Reviews

The Hotel by Louise Mumford

amyapple's review

2.0

I loved the cover of this and the premise seemed promising, but it was tediously slow and did not reward at the end.

The suspense and thriller tension wasn’t there for me except for a couple of scenes with the candle and the maze during the flash backs.

The characters were forgettable and underwhelming.

bethaniegbarker's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

bzzkolla's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you Netgalley and HQ for this eCopy to review

I enjoyed reading The Hotel, it is a good thriller but quite slow in places. I did work out many of the revelations quite early on in the story but Mumford's writing kept my interest anyway. The hotel sounds amazing, I only wish it was real. I like having the different viewpoints and time settings as it helps create a picture of what each of the 4 friends experienced at the Ravecliffe hotel that night 10 years ago and on set at the reunion.

madeleinebaird5's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

2.5

eltirolibre's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

2.0

This fell very flat for me. I was not invested in the characters and the creepy or scary element was almost nonexistent.

flutegirl24's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

3.0

reeceboddington's review

dark mysterious 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

2.5

megansschapters42's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was just not a book for me. But it will be for others

atwood_montgomery's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

charleemaay's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0