This was what I’ve come to realise is standard Riley Sager, great atmosphere and setting but not a hell of a lot going on beyond the surface for me. 

The more I read his books the less thrilling and twisty they get, I’ve only got two more of his back log to read and idk if I’ll pick them up.

I did love the dual timeline/perspective in this and having it be the book while similar things were happening present day kept me really engaged and I read this super quickly but it was all pretty straight faced and dare I say a little bored - it didn’t need to be this long!!!! Give me a quick 200-250 page thriller for the love of god. 

I didn’t really connect with any of the characters which was a shame, I feel like I just honestly felt nothing about and for this book ahhaha. 

As others have said in their reviews it did feel very much like it took parts of other haunted house/dysfunctional family horrors and mushed it all into this.