The Sanatorium
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- Author：Sarah Pearse
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Summary
A beautiful， eerie hotel in the Swiss Alps， recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium， is the last place Detective Elin Warner wants to be。 But her estranged brother has invited her there for his engagement party， and she feels she has no choice but to accept。
Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm， Elin immediately feels on edge。 And things only get worse when they wake the next morning to find her brother's fiancée is missing。 With access to the hotel cut off， the guests begin to panic。
But this is only the first disappearance。 Everyone's in danger - and anyone could be next 。 。 。
Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm， Elin immediately feels on edge。 And things only get worse when they wake the next morning to find her brother's fiancée is missing。 With access to the hotel cut off， the guests begin to panic。
But this is only the first disappearance。 Everyone's in danger - and anyone could be next 。 。 。
Reviews
Erin Scott
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A great who done it。 Kept me wondering right up until the end
Zoe H
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I honestly don't even know where to start。。。。。。 In reading the premise on the book jacket I thought the story sounded compelling， a twisty dark psychological read。 Nope。。。。 for me I slogged through this - honestly I should have DNF'd it （again book guilt）。 The story is implausible。 The writing protracted。 The last 5 or so chapters I flashed back to my youth and felt like I was reading a Nancy Drew book。 Elin Warner = Nancy Drew。 I honestly don't even know where to start。。。。。。 In reading the premise on the book jacket I thought the story sounded compelling， a twisty dark psychological read。 Nope。。。。 for me I slogged through this - honestly I should have DNF'd it （again book guilt）。 The story is implausible。 The writing protracted。 The last 5 or so chapters I flashed back to my youth and felt like I was reading a Nancy Drew book。 Elin Warner = Nancy Drew。 。。。more
Katie
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So much suspense COULD have built up because of the setting （killer on the loose in a snowed-in hotel）， but the sense of dread wasn't there。 I'm all for a flawed protagonist， but Elin was incredibly frustrating。 Also the "clues" felt like something out of a campy Nancy Drew game。 It was trying to be realistic， and either needed to lean into that more。。。or go for full on camp。 Instead it straddled this odd middle ground that just wasn't fun。 So much suspense COULD have built up because of the setting （killer on the loose in a snowed-in hotel）， but the sense of dread wasn't there。 I'm all for a flawed protagonist， but Elin was incredibly frustrating。 Also the "clues" felt like something out of a campy Nancy Drew game。 It was trying to be realistic， and either needed to lean into that more。。。or go for full on camp。 Instead it straddled this odd middle ground that just wasn't fun。 。。。more
Steph Hicks
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Didn’t quiet live up to the hypeThe main character takes up a lot of real estate in this book and while that’s to be expected most of it seems irrelevant
Lamisse （Overdose_books）
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3，75
Autumn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wanted to love this book SO BAD！ The writing was good but I feel like the plot was lacking。 The constant switching of suspects， the reveal that Elin watched Sam die and didn’t help， the killer reveal， and the sanatorium aspect fell short for me。 There was a web of people involved and I felt like the author made it too complicated。 I feel like it would have been more effective to have one or maybe two possible suspects instead of everyone being involved。 The twist was expected in that I kind of I wanted to love this book SO BAD！ The writing was good but I feel like the plot was lacking。 The constant switching of suspects， the reveal that Elin watched Sam die and didn’t help， the killer reveal， and the sanatorium aspect fell short for me。 There was a web of people involved and I felt like the author made it too complicated。 I feel like it would have been more effective to have one or maybe two possible suspects instead of everyone being involved。 The twist was expected in that I kind of knew that Cecile would be the killer。 Too many hints were dropped too early on。 I also didn’t like that Elin was exposed to be the one by Sam while she was accusing her brother for not helping him。 It didn’t add to the story at all for me。 Also the sanatorium didn’t become a huge part of the story till the end。 It would have been better if they explored that plot earlier in the book。 There were too many different things going on in the book for me to focus and enjoy it and I often had to stop reading because I didn’t get into it。 This one just fell short for me。 。。。more
Sandy
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I cannot believe I read this。 It was terrible and unbelievable。 It is day five of a terrible snowstorm but yet the outdoor pool cover is retracted。 What？？？ Nothing really came together。 We know that the murders were somehow related to the sanatorium angle， etc。， etc。 Would not recommend and will not read any sequels。
Matthew
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Fun read， had some spots where the realism seemed missing。 The mystery throughout was very enjoyable。
Denise
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It started out with promise， but ended up being very contrived and forced。 2。5 stars。
Devon Twitchen
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A slow burner for sure but the middle to end are amazing。 Not what I was expecting at all。
Lisa Peterson
