Book Review: The House Guest by Mark Edwards

Title: The House Guest
Author: Mark Edwards
Pages: 294 pages
Expected publication: June 3rd 2020 by Thomas & Mercer
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Source: NetGalley
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3csSgQS

GoodReads Description: "A perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.

When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can’t say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.

So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.

They know you’re not supposed to talk to strangers—let alone invite them into your home—but after all, Eden’s only a stranger until they get to know her.

As suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if they’ve made a terrible mistake…

The House Guest is the chilling new psychological thriller from the three million copy bestselling author of Here to Stay and Follow You Home."


MY REVIEW:
Don't talk to strangers, guys! Like ever!

This is so not where I saw this book going!

I really thought The House Guest was going to be similar to Here to Stay by Mark Edwards. Or I thought she was going to like hold them hostage or ... or... I don't know! But I didn't think it was going to be... this! And maybe because it was so unexpected I am having a hard time processing how I feel about it.

Overall, Mark Edwards is a great writer and this book was a quick trip down a very strange road! It definitely kept me flipping pages trying to figure out what-on-earth would happen next? Felt like I fell down a rabbit hole!

My main qualm was that I didn't exactly click with the female characters in this book. I felt for Adam and the weird situations he found himself in. Though I think if I was in his position I would have questioned my sanity...

I definitely liked the premise of rich people being in some type of secret cult. Doesn't it just feel like that sometimes? No matter how much we hear that they're just like us (come on, they're not just like us) they must have some weird secret that makes them so wealthy. They must be in some type of cult! (Or secret society like in Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House). I'm a believer!

MY RATING:
Characters: 3
Story: 4.5
Rating: 4 stars!

YOU need this book if you like a quick action-y read!

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!