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The Family Next Door
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bookshelves: adult-fiction, contemporary, drama, ebooks, from-the-publisher, netgalley, not-set-in-merica, audiobooks, cover-love, crime, domestic-fiction, favorite-authors, females-sleuthing, friendships, a-touch-of-humor, murder-mystery-thriller, secrets, slow-burn, tough-subjects, rereads
Nov 28, 2017
bookshelves: adult-fiction, contemporary, drama, ebooks, from-the-publisher, netgalley, not-set-in-merica, audiobooks, cover-love, crime, domestic-fiction, favorite-authors, females-sleuthing, friendships, a-touch-of-humor, murder-mystery-thriller, secrets, slow-burn, tough-subjects, rereads
Read 2 times. Last read January 28, 2021 to January 30, 2021.
4.5/5
I have decided to rewrite my review for The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth since I inadvertently just did a reread for it and listened to the audiobook. I really enjoyed this one the first time around, and I enjoyed it just as much, and actually even more, this second go-round. Thanks to this, I am raising my rating to a 4.5 from my previous rating of a 4. I think this book deserves more stars than I initially gave it because it really is just so good. It is gripping, mysterious, and I was so into it that I listened to the audiobook as much as I could. The audio is read by Barrie Kreinik and she did a bang-up job voicing this book. I loved her accent, and she did all the different viewpoints really well.
There are so many secrets bouncing around the suburb of Pleasant Court, and I was addicted to finding out what everyone was hiding. I loved the different viewpoints, and I liked almost every character in this book besides a couple of the men. Isabelle is the mysterious new stranger in the neighborhood, and it was so fun seeing the secret of why she is there get revealed along with everyone else's. Despite having read The Family Next Door before, I didn't realize what was going to happen until it basically had, and this book managed to shock me all over again. Also, give me a break - I read it 2 years ago! I love doing rereads using the audiobook and I'm not mad that I got to experience this one again. Hepworth is an autobuy for me and I will gladly reread any of her books any day, even when it happens by accident.
Thank you to the publisher for my advance review copy via NetGalley back in 2018! All opinions and thoughts are my own.
I have decided to rewrite my review for The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth since I inadvertently just did a reread for it and listened to the audiobook. I really enjoyed this one the first time around, and I enjoyed it just as much, and actually even more, this second go-round. Thanks to this, I am raising my rating to a 4.5 from my previous rating of a 4. I think this book deserves more stars than I initially gave it because it really is just so good. It is gripping, mysterious, and I was so into it that I listened to the audiobook as much as I could. The audio is read by Barrie Kreinik and she did a bang-up job voicing this book. I loved her accent, and she did all the different viewpoints really well.
There are so many secrets bouncing around the suburb of Pleasant Court, and I was addicted to finding out what everyone was hiding. I loved the different viewpoints, and I liked almost every character in this book besides a couple of the men. Isabelle is the mysterious new stranger in the neighborhood, and it was so fun seeing the secret of why she is there get revealed along with everyone else's. Despite having read The Family Next Door before, I didn't realize what was going to happen until it basically had, and this book managed to shock me all over again. Also, give me a break - I read it 2 years ago! I love doing rereads using the audiobook and I'm not mad that I got to experience this one again. Hepworth is an autobuy for me and I will gladly reread any of her books any day, even when it happens by accident.
Thank you to the publisher for my advance review copy via NetGalley back in 2018! All opinions and thoughts are my own.
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Reading Progress
November 28, 2017
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November 28, 2017
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March 5, 2018
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Started Reading
March 5, 2018
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9.0%
March 5, 2018
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contemporary
March 5, 2018
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adult-fiction
March 5, 2018
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not-set-in-merica
March 5, 2018
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netgalley
March 5, 2018
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from-the-publisher
March 5, 2018
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ebooks
March 5, 2018
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drama
March 8, 2018
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Finished Reading
January 28, 2021
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Started Reading
January 30, 2021
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Finished Reading
January 31, 2021
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audiobooks
January 31, 2021
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cover-love
January 31, 2021
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crime
January 31, 2021
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domestic-fiction
January 31, 2021
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favorite-authors
January 31, 2021
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females-sleuthing
January 31, 2021
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friendships
January 31, 2021
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a-touch-of-humor
January 31, 2021
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murder-mystery-thriller
January 31, 2021
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secrets
January 31, 2021
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slow-burn
January 31, 2021
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tough-subjects
January 31, 2021
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rereads
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Mar 11, 2018 06:30PM
Great review! I agree - a definite Desperate Housewives vibe, which I loved! :-)
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JanB wrote: "Great review! I agree - a definite Desperate Housewives vibe, which I loved! :-)"
Thank you Jan! Right?! I loved that too!
Thank you Jan! Right?! I loved that too!
Rachel wrote: "Love your review! Can’t wait to read it!"
Thanks Rachel! Yes girl! I hope you will enjoy it!
Thanks Rachel! Yes girl! I hope you will enjoy it!
Just finished it! Loved it!! Totally agree with your review, particularly the Desperate Housewives reference.
Rachel wrote: "Just finished it! Loved it!! Totally agree with your review, particularly the Desperate Housewives reference."
YAY!! So glad to hear that you loved it! Hahaha right? It reminded me so much of that. Plus there was that nod to the show when Wisteria Lane is mentioned. I loved that.
YAY!! So glad to hear that you loved it! Hahaha right? It reminded me so much of that. Plus there was that nod to the show when Wisteria Lane is mentioned. I loved that.
Nice review and I am really glad that you mentioned liking the audio. I have recently started using audio but I definitely don’t care for some of them on audio
Wendy wrote: "Nice review and I am really glad that you mentioned liking the audio. I have recently started using audio but I definitely don’t care for some of them on audio"
Thank you! And I'm glad that was helpful for you, I really did love the audiobook for this book and I completely agree. A narrator can make or break a book for me.
Thank you! And I'm glad that was helpful for you, I really did love the audiobook for this book and I completely agree. A narrator can make or break a book for me.