Really good read. It was my first book by this author and i definitely plan on reading more !!! Four stars!!!

I really wanted to round this to four stars, and I certainly have for lesser novels, but...there's just something about this main character's perspective that makes absolutely no sense. No, so.etimes it does, but that's even worse because you really start to wonder if you missed something when she goes a little sideways. Ugh.

This was quite a rare experience for me in this genre, this book ends with all your questions answered!

I liked the story and while I found the plot a little slow and hard to grip on to in the beginning, it was a great read.

I enjoy when writers know just how to write their characters and this was done to perfection with Oli.

A great read and I look forward to more by this author.

So much fun! A thriller that did what it should. I could not let it go and read the whole thing in one sitting. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

This was a fantastic concept and had that element that I was looking for in this type of book. I was engaged with the missing roommate and figuring out what was going on. The plot had that feel that I was looking for and was invested in what was happening. Sarah Bailey wrote this perfectly and am excited for more.

This is my completely honest review in exchange for getting to read this arc from NetGalley. Completely honest.

This is a hard book for me to review. I actually DNF’d it at 50% but not because it wasn’t good. In fact, I loved the story and found it very compelling and I still want to know what happened. The writing was good too. No problems there. For some reason I just couldn’t get my head in the game with this book. It took me days to get to 50% (which is unheard of for me). I just had to give up. I’ll try to pick it up down the road. Again, this was a GOOD book and I would recommend it.

Thank you, NetGalley!

✨4 stars✨

The book follows journalist Oli Groves as she begins a podcast recounting a crime the happened ten years involving 3 housemates: 1 was murdered, 1 went missing and the final 1 was left to shoulder the blame.

I found the writing in this book engaging throughout and once I started, I couldn’t put it down! There were several satisfying twists throughout and I can honestly say I didn’t guess the final outcome which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Would definitely recommend this book!

I received an ARC from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

I gotta say I did indeed go into this blind.

I liked that the author did not waste any time getting to the gist of the story.
I was truly hooked from the first chapter.
This is my first book from this author and I can definitely say that I will be checking out more of this author’s book.

I enjoyed the writing style. It gripped my attention in a truly remarkable way.

Now, the story itself was unique. I liked the characters.
I loved the friendship between Oli and Cooper.

Also, I liked that there were no loose strings. The other tied up the story for us in a beautiful bow.

Seriously considering journalism as a career path.

A great read. Tq for this opportunity.

Firstly thank you to the publishers for my early access in exchange for a review.
I’ve reviewed a few of this authors books and this is definitely one of their strongest .
Thought provoking and well written

Fantastic book. I loved the storyline line, & the characters . Kept me up all night as I couldn't put it down⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

While I loved the premise and the fact there was a bit of chaos, the book kind of lost me. It felt like it was too long with not enough action and the plot twist made me roll my eyes. I mean, it made sense but still. Not the greatest thriller but it was ok.

I wish I had something profound to say about this book, but I really don’t. It bored me, with a plot and characters that have been done over dozens of times.

I found Oli annoying, with not a ton of motive behind the things she did. Furthermore, I didn’t like how she had a bone to pick with literally. Everyone.

It still was a nice, decently entertaining run of the mill read, it just didn’t do much for me.

Ten years ago Oli Groves reported on the Housemate murders in Melbourne.
One girl died, one disappeared and one killed the other. The Police evidence was conclusive.
Ten years on, there is a sighting of the missing girl. When Oli and her colleague Cooper get there, there is a body. It turns out that it's not the missing girl but a huge can of worms gets opened.
Oli and Cooper follow leads and re-interview people from before, but there is something off and there is a massive cost to finding out what it is.
This is quite a compelling read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

What an absolutely brilliant book by Sarah Bailey, a new author to me.

Evelyn Stanley is accused of murdering her close friend Alex Riboni, a horrific crime. Along with their friend Nicole Horrowitz, the three girls were university students and the best of friends sharing a house together.

Olive (Oli) Groves is a young journalist who attended the scene of the crime in 2005. Now ten years later Oli is a senior journalist working for a different newspaper when she finds herself at another crime scene connected to this original murder. Alex spent 3 years in jail after being convicted of the death of Evelyn but has now been released. Another body has been found and this is now the beginning of a very complex case, with Nicole Horrowitz now a missing person.

Oli along with a young an enthusiastic junior reporter Cooper Ng, begin working together and after hesitation on Oli’s part start a podcast about these events. Oli is living with her fiancée Dean, a man she was having a secret affair with when Dean was married to his former wife Isabelle, a detective that has since died leaving behind their twin girls.

This is an extremely well and cleverly thought out book that had me completely captivated and riveted to the pages. As the story moves forward we meet an array of other characters that all assist in bringing this story to life. If this is an example of the quality of books that we can look forward to in 2025, it has started off with a bang. Totally engrossing and one of those books where you know that everyday life should exist around reading it, but you find yourself thinking about the book and leaving all those tasks that need doing by the wayside and continuously picking it back up again. I absolutely loved it and will now look at the other books Sarah Bailey has previously written. An absolute winner, highly recommended 5 huge stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy, all opinions expressed are my own.

No Gemma but another excellent female lead in investigative journalist Oli Groves.

Sarah Bailey delivers another totally addictive crime thriller.

Excellent supporting cast in Cooper, Dean, Rusty, of course the housemates, and the “ghostly” presence of Dean’s ex-wife Isabelle – a detective who worked on the original “housemates” murder case 10 years before.

The original case had one housemate killed, another charged with the murder and a third one missing. Now it seems the missing housemate has re-surfaced.

Very clever plot that had me guessing (incorrectly) in so many different directions.

The housemate by Sarah Bailey

This book was a whirlwind of whiplash! It took me a minute to keep up with all of the chaos. Talk about adrenaline trying to keep up with all that was going on.
This book had it all, podcasts, police procedures, friendship turmoil and family drama!

Three housemates one is dead one is missing and one is accused of murder!
What more could you ask for! Crazy at its finest!
This book was a mind trip! And what an ending!

Thank you NetGalley and Datura for this arc!

I really wanted to love this as the premise really intrigued me, but I found it a bit of a chore to finish unfortunately. It was too long, the time jumps were confusing and I started to lose interest as I got further towards the end

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t know, I just wasn’t feeling this book to be honest. I hated Oli as a main (though I guess I was happy that she grew at the end?), and the book felt far too long. The final plot twist made some sense (though it was incredibly muddled), but it wasn’t something that I really felt invested in. Honestly, this book could have been about 150 pages shorter; it felt like a lot could have been cut as I was reading.

Are you looking for your next thriller read? Check out The Housemate by Sarah Bailey. It was an entertaining read.

Oli was a junior reporter when she was there after a brutal murder at a house in 2005 ten years prior to the current narrative. That murder was known as the housemate homicide with one woman dead and one missing and the other accused of murder. Now she is paired with a journalist doing a podcast about the housemate homicide and the missing housemates is found dead. What happened? Old and Cooper seek the answers and as they do Cooper gets on Olis nerves but they have a fun quirky relationship. I really enjoyed this story and how it is laid out and how you keep wondering what happened and what is going to happen throughout.