A disturbing and unique psychological thriller that is perfect for readers looking for surprising, twisty moments! Behind the Red Door is an excellent novel of suspense.

This was not at all what I thought. It was a typical read, but I couldn't really keep reading it. I kept putting it down and left it. Sorry, I wouldn't recommend this.

I still enjoy the author’s creative writing skills and quick, easy pacing of the book and interesting subject choice but I expected more and I didn’t get what I wished.

Oof! Now this was a psychological thriller at its best! I had so many thoughts rolling through my mind and i was at the edge of my seat! What a solid stand-out book.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the chance to read this book!

This was a tough one for me to get into. I’m going to have to give it another shot in the future, because the premise of the book sounds great!

If you ever want to feel like a better parent, read this book! The father in this story often subjects his own family members to fear or other intense emotions for the purpose of his own research.

Years later, he calls his daughter back home, and she finds herself investigating a crime that occurred nearby.

I enjoyed this book!

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Unfortunately, I couldn't get into this book. I don't know why, but it just wasn't for me and I wasn't able to get through it.

As a side note: I did like THE FAMILY PLOT and THE WINTER SISTER.

This was a twisted, incredible story that made me feel horrible for Fern. The trauma that she goes through during the book is insane. The twisted stories, the awakening that Fern has, it's all so unexpected and you don't see anything coming.

"Behind the Red Door" was a novel that kept things close to the chest. There were a lot of breadcrumbs to figure out who Astrid's kidnapper was but it wasn't obvious. Throughout the novel, it felt like it could be a lot of different people and they would all make sense. The ending, however, and the reveal of who actually was responsible, was very interesting. It made a lot of sense but was deeply disturbing.

The true ending though, the circle being completed, was a wild ride that you didn't see coming. It was revelation after revelation... it kept knocking me down & it was incredible. I loved every moment of it.

Fern's parents have to be some of the worst people I have ever had the pleasure to read in a fictional novel. It made me so angry and sad but it was so interesting to read.

There were a lot of psychological aspects to this novel and I think it added such a nice, interesting extra layer to the plot.

All in all, "Behind the Red Door" was a really well-put-together mystery novel that kept my attention the entire time, didn't have any unnecessary characters or plots, and was just an incredible, riveting novel. If you love thrillers, this is a must-read. I don't think anyone would be disappointed with this book!

Suspenseful story about a woman trying to locate a woman who has been kidnapped for the second time. Fern thinks she recognizes the woman when she sees reports of her second kidnapping on TV. Slowly while helping her father pack up to move to Florida she realizes that she was kidnapped and held with that woman during her first kidnapping. But not everything and everyone are as they seem. Can her father help her or is he more concerned about his work/reputation? A good page turner with many twists.

This was a slow burn but still an enjoyable read. Predictable but very interesting! I like the pace to be a bit faster but there is something about this book that was very hard to put down! .

It's hard to like a book where they give away the ending so quickly. I kept going thinking "There is NO WAY the author already told you everything you needed to know this quick." Nope. She did. I found myself skimming a lot as well, which doesn't bode well either. I was extremely disappointed.

This book was creepy. Especially when I fully believe that this could have actually happened to someone. Sometimes people are just not right and some people really should not be parents.

Fern did not have a normal upbringing. Her father constantly kept her in a state of fear for his "research". Research that has never manifested into anything other than writing for his own benefit. Oh and he ridicules a professor invested in the same cause, but having much more success at it.

Fern jumps at the chance to actually bond with her father when he calls. But a simple trip homes ends up taking Fern on a journey through the past. A journey that will end up unearthing secrets that she couldn't have ever imagined existed.

A different from the rest story about deceitful family and the lengths they would go for their own personal gain.

I’m beginning to think this author just isn’t for me, all of her books have been at best three stars for me and that’s telling me we’re not a good fit. This was just ok for me, kind of a struggle to even finish actually.

Fern has always wanted the love of her distant father so when he calls out of the blue to ask for her help she jumps at the chance to be near him. What Fern did not anticipate was the impact a kidnapping of a stranger could play on her own life.

