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The Resting Place by Camilla Sten

11 reviews

haileyhardcover's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to love this. Face blindness has always been intriguing to me and I was sure adding that element to a thriller was going to make it so much more confusing (in a good way) and keep me guessing until the end! Sadly, that’s not how it played out. I didn’t really get any shocking reveal moments because it all felt so obvious. Too many hints provided, maybe, or just not as thoughtfully executed as Sten’s previous book (which I LOVED!). Still a quick and enjoyable enough read, though.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Classism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Cursing, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Car accident, Bullying, and Sexual content

atypicalbeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Minor: Gaslighting and Grief

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Abortion, and Sexual content

readingwithtrey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Y’all! I am SHOOK. I know this one has mixed reviews, but it’s one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a long time. It’s a slow build but the chapters are short so it’s easily binged. The writing was done so well that over the course of the book the dread, anxiety, and fear really build. Y’all… it was super creepy. I couldn’t bring myself to read this too close to bedtime😅. But at the same time I didn’t want to put the book down because I HAD to know how it ended. I just knew the ended was going to be IT.

Now here’s where it lost a star for me. While the ending is a good, solid one, I didn’t have that lingering spooky feeling that I look for with a good thriller.

Overall, this was a good one and I definitely recommend it for spooky season 👻. Also, if you enjoyed Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney, definitely check this one out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Chronic illness

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide and Murder

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, and Infertility

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, and Cancer

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Infertility, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

soobooksalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Resting Place is built on the fear from not being able to identify what's right in front of you.
 Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for my gifted copy for review!
 Eleanor's grandmother Vivianne was murdered, and Eleanor saw who did it. However, she has a condition called prosopagnosia, which means she cannot process the visual information of faces, thus people are unrecognizable to her.
 Months later, she's been called to the Swedish countryside to a property known as Solhöga to evaluate for the will.
 There, Eleanor remains haunted by the knowledge that Vivianne's killer is out there, and knows what she saw.
 Solhöga acts as a character of sorts, pulling us in to it's atmosphere and secrets. I truly enjoy books with such a setting to establish unease - I could have used even more detail about the house itself.
 Two timelines give us the suspense of Eleanor's present, with the story of Anushka from the mid-60s.
 The Resting Place is a slow burn that works it's magic for some truly great reveals. Trust nothing here!
 Author Camilla Sten's second book has hooked me as a fan - recommended!
 For release on March 29.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Murder, Suicide, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion