The House Across the Lake Reading Vlog

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Note to self: Don't try and review a book past your bedtime.

[@laurenschenck5355]

I ahead only review a book 📖 in the morning or afternoon 💚

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I totally understand what you are saying love this video though fantastic love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖

[@pendragonianlaw]

I enjoyed watching this even if I have no intention of ever picking up a Riley Sager book! About the wedding ring though, I'm pretty sure every married person I know wears their wedding ring at all times. The only exceptions I can think of are when they work in a place they can't wear jewelry (like a hospital) or maybe when their ring is super big and unwieldy or easy to damage, but otherwise the wedding ring just doesn't come off.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Really? Even to swim in a lake? Tbh I at least wouldn't take it as a sign that they're having marital problems

[@pendragonianlaw]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Oh no I wouldn't go that far either haha! I would jump to 'personal preference' before I'd jump to 'marital problems'. But yeah, I'm pretty sure the married people I know never take their rings off except to clean them. Maybe it's different depending on where you live?

[@caburg93]

@@BookswithEmilyFox A lot of people do wear their rings at all times; my mother never took hers off, ever. However, I am not that person. My fingers have always changed size with temperature… my rings would fall off in the cold, and several times I woke with my fingers swollen and had to wrap dental floss around my knuckle to get them off. I now have silicone rings, so comfortable and never fall off. One of my best friend’s went snorkeling on her honeymoon; some lucky fish must have found her diamond engagement ring :( That cured me of ever going swimming with my good rings!

[@emilydigrande4936]

I think it depends on the person entirely! I have friends who wear their rings and never ever take them off. I don’t wear my wedding rings in the shower, when I sleep, or go swimming because it can damage the prongs and I’m super weirded out at the thought of bacteria being trapped in the ring. I get mine cleaned a lot, but it entirely depends. To each their own, I want mine to last forever but you can always replace diamonds that fall out.

[@heididiaaz2174]

@@BookswithEmilyFox my sister never wears hers lol

[@maychenwoo9205]

Riley’s stories are the type to be adapted into lifetime movie network films. 😬 and this is my first video from your channel and I love how you do your reading vlogs.

[@thejenmath]

Boone's story about his wife's death just reminded me SO MUCH of the Staircase.

[@amacina]

That joke about your favorite color was savage!!!! I hope your toe is feeling better.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Haha thanks! I was hoping it wouldn't take too long to heal but looks like I'm in for a few more weeks of awkward walking :/

[@annav.5226]

I love watching you roasting Riley Sager’s books! 😀 I’ve never read any of them (more into SciFi and Fantasy genres), but your blogs totally satisfy my curiosity in these thrillers 😂 I must admit that I’m one of those people who never take off their wedding rings 🙈 To be fair, I did get the one which does not have precious stones and sits tightly on my finger so I’m 100% sure it will not slip off or get damaged. But still, the majority of people would probably take off their jewelry before diving into a lake 😀

[@njx9193]

A good book should never solely rely on plot twists to remain interesting; the sole driving force of this was the endless plot twists that even M Night Shyamalan would be ashamed of.

[@maggie1226]

Emily were you expecting nothing less??? 🤣🤣🤣 loved this vlog. I swore off riley sager after only reading the last time I lied and the house one? Green cover? Can’t remember what it’s called but yeah only read those two and your vlogs are enough for me to know that his other books are not worth it

[@jio5680]

Clicked on this faster than I comprehended what I'm clicking on lol

[@johnrainsman6650]

I'm gonna ask some questions about this book, but there will be SPOILERS. Reply if you've read the book and ready to discuss

[@Skumaskot]

I broke my toe doing yoga a few years ago 😂😂😂like how?! Anyway I remember it took weeks to heal because you can’t really do anything to it except let it heal on its own, and it was quite painful (also none of my shoes fit)…hope you’re feeling ok!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yoga?? That's worse than me! When I'm sitting I forget about it but I literally can't do anything (or wear any shoes!). It's definitely annoying. I can't take weeks of this haha

[@jlee8948]

Thanks for suffering on our behalf. I've read 3 books from Riley Sager and I'm done with him too. He always uses the same tropes. Now we need an updated video on popular authors you'll never read from again.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Idk if I've accumulated enough authors... but he's definitely on that list now XD

[@BelgianCherryBlossom]

And always a let down, you think now it's gonna get good and I end up feeling "that was it?"

