Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.
What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, complete with spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah’s loving and generous tech-mogul brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It’s his birthday gift to Hannah and includes their spouses and another couple. The six friends need this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R, far from the chatter and pressures of modern life.
But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare. A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep. How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? And who is the new boyfriend, crashing their party? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?
SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
Lisa Unger
You might be surprised to find out I’ve never finished a full-length novel by Lisa Unger before now.
Her synopses sound intriguing but there never was anything there to grab me in the beginning until now with SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX.
From the beginning of hearing the upcoming title, I started daydreaming of renting a secluded cabin in the woods. Taking this book with me and spooking myself out.
I had big dreams.
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six stars three couples who escape their everyday lives for a promised weekend of seclusion and luxury. Once they arrive, weird things start to happen and every stranger’s odd behavior starts to seem nefarious. We follow as secrets are exposed and intentions are revealed.
Maybe all of that seclusion is not as luxurious as promised…
I loved the premise of this book the most. It’s set up almost as a closed-circle mystery. The characters are isolated and become even more so when a storm rolls in. I thought it was mildly atmospheric and had just enough tension to pull the job off.
The book switches perspectives and I preferred certain POV’s over others. Some characters were featured and upfront and others were set in the background, only for it to shift midway through like a magician shuffling the deck. I found it to be well-executed and appreciated all POV’s by the end,
The characters themselves are built for a thriller. Everyone has secrets and ulterior motives. No one is perfect and everyone seems to be hiding something. It’s fascinating to watch what people will do to each other given the opportunity.
One thing I will mention is that it is a little heavy-handed when it comes to the revealing of clues leading to the mystery. It depends on the day if this bothers me that much, on this particular day it was fun to solve the mystery quickly and it became less about who, what, and more about why. And there was enough there to hold my attention.
I enjoyed this one a little more than I thought I would, and a little less than I would’ve liked. It started strong, lost me at a bend in the story but appreciatively picked back up again and finished on solid footing. I gave this one 4 stars, rounded up from 3.50.
This thriller is a great drought buster and thirst quencher. I haven’t read a physical copy from start to finish in quite a while, mostly sticking to ebooks and audiobooks. I recommend this for your November reading!
Thanks to Park Row Books for sending me a physical copy!
Out November 8.
SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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