The Cottage by Lisa Stone

 

The Cottage by Lisa Stone

Tiny Overview

Jan is running away from her problems and into the woods. She has lost her job and her boyfriend, and has decided that a short stay in a cottage to focus on her upcoming novel will sort her life out. But when a creature comes knocking on the window, when will she look? 

Themes:

• Psychological fiction
• Contemporary
• Suspense
• Thriller 
• Mystery 

Context

After 28 novels as Cathy Glass, in 2017 she adopted a new pseudonym, Stone, to write a whole new line of thriller books. In an interview with The Bookworms Fantasy, that she researches thoroughly to be able to avoid inaccuracies, and this leads her to struggle to sleep at night, as all her crime thrillers are based in fact.

My Waffling

I could not put this book down. I enjoyed it so much. While trying to see how many pages there were I managed to spoil the ending for myself. I had inklings but wasn't fully there. 

This is the first of many Lisa Stone books I will read. I came home from meeting friends, and then read for around an hour because I kept promising myself 'oh, just one more page'. Absolutely great piece of work. Did not see the creature being what it was. I love how her books are rooted, even if loosely, in true concepts. Lisa Stone has recurring characters in this and in Taken, as the police officers are the same. I am curious to see if they are in her other books. It really did feel like I was reading about the next town over. She really nailed the small countryside town feel. 

It was an easy read with short chapters, and I loved that. It was my first time reading a thriller book, and I think I have found my favourite genre. As it was such an easy read, in the best way, I have recommended this book to anyone who will listen. 

3/5