THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

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THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

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I am a big fan of Kia Abdullahs books, and I was thrilled to get an early listening copy of Those People Next Door. As always, the narrator was fantastic and really brought the characters to life. This book was more a family drama/thriller than the usual legal thrillers, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Perfectly Nice Neighbors is an A++ Legal Thriller featuring major Neighborhood Drama from Kia Abdullah. However, much as it grieves me to give this author whose books I usually like a lower rating than normal, I’m sorry to say that it starts to get too OTT and far-fetched for me to buy into especially the conclusion. Some characters are not sufficiently fleshed out and so it doesn’t feel authentic and especially latterly, some of the dialogue makes me wince. The actual ending is extremely abrupt, what are we meant to make of that?

Y'all, I am always down for the drama. But this is a different sort of neighborhood drama than I'm used to. This was on a different level than most. A seriously messed-up and downright creepy physiological thriller. This was my first book by this author, and wow, that was a wild ride! Ellie and her boyfriend, Ash, take a huge step in their relationship when they buy a fixer-upper in the English countryside. Everything seems to be moving forward beautifully until they meet their creepy neighbors and find out a tragedy happened in the house five years earlier that was not disclosed by the realtor. Soon they begin hearing sounds in the house when they are home alone and finding doors open they are sure they closed. When the tragedies of the past start to repeat themselves, Ellie finds herself in grave danger and Ash the prime suspect.I have read several of Tony Parsons books and always enjoyed them, but I don't quite know what to make of this one, I can't put my finger on it. We were hit by another snow storm in Colorado since New Year's Eve/Day. I can't think of a better way to keep myself entertained during this freezing early days of the year by listening to a suspenseful thriller. Kept me awake at night, because I'm glued to the story, not because of the howling wind and falling snow outside.

The story itself was good. I enjoyed the writing and felt the author really captured the quiet isolated sort of feeling of the MC. It wasn't anything particularly surprising though. I really did see pretty much all the twists coming. Except for the boyfriend, Ash. I misjudged his character for sure. All in all, I did enjoy the story and there were some big-time creepy factors going on too.Neighbours Benjamin and Virginia appear to have plenty of secrets but I liked watching how Ellie felt comfortable enough to try and develop a friendship. The description of Benjamin’s garden sounded envy-inducing and I could vividly imagine such a lush, colourful landscape. It actually made me want to go and emulate some of his successes in my own garden, if it wasn’t for the fact that we are rapidly approaching winter! The one bit of criticism I have to offer is the use of foul language. The swearing and f*bombs were used liberally throughout the story. Although, I appreciate that swearing is used to convey intensity of emotion, I don't appreciate the use of so much of it in regular vocabulary and conversation.

Little by little, strange things start happening and new discoveries are being made in the house.. Ellie becomes more fearful, but she honestly doesn't know if her fear is real or imagined. i loved the eerily realistic themes and events of the current political and social world we live in right now and think Abdullah’s writing was chef’s kiss (per usual). The ending was predictable and failed to produce the same gasp that emerged from my mouth after finishing "Next of Kin".Since the author's "Next of Kin" was one of my favorite books of 2021, this book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2023. My fourth book by this author and, as expected, it was riveting and completely enthralling. But it’s not flawless. This is when, in melodramatic fashion, she marches over to his house and accuses him, without proof, of this action as well, and I found it difficult to sympathize with her despite some “less than flattering” behavior by Tom. Many thanks to Shelf Awareness, Putnam, and Kia Abdullah for an ARC of this book provided via NetGalley! Now available as of 9.12!**



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