Home Before Dark

Loved this book!

Riley Sager has such a hold on me. The spooky, haunted house vibes were immaculate and fully creepy in the best way. The alternating timelines give you the entire story of what happened and is happening and tied everything together so cleanly. I loved the spooky vibes in this one bc well, I love scary movies and I really think this would make a GREAT scary movie. Can the universe make that happen? Thanks! Also, I read the Exorcist in October and while both books had different themes and outcomes, the vibes were really similar! Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Favorite Quote: "Grief is tricky like that. It can lie low for hours, long enough for magical thinking to take hold. Then, when you're good and vulnerable, it will leap out at you like a fun-house skeleton, and all the pain you thought was gone comes roaring back." Trigger Warnings: death, murder, grief, child endangerment, domestic tension, psychological trauma, mental illness themes, gaslighting, substance abuse, supernatural elements, haunted house themes, paranoia, isolation, snakes

The 4th Riley Sager book is just as good and scary as the other 3. This book has more twists and turns and will keep you saying “wait, what?” over and over again. Chapters alternate between a book written by the narrators father and present day happenings and heighten the suspense and terror. I did spend 2 nights with the lights on, but I loved it!

This is probably my second favorite book by Riley Sager, but for me, it still wasn’t as suspenseful as The Last Time I Lied. It was a decent book, but I found it predictable.

Truly terrifying! I had to put the book on the floor one night, so convinced I was of the book's haunting ability that i did not want the book on the bed by me!