The House Across the Lake LIVE SHOW [The Book Troop]

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

Rachel’s energy this whole live show cracked me up 😂 I love that she just unapologetically loves what she wants and hope she didn’t leave too sad at the end with a lot of people not liking it hahah

[@Twobookedmoms]

Mom’s hair is looking so cute!!!!

[@cadeylinn]

Rachel was ON FIRE and I looooved it! 😆 I also really enjoyed this one. Looking back, all the Riley Sagers are a little ridiculous - but I just look forward to them every summer. They’re like candy for your mind. I try not to predict anything, shut my brain off and just enjoy the ride. I want to see his take on dark academia next!

[@gabbyreads]

Ohhh dark academia would be so cool!! 😍

[@trishee7625]

I would really like the next book to be about a serial killer.

[@julieinman3944]

Missed the live but enjoyed the replay. Y’all are so cute! I was enjoying this book until about 60% in. The paranormal twist is kind of far fetched but I was shook by Len being the killer of the girls. I gave this 3 stars. Looking forward to this months book pick.

[@trayvixk4642]

I read a ton of thrillers and I also gave this 4 stars 😂, definitely liked it more than Survive the Night. I just loved the isolation and bleakness of the setting.

[@lofiluvasmr]

Lol no cause that intro brought a smile to my face you guys are adorable

[@gabbyreads]

aw thanks Gabby!! :)

[@nicolemariereads]

I NEED Rachel’s opinion on last time i lied - it’s my #1 Sager

[@MsAniMo22]

The reason I liked this book of Sager's more than his others,is because he went full supernatural

[@esliet]

Love to see tall together. I have not read this one yet but I will , great review. I am finishing Reese Witherspoon Club Wrong Place , Wrong Time

[@komaedacoffee4298]

I love you three 😂💜

[@sarahblue7446]

Thank you sooo much for explaining the souls in the lake/outside the lake thing 💀😂

[@horrorghoul]

Riley Sager is under contract for 5 years up to 2023 to put out a book every summer.

[@samanthabarlow4283]

I met him at a signing and he did mention it was inspired by rear window !

[@MariannaD934]

Your mum is always so cute 💛

[@Hillary429]

Gabby ur looking so good! Giving me Almost Famous vibes with that hair! 😎

[@gabbyreads]

thanks Hillary! :)

[@snoopydoooo]

I didn’t read the book but listening to all your reviews, it think it reminds me of a wannabe Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 🌚

[@BookishlyBrandon]

I gave the book a 4.5/5 star rating. SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE BOOK! As far as the "Tom Twist," I think the reason Sager included it was as an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's film: Rear Window (they even mention the movie when Casey talks about going to the movie theater with Len in an early flashback). The entire read, for me, was incredibly reminiscent of Hitchcock's film (one of my favorites), and there were certain scenes that were almost a frame-by-frame: When Casey goes over to Tom's house and Boone is watching her through binoculars across the lake; When Casey and Boone discuss Tom's suspicious behavior for the first time with Wilma; The romance brewing between Casey and Boone; etc. This scene at the end, with Tom, only completes this homage because, in the film, the neighbor from across the quad is in our main character's apartment trying to kill him for what he knows. I'm not saying it was a necessary element for the plot, but I do think it was a nice touch that added a little Easter egg for the Hitchcock fans. I feel like this book is what I WANTED The Woman in the Window to be by AJ Finn, which also claimed to be an homage to Rear Window.

[@Ktaylor3694]

Ahhhh I missed it 😭. I was having a date day with the hubby and forgot 😭. Gonna watch after the fact here in a bit.

[@tracyhoverson8294]

Missed the live show, but gave the book a 4! I enjoyed it!

[@meganhemmer1657]

It kind of reminded me of what lies beneath the movie

[@kathyscrazylife]

❤️ I gave it four stars. Took off one for the ending.

