Alrighty then! That was a quick read. I finished it in just a few hours while at work. Stephen King said this is a book not to be missed and I'm here to tell you otherwise.

Okay, that sounds harsh so let me explain. This is not a terrible book by any means and the writing is just fine. The thing is, I was hoping for creepy and chilling, and it wasn't. I was hoping for tension you could cut with a knife but I didn't get that.

Blurb: "A rollercoaster ride of compelling twists and turns" - uh, we definitely didn't read the same story.

Maybe because this was so short I wasn't able to properly sink my teeth into it. I rarely read short stories. It just seemed like I kept waiting for something exciting to happen and it never really did. The final reveals was just sort of meh for me. This story had so much potential to be great, the idea of it nearly blew my mind, but ultimately I'd say it didn't deliver.

Is this a case of me getting my hopes up? Possibly. Give it a read and let me know what I'm missing. 3 *just okay* stars!


Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

“The Girl on the Porch” is suspense novella written by Richard Chizmar. It’s set in a suburban neighborhood that seems boring until a security camera picks up the image of a scared young woman in handcuffs ringing the doorbell in the middle of the night before she disappears.
The main characters, Kenny and Sarah, become increasingly paranoid and suspect their friends and neighbors of the strange incidents that begin to happen.
Being a novella, this was a quick read that I finished in one sitting.. It was suspenseful, but there were too many characters and plot twists for such a short story. It was just okay.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.