“To be a writer, to be a good writer, you need courage. You need to be prepared to expose yourself.” – 4/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: old photographs, mysterious books, lingerie, beach days, drugs, motherhood and toy boats.

A brilliantly conceived, deeply unsettling psychological thriller— already an international sensation—about a woman haunted by secrets, the consuming desire for revenge, and the terrible price we pay when we try to hide the truth.

Finding a mysterious novel at her bedside plunges documentary filmmaker Catherine Ravenscroft into a living nightmare. Though ostensibly fiction, The Perfect Stranger recreates in vivid, unmistakable detail the terrible day she became hostage to a dark secret, a secret that only one other person knew—and that person is dead.

Now that the past is catching up with her, Catherine’s world is falling apart. Her only hope is to confront what really happened on that awful day . . . even if the shocking truth might destroy her.

This story was… wow. I can’t believe the turn it took!

This book was kindly lent to me by a reader friend and I got super curious when I read the synopsis. I really liked the concept behind the story: imagine mysteriously receiving  a book to your house and when you start reading it, you find out it’s about you! How creepy is that?

I admit I first thought the story was going in a different direction. I first thought the book was about her entire life, but it was “only” about a single event from the main character’s life. Still, I really liked how the story turned out and I was surprised until the very end – and needless to say I didn’t see that ending coming. Never in a million years.

All the characters were interesting and layered. They felt real and human, because as a reader we get so mixed feelings from them (and their actions). The characters and writing were executed to perfection.

Some people compare this book to “Gone Girl”, but I haven’t read it yet so I couldn’t tell you if the novels are similar or not!

Definitely recommend it, it’s worth it if you’re into mysteries!