This book was not for me. The blurb sounded interesting but I just found it boring. It is an extremely slow-paced read and it failed to hold my attention. It didn’t help that I didn’t care about any of the characters. They were either unbelievable or just extremely unlikable. I was holding out for a major plot twist and exciting ending but it never came. The book just faded out with an equally boring ending.

Received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

What an excellent psychological thriller this was. I was hooked from the start, full of twists and turns.. great story and the characters were interesting even though they were annoying at times this is what made it so enjoyable. A real page turner that I would definitely recommend for people that enjoy reading this genre. Lots of surprises throughout, I will be looking out for more books by this author in the future.
Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this

I enjoyed this book the latest by Louise Candlish. What happens when the neighbour's from hell move in. Based in a suburban dream the Lowlands is an idyllic place to live until Darren and Jodie move in. Running a business from the house and playing music at all hours the cause havoc to all that live there. Then a tragic death shakes the neighbourhood. Is someone guilty of murder. This book will keep you hooked until the last page.

Oh my goodness! This is extremely gripping! Honestly the suspense is wild! I could feel my heart pumping. I couldn't wait to find out what had happened and how it was going to end! I was on the edge of my seat. This is definitely not a book you will be able to put down until you have read that very last page.

Lowland Way is a wonderful place to live. The neighbours all get on and have striven together to make this a happy, safe pace for them and their families. And then Darren and Jodie move in. Along with multiple cars, appearing to run their used-car business from their residence. And then there's the noise - music blaring at all hours - not to mention all the renovation work they are undertaking. Even worse, they refuse to participate in the Sunday play-out scheme that the neighbourhood is so proud of. Things come to a head early one morning when there's an accident which sadly causes a death. The story is then told in the format of witness statements, followed by some appropriate narrative, until the whole sorry mess is revealed, with more than a few shocks and home truths delivered.
I enjoyed the build up in this story, the tension reverberates during the story telling. You know there will be an accident/murder? Who will die? Who will be responsible? Everybody or no-one? The relationships between the neighbours hangs on a thread at various points, everyone is on tenderhooks, everyone wants to get rid of Darren and Jodie. They all suffer in their own way, Em and Ant because of the noise, Sissys business is suffering. Naomis' perfect life is being upset and Tess is feeling the stress from family.
I really enjoyed this book as I did Our House and I cannot wait to read more from this author.
Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for my ARC in exchange for an honest review

'Those People' is a tale which most people can imagine themselves being part of. Lowland Gardens is the scene of ideal family life for many, with neighbours all getting along famously and the successful implementation of Play Out Sunday where all vehicles are banned in the street so that the children of the area can play outside in the street as they would have done in bygone times without the risk of speeding cars. The peace and tranquillity is shattered one day following the death of one of its longest residents, when new residents Darren and Jodie Booth move into the street. They couldn't be more different from the house's previous owner an elderly lady who ruffled few feathers and was a pillar of the community.

What follows the arrival of Darren and Jodie is a cacophony of noise and disruption, disrespect and outright rudeness. As well as untimely home improvements next door neighbours Ant and Em are forced to endure loud music and intimidation late into the night. With a young baby in the house they are horrified at the reaction they get from the local authorities and police when they complain about the noise. Neighbours from further down the street all join forces with Ant and Em to try and keep the newcomers under control, reporting them to Trading Standards for running an illegal car sales business from the address when the vehicles they are selling online start to spread along Lowland Gardens. Unfortunately they don't get the support they expect from the local constabulary or the council and are shocked to find the focus being placed on every resident in the street except those living at number 1. Tempers and tethers start to fray and people start making comments which get taken out of context so when things come to a head everyone is under scrutiny.
Someone on the street knows more than they are telling, but the guilt is a heavy burden to carry - especially when the neighbours they have lived alongside are being blamed for crimes they are not responsible for.


This is an interesting study into relationships between neighbours when the cracks start to appear. Friendships are tested to their limits and accusations are thrown around with little evidence to back them up. Even extended families who enjoyed the closest of relationships up until The Booths moved in start to suspect each other. And when the authorities won't help resolve the situation maybe the only thing they can rely on is Fate.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

Slickly written domestic noir from Louise Candlish. Rapidly moving and utterly engaging. A leafy suburb street, a group of people who clearly perceive themselves as the perfect neighbours, the incomers perceived by others as the neighbours from hell, a series of events....tragic consequences. But... which of 'those people' are the real offenders here? None of these characters are likeable but credible they certainly are. Read in one sitting as I just had to keep turning those pages as one disastrous event led on to another. A compelling read with plenty of clever twists which you may or may not see coming but which are mostly satisfying in one way or another. Full marks for one hundred percent enjoyment value.

