The Overnight Guest: A Novel

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Josie was sure she heard the pounding of footsteps behind them, and she turned to see what was hunting them. There was nothing, no one—just the house bathed in nighttime shadows. This was an excellent mystery with some tense elements of horror mixed in. It was a nail-biter to be sure and one of the best novels I’ve read so far this year. The Overnight Guest is a dual timeline story; a blistering cold night in the present-day and hot summer of 2000.

I figured out a lot of things before they were revealed but that isn't something I mind. The story had me interested mostly but the actions scenes towards the end of the book seemed so long and tedious. I guess this story wasn't a good fit for me but it's partly because it's a subgenre that I usually avoid. Thank you, Jayme, for letting me blather about this story, even though you read it long ago and don't remember it anymore. 😂

True crime author Wylie Lark is snowbound in an old farmhouse in Burden writing about that crime which happened twenty-two years ago… This thriller is so atmospheric! Three different timelies and all were equally as creepy! Each one being as captivating as the next! I was completely clueless as to how these could even tie in with each other...they seemed unrelated..but they must...right?! One of the narratives takes place during the hot Summer of 2000. This story revolves around 12-year-old Josie, who witnesses a horrific crime. This wasn’t 100% my kind of book, but I’m glad I gave it a (second) try. I didn’t love all the plot elements, but the ending truly surprised me.

Nothing is scarier than a winter storm in the middle of no where and coming across a random person that you then have to let into your house. That sounds like my worst nightmare. But that is exactly what happens in this book. Queue shudders. You are welcome to have two overnight guests to stay with you for up to seven consecutive nights in a twenty-eight-day period.

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The girl smiled though disappointment surged through her. She’d been hoping for a chocolate bunny or one of those candy eggs that oozed yellow when you broke it open. the girls also hear the shots and begin running for the safety of the cornfields pursued by a man with a rifle… A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf.