If you are looking for something entertaining with a fast pace and a solid ending, I recommend The Other People. I enjoyed it a lot.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the ARC of this book.

A twisty, fast-paced thriller that kept me guessing from start to finish! The Other People hooks you early with its eerie atmosphere and never lets go. The characters are layered and flawed in all the right ways, and the story has just the right amount of mystery and emotional depth. Perfect for fans of suspense with a touch of the unexpected. Looking forward to more from C.B. Everett!

Admittedly, I was the wrong audience for this book. I was expecting more mystery and less blood. This book was a lot of people behaving badly. was mostly just people behaving badly. There is a twist at the end that I wasn't expecting and yeah, it was good and made things a bit more believable but overall, for most of it, it just fell flat for me!!

I really enjoyed this twisty, high-concept thriller novel! Thank you so, so much to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for allowing me to read this title!

Blurb:
Ten strangers.

An old dark house.

A killer picking them off one by one.

And a missing girl who’s running out of time…

And then there was one.

Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who—or what—lurks in the cellar?

Forget what you think you know.

Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust The Other People?

This plot has been used too many times. Please don’t compare this to Agatha Christie. She would vomit. I almost stopped reading a few times. I can’t explain why I continued. That’s not like me. The first time I almost quit was right at the beginning when the Beast in the Cellar described each of the characters in unnecessary detail. Then a woman suddenly runs into the house to explain the situation to the characters - and noone even asks who the hell are you and how did you get into this supposedly locked down house? The chapter from the point of view of the pedophile also turned me off. And then there was the instalove interlude. Someone is trying to murder us. Let’s have sex. Really? The twist at the end of the book didn’t redeem it. 2.5 stars

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

Going into The Other People, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm not sure I've read a locked room mystery before.

The book is being touted as a twisty, high-concept thriller that combines Agatha Christie with Shutter Island. Ok. I get that. Now.

In The Other People, 10 people end up in an old dark mansion type house and none of them have any clue how they got there. In order to get out, they have to solve a disappearance of a young woman, although none of them know this mysterious woman.

For the first half of the book, I was intrigued. As we learn who each person is, we're also learning more and more about the house.

But without going into spoiler territory, I did start to get frustrated with the story line in the second half. I just found it a little too non-believable. And if I'm being honest, I really hated the big twist at the end. I always feel like I've just wasted my time when this is the type of big reveal.

*Thanks to partner Atria Books and to NetGalley for the eARC!*

I felt some parts dragged on but was honestly not expecting the twist at the end. Worth the read for me to get to the ending.

The plot has totally been done before: Locked room murder mystery with 10 people mysteriously invited. Because of all of the people, it was hard to keep track of the characters at times. All around, I think this was a great psychological thriller that took some interesting twists. I just wish it had been a little bit more original.

The Other People is a fun thriller with a killer premise—ten strangers trapped in a creepy old house, a missing girl to find, and a murderer picking them off one by one. It’s got some Agatha Christie vibes, as well as vibes from one of my favorite underrated movies from the early aughts (that I can't mention or I'll spoil the twist!). The action starts pretty much immediately, which I always appreciate.

That being said, the pacing was a bit uneven. Some sections flew by, while others felt like they dragged a bit. I had a hard time connecting with some of the characters, and I wanted more from some of the others. But the twist was right up my alley! I didn’t see it coming, and it added a clever layer to the whole locked-room setup.

If you like closed-circle mysteries with a psychological edge and a dash of horror, this one will definitely scratch that itch. Not perfect, but a really fun, dark ride.

Everett really went for it—grabbed every WhoDunIt trope, tossed in a dash of Shutter Island vibes, gave it a good stir, and voilà: a twisty little mystery novel. Was the ending shocking? Maybe for some… for me, it was more of a polite nod than a jaw-drop.

Don’t get me wrong—I live for a good mystery. I want to be neck-deep in red herrings, playing detective in my mind palace, piecing it all together like Sherlock with a caffeine addiction. But when I got to the big reveal, my reaction was somewhere between “huh” and “oh, okay then.”

Now, let me tell you what did win me over: the opening. It felt straight out of the 1985 cinematic gem Clue—and as someone who threw Clue-themed birthday parties at both 13 and 30, that’s saying something. My expectations for murder mysteries? Unreasonably high.

All in all, this was a fun ride with a few clever turns. It didn’t blow my mind, but I’ll tip my deerstalker hat to Everett for swinging for the fences and delivering a cheeky little curveball at the end.
3 stars and Thank you to NetGalley & Atria Books for the ARC.

I love a good whodunnit, but unfortunately this one wasn't it. I felt like the story was starting a little slow, and as much as I hoped for a jump in pace - it never happened. The premise was great, but the execution was underwhelming.

I usually love this type of book. Who done it’s done right are right up my alley, unfortunately this one just wasn’t done right.
It felt like it was dragging from the get go, and I struggled to desire to pick it up.
Wasn’t for me, could be for you.

This book was a ride for me, I loved the Agatha Christie vibes of the story where there is a time to find this missing girl but everyone else is dropping as well. I can say the twist had my jaw on the floor, I did not expect what came out of this and I loved how it all came together.

The Other People by C.B. Everett; unfortunately this was not my cup of tea. Wasn't what I expected from the blurb. It's a pass for me.

When ten strangers wake up, locked in an old house, they soon find out that someone has it out for them and is picking them off one-by-one. This locked door mystery had very much the same vibe as And Then There Were None, keeping me intrigued the whole time in attempt to figure out who the killer was. Given the narration perspective, it was at times hard to remember who characters were and felt too far fetched at times but overall a fun read, great for a spring mystery! 3/5

This was not as fun as I'd hoped.

The reason behind everything was actually a bit of a let down. I'd hoped for something more.

I also didn't love our characters.

I didn't hate the book, but it's also not something I'd revisit.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

**2.5 stars**

This seemed right up my alley: a locked mansion mystery, a group of strangers, and they start dying one by one. But it wasn’t. If I hadn’t gotten it from NetGalley and had spent money on it I’d give it 2 stars.

The action starts right away and we are introduced to our first stranger. I liked the beginning. But then more people are introduced with zero time for proper introductions to that person and it was very jarring and disjointed to me. It was very hard to follow and very hard to care about any of them. If the author had picked just one or two characters to tell the story it would have been much better. And the ending wasn’t terrible and I didn’t guess it which was a plus.

**Thanks to the author and Atria books for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.**

The mystery vibes in this one has the reader combing through the plot with a magnifying glass as they try to figure out the big twist at the end. When that twist is revealed, it is well worth the read.

Ten strangers wake up in a locked house with no memory of how they got there and only one way out: solve the disappearance of a missing girl. Oh and lol, there's also a killer picking them off one by one.

I've read a fair share of Agatha Christie-style locked-room thrillers, and this one landed somewhere in the middle for me. The setup is intriguing, but I never really connected with the characters, which made it hard to care too much about who was next on the killer’s list.

Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for the ARC.