The Intruder – Book Review

Who knows what the storm will blow in…

Casey’s cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she’s a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.

She’s young. She’s alone. And she’s covered in blood.

The girl won’t explain where she came from or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse.

The girl has a dark secret. One she’ll kill to keep. And if Casey gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning.

In this taut, deadly tale of survival and desperation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden explores how far one girl will go to save herself.

The Intruder is another fast-paced thriller written by one of my favorite thriller authors, Freida McFadden, which was actually released only two months’ ago.

Casey is living in a remote cabin in the woods. There is a storm coming on the way and the roof of the cabin is questionable. However, Casey remains in the cabin until she sees a light coming from the tool shed. When she goes out to see the tool shed, she sees a young girl covered in blood cowering in the corner. Casey manages to pry the girl from the tool shed and asks her to come into her cabin. But Casey notices blood coming out of the young girl’s bag and that when Casey found a notebook, that covered with disturbing pictures of a woman getting tortured. Has Casey done a terrible mistake inviting a complete stranger in the middle of the storm with no power? Can Casey survive in the storm?

Like all Freida McFadden books, the book is a page turner. The story is told in the POVs of Casey and another girl who seems to be enduring abuse from her own mother. There are twists and turns, just like in most of McFadden books. This book will almost put you on the edge of the seat as you read through the books. The ending was BAM quite unexpected ending.

If I rant on about the review, I may give a lot of spoilers. But be aware, there are some sensitive content to some readers which include mostly parental abuse.

Overall this book was great and I give this book four stars.