The girl upstairs is noisy. She plays her music loud and late into the night. Her neighbor downstairs, is not amused. It's bad enough that she can hear every step she takes, into every room.
A great read. Full of twists and turns.
I recommend this book.

This one was enjoyable; it was what I call a slow-burn thriller. It's definitely got the edge to be psychological and leaves you wondering what will happen but not in a way you feel panicked or on the edge. We also get a healthy look into how depression works and can fundamentally change pieces of you.

You see people every day, some you know and some you don't. Those who live next to you, how well do you actually know them?

I found it to be written with good details left behind like breadcrumbs. You can tell you are heading toward the answer but it's not spelled out quite yet. I like books like this because it forces your mind to slow down and enjoy the journey of the characters.

My only hang up was the end and the twist; it was a good shock factor but I like to have some solid reasoning behind some actions; senseless motivation isn't something that sits well.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK; One More Chapter for allowing me to review the ARC

The ARC was formatted a bit oddly (spacing and condensed words) so it made some things hard to grasp. However as far as domestic and psychological thrillers go it was pretty good and kept me intrigued. A good plane/summer beach read.

This was a very good spine tingling thriller that I read in a day as I didn't want to put it down. It is all about neighbours and how well do you really know them. But living in close proximity maybe you know more about your neigbours than they might think. I found this book creepy and eerie but it made me want to read on, when you think you know someone so well but never really spoke to them, the neighbour from next door, you know their movements and what they do in the evenings when they are at home. What do you do when they go missing? can she work out the missing pieces and find Emily before it is too late? be suspicious of everyone because you don't know what they know about you.

I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me a lot of Girl on the Train which is definitely a compliment.
It’s well written and deals well with the storylines around depression and loneliness.
The ending is a little predictable but that didn’t impact on how much I liked this one.
Overall, it’s a strong 4 star read that I’d certainly recommend.

The Girl Upstairs is hard to rate because it's a solid thriller but also dives deeeep into grief/depression (so very sad at times). I was rooting for the main character and didn't seem some of the twists + turns coming. The writing was somewhat chaotic/stressful, but I think it added to the story once I got used to it. It reminds me of The Woman in the Window and Ruth Ware books.

3.5 stars rounded up

Thank you to the author, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, and NetGalley for providing an early copy to review!

Suzie lives in a ground floor flat in London, with Emily living in the flat above her. She feels like she knows Emily as she hears everything. - her footsteps, her voice on the phone, her music... Not to mention seeing her discarded receipts in the communal area and her leftovers in the shared bins. Then one day Emily goes missing, and Suzie soon realises that she may be the only one willing to try to find out what has happened to her. She soon becomes obsessed with finding out the truth - what has happened to Emily? A thrilling story that keeps you wondering what has happened. The twist at the end is brilliant - overall an enjoyable read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

A real who done it although not till some time into the book.
Widowed Suzie lives in a ground floor flat with Emily living above her in London. Emily is very noisy which drives Suzie to distraction.
Emily then goes missing and because Suzie thinks the Police are not doing enough, she starts her own investigation. This leads her to Emily's work, the pub where she goes after work and her lover.
The police drop the case until Suzie reveals what she knows.
A real twist at the end.
Well worth a read.

Well written book with fantastic main character. Twist at the end you didn’t see coming. The Girl Upstairs is a must read, must have. Georgina Lees will keep you guessing and wanting more.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this, but I can't see it in the format it was downloaded. I was not able to read this title.

This book really fell flat for me.

Suzie knows her neighbor better than anyone. Well, she doesn’t really know her. But she knows the sounds she makes. She knows the food she eats during the week. And she knows that Emily has gone missing and no one else seems to care.

Suzie does everything she can to help the police find Emily. She seems to even be doing more than the police in this investigation. Suzie’s past is what keeps pushing her to find out what happened to Emily. Where did she go? And why does no one else seem to care?

This book was not horrible, but the plot seemed odd. We are made to believe that Suzie hates her upstairs neighbor. Or at least she really doesn’t like her. But when she goes missing she takes a deeply rooted interest in finding out where Emily has gone. Now, it is revealed later in the story why she takes such a deep interest in this case, but it still just didn’t sit right with me. There’s a difference in curiosity and medaling in a police investigation.

