psychological suspense thriller with many unexpected twists。Yes， it's very similar to The Woman In The Window for a long time， but if you haven't read that book， you're sure to find the initial events exciting。 For me， I had read it all before so the first half of the book was very average。However， Casey is， admittedly， much less annoying。 And although the amount of times she pours herself a drink gets tiring， the unreliable narrator trope isn't as heavily forced on you， so you are able to enjoy being in her company still。And then at the halfway point， everything suddenly goes in a new， wild direction and I was finally able to really enjoy it。 With twists on top of twists， I had no idea where the story was going and was taken completely by surprise every time。Like with all of Sager's books that I have read so far， you do have to be a little open-minded and forgive him for some slightly unbelievable coincidences， but you can definitely have a good time with this one if you're up for some unpredictable fun。 。。。more
ElphaReads
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Thank you to NEtGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book！Riley Sager is an author that I am always on the lookout for come summer。 He has basically released a book every summer for the past couple of years， and I always look forward to his weird mystery thrillers with compelling woman protagonists。 So when I saw he had a new one I was already excited。 When I read the description and thought 'this sounds like an homage to REAR WINDOW'， I was even more on board！Casey is an actress who has Thank you to NEtGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book！Riley Sager is an author that I am always on the lookout for come summer。 He has basically released a book every summer for the past couple of years， and I always look forward to his weird mystery thrillers with compelling woman protagonists。 So when I saw he had a new one I was already excited。 When I read the description and thought 'this sounds like an homage to REAR WINDOW'， I was even more on board！Casey is an actress who has retreated to the family lake home in the midst of the fallout of her husband's death。 After suffering a very public meltdown， she now spends her days drinking her worries and emotions away， staying solitary。 But then she meets the new neighbors across the lake， Katherine and Tom， after Katherine nearly drowns and Casey saves her。 Katherine is a former model while Tom is the founder of a start up。 Casey thinks she's making a new friend， but can't help but keep a watchful eye on their house with a pair of binoculars， just out of curiosity。 So when Katherine suddenly goes missing， and Casey wonders if it could be foul play， her voyeurism turns to obsession in hopes of finding her new friend。。。 even if that means she could be putting herself in serious danger。 With shades of READ WINDOW and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN （and maybe a little bit of the movie COPYCAT）， THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE is a deeply unsettling thriller about voyeurism， unturned secrets， and the unreliability of trust oneself while in the throes of a serious addiction that can mess with perceptions of reality。 Casey is another damaged and compelling protagonist from Sager， as the death of her husband Len and the fallout thereafter has sent her into a prolonged binge in an isolated lake house。 We know that Casey has some unreliability issues as she starts to obsess over the neighbors across the lake， especially when wife Katherine （whom Casey had just saved from a strange near drowning） disappears。 Sager does the due diligence of making Casey unreliable， but also sympathetic and complex enough that you want to believe what she believes。 And as her investigation starts to dig deeper into a potentially volatile marriage and the secrets both spouses are keeping， we get what appears to be a pretty clear cut mystery。。。。。 until it isn't anymore。 I was genuinely caught off guard by one of the reveals that Sager threw in here， even though I thought I was seeing through everything he was doing， which was an AWESOME moment。 Especially since I went back to see if it was a well led up to gotcha vs a lazy sudden pivot， and it was solidly the former。 If you find yourself looking for a thriller this summer， THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE will fit the bill。 Especially if you are going to be at a lake home。 。。。more
Kayla Martin | kaykaysbookshelf
