Staying with a friend and her husband is sexier—and deadlier—than anyone could have imagined, in this provocative domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here. Kelly’s new life in Philadelphia has turned into a nightmare: She’s friendless and jobless, and the lockdown has her trapped in a tiny apartment with the man she gave up everything for, who’s just called off their wedding. The only bright spot is her newly rekindled friendship with her childhood friend Sabrina—now a glamorous bestselling author with a handsome, high-powered husband. When Sabrina and Nathan offer Kelly an escape hatch, volunteering the spare room of their remote Virginia mansion, she jumps at the chance to run away from her old life. There, Kelly secretly finds herself falling for both her enchanting hosts—until one night, a wild and unexpected threesome leads the couple to open their marriage for her. At first, Kelly loves being part of this risqué new world. But when she discovers that the last woman they invited into their marriage is missing, she starts to wonder if they could be dangerous . . . and if she might be next. Packed with Andrea Bartz’s signature tension, twists, and toxic relationships, The Spare Room marks an edgy, boundary-pushing new direction from the “master of the ‘feminist thriller’” (Los Angeles Times).
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Omg this book was soooo disappointing - Here's my thoughts :
✰ The first half was AMAZING but the last 80 reallyyyy sucked & dragged on for way too long
✰ Such an interesting concept for a thriller, but terribly executed
✰ I literally predicted the main twist within the first 50-100 pages lol
✰ Genuinely makes me so sad to rate this 2 stars because I had such high hopes for this :(
✰ Definitely don't recommend if you're an avid thriller reader like me because I guarantee you'll predict everything really quickly
0I was really not a fan of this book. It took me a long time to read because I was just not motivated to pick it up. It is a thriller, but it didn’t start getting thrilling until the 70% mark. Before then, it was just an insufferable main character, pandemic clichés, and super spicy romance. If that’s what you enjoy, then you’ll probably like this book. I just wasn’t a big fan. I kept waiting for something to happen! I was looking for clues that didn’t amount to anything and there were some scenes that I felt were totally unnecessary (i.e. hot tub). I didn’t like the main character, Kelly, at all, and I don’t think that was the author’s intention. I’ve never heard of a 34 year old woman crying so much! She cried on a coffee date, cried at a brewery, cried while talking about mundane things… it was very weird to me. Overall, I thought it was really a 2 star book, but I added a half star for the twist.
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