Hello, dear Readers,
My book review of Best Offer Wins: A Novel by Marisa Kashino.
Title: Best Offer Wins: A Novel
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Author: Maris Kashino
Publisher: Celadon Books
Publication Date: November 25, 2025Language: English
Hardcover: 288 pages
Meet the Author: Marisa Kashino
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Meet the Author: Marisa Kashino
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Book Description
An insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino’s darkly humorous debut novel, Best Offer Wins, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success―and obsession. How far would you go for the house of your dreams?
Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC, suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian ― and in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track ― Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed and the masses descend (with unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand).
A little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners’ lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged―but just when she thinks she’s won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there’s no boundary she won’t cross to seize the dream life she’s been chasing. The most unsettling part? You’ll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief.
Dark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Best Offer Wins is a propulsive debut and a razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis.
My Thoughts
This was a very original and unique story. For a thriller, it checked all the boxes and was also funny.
Thank you, Celadon Books and Netgalley, for the free ARC Physical copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wendy
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