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Separated from her husband and daughter, agoraphobic, psychiatrist, neighbor watcher, photo taker. 

Anna Fox was all of those, but mostly agoraphobic. Anna hadn‘t left her home for ten months.

Not edge-of-your-seat or gripping until the last half of the book.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/5a7ujp8u

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I started the book awhile ago after seeing the movie. But, the book was already on my TBR list. It‘s medium paced. Some of it is somewhat predictable but some of it is not. I think this was an amazing debut thriller mystery book from the author. I haven‘t seen much by her since though.

I do not understand the hype this book has gotten.

The film references went largely over my head and took up unnecessary time and space.

After a certain point, the protagonist‘s unreliability became a bore. When you‘ve been bounced back and forth time and again, it loses its intended effect and becomes annoying.

I guessed the first major twist, and the others laid themselves out to me fairly easily thereafter.

#everybreathyoutake I‘ll be watching you 👀

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So… I saw the Netflix adaptation of this one… I really didn‘t like it. It felt too slow… it was just ummm I don‘t know… just not good for me. #BookToTv

Finished this one while driving to and from orientation (and random #AudioCleaning ). I loved the twists and turns. Got me guessing till the end. Now to watch the Netflix show soon. #DogsOfLitsy JuJuB fell asleep while guarding food.

My first 2 days of orientation is 1.5 hour drive from home (today is day 1 of orientation to a Prison Nurse gig). Anyway saw this on Netflix. I thought I had read it but I didn‘t :( so… found it on Libby #AudioCommute

I had to remind myself to take a break from romance novels, so I picked up this mystery! An agoraphobic woman sees a murder take place, but everyone is convinced she is delusional. There were two big “reveals” in the book and I saw both of them coming, but when the real killer announced themselves, they still did it in a way that made me think “awoo, jump scare.”

Honestly, I called a lot of the twists.
Flows easily, Anna is likable enough that I didn‘t mind following her on her drunken investigations. But I can‘t fully endorse this. A lot is obvious, a lot of it is a little silly. And no one from NY talks like Anna. #Lucyisjudgingme

Book 3 for #Jumpstart2023

So I‘m sitting here reading this 200 pages in & I realize I have been reading the MCs thoughts/dialogue with a British accent. But wait this is NYC. Is this character supposed to be British? Did they say she was British and I missed it? No 1 in NY talks like this. So I flip to see the Author page. Also I assumed AJ Finn was a woman…. Anyway….

Wow! I thought I had it all figured out, and then... that ending! Anna Fox suffers from agoraphobia, and spends much of her time watching the world around her from the safety of her window. She becomes familiar with all of her neighbors from a distance, including the new neighbors, the Russells. But something just seems different about them and she can't figure out what it is.
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Very good read 2022

Book haul from the library book store. All total $22. I am never going to get caught up.

I somehow managed to avoid all spoilers for this one so I enjoyed all the twists. I loved the way it embraced noir tropes and classic Hitchcock themes while also taking some unexpected turns. An agoraphobe sees something awful while spying on her new neighbors. It‘s hard to tell if stress a reliable narrator as we learn more about her history. There are slow moments, but just settle in and enjoy the ride.

8/10

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I didnot enjoy this book, it started ok, I watched the film of it and didn‘t love it so decided to listen to the audiobook of the book to see if it was any better and it‘s wasn‘t 👎🏻 3/5

This was unexpectedly good! I saw mixed reviews, and the Netflix film is apparently terrible, but this was a fast-paced read with some great twists I didn‘t except at all. #kicktheslump Got at least 1 book read for this readathon, and a snow storm tomorrow to keep me inside! ❄️

this shit was crazy man. like absolutely crazy. every single thing was unexpected. so good

On a mini birthday vacation in Portland, ME and picked this up! I‘m in the middle of a few books. Going to try and catch up during school vacation this week. Cheers to 30 years 🎂🥳

This is so late, but THANK YOU SO MUCH @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the sweet Christmas package you sent me! I have not read the books but am so excited to get to them. It was so thoughtful ❤💚❤

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This trailer 😂🤣🍷🍷
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The character's view unfolded like a Hitchcock movie, leading the reader down a path, only to have the rug pulled out from under your feet. Don't read this story in the dark, you might get creeped out and jump at every small sound in your house. I did have an inkling about who the killer was, but never sure until the end, which turned out to be a shock and surprise for me.
This is a great first novel and I hope Finn will have many more to come.