[@Maria-cb5qq]

i like hearing you rant

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

[@BooksWithJudy]

I know a lot of women and men who never take of their wedding bands actually - thought I would just mention that here

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

But would you assume that someone that removed it to swim is having marital issues? It's honestly a super small part in the book.

[@BooksWithJudy]

@@BookswithEmilyFox OKAY yeah, didnt think about it THAt way. i was just thinking, ok a lot of people do wear their wedding bands always ... but i also know so many people who never wear them and there are no marital issues - so you are right there. was just not looking at it that way lmao

[@davidgoggin7921]

@@BookswithEmilyFox You've given Mr. Sager the benefit of the doubt long enough - peace! FYI...regarding the ring, it might be a generational or location (rural?) thing, but no one I know removes their ring when they swim. Perhaps it's a generational thing.

[@dilificus]

I've been thinking this ever since the title reveal, but i get the strongest feeling he watched 2020 film The Night House and rewrote it but made it worse. (Anyone who wants a good story with some of these concepts... highly recommend.)

[@emilyb9746]

Yes I thought the same! I actually enjoyed the movie. the reveal was eh but yes! Very similar but creepier in a good way.

[@mai3334]

Yes and Home Before Dark was very derivative of the Haunting of Hill House.

[@aliciafaithreads]

Just starting this and hoping you rip this book to shreds 😂😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I was so tired at the end it was hard haha

[@horrorghoul]

Riley Sager is an auto 1 star writer for me. I don't even have to read it to know it's outcome. I keep reading though but they are getting worse and worse. I went to a meet and greet a few days for him and he said he doesn't think of genders when he writes and be writes women so well. I seriously had to hold my laugh in.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

LOL he did not! I would be done after hearing that.

[@thewitchyreader6131]

Great vlog!

[@laurenschenck5355]

I love your vlogs so much they make my days so happy when I have a bad day and you are such a angel and blessing xoxo 😚 💔🖤💞💞🧡💓💚💚📚💕💕📖❤️🌈🌈📙💓📖💕💕📖💖💜💜💙💞🧡💜💘💗🖤🤎❤️‍🩹💝❣️❣️💝🤎💖💖🧡💕📖💓❤️‍🔥🌈❤️❤️📚💕💕💚💓📙📙🧡💙💞🧡💜🤎🤎💘❣️✨✨✨🤎💖📙📙💓📖💕📚💕💕❤️🌈❤️‍🔥📙💓💚💓📙💙💞💞🧡💜💔🤎🖤💗💗🖤🤍❣️❣️✨✨

[@tomesandbrushes5094]

Not wearing a wedding ring while swimming or doing a physical activity make sense to me. I only really wear mine when I leave the house and that is only if I am not like going on a bike ride or a walk or something. I don't like to wear it day to day because I really rather not have it covered in paint and I am sure as hell not wearing it while swimming. Surely Kim K losing her hella expensive earring in the ocean had to have taught us something. The first Riley Sager book I picked up I thought it was written by a women and was extremely disappointed to find out it was a nome de plume for a man named Todd Ritter. Though it really explained why I thought the MC in Lock Every Door was the biggest dunce. I now research any thriller I plan to read to make sure it isn't a man using a female sounding pen name. I've been burned more than once.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I think this is what bothers me the most about him. A pen name + only writing (questionable) female characters = sounds like a money grab. Sure it makes sense marketing wise since women apparently are the biggest mystery/thriller readers but if you don't make an effort to write decent female characters... The MC in Lock Every Door was so dumb I agree.

