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sarrie's review against another edition
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Miscarriage
paronomaniac's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Overall, this is a decent psychological mystery but I found the first half of the book dragged. The second half really picked up but I’m still not sure if the payoff is worth a drawn-out beginning.
There is also the possibility that some tension or atmosphere was lost when the book was translated to English.
There is also the possibility that some tension or atmosphere was lost when the book was translated to English.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Murder
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual content
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
tamara_joy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gun violence
Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent
chaptersofchase's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Book Review || In your opinion, what makes a good mystery, thriller, or horror novel? Thank you, Minotaur Books, for the gifted copy of The Resting Place.
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Trope: Isolated Locales
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 3.29.2022
Star Rating: ☆☆☆.5
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Trope: Isolated Locales
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 3.29.2022
Star Rating: ☆☆☆.5
"When I look at my hands, I can still see the blood, even though I scrubbed them red and raw with antiseptic soap in the bare white bathroom."
I read several excellent reviews of Camilla Sten's novel, The Lost Village, so I grabbed a copy of her newest novel, hoping it would satisfy my need for a good thriller. But I was left feeling meh.
While The Resting Place was exciting as it kept me guessing until the reveal at the end of the book, I needed a bit more substance. It boils down to that I struggle with novels that center around a protagonist that suffers from prosopagnosia (face blindness) because, in my opinion, it's a difficult concept to write about without it feeling like the same thing. And unfortunately, it felt like the same thing that I've encountered in other similar novels.
I did enjoy the creepiness of their surroundings and how I really could not figure out who was responsible for Eleanor's grandmother's death. I also liked how the chapters flipped back into the past, exposing me to more secrets from the troubled family.
✌🏼 Dual timeline
🏚 Ominous house, hidden rooms
❔Prosopagnosia
💨 Quick ending
🤫 Family secrets
❌ - a graphic depiction of suicide, miscarriage
I recommend reading Resting Place if you enjoyed reading Rock, Paper, Scissors from Alice Feeney.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Suicide
nike13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
This book had lost pregnancies, horrible people, seemingly nice people making huge mistakes and transforming into horrible people and corrupting others in the process. Just..wow that was a lot to unpack.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage
amandasbookreview's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you, St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley, and Camilla Sten for the opportunity to read this book! It was released on March 29th, 2022.
“We perceive women suffering from mental illness with a sort of paradoxical double-sidedness; both victims and monsters. simultaneously infantilized and feared.”
THE RESTING PLACE
I absolutely enjoyed Camilla Sten’s previous novel, The Invited, and could not wait to pick up The Resting Place. Eleanor has prosopagnosia which is also called facial blindness. So it would be difficult for her to identify her grandmother’s murderer. She and her grandmother, Vivianne had a strained relationship. Viviane wasn’t the most maternal. But after a phone call from the lawyer: Eleanor, her boyfriend Sebastian, her aunt Veronika, and the lawyer all head to the family estate called Solhoga. Once they get there, family secrets become exposed and then the attacks begin…
I absolutely love Camilla Sten’s writing. She really nails the eerie atmospheric tension. Her story building is very slow-burn and I can understand how some people may not appreciate it. But just stay the course, because each reveal throughout the book really packs a punch. There is a lot happening in this book though. Trigger warnings: murder, child abuse, gaslighting, miscarriage, mental illness, suicide.
The book does jump back and forth between the present and 1965. There are 4 names that start with “V” and it did take a while to get used to and put all the pieces together. At every plot twist, the lies come to light and readers will be working to piece everything together. By the end of the novel, I knew who the perpetrator was. I was a little disappointed with the ending but I actually loved everything leading up to it. It was very creepy and I often wondered if we were dealing with something more paranormal rather than a long-lost family secret. –And that is how a good author keeps readers on their toes.
