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A review by reaofsunshine28
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
2.0
Couldn’t finish it. Wanted to, but couldn’t. I’m giving two stars because the premise was promising, and the overall mystery was solid but this book was *so dumb.* So glad I paid less than ten dollars for this book, but it was barely worth that. Spoiled it for myself but what the hell was that ending? It could’ve been a clever callback to Anne’s breakdown with her bullies if the writing was good, but alas. Every strong suit this book has is tackled by the mediocre writing style, the amateur angles that no wonder Marco is a stupid criminal and how everyone else is a one dimensional dummy. You want to feel bad for Anne but there’s nothing unique about her. Skip this book if you see it on the shelf.