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2-20-25: My 14th finished book of 2025! Fantastic concept but a fizzled ending. Alfred Smettle, a Hitchcock super fan, has bought a house by his old college campus, redone it, and turned it into the Hitchcock Hotel. On the 1st anniversary of its opening he invites his friends from college for a weekend of fun, and murder. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣1️⃣4️⃣

2-15-25: I hear it‘s snowing in Philly right now while I‘m reading a new book in Florida💖

I quite enjoyed this one!! Now the well-worn saga of “what do I read next??” The first book choice of the year is so important!

I do love when publishers make a great effort like this for books. Every chapter, section, quotes like this have received nice attention. It makes for an enjoyable reading experience for sure.

I started this one on Christmas Day because I was close to finishing the Fredrik Backman and I was feeling the tears were going to start pouring, so I quickly reached for this one so I wouldn‘t be breaking down in front of my family. 😚 So far it‘s been good.

I would totally stay in a Hitchcock themed hotel so I was excited for this book! I was hoping this would have been a little more creepy but mostly it was just drama between old college roommates. What made this a pick was there were a few good twists that I did not see coming. I was hoping there would have been a Norman Bates like shower scene 🔪 but no luck! 😛

I loved this book. Alfred buys an old Victorian manor and turns it into the Hitchcock Hotel and invites his estranged college friends for the weekend. He has plans, and they all have secrets 🖤
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I mean how could you miss with this idea? You have all the wonderful Hitchcock thrillers for inspiration. And yet this is one hell of a miss. Six of the most awful “friends” arrive at a Hitchcock themed hotel for a weekend each with secrets so banal I couldn‘t care less about what happened to any of them. Tried way too hard (clumsily btw) clinging to the coattails of a genius filmmaker and his genius wife and fails miserably.

I really like the Hitchcock theme and references in this one, but the characters were rather unlikeable. I always enjoy her writing though!

Absolutely loved this one! Some nice twists and I loved the homage to Hitchcock. #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks

@AshRob22 thank you for this perfect #AllHallowsReadSwap package. I love the stuffing out of every last bit of it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to hide all the treats I got today from my husband and kids lol.

And many many thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing this swap again this year. I always look forward to it and am grateful you take the time and effort into wrangling all of us into order lol

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I had so much fun with this read! I loved all the Easter eggs, and the writing had just enough Hitchock feel, mixed with a modern take to make it feel fresh.

I did the audio version, and the narrator did an excellent job.

One of my favorite mystery/spooky reads this month.

2.5⭐
I was going to give up on Stephanie Wrobel after how much I hated “This Might Hurt” but that damn cover wouldn‘t let me. Why can‘t books live up to their covers? The biggest reason this book didn‘t click with me is that I‘m not a big Hitchcock fan, and this book references his work a lot. But, if you are a fan of Hitchcock, you might enjoy this book more than I did. The narration by Michael Crouch, Gail Shalen, & Helen Lloyd was good.

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A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel. To celebrate the hotel‘s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn‘t spoken to any of them in sixteen years.

I‘m a big Hitchcock fan so this was right up my alley. A nice twisty thriller with all kinds of Hitchcock Easter eggs throughout. None of the main characters are particularly likable but it doesn‘t detract from the story. A must for Hitchcock fans! 4⭐️

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5 friends (Samira, Grace, Julius, TJ, & Zoe) are invited to stay at the Hitchcock Hotel - owned by the sixth friend of their university group, Alfred Smettle. When they arrive the hotel is rather strange - Alfred has always been a fan of Hitchcock & the hotel boasts movie props & memorabilia aplenty - but the weirdest thing is Alfred's manner & his aloof housekeeper, Danny. Secrets are about to finally be revealed & decades-long grudges aired.

Phew what a wild ride this book was! Its a super slow build but in that time you‘re getting to know each character in the friend group. Really good character development. Its a pretty complex story with a lot of details and layers but everything plays out so well. The story has a solid ending with no questions left unanswered and it‘s super twisty!

I‘m dropping all other books and starting this one!

This is my most anticipated read for October.

So creepy!

I was a #goodreads winner! 🎉

College friends meet at the Hitchcock Hotel owned by their friend Alfred.

None of them have seen each other for sixteen years.

Why did Alfred invite them?

A slow start with too much background, but wow did it turn out to be a good one.

Lots of secrets, untrustworthy, conniving, unlikeable characters, and a well-crafted plot. 4/5

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Sept 24.

College friends meet at the Hitchcock Hotel owned by their friend Alfred.

Why did Alfred invite them?

Started out to be a book I didn‘t think I was going to continue with but so glad I did.

The slow start had too much background, but wow did it turn out to be a good one.

Lots of secrets, untrustworthy, conniving, unlikeable characters, and a well-crafted plot. 4/5

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Today‘s Prompt: FROM TBR LIST

One of MANY!! 😃

Started this yesterday - not sure what I think yet.

This is my favourite #netgalley read this month so far. I love a closed door mystery and this one had me hooked. Alfred runs a Hitchcock themed hotel and invited his college friend group (and their secrets) for a weekend. Death ensues. A slow burn.