The Couple Before Us – ARC Book Review

‘Something terrible happened to the couple who lived here before…’ My hands shake as I read the warning note I’ve just found hidden in a forgotten corner of my brand new house. My husband told me we’d be the first people to live here. Did he lie?

Moving to this gorgeous house was meant to be a new start for our family. My hand rests on my growing baby bump as I walk through our home, the smell of fresh paint in the air, but my heart no longer feels full of hope for the future.

My husband Christian wraps his strong arms around me and tells me to forget the note; he wants this to be the perfect home for us. But as I look into his blue-grey eyes, I wonder if there’s something he’s keeping from me or if I’m just being paranoid.

Was there a couple who lived here before? And what happened to them?

I try to forget my worries like Christian asked, but then I see something in our next-door neighbour’s garden that I can’t ignore. I know I need to find out the truth if I’m ever going to feel safe again.

Except when I overhear Christian revealing a secret on the phone, I start to do I even know the man I married?

As I get closer to the truth of what happened to the couple before us, I realise one I should have run when I had the chance…

Number 1 bestselling author Daniel Hurst is the king of utterly addictive and unputdownable psychological thrillers. The Couple Before Us is a completely gripping, pulse-pounding, keep-you-up-until-3am read perfect for fans of T.M. Logan, Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell.

Dionne and Christian moves into a brand new house as their family is now getting bigger. However, as soon as Dionne moves in, Dionne finds a note. The note simply says that a couple had lived in the same house before and that something terrible happened to the couple. When Dionne confronted Christian about the note, Christian believed that it was just a prank and that no one has lived in the house before. As Dionne begins to start new life in a brand new house, she couldn’t help notice Haley, who lives next door. Haley tells her about the couple once again but as soon as she talked to Dionne, Haley also vanished. Now Dionne must try to find the truth about the house before it is too late.

The story started out great actually. There was a sense of mystery surrounding the new house and the fact that Dionne cannot trust any new neighbors also added the mystery and thrill of reading the book. However, the ending was what made me give this book a slightly lower rating. Everything went great with some twists and turns but the ending was something that I didn’t expect and the one I actually didn’t really like, which in my opinion kind of spoiled the overall story.

Overall I give this story a 3.5 star rating.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.