Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara on August 20, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / Women
Pages: 400
Format: Audiobook, Hardcover
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“You’re not afraid of being alone in the dark. You’re afraid you’re not alone.”
Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.
Across town, Anya’s old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realizes why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her own house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out.
Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it’s not a stranger at all.
This book started off so promising. It was eerie and I was flipping the pages like a mad man. The book was definitely giving off ‘just one more chapter’ vibes and I was so sure this was going to be a guaranteed 5 star read. Unfortunately, it started to fail around halfway through when different sub plots were being mentioned and dragged out. I would be feeling the ominous atmospheric vibes then the next chapter will change to something completely different and take me out of my element (not in a good way). I can see the author was trying to add in so many red herrings to throw me off, but I was more annoyed with them all than intrigued. I’ll give it to the author, though for bamboozling me on the whodunit. Thought I had it, but she got me!
I gave this novel 3.5 stars. There’s nothing blatantly wrong other than being very middle-of-the-road. I couldn’t recall anything particularly unique about it, from plot, character, to its overall presentation, all the usual tricks are here. The reveal was a letdown (though I did enjoy a moment of bait-and-switch in the middle), with its explanation not quite convincing me worthy of the whole convoluted operation. Plus, the novel has one of the most long-winded epilogue I’ve ever read in recent years.