After enjoying The Nanny from this author previously I was excited to see a new release! An intriguing premise, I don't believe I have seen another book focusing on lottery winners which added a fun component. This had a lot of twists and turns, however some felt unnecessary. The cover has a fantastic atmospheric vibe going on which I wish had been used a little more throughout the book. The ending was a little bit of a letdown, Personally, I am not a fan of one of the specific plot points (no spoilers) towards the end of the book which took a toll on the rating. Overall, a pretty solid thriller and I would not hesitate to recommend it to someone interested.

"The Manor House" by Gilly Macmillan is a 5-star read that kept me wanting more until the very end. Nicole and Tom hit it big by winning the lottery and building a high-tech Glass Barn adjacent to Lancaut Manor. Shortly after getting settled, disaster strikes, and Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Nicole is absolutely crushed and quickly struggles with being alone in the Glass Barn where the technology never seems to be working properly. An old friend from school shows up to help, as do the neighbors from the Manor House.

This book is told from multiple points of view. Short chapters make the pages fly by! Slowly but surely, all the chapters come together to reveal that everyone has a secret. Each chapter seemed to reveal something new about the characters, which I really enjoyed. There are plenty of twists, but none that make the story seem impossible. I have only read one other book by this author, but "The Manor House" makes me want to read everything she has written!

Thanks to William Morrow, Gilly Macmillan, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC and provide an honest review!

I haven't read many books by this author but I'm gonna have to change that because the ones I have read have been amazing.

I was so exciting when given the chance to read this one as it sounded very interesting. And I wasn't disappointed. It kept me guessing from beginning to end. Just when I thought I had figured something out, BOOM, the direction changed again. The ending wasn't what I was expecting either.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

Despite the talented author who wrote this novel, the cover had me waiting to read this one, as frankly it indicated a gloomy, gothic tale within.

Was I pleasantly surprised 🙀😯!

Rather, a story about the perfect couple (or as perfect as a couple can realistically be) who magically became rich by winning the lottery, who proceeded to build a magical residence "the glass barn" in the remote wilderness was contained within the covers of this surprise of a mystery!

Suspicious deaths are to follow, along with numerous surprises as you wring your hands (bite your nails, whatever your cuppa for displaying nervous tension is) as the amazing Gilly Macmillan does an utterly spellbinding job of slowly turning up the heat and racheting up the tension in this addictive (and perfect) domestic thriller. Earns a difficult to obtain 5 stars from this relatively difficult to please reader.

Fans of authors such as Frieda McFadden and Katrina Diamond will NOT want to miss this one, and remember, contrary to the gloomy cover, this novel is filled with sporty fast cars, yoga, people rediscovering who they are after a windfall, friends who are not really true, and 🐑🐏 SHEEP. yup, darn it, this is a stellar mystery in which sheep play a minor role, and if you are an animal lover, they will win your heart too!

A memorable mystery which packs a wallop!

2.5 stars rounded up. Not bad but not that good either.. just incredibly average honestly. While reading it I wasn’t dying for it to be over but wasn’t upset it was ending either. Rather predictable and anticlimactic. There was one little twist I didn’t guess (but didn’t surprise me) but I was waiting for a big twist that would make the story more compelling but it never came. The ending felt incomplete and rushed. Not too much to say about it. Read it if you enjoy basic, predictable, domestic mysteries.

The Manor House by Gilly Macmillan follows Nicole and Tom who have won the lottery and decides to build their dream house on a piece of property that backs up onto a nature perserve. The land that they purchased from Sasha and Olly their neighbors next door that live in the Manor House. Sasha and Olly are wanting to befriend Nicole and Tom, not because they like them or that they are neighbors. Only Kitty, Olly and Sasha's housekeeper knows the truth behind the "friendship". The fist half of the book tells the events from Nicole, Hal, Sasha, and Anna's point of view. The second half of the book tells the events from Olly, Tom, Jen, Hal, Nicole, Anna, and Sasha's point of view. The ending has a few twists that makes you think "what would you do to the people that destroyed your life". A must read for anyone who wants a good thriller.

Nicole and Tom have been together since childhood. Their lives have now changed after winning the lottery. They now have fancy cars, designer clothes, and a state of the art manor home. It all turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead.

