Great reviews! I really like the way you compared the two while summarizing both of them.
I think you would like 2 books this made me think of. The Silent Patient by michael archimedes (butchered that name, I think), which is a murder mystery and one of the only audiobooks I’ve ever listened to in 2 days because I couldn’t stop listening, and Bear Town which isn’t horror but has the elements you described from The Girl Next Door of seeing life as it truly is: Messy and complicated.
Frederik Backman is now one of my favorite authors because his stories can make me cry and laugh within the same chapter which is very difficult in my opinion.
Anyway, I love what you said about how certain stories just stick with you no matter what. You begin to carry them out into the world. I feel that with a few books every year, but just a few.
Great reviews! I really like the way you compared the two while summarizing both of them.
I think you would like 2 books this made me think of. The Silent Patient by michael archimedes (butchered that name, I think), which is a murder mystery and one of the only audiobooks I’ve ever listened to in 2 days because I couldn’t stop listening, and Bear Town which isn’t horror but has the elements you described from The Girl Next Door of seeing life as it truly is: Messy and complicated.
Frederik Backman is now one of my favorite authors because his stories can make me cry and laugh within the same chapter which is very difficult in my opinion.
Anyway, I love what you said about how certain stories just stick with you no matter what. You begin to carry them out into the world. I feel that with a few books every year, but just a few.
Getting those books now! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I love how stories can change your life. It’s what I’m seeking when I read.
Hope you like!! Let me know.