Mary's Reviews > The Family Next Door

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.