Bookish creepy movie night! Except this movie was...not good. Still, it was enjoyable to watch to see why it tanked so badly.

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An easy read,I had a quiet day yesterday and flew through it.It's basically the Rear Window but with agoraphobia instead of a broken leg.The main character is obsessed with old movies,specially Hitchcock,there's A LOT of movie talk,but she only mentions the Rear Window once very superficially despite clearly reliving the movie.A So-So cause it has product placement,there's nothing I hate more than an author invading my imagination with ads.

Just started a new job so I‘m getting through books A LOT slower than normal :(

#thewomaninthewindow #ajfinn #fiction

Wait whaaaaaaaat?! A great book with a few different twists. Also, not where I thought the book was going. I read the last couple chapters during a thunderstorm so that was fun.
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Scary, suspenseful, and captivating! I‘m excited to watch the movie now & see how similar it is.

Finished in 2 days audio cleaning. I love books with lots of references if you are a fan of film noir there are tons of references and I am kind of tempted to watch all the ones mentioned now. There‘s also some book references as well. Nice fast paced read. #BookSpinBingo

Going to be honest, I didn‘t love this book. It felt incredibly formulaic, drawing heavily from domestic suspense cliches set by other books preceding it. The plot twists were easy to see coming, and Anna as a character didn‘t interest me.

I enjoyed this thriller/mystery. I do enjoy a good unreliable narrator, and Anna Fox is definitely that! She‘s also pretty unlikeable, but more importantly, she‘s interesting, and that trumps unlikeable every time!

Meh... my #bookspin for July @TheAromaofBooks

A decent psychological thriller. A woman with agoraphobia likes to watch her neighbours until one day she witnesses a murder. There were a few twists in the book, one of them didn't come as a surprise. Some compare it to Gone Girl, but IMO I didn't think it lived up to that hype. Whilst I thought this was a good book, it just didn't wow me. Still a solid 3 1/2 stars though.

Looking forward to my July #bookspin and #doublespin picks! @TheAromaofBooks

My book and my puppy 🐶📖❤️

I would give a 6 out of 10. It was easy and enjoyable to read, though I feel like there were areas that had too much details and other areas that were rushed/ had a huge build up, then disappointed me! The end!! the entire book led up to the ending, but the ending concluded in no more than 5 pages. She had an affair and it did not tie into the story hardly at all. Over all, enjoyable, but seemed like an immature attempt

Good way to spend a cold rainy afternoon. 😊 I don‘t tend to read psycho thrillers, but I will watch them.

I watched the movie while I was weaving in the ends of a sweater I just finished and here are my thoughts, having not read the book I have owned for several years.
1. Amy Adams is just an amazing actress, apparently even in not great movies
2. I might not read the book.
3. I can say from experience that if you do not close a cat carrier pretty quick, cats don‘t stay in the carrier.

Tell me, is the book worth reading after watching the movie?

I have not read this, but it was on Netflix so I thought I would give it a try! I usually always read the book first! Good for me that I didn‘t! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 I stopped right here 👆🏻 The only positive thing = the bookshelves!! 📚

Anyone else read it, watched it, liked it?!

Must read before you watch it on Netflix. The book is always better than the movie 🎥 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any recommendations for what I should read next?

Wanted to read this before checking out the Netflix adaptation, but I don‘t know that it‘s something I really “needed” to do. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2.5 ⭐️