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The Tenant by Freida McFadden
4.0

Fast-paced thriller with a decent number of plot twists, some predictable and some unexpected. Freida McFadden thrillers tend to be a little formulaic, but I don't mind because they usually work for me.

The prose leaves a little to be desired (which was especially noticeable in the audiobook), but I also appreciated the strong writing in the descriptive language used to describe the depth of Blake's disgust as he uncovered the more and more nauseating surprises that Whitney left for him. 

The twist ending felt a little derivative of
Gone Girl
, especially whenever
Whitney/Krista killed Elijah after having sex with him. Very Amy Dunne-coded.


I definitely didn't guess
the twist at the very ending, where Amanda/Whitney was hired to kill Whitney/Krista
. Overall I had a good reading experience!