'I couldn't put it down, read it cover to cover in a day... A fabulous chilling thriller.' NetGalley reviewer, A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secret... When Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they're hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour's, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend. Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow's garden, and her happy new life begins to ...
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'I couldn't put it down, read it cover to cover in a day... A fabulous chilling thriller.' NetGalley reviewer, A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secret... When Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they're hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour's, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend. Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow's garden, and her happy new life begins to unravel. And when she hears strange noises in the night, she is forced to question if Mrs Barley is what she seems. Why do the other villagers whisper about her? Why is she so eager to help the couple? And what is she hiding in her picture-perfect home? A haunting, twisty story about the power of secrets and rumours, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key and Lucy Atkins's Magpie Lane. Readers are gripped by Whisper Cottage: 'Unputdownable. I loved it!... Had me hooked... Great, fast paced mystery.' NetGalley reviewer, 'Full of twists and turns you just don't see coming... Read it in one sitting.' NetGalley reviewer, 'Super suspenseful book with lots of twists and "could it be you moments"... Keeps the reader guessing until the end.' NetGalley reviewer, 'Excellent... Gripping... I raced through it.' NetGalley reviewer, 'Brilliant!... Suspenseful, gripping, compulsive... It would make an amazeballs Netflix film (hint, hint)!' NetGalley reviewer, 'I was shocked to the core... and that doesn't happen often! It's one of those stories that you're dying to figure out (but can't!)... 5/5, loved it.' NetGalley reviewer, 'Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle' Miranda Rijks 'I devoured this book in a couple of sittings because I needed to find out what was going on!... Twists and turn to keep the reader enthralled!' NetGalley reviewer,
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When Stina and Jack move to a small village they befriend the old lady next door - Mrs Barley. But how well do you really know your neighbours?
It is one of those nightmare scenarios - you can control the house you buy, the location it sits in and redecorate it as much as you like, but what you can't control is who is living next door to you! Whisper Cottage is a slow-burn thriller with a supernatural angle. I actually finished reading 'The Woman in the Woods' by Lisa Hall recently and this book is very similar - if you enjoyed that one I would recommend this. They also seemed to have very similar issues in terms of pacing and victim blaming!
As much as I love a horror/thriller story, Whisper Cottage was a little too slow paced for me. There's a lot of description of boring, mundane everyday tasks, particularly after Elodie is born which I did not really enjoy and didn't hurry the story along. I think the book would have really benefited from a sharp edit to cut these down and it would have made for a more compelling read. I also really didn't enjoy how much of Stina's behaviour was written off by other characters as being pregnant, hormonal, or hysterical.
As I read the book, I kept thinking it was likely to be a three-star review unless it pulled off a very good ending twist and I think Whisper Cottage does deliver this in part. I did not see the twist coming and there were also quite a few additional reveals as we got closer to the end. As much as I enjoyed the twist there were some things that were left very much not explained, and it also pulled apart some plot-holes from further back in the narrative. I presume that we are supposed to believe that some of the supernatural elements could have been true, but this seems cruel with the truth that was presented. I also didn't really understand the narrative of 'we lived to regret the day we asked Mrs Barley to help pay for the roof' etc which is presented earlier on in the book, when actually the couple had very much a happier ending from meeting her than they would have done if they hadn't!
Overall, Whisper Cottage is a slow-burn thriller but had pacing and plot-hole issues despite its interesting final twist. Thank you to NetGalley & Avon Books UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
