Feldman, Dana (January 30, 2022). "Kristen Bell's Woman In The House Satirizes 'The Girl' Genre". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022 . Retrieved January 31, 2022. When George fell into my lap, his innocence on the face of it [appealed to me]. He’s a lost soul, and George and Claudia come together as kindred spirits in a way. They meet each other, they find each other because they're both quite lost in very different ways,” he said. “I was drawn to human characters that are quite lost and broken.”

My only issue with this book was that I felt we found out far too early who the culprit was and once that was the case, although awful things occur and there was a sense of desperation to solve things before it was too late, I just felt the reveal came too early and there wasn't really any place to go with the story once this had happened and some of the later parts felt ever so slightly flat. I would have loved a few more twists and turns and going down various paths to find the culprit only to reach dead ends and they had to start all over again. In one way I understand why the reveal was early as it set up different storylines and showcased an even different side to Katy's nature. At one point I did think would she really have talked and acted this way around a certain character that makes themselves known? But on the other hand I do strongly think an even greater level of tension would have existed if the identity and reasons would have remained a mystery for even longer. What follows this is intense, edge of your seat moments and later on discoveries that I’d not guess in a zillion years. I really liked the various locations in this book as Bexhill is portrayed as quite and peaceful, where as London is caught up in the cusp of the swinging sixties. I liked the simplicity in the writing as it really captured the sleepy town that had found itself intwined in this domestic moving drama.The story felt, to me, fairly gentle really, despite dealing with some very serious and important themes (which I won't list here so as not to spoil any of the story). It's a nice, easy read and will definitely appeal to anyone who likes novels set in this time period, or historical fiction in general. I tend to read novels with a bit more 'bite' and grit to them, so this made a nice change for me. Otterson, Joe (October 20, 2020). "Kristen Bell to Star in Netflix Limited Series The Woman in the House From Nobodies Team". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020 . Retrieved October 20, 2020. The story is interspersed with feelings from the man holding Katherine and her two children at gun point. He is going to kill her and will not spare the children, if need be, but it is clear he is harbouring a lot of pain and hurt and believes it may be necessary “…. to blow up everything around you just to prove you’ve been hurt”, because one day you "... realise that the love of your life no longer thinks you’re the love of her life" but really this man is a resentful rage machine and he is prepared to punish her. Ruiz, Michelle (May 3, 2021). "Kristen Bell on Seeking Peace, Parenting Her Kids, and Still Being So Damn in Love With Dax". Self. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021 . Retrieved January 31, 2022. Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the people next door…?

Katy is a very observant person and the more we got to know her it seemed evident to me that there was elements of her character where she was a young woman ahead of her times. Yet she couldn't fully express this due to the constraints, reprimands and out downs enforced by her mother. She works in a local solicitors office as a secretary and has an inquisitive nature. The sheer guts, determination, courage and strong will she has were show cased several times over the more the story developed. But it is her keen sense of observation and astuteness that will stand in good stead to her. The family are abruptly awoken one night as the house across the street goes up in flames. What's worse the following morning two bodies are taken from the burnt out shell that remains. Gloria Reynolds, owner of a boutique in the town, and her daughter are the victims. It soon becomes apparent that the fire was no accident and had been set deliberately. But why and who were the women that used to come and go from Gloria's house emerging from a car driven by another woman? After the opening chapter, the story will rewind 8 hours, and be told from four EQUALLY compelling POV’s .a b Thoman, Lauren (January 28, 2022). "Biggest Unanswered Questions in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window". Looper. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022 . Retrieved January 31, 2022. Weisholtz, Drew (January 20, 2022). "Kristen Bell's new Netflix show has a very long title — why she fought to keep it". Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022 . Retrieved February 2, 2022. The reason for Anna’s breakdown? Her daughter died three years ago in what we discover were the most horrific circumstances imaginable. Oh, and the neighbour is grieving his dead wife, too. This, to me, is not solid spoof subject matter unless you really, really know what you’re doing (and even then …). Since her daughter’s death, Anna’s marriage has broken down and her career as a promising artist is over. Although, having seen her work, which covers the walls of her fifty-shades-of-turquoise home, this is no tragedy. (Even this confused me: is Anna’s awful art part of the satire? Or is it actually supposed to be good?)