The Intruders

Probably the best psychological thriller I've read from Louise Jensen! The atmosphere she creates in The Intruders is tense and creepy and I had no idea where it would end up. James and Cass are saving up to buy their own home when they are given the opportunity to stay in a large, long abandoned house for free. The story evolves over past and present timelines and gets pretty complicated but it ends with a great twist.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HQ for the opportunity to read and review this book.

4.25 stars
This is the first book that I've read by Louise Jensen but it certainly won't be the last.
From the very first page I was hooked and the entire premise was an interesting one.
I liked going back and forth from one timeline to the other and finding out a little more about each storyline each time.
I didn't expect the twist and it took me a few minutes to think back to how this would completely change the way that I had read the book and viewed the characters up until that point. So, for me, it was done well.
A few things did feel a little bit unbelievable, such as how Cass and James' lives were so inextricably linked from the very beginning.
In terms of the way that it ended, I felt a bit conflicted. I know that what Rose set into motion was terrible but I don't feel like she deserved the ending that she got. I get this showed that Cass was a lot more like her birth parents than we might have thought but I felt sad for Rose and what she had gone through.
Some of the spooky or potentially supernatural goings on came to nothing as well, which was a little disappointing. It made me wonder why they'd even been included other than to lead us in a different direction.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very great psychological thriller, I was hooked and couldn’t put it down. There was plenty of exciting twists and turns throughout, with a surprising ending that you don’t expect. The characters were interesting, the story itself had enough suspense in it to keep you on the edge of your seat. The style of writing was perfect.
I have read a lot of books by this author and I have loved every one of them..I can’t wait for the next book out.
I would highly recommend this book and this author to anyone that likes reading this genre.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

A creepy and addictive read that keeps you guessing until the shocking ending. Full of shocks and twists, brilliant!

5⭐️ book right here! This was so gripping and a real page turner from start to finish. I thought I’d figured it all out until I was very much mistaken! Completely unputdownable! Already recommended this to my family and friends. Thanks so much to Netgalley and HQ stories for allowing me the opportunity to read this before publication day. Give it a read! If you like Louise Jensen then you won’t be disappointed!

I wasn't quite sure what to expect but Louise Jensen definitely knows how to create a terrifying and tense atmosphere. I read this at lightning speed trying to unpick each twist and thread as it came up. I couldn't have got it more wrong. What a book! Everything you could possible ask for and more.
The plot spans over thirty years through a series of flashbacks. which are signposted with "now" and "then" chapters. We are introduced to the events through several perspectives: Cass, James and Rose who are all intertwined though we don't find out how or why until the second half.

James and Cass move into an isolated mannor house rent free while they save up for their own deposit. Immediately both start to experience supernatural vibes. A clock that always stops at a certain time. Window left open, things going missing etc . Like the protagonist Cass we too put it down to ghosts of a murdered family.
It is when they are about to move out that Jensen takes you on another head spinning rollercoaster as identities are muddled and revealed.
Brilliant masterclass of how to write a psychological thriller:creepy as hell. That twist at the end is pure evil!

This is the second book by Louise Jenson that I have read and I really enjoyed it. I like the writing style as well as the twists and turns keeping me guessing throughout. I enjoyed the dual timeline and I liked all the characters in the book. I’d recommend this book.

This is a good, creepy, atmospheric thriller. The tension is exquisite. The plot is thick and the twists are a real delight. A very entertaining book indeed!

This was definitely a great read, the tension and suspense that build up kept me hooked until the very end.

I always know when I see a book from this author that I am going to be in for a rollercoaster of a read and this was no exception. It another fantastic gripping read with twists and turns which I was not expecting. I was on the edge of my seat all the way through and it had me up late into the night reading just couldn’t put it down.

Cass and James have only been together for six months when James get offered the job of live-in caretaker at Newington House. It's the perfect opportunity for them to begin their life together and save for a deposit to buy their own home. Once they move in Cass finds out that the house has a sinister past, Cass feels unsettled in the house when she starts to hear voices etc she starts to dig into the houses past but sometimes the past is better left there.

This was an awesome thriller with great well developed characters. The writing style was really good it helped build the suspense within. I can not wait to recommend this fantastic thriller. Thanks to netgallery and the publisher for my advanced copy.