Lowland Way is an idyllic neighbourhood in South London where the houses are beautiful and harmony reigns - that is until new neighbours Darren and Jodie Booth move in to the street and they don't seem to be too interested in harmonious living! Loud music played at all hours, renovations and ugly building work at all times of the day and night and running a used car business from the front garden are just some of the reasons why they are not welcomed into the neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood - and property prices! - hit an all time low as the community unite against the Booths and it's not long before tragedy strikes Lowland Way and someone ends up dead.
The suspect list is long and to be honest there is barely a likeable character in the whole street but I found this just added to mystery and I could quite imagine any one of them being the guilty party.
The story is told from varied POV including police interviews which I feel worked very well and kept the fast paced feel.
I enjoyed this book and found the premise original and interesting.
3 stars and thanks to Netgalley and publishers for an advance review copy.

What would you do if someone moved into your picture perfect neighborhood and started to destroy it? How far would you go to stop them? The answers to those questions is basically the plot of Those People. Though there's nothing wrong with this book and I was always interested enough to keep on reading and find out where the story would go, there's also nothing truly exciting or exceptional about it.

An average domestic thriller perfect for a beach or plane read.

Having read the brilliant Our House last year I was really looking forward to this new book by Louise Candlish. It deals with the subject we all dread – nightmare neighbours. The residents of Lowland Way live in a suburban paradise – a nice community minded area of London, with nice neighbours who all get on. Until Darren and his girlfriend Jodie move into the house on the corner. Then they all have to deal with his loud music day and night, his noisy home renovations, and the used car business he runs from his house. Until one day a horrific death shocks them all.

This is a slow burner, and although I didn’t enjoy it as much as Our House, it is still a really interesting story, the writing is superb and I would urge everyone to stick with it. There’s quite a big cast of characters to get your head around, and to be honest I don’t think there’s a likeable one amongst them! I’m quite glad I don’t live on Lowland Way, even though some of the houses sound fabulous. In the end I even felt sorry for Darren and Jodie. The setting is painted so well and you can imagine the gorgeous houses, and then the eyesore on the corner with the sound of power tools throughout the day and loud rock music into the early morning.

Wow, speak of neighbours from hell! I'm not funny, I would probably also lose it and kill someone......
Very gripping and strangely entertaining book - I could relate to the frustrations of the other neighbours!
Recommended.

This book took me a while to get into because there are a lot of characters but I am so glad I persevered because it was fantastic! The story was engaging, enthralling, enticing and with so many twists and turns that you can't ever guess what is going to happen next. I really enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend it!

3.5 stars
I am a fan of Louise Candlish and will buy her books even without reading the blurb. However, I must admit that Those People was disappointing. As all her books, it is well written and the characters are realistic and believable but the pace is quite slow and not much is really happening. By the time I got to the end, I've lost my interest and didn't really care about what happens. I hope this is just a dip and Louise Candlish's next book will be as good as her others.
Many thanks to Netgalley and publishers Simon & Shuster for the ARC.

This was a real slow-burner, I really struggled to stay interested in this. I need action and excitement, I appreciate the format and the ideas, I just need more.

Those People is the second book I’ve read by Louise Candlish, the first being “Our House”. Those People unfortunately isn’t in my view as good as Our House.
This book is about a street, it’s not just “A Street” it is “The Street” with helpful neighbours that are all friends, with car free sundays enabling all the children to play in the street, free of any vehicles so ensuring everything is nice and safe, that is until Darren and Jodie move into number one, having inherited this beautiful house they then tear it apart to the background of loud music till early morning and treating the road as their car sales showroom. Then as you find out at the beginning, Darren has been found dead and here we follow the police enquiry into who did it.
The premise of the book was good but the layout made it long and at times repetitive as residents being interviewed gave the same information out.
I did enjoy it but think it could have been shorter and the characters could have been written about in a more personal way so ensuring readers felt connected to them as it was I only felt connected to Sissy and none of the other residents.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Firstly, yes, you say it ‘THOSE people’ with a shuddery sneer of horror!!

Louise Candlish writes about houses, streets, communities and the people that live in them, her take on neighbours and ‘hoods is second to none, ‘those people’ continues this!

