While I was hooked by the premise and locked-room vibe of this thriller, the extensive character list felt overwhelming, unecessary, and difficult to follow. Still trying to figure out how I felt about the twist at the end.

🕵️‍♀️🔒 What did I just read?! The Other People by C.B. Everett is a dark, twisted, and utterly addictive locked-room thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. A group of strangers finds themselves trapped in a remote country house, and the rules are simple: find the missing girl... and survive. But with bodies dropping like flies and secrets surfacing fast, trust becomes the most dangerous game of all.

Each character has layers, is unpredictable, and hides something. The tension builds as alliances shift and suspicions rise—who’s telling the truth, and who’s the killer? Everett masterfully weaves multiple perspectives into a chilling narrative that keeps you guessing until the final page.

And then there’s The Beast in the Cellar—a sly, cheeky voice that breaks through the chaos with eerie insight and unsettling charm. You know they know more than they’re letting on, and every time they speak, the stakes feel higher.

💥 The twists? Brilliant. The ending? Mind-blowing. This isn’t your average whodunit—it’s a psychological maze with razor-sharp turns and a finale that left me reeling.

If you love thrillers that mess with your head, characters you can’t quite trust, and stories that make you question everything... The Other People is your next obsession. Forget what you think you know. Because in this house? No one is safe—and no one is who they seem.

REVIEW: The Other People by CB Everett 2.5 Stars

The Other People had a massive twist at the end that made me rethink everything else in the book. If the rest of the story were the same vibe, this book would have been excellent.

Unfortunately, most of the book had many bumps. There were so many characters that felt like filler, making it hard to distinguish who was who. The main story of finding the missing women often took a back seat in the plot, as there were numerous other elements, such as walking around, complaining, arguing, and random hook-ups.

The Other People really dragged on, and many of the relationships felt forced. Even though the ending was unexpected, it definitely leaned on a common trope for thrillers. It made it feel unoriginal.
Overall, The Other People didn’t do it for me. The twist is what made me somewhat enjoy the book, but the rest was frustrating and messy.

The Other People by C.B. Everett is a chilling, high concept thriller that blends psychological suspense with gothic horror in a way that’s both unsettling and addictive. As my first read by Everett, I was immediately struck by the author’s ability to build dread from the inside out layering character psychology with a plot that twists like a maze. If this is any indication of Everett’s style, I’ll definitely be reading more. The cast is a diverse and deeply flawed group of strangers who wake up in a locked, decaying mansion with no memory of how they got there. Kyle Tanner, a student obsessed with Gothic literature, becomes the reluctant leader. His knowledge of haunted tropes gives him an edge, but also blinds him to the real danger. Diana Landor, a polished PR executive, hides more than just professional secrets. Her unraveling is one of the novel’s most compelling arcs. Sylvia Cerys and Ramona O’Rourke bring emotional weight and tension, each grappling with guilt and trauma that slowly surface as the group tries to survive. Everett doesn’t just sketch these characters he excavates them. Their fears, regrets, and buried truths become the real monsters in the house. The setup is classic: ten strangers, a mysterious house, a missing girl named Claire Swanson, and a countdown timer ticking on their wrists. But Everett elevates the premise with psychological depth and surreal touches. As the group searches for Claire, they encounter cryptic clues, eerie paintings that depict their own lives, and a woman named Amanda who claims to know the truth only to be murdered before she can reveal it. The house itself is a character: shifting, watching, and manipulating. Every hallway feels like a trap, every conversation a test. The pacing is tight, with short chapters that build tension and paranoia. The revelation that each character has a personal connection to Claire and possibly to her disappearance reframes the entire mystery. Amanda’s death is a turning point, plunging the group into chaos and suspicion. The final twist, involving who orchestrated the entire setup and why, is both shocking and emotionally resonant. It forces readers to reconsider every interaction and every clue. The Other People is a psychological thriller that doesn’t rely on gore or jump scares it gets under your skin by asking what we hide from others, and what we hide from ourselves. C.B. Everett’s writing is sharp, atmospheric, and emotionally intelligent. For a first-time read, this was a gripping introduction, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for whatever he writes next.

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

Locked-room mysteries are so popular right now, it's hard for some books to be set apart from the others.