The characters are complex and have their faults. There are a few characters…like Vivianne who are completely toxic and I did not quite understand the hold she had on those around her. BUT, it made sense in the end. Overall, I will always read Camilla Sten’s works, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
I absolutely love Camilla Sten’s writing. She really nails the eerie atmospheric tension. Her story building is very slow-burn and I can understand how some people may not appreciate it. But just stay the course, because each reveal throughout the book really packs a punch. There is a lot happening in this book though. Trigger warnings: murder, child abuse, gaslighting, miscarriage, mental illness, suicide.
The book does jump back and forth between the present and 1965. There are 4 names that start with “V” and it did take a while to get used to and put all the pieces together. At every plot twist, the lies come to light and readers will be working to piece everything together. By the end of the novel, I knew who the perpetrator was. I was a little disappointed with the ending but I actually loved everything leading up to it. It was very creepy and I often wondered if we were dealing with something more paranormal rather than a long-lost family secret. –And that is how a good author keeps readers on their toes.
The characters are complex and have their faults. There are a few characters…like Vivianne who are completely toxic and I did not quite understand the hold she had on those around her. BUT, it made sense in the end. Overall, I will always read Camilla Sten’s works, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
kamin8882's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
wow !! This book literally had me hooked from the first page !! I love thrillers that have unique plots and this one definitely had an amazingly twisty one !!
After seeing her grandmother Vivianne be brutally murdered, she comes face to face with the killer. the problem is Eleanor has a medical condition called prosopagnosia, which causes her brain not to remember faces the same was as others do--she has NO IDEA what the killer looked like. After months of therapy and the cops closing the case, Eleanor gets a call from a lawyer saying Vivianne left her a house. Looking for answers to her families history, Eleanor, Her bf Sebastian, her aunt Veronika and the lawyer set out the creepy abandoned house in the middle of the Swedish woods--not ready for what is waiting for them there.
This book is told in alternating timelines and POV- present day Eleanor and past, Anushka, the housemaid for her grandmother over 50 years ago. This book had some amazing characters!! Some that you loved, and some that you loved to hate. The setting of the book was spot on- old, creepy house, middle of the Swedish woods, during a blizzard really set the tone for all things creepy. The way Sten writes from Eleanor's POV as anxious and jumpy, makes you feel that way... on the edge of your seat waiting for something to pop out at you.
This is definitely a book a could not put down- the chapters were short, full of secretes, murder, deception, revenge and the further you get, the more tangled the web gets- until its all unraveled and your jaw drops !! Another really great thing I will mention is that this book was originally written and translated beautifully into English. The translator, Alexandra Fleming, did an amazing job. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more from her!!!
Thank you Netgalley, Minotaur books and Camilla Sten for an ARC in exchange for an honest review of this book !!
After seeing her grandmother Vivianne be brutally murdered, she comes face to face with the killer. the problem is Eleanor has a medical condition called prosopagnosia, which causes her brain not to remember faces the same was as others do--she has NO IDEA what the killer looked like. After months of therapy and the cops closing the case, Eleanor gets a call from a lawyer saying Vivianne left her a house. Looking for answers to her families history, Eleanor, Her bf Sebastian, her aunt Veronika and the lawyer set out the creepy abandoned house in the middle of the Swedish woods--not ready for what is waiting for them there.
This book is told in alternating timelines and POV- present day Eleanor and past, Anushka, the housemaid for her grandmother over 50 years ago. This book had some amazing characters!! Some that you loved, and some that you loved to hate. The setting of the book was spot on- old, creepy house, middle of the Swedish woods, during a blizzard really set the tone for all things creepy. The way Sten writes from Eleanor's POV as anxious and jumpy, makes you feel that way... on the edge of your seat waiting for something to pop out at you.
This is definitely a book a could not put down- the chapters were short, full of secretes, murder, deception, revenge and the further you get, the more tangled the web gets- until its all unraveled and your jaw drops !! Another really great thing I will mention is that this book was originally written and translated beautifully into English. The translator, Alexandra Fleming, did an amazing job. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more from her!!!
Thank you Netgalley, Minotaur books and Camilla Sten for an ARC in exchange for an honest review of this book !!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
anxiety, depressiongoodbyerachel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Child abuse