Lowland Way is perfect, an idyll in South London, not too far from ‘estates’ BUT far enough, the neighbours all get on, why they even have a ‘safe street sunday’ where cars lay idle and children play freely
Heaven
Until its turned into Hell
New neighbours arrive at Number 1, Darren and Jodie, loud, uncouth, ‘common’, they are going to change the street forever, and they couldn’t care a less
Watsapp groups are started, FB secret groups updated with these intruders movements and neighbours form allegiances and stick together to rid the street and themselves of this menace
Never has a street been more united
Until tragedy strikes
And they are all under suspicion, now the ties that bind them loosen and fractures appear, maybe the neighbours are not as close, or as goodytwoshoes as we think
Brimming with characters and alive with descriptive vocabulary this tale moves you into Lowland Way and had me ‘setting up camp’ there to see exactly what happened, who was guilty and what would become of all the neighbours
As said at the beginning the author writes just superbly on these themes
Only disappointment was it ended quite abruptly, I would have been happy for another 400 pages
Seamlessly eye waveringly great fiction
10/10 5 Stars

Grabs you from the start
Great plot
Good characterization (even if you don't really like them)
Full of crafty twists and turns
Cleverly written book and a must read

Thank you netgalley, Louise Candish and Simon & Schuster UK for allowing me to read and review this book.

Those People

I can only say I am completely in awe of Louise Candlish. Her writing style is sleek, slick and stylish. The characters are mostly unlikeable but that only seems to draw you in further to the story.

Those People is about a well to do neighbourhood in London, the neighbours all get on so well and live in a perfect suburban bubble consisting of play out Sundays when all the cars are moved off the road to allow the children to play outside safely.

Everything is running smoothly until the horrible neighbours Darren and Jodie move in. I felt myself raging at these neighbours as they were as obnoxious as you could possibly get with their loud metal music and second hand cars parked everywhere.

But then it made me look at myself as the snob within me made me feel that this man was less that human and I hated him and I didn’t like that aspect of myself. Just as the focus is turned on all of the nice neighbours in the book. Louise has the ability to dissect the human psyche and push it to the limit. The effect those people had on the relationships that appeared to be happy is truly amazing.

The book describes how far people will go if they are pushed to the limit which these neighbours were. It also shows the futility of the law abiding neighbours when faced with people like this who have no fear of the law and no regard for the extreme antisocial behaviour they are carrying out.

This book is actually quite scary and I hope that I never get neighbours like this.

The plot is so clever with its twists and turns but the observational psychology is completely genius.

I loved Louise’s previous book Our House which was also devastatingly clever.

I think Louise’s piece de resistance is the fact that at the end of the book we are always in for another heart sinking shock which leaves us thinking Oh Sh*t!

Absolutely bloody brilliant.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and all the characters. I could really relate to the storyline as unfortunately I have had 3 sets of the neighbours from hell over the years and know how inept the local councils are in dealing with this situation. However I was slightly let down by the ending, I really wanted some massive reveal I never saw coming but the ending was clear from some time before it came. This would not stop me recommending this book to a friend though. A true account of how some people's behaviour can affect others

Well this book just had me gripped from the moment I read the first page until the moment I reached the end. I had no idea what was going to happen and I absolutely had to find out. It is definitely one of those books that will stick with you long after you finish it!



This book is told in such a clever way that reminded me a little of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. You know that something bad has happened but you only discover what, why and how as you turn each page. This is an achingly slow reveal but that makes for an incredibly quick read since you won't be able to stop turning the pages. The structure is made up up police interviews and then a chapter told from one characters point of view. I love books with multiple points of view and it really made me feel immersed in the story. Half of the book takes place before an incident has occurred and the other half after that incident has occurred and I really think this helped keep the pace snappy and keep my wanting to read on...and on and on!



This book is somewhat different for me because i really didn't like any of the characters involved. I really began to hate most of them but boy did that make me want to find out what happened to all of them. These characters are so intriguing though-I found myself thinking about them when I wasn't reading the book and trying to work out how their stories would play out and what exactly was going on in their head.



This book is definitely and thriller and I spent my time worrying what was going to happen next and to whom and I didn't really realise how it was going to end until the very end of the book. Whilst there are some violent moments in the book there is nothing too gory or too scary and so for me it was just the perfect balance of action and plot.



In case you can't tell I really enjoyed this book. I don't want to go into anymore details because I don't want to give any spoilers away-you have to see for yourself. Order this one now-you won't be able to put it down!