The House Guest - Charlotte Northedge

Genre: Mystery| Thriller

Release Date: 13th May 2021

Publisher: Harper Collins UK

When Kate was twenty-five, she moved to London and wasn't exactly where she was expecting to be. Living in a run down flatshare, working a zero-hour contract in a coffee shop and feeling very alone, especially since her sister vanished without a trace years ago.

But then she meets Della and by chance ends up taking part in her life coaching class, and very quickly their lives become tangled together, Della was charming, enchanting even and despite Kate not wanting Dellas help she couldn't say no to her. Without even realising it, their relationship becomes all-consuming. She's looking after Dellas' kids, meeting her friends, wearing her clothes and getting very close to her husband ...

Both of them have secrets, but how long can Kate stay in Della's orbit before it spirals out of control?

The House Guest was a slow-burning fire of a story full of tension, passion and lies that was gripping right from the start. The contrast between the hopeful naivety of Kate and the enigmatic powerhouse that is Della caught my intruige at once and right before my eyes a story about jealousy, obsession and possession that made me look behind my back way too many times.

For me, it felt a little obvious what was going to happen throughout the story, and even though I'd guessed most of the conclusion and several key points throughout - it was the journey getting there that caught me off guard in ways I didn't expect.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Charlotte Northedge and Harper Collins for this ARC in return for an honest review.

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