I really enjoyed this one and was hooked as soon as the first twist hit. I loved how the plot evolved and it went places I never guessed. There were also several characters introduced and many possible options of how the death happened, so the reader is kept on their feet for sure. I also loved the ending, especially the final chapter.

“The best revenge is planned slowly and lands all at once. If she gets it right, they won’t see her coming.”

The Manor House comes out of 11/7.

This was a fantastic thriller. I found the twists to be fresh and I didn't see them coming. My only complaint was I felt there were a tad too many characters, but overall I really enjoyed this one.

I loved this one! Great character development. I loved how there were little twists throughout the book that kept me guessing until the very end. I will be highly recommending this one!

I always enjoy Gilly Macmillan books and this was no exception. I flew through the pages very quickly. I liked the storyline of the couple winning the lottery, it was different than the other thrillers I have read recently. A lot of different characters to keep track of but it kept me on my toes. I would recommend this if you enjoy psychological thrillers/suspense novels.

Thanks Netgalley and William Morrow for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

There was...a lot in The Manor House, and not in the best way. The multiple perspectives helped move the story along, but it was also too much happening with different timelines. The book itself gave the reader a semi-appropriate level of dread. Unfortunately, I dread enough in life and don't necessarily want to read that in my spare time.

I had high hopes for this. Unfortunately, I didn’t connect to any of the characters, and actually, they were too many of them. The atmosphere also wasn’t what I really expected. It wasn’t quite the creepy Gothic thriller that I was looking for. 3 stars.

Gilly Macmillan’s newest book, “The Manor House” was previously published in the UK as “The Fall,” but this is a more apt title. This is, essentially, a real estate thriller. Most of the narrators are all pretty much defined by their place of residence.
The Manor House: a centuries old medieval monstrosity with Sasha and Olly, and, 5 years earlier, Anna
The Glass Barn: a new “smart” house, with Nicole (who it disobeys) and the mysteriously deceased Tom
The Coach House: a home for the housekeeper, occupied by Kitty, who has been there longer than the two other couples and who knows all the secret passages and priestholes in the Manor House

The story begins with Nicole’s discovery of Tom’s body in the pool; she sprints to the Manor House for help. As the various narrators fill in what’s occurring after Tom’s death and what occurred 5 years ago, it’s obvious that no one is really supporting Nicole, including Tom’s best friend, Patrick, who suddenly shows up and plops down in the Glass Barn. I wasn’t sure where the narrative was going, but I was sure there were characters that I disliked, although it took an overarching feeling of dread and some twists to confirm that I wasn’t unfairly suspicious. The buildup of the tension was masterful and I just couldn’t put the book down. The author definitely has another terrific thriller to be proud of. 5 stars!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): YES Sasha has “pellucid” green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO Sasha has a weird habit of popping fuschia flowers as if they are little balloons.

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for a free advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

Nicole and her husband Tom have it all: a new, beautiful smart home, a £10 million lottery win, and a loving marriage. It’s all picture perfect, that is, until the morning Nicole comes home and finds Tom floating face down in their swimming pool. Taking refuge with their neighbors, Nicole begins to process her grief, only to find out that the police believe Tom’s death wasn’t an accident. And when an old friend shows up and her neighbors start acting weirdly, Nicole doesn’t know who to trust when her only true friend is now dead.

This book is told from multiple POVs, including Tom’s leading up to his death and readings from a diary that was written five years before the events of the novel.

The plot to this book really revolves around a small group of people so it’s not so much about who did it, but how it all fits together- and wow is it a heck of a story. I could not figure out all of the pieces until the end; in fact there’s still a few things that the author has left to the imagination. But the main questions are all answered, which is the important thing.

There’s some really good twists in this one that I absolutely did not see coming. I mean, I think of myself as book savvy, but these were able to take me completely off guard. No more than that will be said, but expect the unexpected with this one, and that’s really a good thing here. It’s all very smoothly worked into the storyline and it all makes sense. I loved it.

The epilogue/ending was also great. Read this one until the very end, folks. It’s worth it!

