3.98 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious slow-paced

3.5 ⭐️

i really wanted to fall in love with this book, but honestly, i just couldn't bring myself to care about it. the beginning of the book dragged, and the dual timelines were so similar that they started to blur together, and i had a hard time remembering if i was reading Viv or Carly’s POV. unfortunately, i didn’t connect with the characters either — they annoyed me.

that being said, i absolutely love the book's setting. a haunted motel filled with ghosts? sign me up! it instantly grabbed my attention. towards the end, the story did pick up the pace, becoming intense and serious, though it almost felt rushed.

overall, it’s worth reading once, but i don’t see myself coming back to it for a second time.
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I expected better.

I loved this! Perfect mix between ghosts and humans. I’m not usually a ghosts person but there’s more going on with the living in this with a serial killer on the loose. Changing chapter to chapter between Viv in the 80’s and Carly in the present whilst they try and solve the same crime was really good, especially with the audiobook I couldn’t stop listening at the end. 
mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes