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Monday, February 26, 2024

Review: The Hotel by Louise Mumford

Author: Louise Mumford
Publisher: HQ Digital
Publication Date: June 2023

 Four of them went to the hotel

Four students travel to Ravencliffe, an eerie abandoned hotel perched on steep cliffs on the Welsh coast. After a series of unexplained accidents, only three of them leave. The fourth, Leo, disappears, and is never seen again.

Only three of them came back

Ten years later, they return one last time

But as soon as they get to the hotel things start going wrong again. Objects mysteriously disappear and reappear. Accidents happen. And Bex realizes that her former friends know far more than they are letting on about the true events at Ravencliffe that night…

The Hotel ended up being an enjoyable thriller.   Mainly told through the eyes of Beth, as she returns to the remote island that houses The Ravencliffe Hotel.  Ten years before she and three friends went there to ghost hunt.  Only 3 of them came back.  Now, they are back and Beth is hoping to figure out what really happened that night.  

As I said, I really enjoyed this one.  I was left guessing and was surprised by the reveal at the end. The events of the past were laid out in just the right way to keep the suspense going until just the right time for the reveal. The best part about the story is the spooky atmosphere.  There is one scene in a tunnel toward the end that was outright creepy.  I thought the characters were compelling.  Each of them were affected so differently by that night. Having the story go between past and present enables the reader to really see how each of them changed. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say I do recommend this one.

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