2.5 stars rounded down :(

Weeks away from their baby being due, Jamie and Victoria decided to head to a weekend holiday in a countryside guesthouse. When they wake up, the guesthouse is empty. Victoria is about to give birth. The once-friendly cottage owners don't seem as friendly anymore.

I really disliked the twist in this book, to the point where when it happened I almost wanted to put the book down. I thought the book was doing an okay enough job building suspense, even though portions were a bit boring, but the incredulity of the twist really brought everything down. I also felt like none of the characters were really fleshed out, and instead felt like caricatures and exaggerations of real people.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!

I’m going to start this review with a quote from this book because this is exactly how I feel about this novel:

“We’re still coming to terms with everything and not really in a state to talk so much about it, but obviously wanted you to be the first to know”.

Victoria is pregnant in the guest house with her husband Jamie. They are getting some relaxing time before the baby comes in a few weeks. The guest house isn't what they think it is.
This is a good psychological book.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and the publisher Poisoned Pen Press.

The Blackhouse was a creepy psychological thriller about a couple who takes a babymoon but get locked into their vacation house by the owners who disappear, just as the baby decides to come.
There are a lot a twists and turns and creepy vibes that will keep you reading late into the night.

Excellent edge of your seat thriller.
How far would you go to protect your family.
When Jamie and Victoria rent a guest house for the weekend before the birth of their son they have no idea what is about to happen. Awaking to a horror they never saw coming is just the beginning.

This book is excellent. Well written and keeps you turning the pages. It is another great book for me. A thriller like I've never read before.

Thank you #NetGalley, #RobinMorgan-Bentley, #PoisonedPenPress for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

4/5 stars.

I was so excited to read this book after reading the summary but unfortunately it really missed the mark for me. I found the story to be too far fetched and none of the characters except for Jaime were remotely likeable. The story moved very slowly and didn't really get interesting until about the 60% mark.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was an amazing read! It was extremely atmospheric with the creepy winter vibes. Being a parent, this story was haunting… but, I couldn’t stop reading it.

I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of The Guest House by Robin Morgan-Bentley from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review and opinions. I absolutely loved this book! From page one it takes you on all kinds of twists and turns that will leave you turning the pages faster and faster to figure out what is going to happen. Do yourself a big favor and read this ASAP!

What a book! This psychological thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, then pow, a corker of a twist.
With the birth of their first child immediately, Victoria and Jamie have last weekend away before the baby arrives. The found a small countryside guesthouse which is quite remote. Fiona and Barry give them a warm welcome, but in the morning Barry and Fiona are no where to be found, then Victoria goes into labour and they find the doors and windows are locked and Jamie’s car keys and their mobile phones are missing. Panic sets in. Jamie breaks a window and tries to seek help from a nearby property. On route he sees Barry driving back to the guesthouse but doesn’t stop for him. When Jamie finally arrives back, Victoria is screaming in labour, Fiona is in nursing scrubs and Barry has set up nursery furniture. Something is very disturbing about this guesthouse and the owners.
When the baby arrives Fiona and Barry make an absurd proposal and everything escalates out of control and Victoria and Jamie resort to desperate measures to escape and keep their baby safe.
A story full of detail and explain the characters backgrounds well. Plus the twist of the century. My only grip was the very British setting, but constant use of American terminology not used in England - diapers, trunk, cash register etc. But no reason for this to deter from the plot.

This book just didn't do it for me. It was one of those stories where the idea felt really good but it just didn't land correctly. Some of it just didn't feel believable - without giving away the twists I can only share so much - but even the premise felt like it had a few holes.

I've done the pregnancy thing and the idea of a woman who is only a few weeks from giving birth wanting to go and stay in a remove guesthouse blows my mind.

The characters were pretty blah. I couldn't connect to them at all. The lack of connection can make any thriller tough because I didn't care what happened to them.

Factor in an ending that was in no way believable. I honestly can't recommend this one.

I loved this one, so twisty and a very surprising ending which I didn’t expect. A great read. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Book full of suspense, good characters and great development by them trough the story. Thank you for this e-book.

Who is up for a creepy psychological thriller? I’m so glad I decided to read this in October. Victoria and Jamie are the main characters, due to have a baby in a few weeks… they decide to take a short vacation before the baby arrives. Everything is great until it’s not… the owners disappear, Jamie and Victoria are locked in the house with no way out and the baby is ready to make it’s appearance. What will they do? Who is the villain? This will keep you guessing, starts off strong and is a quick page turner. The ending was a bit off the wall which brings me down 1 ⭐️

I loved this book! I thought I had it all figured out, until the big twist happens, and everything I thought I knew unraveled. The Guest House is the best kind of suspenseful psychological thriller.

Unfortunately, I have been locked out of my netgalley account for a few months and was not able to see which books I had on my list, in order to properly read and review. I do apologize and am doing a 3 for neutral. Will update once I’m able to obtain a copy and read!

Victoria and Jamie have decided to go on one last fling before the arrival of their son Danny. Cutting it quite close to the due date and being hours from home wasn’t the best of choices, but being their first baby they weren’t too concerned. That is until Victoria wakes in the middle of the night in labor and they find themselves locked in the guest house with their hosts nowhere to be found. Phones missing, keys gone and no way to get out, Jamie finally finds a way out, but with limitations of his own, was unable to find help. When an altercation ensues with the creepy couple and crimes were committed, Victoria and Jamie make the only choice possible and head for home. Home without Danny, but did he die in childbirth? Morgan-Bentley let’s the reader know quite early that all did not go well with the birth of Danny, but all is revealed slowly, leading us on a chase that was quite intriguing to begin with, but the ending ruined the story for me. Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. A great mystery thriller novel. Recommend

I was drawn to this book by the plot and it had some good tense moments. I didnt connect to the characters though which played a big role in my rating. The ending was a bit unbelievable as well.

This is a unique, yet predictable domestic thriller. Victoria and her husband Jamie book a secluded guest house outside of London before she gives birth,. They soon realize they are trapped in the house when Victoria begins to show signs of being ready to give birth.

There's a few unique twists and turns in this book, but ultimately it left me wanting more. It was very fast paced, so you can easily read this in one sitting. If you want something twisty and easy and want something surface level deep, this is your book.

THE GUEST HOUSE was a wicked-fast read. I’m talking “finish-in-one-sitting “ kind of book. I loved the Heart pounding suspense, creepy vibes, and characters who continued to surprise me every step of the way!

I highly recommend this twisty entertaining tale!