[@nola3963]

dang itttttt. I caught the last minute of the live show 😭

[@music2888]

Just in case it wasn't mentioned, another man did die in the lake a while back. They mentioned it at the beginning of the book. He knew Casey's mom. So in theory his soul is also down there

[@chelseybun]

*SPOILERS* I think people are being too hard on this book and overlooking what it actually did. It did play into overused tropes, but it used what you (the reader) assumed about those tropes against you. It basically used every trope on purpose: -The unreliable narrator: Casey's drinking. -An 'I know who did it' message: the post card -The 'the husband did it': Len -The chaotic/complicated family relationship: fame/esent for her mother. -The sexy suspicious man with the mysterious background: Boone -Hearing a scream: Katherine's -Is it really paranormal?: Yes. It finally is. -Withheld information: Len is a killer, Casey killed Len. -Someone not being who you think they are: Katherine was Len -The killer comes back: Len came back in Tom -The foreshadowed prophecy: The story about the lake. -The narrator being dismissed/inserting self: Wilma -The narrator being right all along: Tom was trying to kill Katherine. -An unfulfilled ending: Did Boone kill his wife? -The last minute realization: The wine glass/poison -Last minute super human strength/convenient weapon: The wine bottle to kill Tom It was essentially 3 books in one. -A domestic, unreliable narrator, 'rearwindow' spying book. -A serial killer, murder mystery, the narrator knows more then the reader book. -A paranormal, possession, that's not who you think it is book. It's The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window, and Behind her Eyes all in one! With a little 'The Staircase' ruminating fuel. You didn't even know what Thriller genre you were reading; romance, mystery, detective, famous, psychological, supernatural, domestic..Because you were reading all of them. It told 3 familiar, predictable stories at once, which was just enough to prevent you from seeing anything coming. And the part at the end talking about how ridiculous the headlines would be, was making fun of its self for doing too much.

[@jessr316]

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[@emilythrasher8806]

Dang I missed the live! 💛 I gave it 4 stars.

[@emilythrasher8806]

I wish Riley would just come out and write paranormal and not tease us!

[@emilythrasher8806]

Boone killed his wife.

[@emilythrasher8806]

I felt like it weird of her mom to send her daughter to the place where her husband died to recover from her drinking problem 🤣🤣

[@emilythrasher8806]

Anyone else notice the Camp Nightingale and Bartholomew nods 👀

[@franciscaneumann1803]

I loved it, 4.5 stars

[@abbisaiya2797]

💛 Megan Goldin Stay Awake had a great reason for the unreliable narrator that is not drugs or alcohol!

[@susanveligor364]

The audiobook sounded like a computer! I thought it was between 3.5-4

[@annabanabanana]

It felt like Wilma had a thing for Boone. She was way too involved in his personal life for just a coworker, so I thought it was going to come out that she killed Boones wife. Guess I was wrong. 😝

[@nicolemariereads]

lol the end was so funny when Rachel is going off. Reading is so subjective - lock every door is my least fav by far

[@samanthabarlow4283]

I missed the live show but I gave it a 4 star but a star was knocked off cause of the ending. I also hated Tom like what was the point of him lmao. I did enjoy it but I don’t think it’ll make my top 10 books for 2022 though ! So many other thrillers I’ve loved more like the book of cold cases by Simone st James

[@mayranava7595]

I really shipped Casey and Katherine too! I hated that she ended up with Boone.

[@franciscaneumann1803]

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[@Twobookedmoms]

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[@sravyachikkam1876]

Why did no one talk about Eli?😭 He deserved some attention !

[@gabbyreads]

we did talk about Eli haha

[@Leesa8188]

Working and missed the live show but I gave it three stars. Not bad but not memorable.

[@melissabereading]

I don’t think she came across as unreliable as the woman in the window. I also enjoyed this book. The ending ruined it for me so I ended it giving it 3.5 stars

[@necholejacobs6195]

I might have missed it but what did your mom rate it

[@levispinks2458]

She said at first 4.5 then said 4.

[@suzy8109]

Darn, I missed the live show by 15 minutes. So sad.

[@JanAgaton]

IM SO SAD I MISSED THIS but i cant wait to watch it back because this book was such a disappointment 😂😂

[@glennosmansdeiros]

The Chicks ;) #Country

[@michaelh5688]

Liked this one more than survive the night! However, I’m not trusting Riley Sager’s quality anymore lmao

[@matthampton8692]

How worst book is Home Before Dark it was terrible

[@beccamiller1078]

The narrator of the audiobook sucked

[@stephanieraab3330]

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[@tulashamhart6795]

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[@Leesa8188]

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[@susanveligor364]

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[@dianamaldonado6333]

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