The Resting Place | 
pickThe looming family secret in the eerie mansion, a snow storm, and exits wasted at every turn. Nordic noir meets a group with various motivations stuck in the forlorn mansion. Though the protagonist has facial blindness, Sten plays down her handicap with a flourishing story. It makes for a great page turner.
pickI won this off of Goodreads and I just feel so over the moon lucky that I did because this author is AMAZING.
I finished this one about a year ago (Maybe some day I'll catch up on all my reviews....)
I just can't express how good of a writer she is. There is never a lull and the story is always moving forward. And the premise of face blindness really makes things interesting. Just nothing bad to say about it.
pickThis is my catnip - a remote setting, people trapped because of weather, and a killer on the loose. I loved the setting and Sten's writing. I found it creepy and the final solution was a surprise. That being said, the details behind the big twists and the whodunnit were my least favorite type of resolution. It left me feeling ill and dirty and was just sad. 3 1/2 stars purely for personal preference - 4 1/2 for the fear factor.
pickI enjoyed this isolated location thriller/mystery in a creepy old house a little more than Sten‘s previously translated work (The Lost Village). Good #scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter fodder!
I‘m joining the multiple bingo boards party again with two lists for #bookspinbingo! This is mostly to keep me honest, I swear 😅
I‘m planning to use the “main” list for the usual #bookspin and #doublespin choices. Thanks as always, @TheAromaofBooks and happy #scarathlon to all players! 🍁🎃🧛🏻♀️
“The light in the small room is cold, the stark, white glare of an eco-friendly bulb.”
pickReview is up! This one is creepy!
https://reecaspieces.com/2022/04/21/the-resting-place-by-camilla-sten-macmillana...
pickGood psychological thriller with some decent twists & turns. Really delivers on the atmosphere with the creepy, isolated house in winter. The intrigue was well done & the overall feel was very haunting, mildly claustrophobic, & edgy. This was my 2nd exposure to the face blindness trope, so the ingenuity was a little lost on me, but will be great for unexposed readers. A gothic feel with a creepy estate vibe, and an excellent, quick-paced read.
“The light in the small room is cold, the stark, white glare of an eco-friendly bulb.“
pickLook at me finally finishing the first book in...I don't even know how long 😅
This was a creepy, intriguing and all out unsettling sort of mystery but I didn't quite enjoy it as much as The Lost Village. Great read but didn't quite hit the spot.
#bookspinbingo #aestheticallymatched
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I couldn't get in Cloud Cuckoo Land today, so I switched genres and picked up this hopefully haunted house story. I'm grateful for the change.
No rest for the wicked
The great thing about an upcoming long weekend? It's a long weekend.
The bad? Deadlines get pushed ahead and I end up working on my Sunday 😪
Bright side? At least I have an excuse to get some #audiobook hours in
pickWhat a ride! Throughout the book I thought I had things mostly figured out and it turns out I was wrong about all of them. I loved the dual timelines and how they came together. I also felt like everything was explained and wrapped up in the end. The author did a great job keeping a little creepiness and creating the setting. Will definitely read more from this author. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Camilla Sten does an excellent job yet again of delivering a very atmospheric read focused on a haunted house and a main character who has face blindness. The slow suspenseful buildup of both the past and present storylines come together for a very satisfying conclusion.
pickSten‘s second novel retains some of the eerie atmosphere of her debut, THE LOST VILLAGE, but revolves more around a single, secluded Swedish estate and the secrets buried there. Split into two narrators and two timelines, Eleanor relays the near-present when the unexpected death of her grandmother leads her to discover a property she knew nothing about. In the 1960s, Annushka comes to the property as a servant. Smoothly translated & exciting!
so-soEleanor comes face-to-face with her grandma‘s killer, but is unable to identifying them due to her inability to recognize faces. She later finds out that she has inherited her grandma‘s house; a place full of dark secrets. I found this one all over the place. The switch between past and present was hard to follow. The prosopagnosia angle felt gimmicky. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin‘s Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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