3.5 disco balls
Published: January 2, 2018 by William Morrow
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BOTM $9.99 add-on
Category: Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
I really wanted to love this book as I am a big fan of suspense books and the premise of this book was super interesting, but overall it was OK. The ending saved this book for me: and, isn’t that what suspense books are all about (the ending)?
Anna Fox, suffers from agoraphobia and hasn’t left her house in almost a year. For entertainment she drinks (a lot) – while heavily medicated – and watches her neighbors from their respective windows: making assumptions about their lives and sometimes catching them in compromising situations. A new family, the Russell’s, move into one of the units and Anna witnesses something terrible go down in their home one evening…or did she? The rest, well I can’t tell you that: you have to read to find out.
I had trouble with the first 75% of this book. To me, the writing was terse and often vague. Now, in a suspense read of course it should be vague (no need to tell me all the minute details that would spoil the surprise) but it wasn’t used sparingly: it was the majority of the writing style. I really had no idea where this story was going to go; not in the sense of anticipating the twist, but just the overall direction of the story. An example of what I mean:
My robe has come loose. Come undone. She’s come undone. That was a book, I believe. I never read it.
The last 25% of the book is very strong. The ending is what made all the rest of the book make that much more sense (whoa tongue twister – say this sentence 3 times fast!). It did take me a while to get to the good part although I don’t regret reading the book. You just need a bit of patience to get through the first part of the build up.
Even for its vagueness, I felt I needed to keep reading because I wanted to know how this story was going to play out. The author did a good job at that.
Its a read worth borrowing from the library or a friend.
This just in: my cousin listened to the audiobook and loved it, maybe the audiobook could offer a different experience.
If you read The Woman in the Window and agree/disagree, let us know your thoughts. Would love to hear what you thought!
On second thought, maybe I had a hard time at the beginning because someone kept distracting me with their loud snores. 😉
Saturday Nite Reader 
Great review! I wasn’t sure if this book was worth picking up or not.
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Nicely done, books like that frustrate me…
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Great review. That is a loud snore, I can see it would be distracting 🙂 I love the cover of that book but I don’t think I would stick with it.
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If i didn’t know it was a dog, i’d say he’s purring 😀 ❤
Great review! Sorry it was only a 3.5… i have super high hopes for it, maybe i should let it rest a bit longer before i jump in… 😀
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The ending made it worth it! When you read it, I can’t wait to hear what you think!
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Great review, aww my Mayci girl also snores. I have heard mix reviews about this book, but I am really intrigued and curious to check it out and see if I like it or not. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
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Lovely review. I have been looking at this book for a while. Lovely to hear your thoughts, pity it wasn’t brilliant.
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I don’t read a lot of thriller-type stories but this one has been around so much that I am starting to get intrigued by it 🙂 Great review!
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I can see why it was so frustrating. It’s hard when the last bit of the book is good, but it can’t make up for the pain it was to get to that point. I hope your next read is better! Great review!
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Great review! I am still undecided on reading this book.
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Thanks for this honest review! Sometimes book redeems their self at the end.
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Great review. I’ve read very mixed reviews of this book. Some finding it amazing, others hating it. Sounds like a Marmite book to me.
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Great review, I am sorry this book was just ok for you I have heard mix reviews about it though. But I am really intrigued by the concept of the book so I might check it out one day. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
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