The Companion

By Katie Alender

Book Overview

EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL - In this chilling psychological thriller, a seemingly lucky orphan is adopted by a wealthy family as a companion for their reclusive daughter--but is that really what's happening?

"A pitch-perfect contemporary gothic."--Kirkus Reviews

"This book hits all the notes of a solid thriller--creepy mansion, dark family secrets, a little romance, and a plucky heroine."--School Library Journal

The other orphans say Margot is lucky.

Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family.

Lucky to have her own room because she wakes up screaming every night.

And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote country estate.

But it wasn't luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence at the group home. Margot was handpicked to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, Agatha. At first, helping with Agatha--and getting to know her handsome younger brother--seems much better than the group home. But soon, the isolated house begins playing tricks on Margot's mind, making her question everything she believes about the Suttons . . . and herself.

Margot's bad dreams may have stopped when she came to live with Agatha--but the real nightmare has just begun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399545921
• ISBN13: 9780399545924
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Could not put it down

Honestly, I did not expect to like this book much. I bought it and had it sitting on my desk for probably 2 months before I ever opened it. That was 2 months too long. This book was so good. I couldn't stop reading it. I do think it had greater potential to be even more insane, more interesting. Regardless, it was very good. Would definitely read again.

Creepy and tense

A great book, very suspenseful and intriguing.

Not a masterpiece but I enjoyed reading it (3.5 stars)

This was an easy read. It oddly made we wonder why I could so easily read a book about a teenage girl and still feel like I could relate. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I do enjoy spooky things...not just books, so anything along those lines is fun for me. Most of the characters were written to be believable normal people. Often the main characters in books make every single awful decision (which makes me hate them for being dumb/pathetic) that no actual person would make, but in this book, there were lots of normal reactions (not all-but more than expected).