Also, I felt that the ending was wrapped up way to quickly for how the story was drawn out. The book as a whole wasn’t very long, which I don’t mind. But I felt like the ending was wrapped up in 15 pages after we spent all this time wondering what’s happened to Emily.

The killer also made NO SENSE. A huge pet peeve of mine is when there is no connection between the killer and the victim. I understand that they knew one another and it wasn’t a random thing, but what was the motive? Why did they do what they did? I need answers.

Overall, it was an interesting story, but it fell flat in a lot of places for me. I’m also hoping that the book is edited again before official publishing because there were a lot of grammatical errors and jumps between chapter numbers. The book was in order but there were a lot of little things that still need to be ironed out.

A special thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishing for allowing me to read and review this book.

Fair warning: this is an incredibly sad book.

While still a successful suspense novel, the author gives us a portrait of a woman dealing with almost debilitating depression. There’s such hopelessness and despair about her that it hurts to read.

Our missing woman starts out as rather unlikable, but you soon see that there’s a certain sadness there as well and, if you’re just looking for an entertaining mystery, you might find yourself a bit more emotional than you hope.

Getting past the emotion, the mystery is a good one. I don’t think that everything truly adds up. The mysterious clues end up a bit more prosaic than expected in the end and I found myself just a tiny bit disappointed at the reason behind everything.

That being said, though, it’s a good book. The characterization of our main characters is so well done that I really felt like I knew these women and my heart broke for them time and again.

• ARC provided via Net Galley

I think that I have read just about every book with "girl" in the title so when I saw this ARC on Netgalley I wanted to read it.

The beginning, where we meet Suzie and her upstairs loud neighbor Emily was a bit jumbled. Somewhat confusing because we really do not learn all that much about Suzie other than she has suffered something to make her somewhat homebound and unhappy. Little things set her off, especially the noises of her upstairs neighbor.

As the story progressed it began to come together and it was well paced and I pretty much read it all in one sitting. Other than the very start I felt it worked well with the back and forth and seeing the same scenes from different perspectives was very helpful.

I did not figure it out at all!

Thank you to #Netgalley for the ARC of The Girl Upstairs by Georgina Lee in exchange for a review.

This was not as good as I had expected it to be. I did enjoy it though, I just felt it could have been... more.

This is a novel that hits criteria for a crime novel but this often makes it formulaic. The plot was sometimes predictable and felt like it moved too fast. The tense build up was somewhat lacking which is a shame as the writing is good.
I didn't care enough about the characters unfortunately due to the fast pace and lack of development.
This is is a story that has promise if it could just have been longer and more detailed.

WOW! What did I just read? This book was incredible, I couldn't believe what I was reading. The storyline and the characters are so well built that you will feel you're there with them.... and then, that ending! I loved this book and have told everyone I know about it -a must! Thank you for my ARC.

Emily is Suzie's upstairs neighbour and Suzie can hear every noise of her neighbour's routine until one day it goes quiet. Emily has vanished and Suzie is adamant something is wrong. Is Suzie just an interfering neighbour or has Emily left enough clues to prove otherwise?
This is a clever and engaging read! I really enjoyed the storyline for this book and it builds to a blinding climax. I really enjoyed the character's backgrounds being explained throughout which helped me to get in to the character's mindset. The storyline is unique, believable and held my attention for the whole duration. I'm really glad I've read this book and is definitely going to be a top read.

I really enjoyed this book, I found it intriguing and it captured my imagination. It’s not fast paced but I read it in one day as I wanted to know more. I would definitely recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for my advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow is all I can say! When I first started this I was a little iffy I won't lie. The way the author chose to write from her perspective, felt different than another book I had read. I mean it just started out boom! And I was like okay so now I feel like it's me they are talking about. As I kept reading I got use to it. I was trying to figure out what was going on with the main character at the same time trying to figure out what had actually happened. Towards the end it started to make some sense, and I was definitely blown away at the final twist. Definitely will be reading more of this author! Thanks Netgalley for the chance to review it!!

Something about this book really appealed to me. I ve lived in a flat where you hear but rarely see or speak to your neighbours. I could really empathise at times.

The story revolves around Emily who goes missing. Her neighbour realises but seems to be the only one who cares.

This book is a great physiological thriller that really feels like emotive without really even knowing anything about Emily.