Home Before Dark

Sager is an automatic order for me, usually. Alas, this one was not my cup of tea. I won\’t rewrite the same book bio. You can read it on the same page as the book or on Goodreads. There are suggested hints of Haunting of Hill House, The Amityville Horror, or The Shining when you first start reading the book. As the reader goes along, you realize this is LESS of a paranormal thriller and more of a psychological one. It is simply a mystery about an old house and the girl who used to live there finally figuring out why her family fled one night so long ago. As Sager novels go, this ended up as my least favorite. The book is well-written and performed well, but I have a few issues with the story overall. I don\’t mind the story being told from two points of view (Maggie\’s now, her father, then). Cady and Jon narrate these respective characters well. However, Maggie is not the most likable character and there are a few inconsistent plot points I had issues with. The book is much longer than necessary, even for a slow-burn mystery. Sadly, you can listen to the first two, two-in-a-half hours and jump to chapter 25 and listen from there and learn everything you need to know. The book is padded with a lot of misleading red herrings and dead ends in between. It was a very very slow burn and reveal. Not as clean of a mystery as I would have hoped, especially since it was marketed as a paranormal one. This is not a horror either. The big reveal twist and the ending, for me, went a little flat. As a Sager fan, I can appreciate what he was trying to do. It just wasn\’t my thing. 24 people found this helpful

I had a few issues with this book: 1) giant snooze. I fell asleep and woke up a few hours later; didn’t miss a beat 2) skipping! This book skipped all over the place!! 3) recycling of “suspense” 4) unlikeable characters Save your credit! If you bought it skip to chapter 25 as recommended in another review! 15 people found this helpful

This is a great story. I didn\’t want to stop listening. I finished it in 2 days!! The story flows easily and there are so many twists and turns you just don\’t know what to believe. I don\’t scare easily so this book did not scare me, however, I can see how someone more sensitive would/could get scared. The story was so well told I felt like I was watching a movie. This book will not disappoint! 8 people found this helpful

It was a little predictable and unoriginal. I wasn’t a fan of the female narrator. 7 people found this helpful

Bland, uninspired, boring, and derivative of far better works, \”Home Before Dark\” continues Sager\’s descent from a promising genre writer with his debut to hack with this latest mess. Avoid. 7 people found this helpful

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