Product reviewsThe Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (Hardcover, 2016)

Awesome book!!

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TEDIOUS AND VERY BADLY WRITTEN

Bought to read on holiday, had nothing else to read so finished it (sadly!!!!) Had I been reading it at home it would have gone in the bin after the first 5 chapters. The book is INCREDIBLY predictable and ridiculous! I think the ending is supposed to be a shock, but that too is incredibly predictable. Don't waste your valuable time reading this! I put it on the shelf in the hotel and someone picked it up to read, I really should have warned them!Read full review...

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Well worth a try

The Couple Next Door is a book I really enjoyed reading. Anne and Marco have gone to dinner at their neighbours but because their babysitter has let them down they have left baby Cora home alone with the baby monitor. At the end of the night, Cora has disappeared.

It is a cracking story stuffed with characters who all seem to have something to hide. In fact the only person who does seem to be totally innocent is baby Cora herself. But, what has happened to her? It is a very intriguing read that really drew me in with characters who I sympathised with and despaired of equally. Now, I have to say that I did work it out fairly early on but, and it is a big BUT, that was only part of it there was a heck of a lot more story to come and the surprises kept on coming right up until the last page. It is a story that is full of lies and betrayals where you realise that you never really know the people closest to you

The only downside for me is that it was all written in the present tense and that made it difficult for me at first to really connect with the characters. It felt a little like listening to the audio descriptions for the blind on TV but after a while I got used to it. This is a story that at the end of the day is well worth a read.

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It is not the best book ever writtien

The story itself does have an immature feel to it. I agree with a previous reviewer, there is a predictable element to each chapter of this book. It is a good read and a good value book. I will say, I am stunned by Lee child's review of this book. I guess it is a book best related to much like marmite...Read full review...

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Unputdownable!

Read it in one sitting (yes I regretted the exceptionally late night the day after!) but it says a lot for a book when you HAVE to keep reading.

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Good book for good price

This is for a Christmas present, but didn’t realise it was a hard back, very good value! Heard it’s a very good book, about a strange couple I believe, I do recommend

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Good read

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Must read

Brilliant. Didn’t want to put it down. Brought more books by this author

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mouldy

my book arrived with mould/dirt on it, dont get me wrong its good for the price but why sell a book which has mould on it? it’s disgusting and makes me nor even wanna touch it

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Excellent story, although maybe a little abrupt ending! Good read none-the-less

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