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A review by tyreadsbooks_
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
✦ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 ✦
(Thank you @prhaudio for the #gifted audiobook!)
𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟾𝟸 𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚈𝚘𝚛𝚔
✦ 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 :
- 80s vibes
- working the night shift
- spooky suspense
- creepy atmospheric reads
- parallel timelines
- genre benders
- Nancy Drew sleuthing
✦ 𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 :
I LOVED 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 last fall, and I have been anticipating this read all year! It exceeded all my expectations. St. James created the perfect blend of genres - a supernatural thriller with a true crime feel & lots of 80s nostalgia.
A determined young woman investigates her aunt's chilling disappearance from a haunted motel, uncovering sinister secrets.
I loved every bit of the creepy motel atmosphere, the parallel timelines between present day & 1982 - The tension was high & the eerie suspense was palpable. The writing was perfectly gloomy & atmospheric, I felt like I was working the caffeine fueled, nocturnal night shift.
The audiobook was so well done with 2 narrators for each pov, making it super easy to follow. I definitely recommend adding this to your spooky TBR this season!
Graphic: Death, Stalking, and Murder