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4。5 rounded up。 Thank you to Netgalley for the eArc！I was worried at first going into this one， it seemed that Riley's writing had gotten a bit stale and just remakes of horror movies。 While I appreciate homages to horror （ie his pen name） his last book was just okay。 With this book sounding like a remake of Rear Window， I was worried that was all it was going to be。 However， that wasn't the case。 While yes， this book has aspects of Rear Window， the only major similarity is the spying on your ne 4。5 rounded up。 Thank you to Netgalley for the eArc！I was worried at first going into this one， it seemed that Riley's writing had gotten a bit stale and just remakes of horror movies。 While I appreciate homages to horror （ie his pen name） his last book was just okay。 With this book sounding like a remake of Rear Window， I was worried that was all it was going to be。 However， that wasn't the case。 While yes， this book has aspects of Rear Window， the only major similarity is the spying on your neighbors。 There were two direct mentions of the movie that I could have gone without， but I understand that not everyone will know that movie so I got over it。Second， I was worried that Casey's drinking in the book would used as a storyline to try to convince her she was crazy and other people would tell her she was crazy - if you've watched The Woman in House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window on Netflix， you get it - but again， Riley didn't do that。This one felt a bit slow in the beginning， the Now/Before sections were cool， but I wish they were broken up into chapters within those sections since there were breaks。 Seeing my kindle say the chapter is going to take me over an hour to read made me not want to read it。 I really liked the way the Now chapters were written for a very specific spoilery reason that I won't say。The book does pick up and gets very twisty。 I was sure I knew where the book was going， then the next page I was thrown for a loop。 I enjoyed the twists， as they were unique and spooky， I ended up putting on a spooky music playlist to finish the book。 It also wraps up nicely， and doesn't leave any questions unanswered。 Also as a side note， I had one very specific complaint about Home Before Dark， and Riley must have seen it and said， "Okay boo， here's a makeup for that。" So thank you， Riley！ 。。。more
Lauren Read Rover
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FIRST AND FOREMOST… A HUGE， SHIMMERING， GLIMMERING BOOKISH THANKS TO DUTTON BOOKS FOR THE GIFTED COPY！！！！！！！！！ AHHHHHHHHH YOU MADE MY ENTIRE BOOKISH LIFE！ Ookokokokok， review time， babyYyYyyyYYYY！！！！！RIP to me because I AM DECEASED！ I have reached thriller nirvana and blissfully drifted to the bookish heavens on the words of Riley Sager！！！！！What is more rare than a unicorn？ More rare than a double rainbow？ Why… A five star rating from good ol’ Laur， THAT’S WHAT！ And guess what？？？？*grabs infamous FIRST AND FOREMOST… A HUGE， SHIMMERING， GLIMMERING BOOKISH THANKS TO DUTTON BOOKS FOR THE GIFTED COPY！！！！！！！！！ AHHHHHHHHH YOU MADE MY ENTIRE BOOKISH LIFE！ Ookokokokok， review time， babyYyYyyyYYYY！！！！！RIP to me because I AM DECEASED！ I have reached thriller nirvana and blissfully drifted to the bookish heavens on the words of Riley Sager！！！！！What is more rare than a unicorn？ More rare than a double rainbow？ Why… A five star rating from good ol’ Laur， THAT’S WHAT！ And guess what？？？？*grabs infamous hot pink megaphone* “SAGER’S NEW BOOK IS A BONAFIED SLAM-DUNK-FIVE-STAR-BOOK-THRILLER-OF-THE-YEARRRRRRRRRRR！”A recap of this past weekend:Sunday， June 12th 8:00 AM : started the freakin bookSunday， June 12th 7:07 PM: finished the freakin bookNever have I ever been so engulfed in the pages of a thriller！ My poOoOoor fingertips are chapped and blistered as a result of me so frantically flipping the damn pages！！！！Okay， okay， okay， I HAVE CALMED DOWN （I think） ！ My brain cells have realigned and I shall attempt to divulge the plot of this twisted thriller – spoiler free！Seeking solace after her husband’s death， actress Casey Fletcher flees to her family’s home on Lake Greene。 Her life is riddled with fame， addiction， and recent tragedy – a healing lake trip sounds therapeutic， AMIRITE？ The answer is… W-R-O-N-G！！！！ The catalyst？ After saving her life in a near death drowning incident， Casey develops a friendship with her glamorous neighbor Katherine， who resides in THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE （ahemmmm！）。 Sure， lonely Casey saved Katherine’s life that day， but after steadily spying on them day in and day out， Casey believes Katherine’s life is truly at risk in her very own home and at the hands of her power hungry and sketchy AF husband Tom。 One day Katherine mysteriously goes missing… DUN-DUNNN-DUNNNNNNNN！Like Stanley Tucci once said in The Devil Wears Prada film， you must “GIRD YOUR LOINS！” because Sager’s fictional punches are twists you NEVER saw coming！ They are DEBILITATING and REPETITIVE！ I’m talkin twist after twist， after twist， after…。 Twist！！！！！！！This book is a rare gem – a psychological thriller with supernatural aspects and earth shattering reveals that will leave your mind reeling， your jaw physically on the ground， and your body suffering from a book hangover！ALRIGHT， OFF TO GO CANCEL MY FAMILY VACATION AT OUR LAKE HOUSE， TAHH-TAHHHHH！ 。。。more
Laura Jones
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Though I didn't love this one as much as Sager's earliest novels， it was entertaining and it kept me intrigued until the final pages。 The narrator， Casey， is very much an alcoholic， which becomes readily apparent from the get-go。。。so right away readers have to determine whether they can really trust anything Casey is saying or seeing。 As she spies upon her neighbors across the picturesque lake in a sleepy Vermont town， she becomes convinced that her neighbor Katherine， a former supermodel， is in Though I didn't love this one as much as Sager's earliest novels， it was entertaining and it kept me intrigued until the final pages。 The narrator， Casey， is very much an alcoholic， which becomes readily apparent from the get-go。。。so right away readers have to determine whether they can really trust anything Casey is saying or seeing。 As she spies upon her neighbors across the picturesque lake in a sleepy Vermont town， she becomes convinced that her neighbor Katherine， a former supermodel， is in grave danger。 Though the lake is serene and beautiful， Casey begins to suspect that the bodies of three missing women from years ago may have ended up near the lake， and as such， the waters aren't as calming to her as to some。 But soon readers realize there is more to Casey's story and the death of her husband Len a few years ago than meets the surface。 Throw in an ex-cop neighbor who is very handsome， but also very sneaky as well as his friend， a state policewoman who begins asking questions， and the story becomes even more layered and twisted。 The book does contain a bit of a supernatural spin， and it throws off some major Rear Window vibes。 Classic Sager with the jaw-dropping twist which was a bit too good to be believable， but I did enjoy the reading for the most part。 。。。more
Jen
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3。5 stars。 Sager is a "hit or miss" author for me。 I loved Final Girls and Home Before Dark。 This is his first one that has a supernatural-esque explanation， and if it wasn't for that I would have liked it a lot more。 The dual timelines were also hard to follow。 There was a really good twist which I did not see coming and made me want to go back and reread some parts。 3。5 stars。 Sager is a "hit or miss" author for me。 I loved Final Girls and Home Before Dark。 This is his first one that has a supernatural-esque explanation， and if it wasn't for that I would have liked it a lot more。 The dual timelines were also hard to follow。 There was a really good twist which I did not see coming and made me want to go back and reread some parts。 。。。more
Suzi McGhie
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3。5 stars。 Well， I’m not sure about this one。 An alcoholic woman， former actress Casey Fletcher， appears to be grieving the death of her husband while isolating at the lake house where he drowned。 She drinks a lot， A LOT， and spends her days with powerful binoculars spying at the marital strife occurring at the house across the lake。 One day， she actually saves the woman of that house from drowning; and when she later disappears， Casey suspects the husband of foul play。 So far， ok， but then it v 3。5 stars。 Well， I’m not sure about this one。 An alcoholic woman， former actress Casey Fletcher， appears to be grieving the death of her husband while isolating at the lake house where he drowned。 She drinks a lot， A LOT， and spends her days with powerful binoculars spying at the marital strife occurring at the house across the lake。 One day， she actually saves the woman of that house from drowning; and when she later disappears， Casey suspects the husband of foul play。 So far， ok， but then it veers off into a weird paranormal tale that I absolutely was not expecting。 Other readers might like the freaky twist， but it was just too wacky for me。 。。。more
Gwendolyn