[@kmsons4610]

I feel you on the little toe trauma. I slipped on the stairs when I was 18 and had to get 6 stitches all on my little toe. People always ask me how they even fit that many stitches on it 😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Six stitches does sound like a lot haha

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I've read one Riley Sager book, and it was so stupid. From what I've heard, most people seem to think that it's his worst book (it was Survive The Night) so maybe I'd enjoy his other books more, I don't know.

[@caburg93]

Oh shoot, I forgot about this one :( Just placed my holds… 17 weeks on ebook and audio (Libby). lol

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

You might end up liking it!

[@Jenbebookish]

I never take off my wedding ring, & I know a lot of women do the same. Like it literally hasn’t been off my finger since I put it on 10 years ago other than to have it cleaned twice. Ur actually more in danger of losing it if you constantly take it off and on!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

That's interesting to see everyone is different. I would be scared of losing them in open water

[@heysara910]

Riley Sager is an author that I SHOULD love, but don't. Thank you for saving me a DNF!

[@siennadunn115]

***Spoilerssss*** I just finished this book and I was so ready to suspend my disbelief (it’s my first sager and I’ve heard he always incorporates outlandish twists) but I was SO disappointed w/ the paranormal shit 😭 I thought there was going to be a second huge twist towards the end that steered us away from the whole possession stuff but nah, the ending fell super flat for me. Like now y’all are just a big happy family? And you’re telling me Eli and Boone had nothing suspicious going on with them at ALL?!? I had like a million and one more interesting theories than the way this actually went down……I’m generally disappointed by thrillers/not easy to please though idk!! That shit was so not it

[@MoJordanReads]

My only experience with Riley Sager was Lock Every Door. I liked about 5% of it. The first half was pointless. Then there's a part where it feels like... is there a murderer chasing her? And that was fun while it lasted. But then it went one direction that I, personally, didn't like but then it turned out that wasn't the real thing and the actual reveal was like.... what? That's what all of this was about? I guess it was clever? A lot of people thought it was great but I was disappointed. I think thrillers are just not for me, lol.

[@jelatinosa]

Luckily your favorite color is purple? Lol! Omg that poor toe! 😂 I hope it heals quickly and hopefully it doesn't hurt too bad, Emily.

[@jessicagolden1631]

Emily you said last time you were done with Riley Sager 😭😭😂😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

This time its for real… I have officially learned my lesson lol

[@luffyduffy7817]

I’m in the same boat as you with Riley Sager. I loved Last Time I Lied and Final Girls and i haven’t been nearly as impressed since then. But this was…wow. So disappointing. I actually really enjoyed most of the book but with that sudden supernatural “twist” I was done. I find supernatural conclusions to mysteries to be cheap cop outs, like I need to know going in that there’s supernatural elements I usually DNF any book that drops it more than halfway through. Like I know it’s dramatic but I almost feel deceived lol I ended up finishing this one just because I had so little left to read but this is like one and half stars from me

[@sameershakya7194]

Have you read Behind Her Eyes? What you said reminded me of its ending. So disappointing

[@AnaCarolinaVanzetta]

I'm the same, I keep buying his books and never gave more than 3 stars (1st one) to any of them. Why do we do this?!?!

[@Maria-cb5qq]

i haven't read a single riley sager book,,,, i remember trying one of his books but just could not get thru the first few chapters lol

[@laurenschenck5355]

I love your fashion Emily such a great style! Xoxo 😚 🌈📚🖤🖤💞💗💗📙❣️✨✨💗💓💕🤎🧡💜🖤💙📚❤️‍🔥📖💚🤍💚📖💝💘💖💔💖💘❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥🌈📚💛💛🖤💜🧡✨✨💓📙❣️✨❣️📙💓💓💗🤎💕💕🤎🧡📚💜🖤📚📖❤️🤍🤍💚📖❤️‍🩹💝💘💔💔💘💝💝💘💖💔💛💛💛

[@heyspeckle8782]

I gave up on Sager after Home Before Dark... So now I will stick to watching spoilery reading vlogs of his books cause I'm still morbidly interested in what bullshit he writes next lmao

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hey

[@RadioGirLF]

I enjoyed all of his previous novels but I'm sensing a downfall starting from Survive The Night and now continuing with THATL.

