The Window is a psychological/domestic thriller and is the first book of two but does not end in a cliffhanger.
Katherine Browne has it all. Well, from the
outside she does. A gorgeous rich husband who will do anything for her, a son
in college, and a daughter just entering the teens. And all she has to do every
day is to be a housewife. A far cry from almost becoming a doctor. Now
Katherine is not exactly bored, but something is missing and she can’t quite
put her finger on it.
One day, after a sweaty yoga session, she
begins undressing in front of her window, and to her horror, realises someone
is watching her as he works in the garden next door. Someone very good looking.
She hurriedly closes the curtains but the encounter stays in her mind. As she
sees the stranger in the same place day after day, she finds that the tease of
him having seen her gives her a thrill, and slowly but surely begins
experimenting with different lingerie and poses for him. It’s not cheating
after all as there is no contact and she doesn’t even know who he is, right?
However, when her son brings the stranger
home as a new friend, Katherine knows a boundary has been crossed. And when the
stranger starts texting and demanding more, she finds herself in a dangerous
position. How far will he go to get what he wants?
I enjoyed this story because of the twist
on the twist. There was a section in the middle where it got slow and Katherine
got stuck on parading for this guy and all I wanted to do was scream at her and
tell her what an idiot she was. Did she really think nothing would come of it?
I liked how the author took you through different POVs and showed how perfect
lives can be flawed.
It’s a quick and easy read where you root
for a person all the way through and then suddenly get hit with a twist and
change your mind quickly. Might be a bit of literary licence at the end, but hey,
the world is a funny place…
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