At first I enjoyed the chapters following the killer but then it got uncomfortable listening to his inner thoughts. I’ve listened to a handful other podcasts or watched documentaries that followed this case but this was the only one I couldn’t handle. Some might actually enjoy getting into his head, but I didn’t. I ended up DNF-ing this audiobook because I really could care less of the secondary characters & their personal lives. It just dulled. I felt terrible because I don’t normally DNF books, but I sadly was struggling.

The girl at my door by: Rebecca Griffith

This audiobook was a very slow start. I found it hard to get into the narrative with the thick accents through the audiobooks. Once I got used to it, It got so much better! After I got into the book I couldn’t stop listening to it. Such a dark, twisted and CHILLING story based on the True crime story of John Reginald Christie ( Rillington Place murders) with fictionalized characters! Prior to reading this book I had not heard of the Rillington Place Murders, but after this book I’m quite curious to investigate more into the full story!

“The girl at my door” gave multiple view points through the books. Which was a little confusing at first but became more clear as the book progressed!

Queenie was a very unlikeable selfish character that lets jealousy fuel her conversations and actions. Her best friend Joy I adored her character! Joy was a polite and a poise character who has had a hard life, with such a huge betrayal by somebody she thought was her best friend (Queenie).

The point of view of John Reginald Christie was chilling and disturbing. To look inside the mind of a serial killer and to listen to his deep obsession with Joy He was beyond manipulative and descriptive in his conquest to lure victims back to his house. Preying on the woman who found themselves in a tough situation searching for back alley abortions, pretending he might be able to help.

If you like true crime/thriller novels this is definitely the book for you!

Thank you #NetGalley and #Bookouture for this ARC copy for my honest review!

This book will be released September 23rd!

Griffiths takes real life serial killer John Reginald Christie and casts him as the killer in her novel. As is real life, Christie was an unremarkable man, never arousing suspicion from those who knew him. In this story, he enjoys listening to the exuberant Queenie and her band at a local. But he always has one eye open for potential victims, and this time his eye settle on Joy, a young waitress and he begins to stalk her. Queenie, meanwhile, may be engaged, but she has long head feelings for Christie, and that attraction leads her to commit a terrible act that will cost Joy dearly. This is a seriously creepy story, made even more unsettling because of its basis in a real killer

I wanted to like this book so badly. I was looking forward to it!

The narrators are excellent, and they give the book a theatricality that kept me listening through over half the book.

Unfortunately, the characters are simply too unlikable. Queenie is selfish, proud, and completely unbearable. When the killer started to turn his attention toward her, I couldn’t bring myself to worry.

I’m afraid I was unable to finish this one, and I won’t be posting about it on my blog.

We travel in time. London. Late 40s last century. The story is inspired by the true crime story of the Rillington Place murders. Serial killer is real?
We meet Queenie Osbourne, John Reginald Christie, Charles and Joy as the main characters. Many things happend like in a modern world like abortion and homosesuality. It was interesting reading about the dynamcs of that time. Usually I d not read but this was quite a surprise. It was a mix of evrything behind the doors, tense, sexy and dark.

Thanks to Netgalley.com and Bookouture Audio for a free audio copy.