[@laurenschenck5355]

Happy Sunday Emily hope you had a great weekend xoxo 😚 💙💛❤️🧡💚💔💔🤎🖤💜💜🤍💞💞💕💕❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥💓❣️💕💝💘💖💓💗💘💕💙💚🧡💜💜🤍🤎💕💕📖📚📙📙📖📖📚📙📚📖📚😚❣️💞💗🤎💓💚💜💕📖📚📙💜💕📚🧡💙💓💚💖💘❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💞🌈🌈🖤💔❤️❤️

[@rdpa4019]

Emily, I know this is not our business but… what do you work as?

[@kayotic-]

The food on face thing has always made me feel ill, it’s actually gross to me lol

[@R.G.LovesBooks]

I just finished it last night, I’m done with Riley

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Same!

[@carissa1446]

If someone reaches out to wipe my face off I’m going to step back and be annoyed.

[@BirgitHaeupl]

❤️📚

[@matthampton8692]

I don’t know why I keep reading Riley Sager books he’s read one book I liked and that was only 4 star cannot see him ever being a 5 star. Peter Swanson is going the same way it can’t be any worse than Nine Lives

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

All the beautiful lies was worse than nine lives but I feel you 😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I feel like Riley Sager is such a wish washy author 😅

[@Rank.Roundup]

Do you guys take off your wedding rings in Canada? Interesting. Here in the US, we never take them off. Engagement rings, yes. Wedding bands? No. Not until we considered ourselves not married anymore. I mean, I’m sure there are a few women who take them off at night and for cleaning and such, but typically they’re on all the time. So it would be out of place for her to not have it on.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

To swim in open water yes. In a poll no. I guess it's different for everyone. I still don't think it's out of place to remove it to swim in a lake... either way, I wouldn't assume she's having marital issues just because she removed it to swim.

[@picklejuice2]

I rarely wear mine. I live in Georgia, US.

[@lllivivien56]

Riley Sager's books suck... I've read 3 so far and didn't like any of them! You are so right about how he soley relies on the main female character being the reason to move the plot twist forward. To me that's bad writing.

[@myonnareads]

so glad you read this before me! too bad it sucks for such a good idea and pretty color. riley sager should just take a break from thrillers and stop writing from woman

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I would be curious to see how different his books would be if he wrote from a male POV instead... Guess we'll never know!

[@monikaliane]

Read this last week so spoil away

[@jeans4108]

Cringe Romance 😉 Emily:”No” Me: 😂

[@Magicme79]

His female characters being stupid is one thing. He’s also trying really hard to appeal to female readers, and he seems to think they’re stupid, as well.

[@BluInfinity]

I love his plotting but I don’t like his writing. I need a better author to take all of tropes and basic ideas and redo them

[@maheswarijeyabalan8784]

I don't like Riley Sager books. I read only 1 (Home Before Dark) and I hated it. So many scenes didn't make sense to me. The romance was rubbish and unnecessary and the whole story was a waste of time. It wasn't even a horror book.

[@ratgirl13]

Thanks for reading the book that I would never read-I dislike books with dumb main characters that are women, especially when it’s done so badly.

[@neilazaara]

Thank you! This book pissed me off so bad... How can you be stuck in someone's head and yet somehow the info is withheld from you? Makes no sense... Especially when this is follow along the story type of narration and not something that the character would have written retrospectively to an audience... It was so cheap and trying to muddle everything with alcohol is just lazy. Also kudos for the MC to be able to run around and swim in a lake when she's between passed out drunk and overly caffeinated, being some kind of athlete doing a triathlon around that lake...

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Haha saving someone from drowning while drunk was... impressive! Yeah it's one thing if another character is hiding something but the MC... it just felt cheap.

[@MovieTrollop]

The author strikes me as kind of a douche, which I could overlook if the books were more than meh. I don’t even like the covers lol

[@Renereads0409]

another booktuber DNF this book. so I think I'll stay away from this one.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

If I hadn’t known that this was my last book by him I would have. Frankly I wish I had lol