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I received this ARC audiobook from Netgalley & the publisher。 This is my honest review。In the beginning， this book was giving me Woman in the Window， Gone Girl & Rear Window vibes。 Which was disappointing， I read a lot of thrillers so I prefer something fresh to read otherwise I lose internet。 Thankfully the story does start going in different directions。 There are quite a few twists that I didn’t expect at all！ I enjoyed this book but I wish some of the red herrings were actually relevant。 Ther I received this ARC audiobook from Netgalley & the publisher。 This is my honest review。In the beginning， this book was giving me Woman in the Window， Gone Girl & Rear Window vibes。 Which was disappointing， I read a lot of thrillers so I prefer something fresh to read otherwise I lose internet。 Thankfully the story does start going in different directions。 There are quite a few twists that I didn’t expect at all！ I enjoyed this book but I wish some of the red herrings were actually relevant。 There were a couple locations mentioned that referred to Sager’s previous books got my spider sense going off lol I wish we could give half stars because this is more of a 3。5 for me。 。。。more
LovelyReaderGirl
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This is one of those books you should go into blind。 Just know you are in for a wild ride， its starts out pretty typical but then the drop hits you。 There were so many twists and turns towards the end that the story completely changes into a complicated tangle。The first half felt very familiar to me， think Woman in the Window vibes。 Our main character Casey Fletcher， a widowed actress， escapes to her family’s lake house after some awful moments in the press。 She drinks herself into oblivion ever This is one of those books you should go into blind。 Just know you are in for a wild ride， its starts out pretty typical but then the drop hits you。 There were so many twists and turns towards the end that the story completely changes into a complicated tangle。The first half felt very familiar to me， think Woman in the Window vibes。 Our main character Casey Fletcher， a widowed actress， escapes to her family’s lake house after some awful moments in the press。 She drinks herself into oblivion every night until she sees the binoculars sitting next to her。 Tom and Katherine Royce are staying in the house across the lake。 She is a famous model and he runs a tech company。 One day Katherine almost drowns in the lake and Casey is able to save her。 From there the relationship between them grows， and Casey finds it hard not to spy on the famous couple。 When Katherine goes missing， Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened。 For over half the book I felt like the story was very familiar。 The unreliable narrator thinks she sees something across the lake。 With all of Casey’s drinking you just don’t know what you can believe， but when the twist hits it changes everything。 This is one of those twists that you either hate or love because it is so outlandish it’s hard to believe。 The last 30% of the book went pretty fast for me。 There were so many twits and turns I couldn’t really stop reading until I knew exactly what was going on。 The lake atmosphere was perfect for this story。 Add in a stormy night and you have the foolproof recipe for a creepy thriller that will have you jumping in fear。 There’s something about a dark lake at night that gives anyone the chills。 Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my review。 I really enjoyed this one。 The twist wasn’t my favorite but I still liked the spooky atmosphere。 。。。more
Kat
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Let me start by saying I am a huge Riley Sager fan， he puts it out， I will read it。 However， this one didn't hit as hard to be as LTIL or Final Girls。 This story is set up on a rich AF secluded homes on the lake in Vermont where we have an alcoholic ex-Broadway star （Casey） and a retired supermodel （Katherine） and the men who love them。 The twist was completely unexpected so I can give Sager that， he had me going "WAIT WHAT？！" I have to say， the ending was the best part for me。 Casey really came Let me start by saying I am a huge Riley Sager fan， he puts it out， I will read it。 However， this one didn't hit as hard to be as LTIL or Final Girls。 This story is set up on a rich AF secluded homes on the lake in Vermont where we have an alcoholic ex-Broadway star （Casey） and a retired supermodel （Katherine） and the men who love them。 The twist was completely unexpected so I can give Sager that， he had me going "WAIT WHAT？！" I have to say， the ending was the best part for me。 Casey really came out swinging and stepped into her main character role。 While， this isn't in my top Sager picks， I would check it out if you want a quick suspenseful read with a crazy twist。 。。。more
Nicole
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*3。5 stars* Review of Netgalley
Laura Newsholme
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