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Through the Wall

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I wanted to like this book so much but sadly it fell way short of my expectations.

I don't think the blurb matches the content of the book. That really irritates me but it's not the fault of the author.

The opening chapters are really strong. Setting up the characters and the setting well but then it just becomes tedious. Endless almost identical chapters. The voices of the two characters become totally indistinct, this may have been deliberate but when I've got a book with such tight focus on two POV characters I want to be able to tell who is talking without checking the chapter heading, I want distinctive turns of phrase, dialect, something that differentiates them and I didn't get any of that here.

Surprisingly, the author nails the ending. It's really strong although not entirely unexpected.

Good start and good end but that doesn't save it from the tedium of the main body.

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Oh my goodness, I read this book in two days and my house is now a riot!

I got sucked right in, I love the way it’s written from the different perspectives and the way it’s done ‘through the wall’ is clever and sets this book apart.

I love books that take time to develop the characters and really make you feel what they’re feeling and this book did that whilst being easy to read and enjoyable!

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Told in alternating perspectives we get to know more about two neighbours and what starts as a passing interest soon becomes an obsession. Some difficult topics of domestic abuse/controlling behaviour and fertility are covered but in a way that makes you feel right there, living it with the characters. A good book rounded off by a good ending.

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Sorry but this book wasn't for me, I couldn't get into the story line so I gave up about a quarter of the way through.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

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What a brilliant book. This book has a fantastic story line, excellent characters and is just wonderful. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and I enjoyed it immensely.

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The best way to sum up Through The Wall is that the grass is always greener on the other side. Lexie and Harriet are neighbours, they’ve never met or spoken to each other. When does nosiness go too far? Is it a simple google search? How about stealing someone’s keys and walking around their home?

There’s a creepy tension that builds and builds throughout this story and I wouldn’t describe it as a typical thriller but it’s still very enjoyable!

My only issues are the ending which I found predictable and it’s very long with not that much actually happening until the end. There’s some great writing of emotion and pain which I thought which brilliant!

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The one place you should feel safe yet you don’t! This book gets under your skin in such a way I found myself double checking my doors and windows. Creepy and well written, I loved it.

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Something isn’t quite right in Lexie’s otherwise perfect home and life. Her boyfriend thinks she’s just imagining things, but she knows her things have been moved, riffled through. The signs are subtle, but they are there, despite what Tom says. Is his increasing absence from their home and relationship just a coincidence, or is he fed up with her fear? A twisted tale to keep you reading late into the night

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