The Intruder

Kept my interest. It has a good twist at the end. The names were very similar which got confusing of whose story was whose. I suspect it was intentional to show the similarities of their upbringing.

Wow what a twist

Wow! What a great story! It was told in a way that was masterful. I thought I knew what was going on, and then Freida made my jaw hit the floor. I don't want to put any spoilers on here, but as the book played out, the truth about each of the characters turned everything 180 degrees as I made new discoveries. I would love to discuss this book with someone else who read it (so much to talk about). I almost gave the book a 10, and will consider changing my rating soon.

What you would expect from Freida… the plot twists weren’t as crazy as other ones but it was another entertaining thriller!

Freida McFadden books are very hot or miss for me and this was a miss. The Intruder reads like a first draft that might be good with some clever editing. There was this very weird echo sort of thing happening where a fact would be laid out and then repeated again a sentence or two later but in a slightly different way. It definitely felt like an author who was stuck between a couple phrasings and left both options in there for editor feedback, except nobody ever made the edits. The first time I thought, "maybe that is what happened and someone missed it." By the fifth or sixth instance, it seemed like maybe it would be some sort of plot device. By the end of the book it was clearly just bad writing/editing.
The plot was as predictable as any you've ever read and the main character is easily the world's least intuitive person. She's dramatically and wildly wrong about everything, even when things are SUPER obvious.
Honestly, just not a very enjoyable read. I listened to the audiobook while cleaning the house so I did actually finish it but I kinda wish I had used the time for something else.