I can’t decide whether or not I liked this book, so I guess I’ll give it three stars? I’ll be straightforward and say that I did NOT vibe with this author’s writing style - I found it clunky and it had the tendency to drone on and on without actually saying anything. Because of that, this book was a chore to get through at times; it had the feel of a diamond in the rough that just didn’t get polished enough. On the other hand, I loved the premise and the author did a solid job building up the suspense and the creep-factor to the point where I got a little nervous and paranoid because I read this book home alone and at night.

It looks like this book will be available via Kindle Unlimited upon its release, so ultimately I’d say that it’s worth checking out if you’re on the fence.

Thank you, NetGalley, for a free ebook of The Cottage by Daniel Judson, in exchange for an honest review.

I see what some reviewers mean when they say it seems like he wrote this book with the intention of making it into a movie. Judson has a very straightforward writing style. And I did feel like this story would have made a little more sense if it were written in first person, but after a while I got used to it.

I was a little put off by how many times Kate said the word “Dad” (62! Yes, I looked it up.) I also got a little confused with the male characters- especially because sometimes they were addressed by their first names, and other times by their last names. I had trouble keeping them straight. But otherwise, it’s easily readable and very bingeable.

You may not want to read this while you’re home alone. I did and every little normal house noise unnerved me. But even though I made that mistake, I still didn’t want to put it down. I had to know what was going to happen. Judson does a good job of making you feel Kate’s overwhelming helplessness and fear. And he makes you question the motives of every character.

If you’re looking for something suspenseful, a little mysterious and very disturbing, this is the book for you!

I kind of went back and forth on this one?! The storyline was really good there was intrigue, suspense, action and lots of plot twists! But there was also a lot of just droning on and on about nothing important?! I did like the story but almost half the book was just sort of useless talking I guess?? But like I said it was a very goid story but could have Bern shorter I suppose. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Right now the book reads like a screen plan. "She walks into the room and..." This doesn't allow for a good flow. I'm waiting for the author to give stage directions. It gives the feel of "And then, and then, and then" I want to be in the main characters head, not an audience member. The story is great, there's a lot of potential here but the writing style needs a better flow

This is one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read. Part mystery part thriller part horror I couldn’t wait to find out what happened at the end. One of the best told stories I’ve read all year.

Ok so I couldn't wait. I wanted to wait till October to start it, but yeah well I couldn't!.
No self control here! At all!

The Cottage was fabulous. This is my first Daniel Judson book..... And he hit all feels with this book.
I mean its just fantastic. What else can I say.
His writing is superb, wild, suspenseful, intriguing!
I couldn't pull my eyes away from my Kindle.
The setting was so interesting I felt like I literally there.
Kate Burke was a great character. A widow who has PTSD and when she hears stuff outside her her house it triggers all these emotions inside her! Her husband was killed during a home invasion.
She wakes up and her home has been vandalized. Someone is watching her! She knows it!.
So finally Kate decides to go and rent her estranged sister’s cottage that is on her property.... Just for the summer! To clear her head and get away! To feel safe! Or so she thinks.
Nope!!!! Things keep happening to her at the cottage and they are getting worse! Phone call, the texts, the sounds!

This book was beyond fabulous and I wished it wouldn't have ended!
In could dream right?

I can't thank NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer and author for this crazy ebook!

It’s been two years since her husband was killed during a home invasion, but Kate is still suffering from nightmares and an all consuming phobia that she might be attacked again. After discovering that her property has been vandalized the morning after she hears a commotion outside, Kate decides to move into her sister’s vacant cottage. But instead of feeling safer, she becomes even more terrified, as the vandalism seems to have followed her, indeed, it’s getting worse. Add in anonymous calls and texts and Kate is terrified, and begins to wonder if her husband’s death was the result of a random attack at all