Monday, October 30, 2023

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James



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Five "Intense Suspense" Stars


Eerie and Creepy!

A small taste of what lies within:

1982 - Town of Fell

Vivian Delaney takes a job at a run down motel in the town of Fell - she was supposed to be on her way to New York but did a stop over in the small town of Fell with her deciding to take a job at the motel running the night desk. Little does she know that things are not all what they seem at the motel and when one thing leads to another Vivian ends up going missing. 

2017 - Town of Fell

Thirty five years later, her niece Carly arrives in the town of Fell to see if she can track down what happened to her Aunt Vivian as no one in the family ever found out what happened so Carly decides to take it upon herself to hunt down information about her aunt. The past comes colliding with the future as Carly delves deep into the town - some people do not want to discuss the past of Fell and it will take a lot of determination of Carly to find out what exactly happened to her aunt! 

That is about all I can give on a small taste so if you want to know more than go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This was a great mystery/thriller along with a light touch of a haunting wrapped within the story. There are two timelines to keep track of as well - the book goes back and forth between the year 1982 and Vivian's story then jumps back to the present of 2017 with Carly's story.  Both timelines are intriguing. 

Usually I am not into back and forth timelines from past to future but this book was done well and the author made both timelines flow smoothly. The timeline for Vivian in 1982 will go a couple or so chapters so that the reader can grasp what is happening and then the timeline of 2017 for Carly is the same way which helps the flow of the story. 

There is quite a bit of mystery, suspense, tension, and spookiness wrapped within the story which kept me grounded into the book! I felt that the pace of the story moved quick within both timelines as I found both stories from Vivian and Carly's perspective to be mysterious and intriguing. Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 


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Simone St. James

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Simone St. James

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