The Girl Next Door

Published on August 24, 2026 at 10:43 AM

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum.  This book was a slow burn. It started slow and took me about 6 chapters to really get into it. After that I could not put it down. All of the background info was necessary to really enjoy and understand the book. Without giving too much away, there is child abuse and Sexual assault but done in a tasteful way that it does feel like smut just for smut. There are a few twist that you don't see coming and at times you empathize with certain characters, even the one you hate. Would recommended to anyone.