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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
4.0

Summary: Casey Flesher is forced to get out of the celebrity spotlight by retreating to her family cabin on a lake. But the home quickly starts to haunt her as she recalls the death of her husband and copes through drinking. She starts to get to know a neighbor across the lake, a supermodel named Katherine, until Casey begins to suspect that Katherine is in danger.

My rating: 4.5/5 stars

Things I loved:
- The role of voyeurism was perfectly creepy. There were a lot of scary moments that made me jump but also want to keep reading!
- Casey's character was a great mix of being slightly unstable while also smart enough to investigate the mysterious happenings on the lake
- Loved the relationship between Katherine and Casey. It drove me to wonder what was going on along with Casey.
- The twists caught me totally by surprise, but I enjoyed them overall.

Things I didn't enjoy as much:
- I would have liked a little more foreshadowing about one of the twists, because it felt out of the blue.
- Wish some of the aspects of the alcohol use and recovery were handled slightly more accurately? That's just me being picky as a mental health counselor lol.