Can’t Wait Wednesday
This meme is hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here. This week I’m featuring The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa Matlin
The Stranger Upstairs By Lisa Matlin
Category/Genre: Psychological Thriller
Release Date: September 26, 2023
Publisher: Bantam Books
The Stranger Upstairs By Lisa Matlin- Goodreads Summary
A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than she bargained for behind the peeling wallpaper in this gothic psychological debut.
Sarah Slade is starting over. As the new owner of the infamous Black Wood House—the scene of a grisly murder-suicide—she’s determined that the fixer-upper will help reach a new audience on her successful lifestyle blog, and distract her from her failing marriage.
But as Sarah paints over the house’s horrifying past, she knows better than anyone that a new façade can’t conceal every secret. Then the builders start acting erratically and experiencing bizarre accidents—and Sarah knows there’s only so long she can continue to sleep in the bedroom with the bloodstained floor and suffer the mysterious footsteps she hears from the attic.
When menacing notes start appearing everywhere, Sarah becomes convinced that someone or something is out to kill her—her husband, her neighbors, maybe even the house itself. The more she remodels Black Wood House, the angrier it seems to become.
With every passing moment, Sarah’s life spirals further out of control—and with it, her sense of reality. Though she desperately clings to the lies she’s crafted to conceal her own secrets, Sarah Slade must wonder . . . was it all worth it? Or will this house be her final unraveling?
What books are you looking forward to? How does The Stranger Upstairs By Lisa Matlin sound to you?
Yes, this sounds good 👍
THis sounds intriguing. All the mystery/thrillers I’ve read lately seem to have the same tired plots
Again… you are so right. This is why I haven’t had one review this week. I can’t find a book I love or hate enough to write about. They are all just…. I just don’t care about them either way. Art should elicit emotions and they are making me numb.