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A review by editor3242
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
4.0
Another great entry in the Elin Warner series. I was a bit wary coming into this sequel because the premise (exclusive retreat in a remote location, where the location has a mysterious past, and a sibling connection within the grounds), sounded like a carbon copy of The Sanitorium, her debut novel and the first in the series. But I felt that the premise is where those similarities began and ended.
I appreciated Pearse bouncing back and forth between Elin and Steed and the group of hotel guests that were seemingly targeted by the villain. I enjoyed the multiple layers of mysteries, and wish that there had been more depth given to the mysteries of the past... I'm still a bit confused about what happened at the school for boys.
While I rooted for Elin and Will in the first novel, I found their relationship a bit more grating this time around. I felt so much more chemistry between Elin and Steed, and would love to see a relationship between the two of them evolve in future installments. I'm also still chomping at the bit to see where the Hayer case, which still haunts Elin, will come back around for her to face him down.
I appreciated Pearse bouncing back and forth between Elin and Steed and the group of hotel guests that were seemingly targeted by the villain. I enjoyed the multiple layers of mysteries, and wish that there had been more depth given to the mysteries of the past... I'm still a bit confused about what happened at the school for boys.
While I rooted for Elin and Will in the first novel, I found their relationship a bit more grating this time around. I felt so much more chemistry between Elin and Steed, and would love to see a relationship between the two of them evolve in future installments. I'm also still chomping at the bit to see where the Hayer case, which still haunts Elin, will come back around for her to face him down.