Alrighty then! That was a quick read. I finished it in just a few hours while at work. Stephen King said this is a book not to be missed and I'm here to tell you otherwise. Okay, that sounds harsh so let me explain. This is not a terrible book by any means and the writing is just fine. The thing is, I was hoping for creepy and chilling, and it wasn't. I was hoping for tension you could cut with a knife but I didn't get that. Blurb: "A rollercoaster ride of compelling twists and turns" - uh,

ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley.Going with 2.5/3.0 stars with The Girl on the Porch!I knew this was a novella going into getting an ARC for this book. I don't have issues with novellas and have enjoyed many over the years. I think the book failed in the end that it lowered my overall rating and suspense.The Girl on the Porch starts off with someone ringing the doorbell late at night at Sarah and Kenny Tucker’s house. They hear the doorbell ringing lat...

I'm clearly in the minority here, because I really enjoyed this quick novella! When a battered woman shows up in the middle of the night ringing Kenny and Sarah's doorbell over and over, the neighborhood is sent into panic. Because the doorbell was broken, Kenny and Sarah didn't know anything unusual was happening until they saw it the following morning on their security camera. The woman is now gone, and no one knows who she is. That was definitely the creepiest part of the book! Now referred t...

“The Girl on the Porch” by Richard Chizmar is a genuine page-turner that really keeps you hooked from the start all the way to the ending. Now, keep in mind, this is a very short novella that’s a little over 100 pages and can easily be finished in just a few hours. It’s hard to put down since it builds itself nicely as you keep reading.I’ve been a huge fan of Chizmar ever since I read “Chasing the Boogeyman” and this novella definitely captures his strong signature style of writing. He’s an awes...

2 Stars ⭐️⭐️That’s it? I’m all about reading a novella every once in a great while, but that’s all we get? The Girl on the Porch sounded SO good when read the synopsis. I mean, this could’ve been waaaay better. Perhaps if it were a full length book? I don’t know, but literally nothing happened. The beginning started off pretty strong, but it just fizzled from there. I kept reading and waiting for something big to happen. I wanted something big to happen! No twists, no rollercoaster ride. Even th...

The Girl on The Porch was my first novella, and it left me unsatisfied. I thought it was a great idea for an exciting thriller, but in the end, I wanted more. I was missing the deepness of the plot and the well-developed characters. What had a promise of being a creepy and unnerving read ended up being just an OK story with an underwhelming ending. Maybe I am just not the right audience for novellas, and I need a full novel to appreciate the author’s work, or maybe it was just not the book for m...

The Girl on the Porch is a novella set in an idyllic and peaceful suburban subdivision. Early one morning, Kenny and Sarah's neighbors are woken up by someone frantically ringing their doorbell. Upon answering, no one is there. The neighbors text Sarah to see if they can see who it is, as their doorbell has a security camera in it. That is when they discover the person, a barefoot woman wearing only a long shirt and panties with a shackle on one wrist also rang their broken doorbell. Kenny and S...

When Stephen King recommends a book, it's usually a good one and he sure got this one right. I read this book in one sitting and loved every minute of it! Who is this half naked woman with shackles running around the neighborhood? Where did she go? And more importantly, from whose house did she escape? I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this chilling book!

One morning, Sarah is reviewing the door camera footage after the dog had been barking in the middle of the night. She sees a young barefoot woman with a shackle on her wrist run up to the door and try to ring the bell (which had been out-of-order for some time), then leaving. "The Girl on the Porch" becomes an overnight viral news story, on all the major networks and throughout social media.Gradually, the paranoia increases among the neighbors and friends - Tom is quiet and lives alone; Paul wa...

Rating: ★★☆☆☆+SynopsisFrom New York Times bestseller Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendy’s Button Box (with Stephen King) and The Long Way Home, comes a thriller that will forever change the way you look at your neighbors and best friends…When the Tuckers’ next door neighbor mentions someone rang their doorbell late the previous night, Sarah and Kenny Tucker check their home’s security camera and discover something shocking: the doorbell ringer also visited their house and it wasn’t a teenager pla...

THE GIRL ON THE PORCH by Richard Chizman is a well-written and fast-paced novella. Kenny Tucker comes downstairs for breakfast and finds his wife Sarah on her phone. Their neighbor has mentioned that someone rang their doorbell multiple times around 3:30 AM but they did not see anyone when they got to the door. Sarah checks their security video and finds a young woman with a shackle hanging from her right wrist pressing their broken doorbell repeatedly before leaving. Sarah and Kenny call the po...

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Girl on the Porch. I was stoked when my request was granted, ready for something shocking, exciting, suspenseful.But that's not what I got.I got a blurb of a decent premise; a young woman rings the doorbell of the Tuckers' in the middle of the night. She looks distressed and in need of help. Unfortunately, the bell is broken, the woman disappears, and the shocking image is caught on video for all to see.Now everyone is a suspect, including Kenny

My thanks to Subterranean books, Richard Chizmar and Netgalley. This was a story that I wish had been extended and built upon. It was a damned good story. I loved the characters, and the playfulness between these friends, family and some neighbors. Where it came apart though, was of course at the end. The big reveal! Dum,dum, dum! What bothered me was the fact the there weren't clues leading to the who-dunnit. A few red herrings, but no one pays attention to those. So the end was abrupt. This wa...