The premise for THE OTHER PEOPLE is a good one - but the character list is too long.

I had a hard time keeping up with each character and oh, the irony, when the beast admits at the beginning there are a lot of characters, right, and then info dumps more characters. I see he has a sense of humor, but it was too much.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an e-copy of THE OTHER PEOPLE to read.

I rate THE OTHER PEOPLE two out of five stars.

This was not my type of story. I wasn't excited to read about any of the characters. The concept sounded really interesting, but the execution didn't work for me.

I love a good locked room mystery and The Other People was no exception! Full of fun twists and turns it kept me on the edge of my seat right to the last page!

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The premise sounds so promising. The setup with the beast giving hints and talking to us seemed like it would have so much potential.

But I was bored and couldn't get into the story.

Ten strangers wake in a locked country house with no memory of arriving. To escape, they must solve the mystery of a missing girl while a killer hunts them. It’s a race against the clock to survive.

This definitely kept me entertained and guessing. There were good twists and the ending was totally unpredictable. I took a few stars off because I thought it could be a little shorter, some parts did drag, but all in all this was good and I would read other books by the author.

Thanks for the opportunity to read!

"Forget what you think you know. Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust The Other People?"
The Other People takes place at a strange country house where a group of strangers end up at and they end up being in a race against time to stop a serial killer in this page turning thriller. This had me intrigued from the beginning and every twist in this book was so good. It was written well and the ending blew my mind away. Every character in this one had different personalities and each one had their hidden secrets. This locked room mystery is not what you think it's going to be. I loved this one a lot and would recommend to every reader especially to those that like mysteries or thrillers. Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for this read in exchange of my honest review of The Other People by C.B Everett .

I didn’t love a lot of things about this. I found it confusing with the amount of characters to keep up with, repetitive and just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When reading e-ARCs, I try my best to finish the entire book and list pros and cons to give a comprehensive review. I must be honest and say this book was difficult for me to finish and I did not enjoy it. I feel like my review is going to be mostly negative, but this is simply the truth.

Pros: The ending! This was the only part I liked.

Cons: The characters are all horrible people and I didn’t care about any of them. I especially disliked Ramona and the character with the baby- what the heck was that all about?! Their relationship happened way too quickly and it wasn’t believable, and it really bothered me.

There’s so many books out there these days and I just didn’t see the point of this. It’s been done many times before, and better at that.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book! At this time I will not be reading or reviewing. I will update if I do read in the future!

The Other People us a wild ride. A group of strangers wakes up in a manor house thats locked up tight. They need to find where a kidnapped girl is being held by a serial killer before she suffocates.

The classic murder mystery premise descends into horror as one by one each meets a terrible fate.

The trope is skillfully upended and the pace kept me guessing how it would resolve, and not a minute too soon.

I loved the concept of this book, but it seems a bit overdone and it didn't truly capture my attention. I didn't find myself reaching for this one wondering what was going to happen. I also feel like I caught on towards the end as to what it was that had happened. I enjoyed it but I feel like it was a missed opportunity to redo this story in a really neat way.

Get set to go on a roller coaster ride in this thriller as a group of strangers embark to stop a killer. With so many twists and turns, one is left up late at night, cruising into the next chapter. Although there are some weird scenes and questions about the plot in the beginning, it turned out to be a decent novel. The idea of several strangers locked in a house looking for a killer is way different than anything I have read. It took a little longer to connect with the characters until I was way into the story. This was an unusual take on a mystery, but very entertaining. If you are looking for a different perspective on a thriller, this is a great place to start.

What did I just read? This book is described as Agatha Christie-esque so I was expecting something much different than I read. More horror than I expected and too many characters. I felt like it jumped around plot wise and just didn’t love it.

Attempted both the ebook and audio version of this book a few times and just could not get into the story. It did not hold my attention or pull me in from the start. This may be one I go back to in the future but for now it is going on my DNF shelf.

I immediately related this story to the Agatha Christie book And Then There We’re None, but the. The story feared where there were unexplainable things happening… pictures changing, bodies disappearing quickly, food appearing etc that led to the idea of something more weird. The final explanation was kind of a twist but not really satisfying.