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Chargement... The Guest Room: A Novel (édition 2023)par Tasha Sylva (Auteur)
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"Tess has a bad habit. She can't stop snooping through her guests' belongings . . . When Tess is forced to rent out her late sister's old room to pay the bills, the urge to rummage through her guests' belongings overtakes her every thought. Teasing herself with forbidden glimpses into the lives of strangers is a momentary thrill, but it's the closest she's felt to anyone since the mysterious death of her sister, Rosie. After her newest lodger, Arran, takes the room, Tess finds his salaciously detailed diary, which chronicles his infatuation with a beautiful stranger. The diary, which appears harmless at first, slowly takes a darker, more menacing tone with each new entry. Is this a crush or an obsession? Her compulsion to know the truth leads to Tess shadowing Arran through the streets of London, hoping to catch a glimpse of this unnamed woman. And as she continues to peruse his diary, she can't help but notice the similarities between the woman on the pages and herself, leaving her to wonder, Who has truly been watching whom?"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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After the mysterious death of her sister Rosie, Tess moves into her flat in London to feel close to her. She rents out Rosie's empty bedroom for b n b guests and feels the urge to rummage through her guests belongings when they're out. As her newest lodger Arran rents the room, she finds his diary and starts reading it. As she sees his entries about him falling in love with a woman, she can't help but notice the similarities between this unnamed woman and herself. She starts following him through the streets of London to find out more.
I couldn't really route for the protagonist, I couldn't get over her creepiness in indulging in someone's diary. That the grief left her mentally unstable was somewhat understandable, but she starts stalking not only her guest, but several people. She lost credibility and I kept thinking she was involved in her sister's murder. (She wasn't). The ending did have a surprising twist I did not see coming, but I found that the killer lacked a real motif. It just didn't make much sense to me.
I didn't enjoy the writing style, although it wasn't bad, just not my cup of tea. Overall still a good read. ( )