I’d never read this author before but definitely will again. It did get a little complex so my brain had to work for it. Great author, twisty read. Loved it

Wow this is such an incredible read! Starting with the characters; Cass and James are two likeable, realistic characters and I enjoyed getting to know them and learning about their pasts and how the events of the book impact them. I cared about what happened to them and I wanted their story to have a good outcome. They also carry the plot exceedingly well.
Moving onto the plot and what a rollercoaster this read is! I was on the edge of my seat, Jensen throws in twist after twist and there were some that completely blew me away. The ending is perhaps not my favourite but it was not negative enough to impact my enjoyment.
Jensen covers some very dark subjects throughout this book so be warned but what an incredible, electric thriller this is. I loved how Jensen flits between the present and the past - we know something dark is going to happen but we are not sure which characters are being referred to.
'The Intruders' is a sensational, gripping thriller that I absolutely loved. I cannot recommend this enough.
Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for an advance copy.

Creepy, gripping and totally enjoyable, Louise Jensen has brought the readers another great read that was practically impossible to leave aside.

Cass and James have only known each other for six months when they take up the job of live-in caretakers at Newington House. It's the perfect opportunity for them to begin their life together and save for a deposit to buy their own home. When James reveals that the house has a sinister past, Cass is alarmed but not enough to be put off moving out of her father's flat and into her new life hundreds of miles away but it isn't long before the secrets of the house begin to reveal themselves.

I enjoyed the story and read it very quickly. It is pacy and exciting and keeps you guessing. There were a few little continuity issues, for example a character releasing the hand of another but not having held it in the first place and a couple of typos (Leo, not Leon; sshe) but all in all, this was a clever, story with some well-written characters and I enjoyed reading it. I also thought the author was very clever in the way that she made it very clear how abhorrent a particular aspect of the story was, but without making it too hideously graphic. If you've read or watched enough crime/psychological drama, you'll be able to picture the horror of what's going on without the author having to be so explicit that it detracts from the story.

My only real gripe was with the very end of the novel. I just didn't feel that a particular character's final actions in the story really rang true. It just didn't fit with how they felt and presented or the sorts of decisions they'd previously made and almost think I'd have preferred it if the story had ended a little earlier, even if this would have meant things being less tied up.

I am a big fan of this Author and this one is as her others so good very addictive but so so creepy but makes the story. Cass is in love with James and its time for them to move in together but James has to get out of his flat. but James has a suprise for Cass. he has somewhere for them to live but they are caretakers of Newington house. but many years ago a family was murdered there one of the intruders was killed the other went to prison as you delve in to the story you will put the pieces together and i so loved the creepiness in the story its a very addictive read

Newington House is due to become a luxury retreat. Abandoned for 30 years, the new developers have great hopes and aspirations for the neglected Grade 1 building. Aware that the house could become a target for opportunists and break ins, caretakers are advertised for to act as a deterrent. Enter James and Cass, a couple who haven’t been together long, but each feel that the other is “the one”. Despite the full disclosure of the tragic history of the house, the couple decide to accept the post, with some reluctance from Cass.

From the off, the house behaves strangely, particularly with Cass, and there are some unexplained events that even logical James can’t dismiss.

OMG! This story is soooo good! Totally captivating, I couldn’t leave it alone, read in one day, who needs to do housework anyway! 🤣

The plot is wild, not what I was expecting at all, I was quite happily going along with a haunted house theme, then Wham! Part 2 arrives and nothing is as I thought. What a twist, not since Jensens Stolen Sisters (one of my all time favourites) have I been more misled!

A masterpiece of red herrings and misdirection! Jensen at her very best.

Thank you NetGalley and HQ.

An excellent mystery thriller by Louise Jensen. Cass and James become the caretakers of an old house where all is not as it seems at first glance. As one would expect, so many many twists and turns, but I defy anyone to be able to guess them all!
Very well written with great characters, with chapters being written by many of then. Cass was my personal favourite.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publ9sher for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Twisty, gripping and creepy. You can feel how the story is going to go straight off. Enjoyable and well worth reading. My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Ooh this is a good one!! Creepy and dark, an old house becomes available but is it too good to be true? Cass and James were well written characters and I really felt for Cass! A fabulous novel!

Whoa creepy! Louise's newest thriller is very powerful and made the hair on my skin stand up more than once! James and Cass decide to caretake a big old creepy looking house in the middle of nowhere. This house is the setting of a murder. Cass thinks she sees things, smells things, hears things. Her dad is convinced that it is because she stopped taking her medication. Cass mentions Leon a lot, and I can honestly say I did not expect Leon to be who he was. (I don't want to give too much away). While, I did guess fairly quick who James really was, I had no clue about Cass's past.

Meanwhile, Rose is the main character of other chapters. Louise did a phenomenal job making the reader think that Rose was actually someone else. Did not expect the twist that there were two families involved in Rose's past.

Lots of twists and suspense in this one. Still shocked by the very ending and all of the connections these characters have. Good book but DO NOT read this at night if you are alone!