The Neighbors

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MY THOUGHTS: Told from the points of view of Abby and Nate, Nancy and Liam, and extracts from Sarah's diary, The Neighbours is an excellent and intriguing piece of domestic noir that spans two timelines. Anchored by two endearing leads and a touching plot filled with a wonderful cast of side characters (including a cat with a penchant for trouble), Kristina Forest’s signature style absolutely shines in this one. The Neighbor Favor is as comforting as it is lovely–an admirable example of everything a heartwarming romance can be.”—Claire Kann, author of The Romantic Agenda The plot keeps you guessing throughout as you are trying to piece together how the storylines are related. I liked how it all came together. The ending felt satisfying with everything resolved. There was one main twist that was interesting and connected the characters together. However, the reveal was missing that “but wait there’s more” aspect that adds layers. Alexis, come on, this is too expensive, and I know you. You’re going to want to change everything in here.” But before I can respond, Sam turns his attention to the yard.

This was a Traveling Sisters Read that I read along with Brenda and Lindsay, and we all ended up really enjoying this one! It ends with a killer twist that will surely get readers talking! This book will likely appeal to those who enjoy domestic suspense novels such as those by Megan Miranda, Chandler Baker, and Sally Hepworth.” — Booklist Meanwhile there are other suspects that seem to keep appearing and as the case becomes more and more complicated the police are left looking for a body rather than a missing person…. But wait - there is always more!!! Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The new family, The Wests, are a perfect fit. Katherine and John* seem so in love and their gorgeous five-year-old twins race screeching around their beautiful emerald-green lawn. This story, although I haven’t really seen anyone else make this connection, has a Gothic tone to it. No, there are no Cornish cliffs or spooky mansions, but the family connections and stunning secrets that reveal themselves little by little, certainly creates that atmosphere, and that ending just put the cherry on the cake, in my opinion.Israel Bartal, Antony Polonsky, Scott Ury, (eds.) Jews and their Neighbours in Eastern Europe since 1750 (Oxford: Littman, 2012). In 1988 Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Arnold went to Jedwabne with a film-crew and produced two documentaries based on interviews with the local villagers. Gdzie mój starszy syn Kain (1999, “Where Is My Older Son Cain”) was inspired by an ongoing debate in the Polish print media. The second one, Sąsiedzi (2001, “Neighbors”), was aired by the Polish TVP II Channel.

Home Sweet Home by Nicole Trope is a psychological thriller novel. The story in this one is told from multiple points of view as a hostage situation is unfolding in a quiet neighborhood. This is my second book by this author, and I am hooked. So why not 5 stars? Nate has only ever kept one secret from Abby and he has always sworn that he wouldn't add to the list. He does, and we know what the second secret is, but we never find out what the first was. And I want to know!This is another book that I would classify as more contemporary drama, rather than crime, suspense or mystery. It had all those elements but the main focus was on family secrets, love and loss. Thankfully, I really enjoyed those parts as well, and all the drama was enough to hold my interest. Nate, Abby and teenage daughter Sarah have new neighbours in Bromley in Liam, Nancy and son Zac. Nate welcomes them but Abby has a very strange reaction and it transpires that her and Liam have history from their early twenties which they hide from their respective families. The story is told from the perspective of the adults Then and Now with diary entries from Sarah. This is an enjoyable domestic noir though with predictable outcomes as keeping their past hidden is inevitably going to cause problems one way or another. The characterisation is excellent and they all have traits you can like. Nancy is very attractive but full of self doubt as Liam is successful as well as good looking , Nate is very kind just wants to fix everything but sometimes things are so broken they can’t be fixed even with good intentions. Abby is fascinating as a tragedy in her life causes her to punish herself in every way she can, so when Liam re-enters her life you know she can’t keep things suppressed indefinitely. Sarah’s diary is good and I love the word of the day at the end which makes you smile! The story comes together well, the dual timelines flow, there are moments of suspense and tension, there are plenty of twists and it’s full of dramatic events some you see coming and some you don’t. First off I want to thank my very good friend GirlWithThePinkSkiMask for my beautiful copy of this book posted to my front door - you are a truely wonderful human and I appreciate you!!! 💛

Abby is the surviving sibling and we learn about her wonderful relationship with her brother Tom. This truly feels like a before/after book as Abby's life is dramatically different after the accident. I think I liked the characters much more in the before chapters, but I'm fine with an author getting me to dislike a character. Jason Jones' wife is missing, making him suspect #1... along with the convicted and registered sex offender just down the street. Where did Sandra go, and who is to blame? And what's up with this neighbourhood? We are all intrigued when a new family moves into the neighborhood and next door neighbors is even more intriguing until you realize these neighbors have have a connection with your past and a past you might want to keep hidden.Hadley’s latest novel, set in 60s London, is about 44-year-old Phyllis who lives in the suburbs with her husband and children. One night, at the edge of a pond, she kisses a young family friend: her life is changed. Two sets of neighbours brilliantly portray Phyllis’s split existence. There are the Holmeses across the street, at whose party Phyllis feels suffocated. And there is Barbara, the nurse from Granada, who is the neighbour of Phyllis’s young lover in Ladbroke Grove. These neighbours embody not only the starkly different social worlds that Phyllis inhabits, but also what it means for a woman reeling out of her assigned roles to be looked at by society. Something is very wrong at 24 Hogarth Street, yet the two people who spot the air of menace and danger have a history with the police and so will they be taken seriously.