You probably don't want to read the this gripping psychological suspense, The Door at the Top of the Stairs by Alison Naomi Holt. 📚

I nearly stopped early on but persevered through the descriptions of terrible torture relived by a young woman.

The whole book was problematic, with key characters who were bullying and coercive. The fox hunting that went on in the background also didn't help.

The following disclaimer at the end of the book probably reflects one reason why I was so uneasy while reading:


The psychological methodologies used in this book are purely fictional and are not intended to be used in any way in the mental health field. The symptoms of mental illness or psychological stress exhibited by the characters in this book are fictional and are not intended in any way by the author to represent actual symptoms of mental illness.