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The Resting Place
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bookshelves: audiobook, fiction, horror, libby, library-p, suspense, thriller, gothic, mystery
Oct 15, 2022
bookshelves: audiobook, fiction, horror, libby, library-p, suspense, thriller, gothic, mystery
3.5⭐
I love the eerie and gothic atmosphere. A rather slow pace thriller but goes well with the time and place. A good twisty tale!
Eleanor inherits the Solhöga manor house in the woods north of Stockholm after her grandmother was murdered. Months before, Eleanor saw the killer leaving the scene but with Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) she wasn't able to recognize who that was.
Before Solhöga goes for sale, Eleanor and her boyfriend meet with a lawyer at the manor. This is a place with many family dark secrets. Said secrets start flowing, strange vibes, and missing people all during a blizzard. A good buildup for chilling suspense if I could only get the female characters straight.
I really want to love this one. I thought I'm a relatively seasoned audiobook listener, but I was so lost. 😗 The two timelines were fine, this story takes place in present day and 1965. It's the names that made the story really "foggy" when it comes to the "who" (Victoria, Veronika, Vivianne, Vendela). To add to my confusion, a couple of characters also go by different names. My favorite character while listening is a maid from Poland who narrates the 1965 timeline.
I think I understand what's up with the ending, but I'm not 100% certain. 🤣 I should've had a physical copy to go with the audio. I'll try her other book for sure!
I love the eerie and gothic atmosphere. A rather slow pace thriller but goes well with the time and place. A good twisty tale!
Eleanor inherits the Solhöga manor house in the woods north of Stockholm after her grandmother was murdered. Months before, Eleanor saw the killer leaving the scene but with Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) she wasn't able to recognize who that was.
Before Solhöga goes for sale, Eleanor and her boyfriend meet with a lawyer at the manor. This is a place with many family dark secrets. Said secrets start flowing, strange vibes, and missing people all during a blizzard. A good buildup for chilling suspense if I could only get the female characters straight.
I really want to love this one. I thought I'm a relatively seasoned audiobook listener, but I was so lost. 😗 The two timelines were fine, this story takes place in present day and 1965. It's the names that made the story really "foggy" when it comes to the "who" (Victoria, Veronika, Vivianne, Vendela). To add to my confusion, a couple of characters also go by different names. My favorite character while listening is a maid from Poland who narrates the 1965 timeline.
I think I understand what's up with the ending, but I'm not 100% certain. 🤣 I should've had a physical copy to go with the audio. I'll try her other book for sure!
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Glad you enjoyed this too Jayme. Haha, glad I'm not alone about the names. Thank you Jayme!
Thank you, Sujoya!😊
Right? Like why???? Lol. Thank you, Marilyn!😭
Thank you, Tina!
Yes, that was a problem...😅Glad you enjoyed this too. Thank you, Marilyn!
Thank you, Whitney!
Thank you, Dutchie! I enjoyed this one so for sure I'm going to try her other one. 🥰
Thank you, Debra!
Thank you, Margaret!🧡
Thank you. Yay!! I can't wait to read your thoughts on it Luv, I hope you enjoy it also.🥰
Haha, I know. A new book I'm reading, the family has "J" names!🙄🤪 Thank you, Kat!