Here’s another great thriller for fall that will twist the brain and give you a good chill. Oh, and will make you rethink building a house with a wall of windows.

Thoroughly enjoyed The Manor House. Thank you to Killer Crime Club, NetGalley and Harper Collins Canada for this ARC. It starts as a simple murder mystery and quickly turns into a terrifying thriller that keeps you engaged until the very end. You think you know, but there are so many twists and turns, you lose your way. Enjoy the ride!

Thank you NetGalley, William Morrow, and Gilly Macmillan for the advanced copy of The Manor House in exchange for my honest review.

I unfortunately decided to DNF this one at 25%. I wasn't connected to the story, I was incredibly confused by the amount of characters, and I just wasn't invested enough to continue.

I will not review this on any other retail site but NetGalley.

🔪 THRILLER TUESDAY REVIEW 🔪 featuring “The Manor House” by Gilly Macmillan!

BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

Nicole and Tom Booth won the lottery and have built their dream home, Glass Barn. This ultra modern mansion is completely made of glass and has the most state of the art technology installed. One day Nicole comes home from a local market to find her beloved floating in the pool. She rushes to her closest neighbours at The Manor and urges them to help her! Olly and Sasha rush to Glass Barn urgent to help Tom, but unfortunately it’s too late ☠️! Nicole receives comfort from The Manor’s housekeeper Kitty … who also understands what it feels like to lose someONE and someTHING you love.

Strangely enough, Glass Barn’s high tech security system did not record what happened to Tom or if an intruder was on site. The only neighbours within miles reside in these two estates. You never really know what secrets hide within its walls 🤫!!!

Thank you kindly to @gillymacmillan @williammorrowbooks @harpercollinsca @netgalley for my advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This book releases on November 7, 2023!

Thank you to Net Galley and William Morrow for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I want to start off by saying that this book gripped me from the beginning. I found the mystery to be intriguing and I immediately was invested. The short, easy to consume chapters made it seem that the book was a lot shorter than it was. The writing was decent, the dialogue was alright. The plot was interesting. My favorite parts were the chapters from the cop's point of view. Usually in murder mysteries those are my least favorite parts because cops are typically written as stiff characters, but in this one I liked them a lot.

Where you lose me is the last half of the story. I don't believe a lot of what happened would happen. And not in a cute "drop your idea of reality and its enjoyable" type of way, but in a .... "This makes no sense, why would this character do this" type of way. The motivations were not entirely clear. Characters totally changed their personalities midway through the book. Without giving too much away, one of the main characters goes from completely manipulated and changing her identity to a woman seeking revenge with no explanation of how she got there. There were a few other instances like that where I was just like...HUH?!

Also, just a small thing, but this book is written from SEVEN points of view. That is WAY too many points of view in my opinion. I didn't feel that it was necessary to have that many. It can get confusing on who is who, and I don't think it added to the story in any positive way.

I liked Macmillan's writing style but I wish that a few things were different in the story. It was overall still enjoyable, and I wouldn't mind reading another book of hers in the future.

Thank you for the ARC!!
This book was amazing! There was a lot happening with the POV moving around from character to character. It was intriguing getting into the thoughts of each character and understanding the whole picture while observing the others piece information together. I enjoyed this a lot a stayed intrigued until the end. The conclusion was both satisfying, but did not tie everything up in a neat little bow- it left thoughtfulness on the authors end and the readers.
Lastly the writing style was very well done. Macmillan did an impressive job switching through characters and describing a perfect amount of details. I would recommend!

"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true.

Be careful what you wish for...

Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple - until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight.

Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined.

But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Was Tom's death a tragic accident, or was it something worse?

Nicole is devastated. Tom was her rock. And their beautiful barn - with all its smart features that never seem to work for her - is beginning to feel very lonely. But she's not entirely by herself out there in the country. There's a nice young couple who live in the Manor itself along with their middle-aged housekeeper who has the Coach House. And an old friend of Tom's from school has turned up to help her get through her grief.

But big money can bring big problems and big threats. And is Nicole's life in danger as well?

Nicole's beginning to feel like a little fish in a big glass bowl.

Surrounded by piranhas."

And that right there is the problem with winning the lottery.