Well, I think WTF sums this story up nicely. Also, the take home lesson here is that both Fern's parents are terrible people and there are many kinds of abuse that are not related to physical abuse (and can be worse). This could be a great guide to how not to raise a child, just saying.

The mystery aspect was not as much a mystery since both my friend and I who were reading the book together already knew who was responsible and pretty much the why as well, but this was a very interesting study in psychology and fear. Instead of really solving a mystery within the story, I think this was a woman's plight of understanding who she is and how she became that way. There was a lot of trauma to unpackage here, yet the ending was surprisingly HEA (which almost didn't fit with the tone of the book). I can accept the HEA but I would have liked to have a little bit more story with a wrap up of what kind of action Fern would take (but that just might be me, I am sure others will like the ending as is).

I received an advanced copy from the publisher via Netgalley for an honest review.

This novel was good with slowly unfolding and giving hints as the story unfolded, I really enjoyed excerpts from another book within the book to give us insight and another point of view. However, I feel like by the time the big reveal occurred it was far too predictable and I had already known 'who done it' so it was quite anticlimactic. Unfortunately, I do not feel like the ending really wrapped the story except making it a pretty ending....but what happened next? Did she do the correct thing then? That was a bit frustrating.

This novel follows Fern as she returns to her hometown to help her father, Ted, with packing up his house to move to Florida. Fern has not been home in quite a long time and had a very strained and difficult, neglectful childhood. As she returns home memories are starting to resurface that she didn't expect, and they surround a woman who was kidnapped when Fern was younger and who was recently kidnapped again. Fern begins to remember things that she does not think she should be able to remember so, what really happened to her when she was younger?

Not a bad novel, enjoyable, lackluster ending though.

Behind the Red Door was an okay read that would have been much better had it wrapped up a bit more quickly. I enjoy suspense and read a good deal of it, but I figured this out very early on in the book and it felt like it was being drawn out endlessly for no legitimate reason. And I honestly grew very tired of--and disgusted with--all of the scratching and psoriasis and nausea and vomiting. I get it. Fern had awful parents and feared that she too would be an awful parent and then OF COURSE she is pregnant and doesn't really seem to want to be. I understand what Megan Collins was doing with the psoriasis and Fern's wrist scratching, but it just seemed gross. And Fern herself was annoying. It's the 21st century. If you don't want to be pregnant, don't be. But her dishonesty with her husband and her actions toward other characters seemed strange for a woman who manages to hold down a job as a school social worker. Maybe her childishness was supposed to be a result of emotional damage caused by her parents, but it came across as whiny navel-gazing. I didn't hate the book, but I can't really say I liked it more than just enough to finish it. I do appreciate the opportunity to read and review the ARC; thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for that.

Behind the Red Door follows the story of Fern, a woman who recognizes another woman who has gone missing but cannot place where. When she leaves to go help her dad pack up his house, she cannot stop thinking about Astrid, the missing woman. Will Fern uncover how she knows Astrid?

YALL!! This book was a roller coaster. I absolutely loved it. I was torn in so many directions on what I thought had actually happened. I can kind of predicted the ending but she made me change my mind so many times that I was okay with it! Fern is such a relatable character and I just wanted to give her a big hug. She deserved it! This is one of the best thrillers I have read this year. The themes of fear in this book were so palpable and you could feel Fern's anxiety throughout the book. The setting was so great and I loved the elements of book within a book that were included. Megan Collins might just be one of my new favorite authors.

I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this at the moment. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

This is a imaginative and suspense books. The writing has easy reading, and the characters are unusual., but realistic. The main character has an unusual child abusive. Both the father and mother seem to has no love for their daughter. The father is psychotics besides being abusive. While the daughter is helping a woman who was kidnaped 20 year ago, and eventually released. Surprises keep popping occurs, making a very engrossing story.

I liked this book, but I feel like I've read it before. It needs some originality and then it will be a hit. Other than that, the writing was easy to read and enjoyable.