The Woman in the Window: A Novel

This thriller has been compared to Gone Girl (which I couldn’t stand) and Girl on the Train (which I never read probably because it was compared to Gone Girl). The Woman in the Window is a fairly fast paced read which in no way was like Gone Girl. The main character although an unreliable narrator was likable/sympathetic and a well developed character. I thought the old movie references added to the story line. The twists were many but somewhat predictable which is why I gave it 3 Stars.

Wow. The Woman in the Window centers around Anna Fox, a child psychologist who is suffering from a psychological illness herself, agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that causes her to be fearful of places or situations that could lead to panic or embarrassment. Because of her disorder, Anna is confined to her home and her only interaction with the outside world is through her camera lens out her window. For the past 10 months Anna has been sitting at home, watching black-and-white films, and spying on her neighbors. Until a new family, the Russell's, move in next door and Anna becomes entranced with their lives--that is until she witnesses something out her window that she shouldn’t have seen. But did it really happen? Or is Anna just paranoid?
First, I just wanna say that I absolutely loved this book. I'm typically pretty good with guessing the end of psychological thrillers just because I've read so many and they typically all follow a similar storyline. However, I never saw the ending of The Woman in the Window coming at all. I found myself reading and re-reading different parts just trying to piece everything together. More than once I gasped and got a few weird looks from friends and family. It was that good. It was truly such a unique storyline and I felt like I was continually getting surprised by different plot twists throughout the entire book.
Although a little slow for the first 100-150 or so pages, I thought that beginning was extremely well-written while Finn set up the plot while still keeping you entranced in the storyline. Looking back, it really allowed the reader to get into Anna's life and see things from her perspective in a sense. Additionally, the storyline was extremely well planned and thought out. A lot of times, especially with thrillers, I feel like authors get really caught up in adding so many plot twists that they forget to tie it all together. This was not the case at all in The Woman in the Window. A.J. Finn did such a wonderful job writing this book. The Woman in the Window is one of the best books I've read in a long time.

Started this yesterday. Quick page turner. Fun read!

Talk about a plot twist the end was insane I couldn’t pick my jaw up off the floor. Very confusing start and slow middle but I’m glad I kept reading.

This book is basically The Girl on the Train. Unreliable female narrator with a back story that comes out slowly because of the factors that make her unreliable sees something she shouldn't and turns the world upside down trying to get to the bottom of it. That should mean that I rate it about 2 stars, but it is quite well done, and the way the back story is slowly told is at first maddening, but then clear.