4.5 Stars from me
Really can’t decide if I love or hate this book 🤣
So on that basis I’ll go with love – it’s the perfect rainy day read, suspend belief a little, grab a big cuppa, a blanket and dive in!
The Girl in the Window is the protagonist in this story and her life is kinda nuts! It goes from the sublime to the ridiculous at times but my advice is to stick with it and just go with the flow.
The author has created a super atmospheric base in the cafe where Izzy sits each day in her seat by the window and watches the world go by. Or so it seems, but actually she is watching the doorway of the house opposite and keeping an eye on the people who visit the attractive young woman who lives there. To start with this seems like idle curiosity but it soon becomes clear that the main visitor is Izzy’s husband, who claims to already be at work at the times when she is watching him with this woman.
There are a plethora of characters in the story who aren’t so much red herrings as they are cul-de-sacs, but you don’t know that at the time and lots of them feel like they will be super integral to the plot making it an intriguing read. For a quick and simplish read it is surprisingly dark in places and overall I loved it.
My thanks to the author, NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: I know their secrets…
Every morning, I sit at the same table of my favourite café, sip my cappuccino, and watch them.
The woman has no idea I’m watching, day after day, unravelling the secrets of her life. I see the way she smiles when he arrives, how she glances over her shoulder… like someone who is hiding something.
She thinks she’s in control, but has no idea I’m on to them…
I know a lot more about the man. For a start, he’s not who he pretends to be – his lies are as plain as the nose on your face.
There’s more to this story than meets the eye, a lot more than I’ll ever let on. I already know a lot about the man, but have learnt so much more from watching.
Why do I think the man should tell me what’s going on?
Because he’s my husband. That’s why.
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