Lexie loves her home. She feels safe and secure in it - and loved, thanks to her boyfriend Tom.
But recently, something's not been quite right. A book out of place. A wardrobe door left open. A set of keys going missing...
Tom thinks Lexie's going mad - but then, he's away more often than he's at home nowadays, so he wouldn't understand.
Because Lexie isn't losing it. She knows there's someone out there watching her. And, deep down, she knows there's nothing she can do to make them stop...
***
[I sit; listening to the drip, drip from a shower that only runs for a short time to prevent me from trying to drown myself]***
(Avon Books UK, 3 October 2019, 352 pages, ebook & paperback, ARC from @AvonBooksUK via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 18 November)
***
***
Oh, this is one of the most original and intense thrillers I've read in ages. I was starting to think the genre had no surprises or anything new left. I'm glad I'm wrong. I knew within a few pages I was going to love this book. I was spot on. This book is pretty twisted at times but the menace is slow burning for the most part. The author likes to lure you into a false sense of security before revealing what twisted new treat hides in the dark. The book is written in the first person alternating between Lexie and Harriet. You know from the second chapter that Harriet is the villain. It would normally put me off a book, knowing the bad guy from the start. However, the fact the chapters alternate between Lexie and Harriet stops this from happening. You get to read about Lexie falling apart, convinced someone is watching her every move and Tom is cheating on her while also reading about Harriet's manipulation and twisted mind games. I also liked the fact you get to find out about Harriet's past and the events that set her on such a dark path. She does monstrous things but she's far from a monster.
