The Island House: An utterly gripping psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist!

This was a book full of twists and turns. A good read that I couldn't put down until I reached the end!

This is one of those books that had me going, wait what?! Multiple times. So many twists and turns and just weird things happening (because of it being a creepy house), but also just in general with people acting strangely.The Island House follows Alice and how she deals with the death of her father. His death brings back old memories and a time that she doesn't remember much about at all. Along with those memories are these images of a creepy old house that keeps popping up in her life, and she seems to have some memory of it but no real reason as to why she has these memories. When she is invited to this place, she decides to go and see if it can bring back any other memories and possibly bring her closer to the secrets her father was keeping from her. Along with her she decides to bring her ex-boyfriend who she has been reconnecting with after realizing that they still care about each other.Overall this book will keep you enthralled and needing to know what's going to happen to Alice and the others at this new hotel that is inside the creepy house. It takes them all on an adventure that they wanted no part of it and makes them remember things from their past. The twist at the end was one that I was not expecting and had me truly shocked! So much sadness and pain in these people's lives and the things just keep happening or being found out. I highly recommend to anyone who likes creepy atmosphere books, with a side of drama.

Great

This was really predictable after Faith said she called the police for help. I finished it though, I just barely finished

This is well written and has a lot of action. It is a but macabre. If you like gothic you will like this book.

I really enjoyed this book, once I started it was hard to put down. Did not see the plot twist at the end.

I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down and I enjoyed the plot twists that kept me guessing.

I read alot so its hard for me to find a book i wont guess the ending so this book was a surprise.

The Island House, by Amanda Brittany immediately reminded me of Agatha Christie's  And then There Were None, which was Inspired by The hotel on Burgh island in Devon. Amanda's imaginary Seafield island in Suffolk is almost a clone! That being said, the story itself although similar in concept is brilliantly thought out and is a compelling read from start to finish! If you like a good murder mystery with twists I highly recommend it. A great story with great characters!

'But now Alice must come first, and he would keep her safe until the day he died.'Well, I certainly loved this!At first it seemed predictable, but how wrong was I. Each one of my assumptions turned out to be wrong. Credit to the author there.This was a fast paced, brilliantly written and very twisty psychological thriller. 5*, and I have just found another favourite author.

This book had all the ingredients you'd hope for from a psych thriller. Not wishing to give anything away, but the tension built steadily, and all the little clues that suggested creepiness to come were more than amply played out by the end. The very Agatha Christie setting really lent an air of moody suspense, and the excellent writing carried me along on a superbly dark and twisty ride. Loved it! Would definitely read more from this author.

Rating: 3.0/5This latest offering from Amanda Brittany draws on a number of tried and tested themes and literary mechanics that regular readers of the genre will be familiar with. It uses a dual timeline with (almost) current events taking place in 2019 and historical background being interspersed from the 1980s. If you are already familiar with Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" (and most readers of this genre will be) then you will hardly fail to notice the influence of that novel on both the setting and events that transpire during the 2019 timeframe. Dame Agatha's legacy is also visible in the murderer's choice of poison.This novel is certainly well-paced and there are sections that really are very impressive and suitably atmospheric, with the Gothic backdrop being used to good effect by the author. Unfortunately, the same high standard isn't maintained consistently throughout and the atmosphere and tension sometimes wanes as a result.However, the most striking element of "The Island House" is the plotting. Not unusually, there are occurrences that are dubiously convenient, though necessary in order to move the storyline in the desired direction - but it is rare sight to come across plotting that is as far-fetched and contrived as is on display here. I am sure that regular readers of the genre will work out some of the twists and identify who the culprit is, but I would defy anyone to second-guess all of them. Just when you think that the plotting couldn't be any more outrageous this novel stretches credulity to new lengths with another outlandishly bonkers disclosure.And yet, in spite of - or perhaps even because of - these potential shortcomings, this still makes for an enjoyable read.

This is an absorbing read set in two time frames with an intriguing twist in the story that inevitably,draws the two together. As is often the case, the key to this intrigue lies in the past but there are a number of twists and diversions along the way to tease the reader, before the explantation is finally revealed.