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THE STALKER

 



SYNOPSIS

It was meant to be the perfect escape…

Newly-weds Liam and Laura are spending their honeymoon in paradise: just the two of them on a remote island off the coast of Scotland.

But they soon discover that all is not as it seems, and the island has a tragic past. And they can’t shake the feeling of being watched…

When one morning, they wake to find a message scratched into the window, their worst fears are confirmed. They aren’t alone on the island. And this stranger wants them dead.

…but it became the perfect nightmare.


Title: The stalker
Author: Sarah Alderson
Publisher: Avon Books UK
Publication date: July 8, 2021


REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Don’t you just love when a book completely fools you? You think you know what’s gonna happen and then…BAM! Everything you thought you knew turns upside down but at the same time makes so much sense. That was The Stalker for me.

Laura and Liam haven’t read many books cause they decide to go to a remote Scottish island for their honeymoon. They will be the only people there for a whole week with no way to contact the mainland. Did I mention that it is said the island is cursed? Such a great holiday destination, right? Well, not so much once they find out they may not be the only ones there after all.

I was hooked right from the start. You could think that having only two characters at play during most part of the novel could turn a bit tedious, but not at all! The island is incredibly atmospheric and it contributes to create a climate of unease that keeps building throughout the story until the big reveal. And what a reveal!

I followed with the audiobook while reading it and the “stalker” voice was extremely disquieting, adding to the overall tension.

Then the twist happened and I had to stop for a minute to think about what I had previously read. At first I couldn’t make sense of it but then it came to me like a revelation and realized what the author had done and thought it so clever.

I won’t go into details because of spoilers so I will only say that I found the ending extremely satisfying.

Last year I loved The weekend away (coming to Netflix next year) and I just adored The stalker, so I must get to the other two books by Sarah Alderson I have sitting on my bookshelf right away.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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