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DebinHawaii
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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#Read2025 #JumpStart2025

I finished this one last week but hadn‘t reviewed it yet. I got it from the library based on the cover & description & made it a January #Roll100 pick (# 62 Any Library Book). (I also saw @BarbaraBB really liked it-always a plus!) So yeah, this book is both very dark & very good. Creepy, set at night & in Iceland where a young woman is exhausted & finds out she‘s sleepwalking to the tune of 40,000 steps on her smart ⬇️

DebinHawaii … watch. 😱🫣 A quick read & be warned there are some triggers. I don‘t want to mention them because I think the discovery of them with the MC add to the creepy horror vibe, but you‘ll see them if you look at Goodreads reviews. The ending is ambiguous which isn‘t always my favorite but I think it works in this one.
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PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
BarbaraBB Thank you ☺️ 🩷🩷 2w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
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xicanti
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Casey and I agree THE NIGHT GUEST is some damned good creepy shit. I started it before bed last night (which, yeah, was a CHOICE), read until I was too tired to carry on, and finished it over breakfast this morning.

BarbaraBB I loved that book and love your 🐶 4w
dabbe That look! 🖤🐾🖤 4w
xicanti @dabbe he gets all, “WHAT is going ON?” first thing in the morning! 4w
dabbe @xicanti His look goes PERFECTLY with your book review! 🤩😂🤗 4w
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julesG
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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BarbaraBB Yay! 1mo
Andrew65 Looks good. 1mo
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BarbaraBB
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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#WeeklyFavorites

All my books were strange and good this week, love that. This one is my favorite though, I even added it to my #Top24of24 list!

Read4life Fantastic!!! ❄️📚❄️ 1mo
DebinHawaii I checked The Night Guest out from the library a couple of weeks ago. Glad to know it was so good! 1mo
sarahbarnes Can‘t wait to read Night Guest! And Blue Sisters! 1mo
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BarbaraBB @DebinHawaii It‘s short. I hope you‘ll get to it 1mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes both are good and I think most would prefer Blue Sisters but I prefer The Night Guest. Interesting to learn what you‘ll think of both. 1mo
Suet624 Wow. Night Guest just snuck right in there as the winner! 1mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s short and refreshingly different from my usual reads! 1mo
CBee I ordered The Night Guest based on your review! 1mo
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BarbaraBB
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Iōunn‘s story pulled me in from the first page and didn‘t let go until I finished it some hours later.

Iōunn wakes up exhausted every morning. She has no idea what causes this until her fancy new pedometer watch reveals that she‘s walking over forty thousand steps at night. From there things start spiraling in her life which seems so ordinary but isn‘t.

I am not sure about the ending but I loved this contemporary and atmospheric creepy story.

Megabooks 💯💯💯 agree! Glad you loved it, too. Very thought-provoking. 1mo
jhod Sounds great and wonderful scenery! 1mo
sarahbarnes Ohhh, great review! Can‘t wait to read this one! 1mo
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julesG I really loved this. It's among my favourite books in '24 1mo
Hooked_on_books Oooo, that sounds interesting! 1mo
BarbaraBB @julesG I am going to add it to my #Top24of24 too! (edited) 1mo
BarbaraBB @jhod @sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_books It‘s refreshingly different from the books I‘ve been reading lately. The setting in Iceland adds to that probably! 1mo
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sarahbarnes
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Thank you so much for the lovely #jolabokaflod package @Captivatedbybooks ! This book sounds very fun and I will be indulging in all of this chocolate! Thank you!! 📚🍫❄️

Captivatedbybooks Yay!!! I am so glad the dark chocolate made it in time!!! 1mo
BarbaraBB This will be my next read! 1mo
sarahbarnes @Captivatedbybooks thank you so much for all of it! I‘m very excited about this book! 1mo
sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I‘m really excited for it, and looking forward to hearing what you think of it too. 1mo
MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! 1mo
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Zuhkeeyah
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Thank you @JessieKB for the lovely #jolabokaflod gifts! I've been wanting to read this book. I can't wait to curl up and read with the hot chocolate tonight.

@MaleficentBookDragon
#JS2024 #jolabokaflodswap2024

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! Hot cocoa and a book - perfect evening. 1mo
JessieKB I am so glad!!! Have a wonderful evening. Merry Christmas!!💚🎄🩷 1mo
S3V3N This is my favorite swap and I hate that I missed the sign up this year. 1mo
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Jess
Iceland's Bell | Halldor Laxness
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I forgot to post a picture of my #jolabokaflodswap box when I sent this out last week. It traveled up the east coast and should be arriving today. Enjoy!

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TheKidUpstairs
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Holy shirtballs 😱 😱 😱

I read this in one sitting. The growing tension and pacing are so well crafted. Frustration at the treatment of women by the medical establishment turns into creeping unease as you learn more and more (but never everything) about what is happening. So so good.

sarahbarnes This sounds really good. Stacking! 2mo
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