Comes around very full circle. Good in that aspect. Was slightly disappointed with the initial ending but I believe it will stick with me for that exact reason: how I hoped it would end did actually happen but it wasn’t seeming that way until literally the last few sentences. Good psychological thriller as it shows how traumatic events can extremely effect your life and your psyche. ( )

Honestly, this is a bloody hard book to review. I had a hard time getting into the book, the only reason I kept going was the fact that I wanted to know the truth about the stranger. I was a bit frustrated at first, I mean come on, how could you just keep up the charade? If a man steps out of an airplane and is a total stranger, would you not say so? There must be photographs to prove the fact. However, all this, my questions, and my musings got answered at the end. Still, I'm not even sure I totally liked the book. It's just not so thrilling and that's not a good thing for a book labeled a thriller. The very last part explains a lot and it's an interesting twist.

The Stranger Upstairs turned out to be not what I expected. I found it to be a so-so book with an ending that lifted the book thanks to it being not at all that I expected it to be. I both read and listen to this book's audio version (at work). Listening to it I think made a difference since I couldn't skim the book and it got me past some slow parts.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through Netgalley for an honest review! ( )

2-2.5 Stars
I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It took much longer to read than I would have liked. Over the last few months I've been picking it up and then putting it back down after a chapter or two. The beginning was great and I flew through the first 20% or so but somewhere along the way I just began losing interest. It picked up a bit toward the end but by that point I cared more about finishing it than I did enjoying it.
I'll admit the twist was surprising - I certainly didn't expect it - but I found both the twist and the end a bit wanting.

The Stranger is by no means a bad book, it just wasn't the book for me.

*ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )

i liked this book a lot. It was quite suspenseful. - It was really good in the beginning but i felt it drug out in the middle just a little bit. Overall I found this book to have a unique plot and I enjoyed reading it a lot. I will look forward to reading other books by this author. ( )

Thank you to Text Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

3.5 stars - I enjoyed this book overall, but mostly the ramp-up at the beginning and the wrap-up at the end. The middle seemed to drag a little for me as I found the buildup to be a little exhausting. I found the premise original which was a nice change from other reads. I would recommend this book and look forward to more works by Melanie Raabe. ( )