Not a fanI read every other page and this was so incredibly dull. It's not a horror, it's not a thriller, it's a suspense. The reveal was like nothing. This is not a good one.
Bonus Room (2023)
Others: Negative From New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author Ben H. Winters, this supernatural page-turner about a real-estate nightmare will make you think twice about your dream home. Alex and Susan’s new Brooklyn apartment seems too good to be true. Big kitchen, lots of light, a real bedroom for their little girl, even a studio for Susan to paint in—all for under $4,000 a month. Yes, the landlord is a little intense, and they’re not allowed in the basement, but who needs to go in the basement, right? But then Susan starts hearing mysterious noises, feeling crawling sensations on her skin and in her throat, and seeing bugs nobody else can see. The exterminator swears there are no bedbugs in the building—but does that mean they’re infested with something even worse? This creepy-crawly thriller about a horrifying home infestation will get all the way under your skin. Previously published in 2011 as Bedbugs .
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