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The House Guest

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Always happy to get a new novel from thus author. I was excited to see it here on Net Galley.
Love his writing style and he just sucks you right in. Was a solid 4 star read from me. Interesting topic without giving anything away was another great book.



Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for an early release of this book.

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Adam and Ruth are house sitting for a wealthy couple, Mona and Jack. About a week before the couple's return a young woman, Eden,knocks on the door during a rainstorm, claiming she is a friend of the owners and is allowed to stay at their house anytime. And so,Adam and Ruth,totally charmed by this enigmatic woman, let her stay. Everything goes well,until all three of them get really drunk and Adam wakes up next day all alone,no Ruth and no Eden. Stranger still, when Jack and Mona come back home they claim that they have no idea who Eden is.
I was so hooked by this premise despite it being pretty unrealistic. Like,there is no phone at the place where Jack and Mona were staying even though it is a retreat for rich people. I cannot imagine not having any contact with the outside world and I don't have a business or an empire to run. And how Ruth and Adam just let Eden stay so casually like it is not a big deal at all only because she is charming. I don't open the door to strangers at all so that part had me very sceptical. But,these things aside, the mystery hooked me. I was desperate to know what was going on and who Eden really is. Buuuut then I found out and was hugely disappointed. Unfortunately this book had one of my least favorite topics to read or watch movies and TV shows about. Can't tell you what that is in case of spoilers though. And so the rest of the book was not enjoyable to me whatsoever. 2.5 stars.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Since the kindle copy could now be sent to my device. I would read and review it accordingly. The star was because I couldn't read the book, nothing to do with the author's writing.

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it seems like a dream come true. Couple Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to housesit in New York City and they jump at the incredible opportunity. When Eden shows up on their doorstep in New York, she informs them she has been offered the house whenever she needs it. Ruth and Adam don’t feel they can turn the girl away, but is she really who she says she is. Edwards has made a real name for himself in the UK as a purveyor of thriller fiction. Americans will find much to like in Edwards who provides good solid scares

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I absolutely want to read this book but am unable to download the pdf file. Will it be available to download via kindle? Thank you in advance!
Cindy Bokma

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Thank you to Mark Edwards, Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley for this ARC.

Unfortunately, this format is not compatible with my Kindle and I am unable to read this for a review. I am giving this a three star review, as I have read other books by Mark Edwards that I enjoyed.

Please make this format available on Kindle, or even as a PDF or EPUB.

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A perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.
Yes, yes, yes. All true.
The House Guest is the chilling new psychological thriller .
No, not true. I didn't find it chilling at all.
However, this was a quick and easy read for me. It did have some twists that I didn't expect and it was well written. The characters were ok, I quite liked Adam but I didn't invest too much in any of them.
The plot worked though and like I said, it was an easy read. I did like it..

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Can't read this as the format is not compatible with Kindle - it opens as a word doc but is a corrupted file? I really like Mark Edwards' books so if this could be fixed I'd be delighted to read!

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Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon for this advanced reader's copy. I'm a huge fan of Mark Edwards so I'm disappointed that I'm unable to access this book due to its format. Please make the file compatible with my Kindle. I'm giving this 3 stars as I don't want to give this author a poor review but can't give it any higher since I can't read the book.

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The House Guest by author Mark Edward is a fast, quick read! I wasn’t entirely disappointed in this, I did enjoy many parts.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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