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Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

52 reviews

bk2013's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The dog is okay 🩷

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scorpireads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

4.5

mystery, psychological thriller

fast-paced, stand-alone pov

“not everything is what it seems, you know. you’re going to have to figure it out sooner or later. sooner would be better.”

thank you booktok for recommending this unputdownable mindblowing thriller book. the story follows joanne, as she adjusts to her parenthood and navigates unexpected challenges after her husband’s estranged and troubled 20-year-old daughter, chloe, moves into their home.

first of all, i don’t know how many times i’ve felt gaslighted and manipulated the whole time i was reading this book. the plot and writing style is phenomenal. if i did not have work today, i would’ve finished it in just one sitting. it was definitely a page-turner. i hate all the characters in the story and evie is the only one i liked (because she’s a cute baby). if i can just go inside the book and scream at them then i will gladly do so, because they really tested my patience. the whole book is also full of twist after twist after twist. to be honest, as a frequest thriller reader, i somehow predicted the plot twist and i almost scream ‘i was right all along!’ but the story still kept me entertained. one thing i also dislike about it was the open-ending, it seems like i was looking for someone more.

but overall, this book is an amazing collection of mystery and suspense. this is definitely a good story especially to those who are justing starting their psychological thriller era.

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hxlleann's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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swimmer120x's review against another edition

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3.0

The book could have been shortened significantly. I felt like the gaslighting between Chloe and Joann became the entire theme of the novel and continued for HOURS of the book. Approximately 5 hours into the audiobook, I heavily considered DNFing the book, because the gaslighting was just so overdone (and in a childish way, albeit). I didn’t want to listen to it anymore. Thankfully, the last hour and a half of the book picked up and the plot thickened.

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michellebub's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Stupid, ignorant people don’t deserve shit.

Honestly the man deserved to die. He KNEW about Chloe’s behavior problems and still gaslighted Jo and told her that Chloe wouldn’t do that. SHE TOLD YOU SHE KILLED HER SISTER AND MOTHER. how much in denial can you be? You risked your life, Joannes and evies. Because you’re so stupid to see your daughter for who you really are. Yes, Chloe might be the psychopath in this story, and a very well liar at that. BUT he could’ve prevented all of that. Why not let her call the police? Why not send her away. Totally deserved, he had it coming.

Apart from that, how can it be that this was interesting but at the same time not. Most of this book was already predictable because of the prologue. How boring is that.

It just always went on and on with Chloe’s bratty behavior, for SO MANY PAGES. Like we get it, do something new, something interesting. Please

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