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The Resting Place by Camilla Sten
3.0
Eleanor has face blindness, or prosopagnosia, and cannot see the details of a person's face. When she suddenly walks in on her grandmother's vicious murder, she cannot identify who actually did it. Then she finds out that her grandmother has left her an old family house in the woods - a house that Eleanor has never seen in person and that grandmother Viviane refused to return to. Eleanor goes there, and in the process, uncovers all the terrible family secrets that Viviane wanted to leave behind her forever.
I listened to this one on audiobook through the Libby app, although I feel I would have enjoyed it much more if I had actually read the book myself. It was a twisty, menacing read with lots of tension and nail-biting moments. I feel that Sebastian's character was a little flat and unexciting, and perhaps the author could have done more to flesh out Eleanor and make her more than a vessel for Viviane. There is a masterful job done on setting and atmosphere however, and the plot twists are well-executed. A solid and enjoyable tense read. I plan to purchase the book and reread it.
I listened to this one on audiobook through the Libby app, although I feel I would have enjoyed it much more if I had actually read the book myself. It was a twisty, menacing read with lots of tension and nail-biting moments. I feel that Sebastian's character was a little flat and unexciting, and perhaps the author could have done more to flesh out Eleanor and make her more than a vessel for Viviane. There is a masterful job done on setting and atmosphere however, and the plot twists are well-executed. A solid and enjoyable tense read. I plan to purchase the book and reread it.