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What the heck did I just read？ The detective， who is the main character， did not behave like a normal detective would。 You shouldn't go off alone with potential suspects or tell any of them any information that may be related to the case。 The ending （with no spoilers） just seemed to be randomly added onto end。 The premise was there， but it soon became to over the top and somewhat unbelievable。 Not for me， thank goodness I got this out of the library。 What the heck did I just read？ The detective， who is the main character， did not behave like a normal detective would。 You shouldn't go off alone with potential suspects or tell any of them any information that may be related to the case。 The ending （with no spoilers） just seemed to be randomly added onto end。 The premise was there， but it soon became to over the top and somewhat unbelievable。 Not for me， thank goodness I got this out of the library。 。。。more
Lauren Crawford
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3。5⭐️
Tiffany Crumpton
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3。5 for this thriller from me。 Set in hotel， once a sanatorium， where questionable things happened， Elin and her boyfriend plan to celebrate her estranged brother's engagement。 After not being there long， the weather prevents people from leaving or arriving， and a dead body is found。 Elin， a detective out on leave， jumps right in， trying to figure out what is going on。 All of the characters are unreliable and havea means for killing。 You'll go back and forth trying to figure it out。 There were s 3。5 for this thriller from me。 Set in hotel， once a sanatorium， where questionable things happened， Elin and her boyfriend plan to celebrate her estranged brother's engagement。 After not being there long， the weather prevents people from leaving or arriving， and a dead body is found。 Elin， a detective out on leave， jumps right in， trying to figure out what is going on。 All of the characters are unreliable and havea means for killing。 You'll go back and forth trying to figure it out。 There were some very graphic descriptions， so be aware if you choose to pick it up。 The Epilogue was my favorite part。 。。。more
Molly Neville
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Great debut novel！ Can't wait to read her next！ Great debut novel！ Can't wait to read her next！ 。。。more
Carolyn Archibald
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It starts out great。 55 chapters in I found I had to skip to the end。 They built the plot too long and the story could have been concluded in the middle of the book。 200 pages too long。
Ila
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I really enjoyed this book。 Awesome setting。 It reminded me of a lot of horror videogames which I love！ I liked the lead character， even more as the story went on。
Daniel Krásný
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V Sanatoriu je podle anotace všechno， co mám rád。 Hotel v horách， sněhová vánice a kus vypůjčený nálady od Agathy Christie。 Ale bohužel。 Sarah Pearse je matla， která nemá elementární schopnost budovat motivace postav， využít potenciál obrovského hotelu či vést detektivní rovinu alespoň se špetkou logiky。 A tak zatímco policajtka Elin čtyři sta stránek nepochopitelně skáče na špek úplně všemu （a lavíruje， jestli zmlácená mrtvola v bazéně není obětí nešťastné náhody）， ve vás namísto příběhu graduj V Sanatoriu je podle anotace všechno， co mám rád。 Hotel v horách， sněhová vánice a kus vypůjčený nálady od Agathy Christie。 Ale bohužel。 Sarah Pearse je matla， která nemá elementární schopnost budovat motivace postav， využít potenciál obrovského hotelu či vést detektivní rovinu alespoň se špetkou logiky。 A tak zatímco policajtka Elin čtyři sta stránek nepochopitelně skáče na špek úplně všemu （a lavíruje， jestli zmlácená mrtvola v bazéně není obětí nešťastné náhody）， ve vás namísto příběhu graduje leda otupělost。 Zkrátka: tlustý špatný。 。。。more
Kathryn
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My first 5★ read of the year！！ It took about a quarter of the book to hook me， but my interest grew， and by halfway through I realised that I really wanted to find out what was happening in the old sanatorium！！ It's creepy and a bit gory， and very gothic！I'm now looking forward to the next Elin Warner book out in 2022！！！ My first 5★ read of the year！！ It took about a quarter of the book to hook me， but my interest grew， and by halfway through I realised that I really wanted to find out what was happening in the old sanatorium！！ It's creepy and a bit gory， and very gothic！I'm now looking forward to the next Elin Warner book out in 2022！！！ 。。。more
Hannah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed the majority of this book。 I was hooked early on and spent hours everyday after work reading this to find out。 Here’s why I didn’t give it a 5…1。 There were a few chapters from the victims point of view。 Just a couple。 I don’t understand how that furthered the story。 Honestly multiple perspectives confuse me。 They did it early on in the book and stopped doing it even though the mystery continued。2。 The ending felt rushed。 There was so much build up。 I was so excited to get there I really enjoyed the majority of this book。 I was hooked early on and spent hours everyday after work reading this to find out。 Here’s why I didn’t give it a 5…1。 There were a few chapters from the victims point of view。 Just a couple。 I don’t understand how that furthered the story。 Honestly multiple perspectives confuse me。 They did it early on in the book and stopped doing it even though the mystery continued。2。 The ending felt rushed。 There was so much build up。 I was so excited to get there and then it just kind of happened。 We have the answer， Cecile did it because Elin randomly figured it out in her office so she ran to the pool to see her torturing her brother？ No one else saw this？ I would also murder my rapist but the rest of her “why” seemed not well thought out。 3。 I hate when the bad guy confesses everything they’ve done in the last few minutes。 I get it’s to move the story forward and wrap it up but I find it really cheesy。 4。 That cliffhanger。 I didn’t love it。 I guess it leaves it open for a second novel which would be great for the author so kudos to her， but I don’t love thinking we solved everything only to have another book with essentially the same premise and same characters。 If it was a continuation of this story like Harry Potter is that’s one thing。 But we essentially defeated the bad guy， left the hotel and made up with our brother。 Now we have another novel of the same thing potentially coming？ No thank you。Despite that I did really love this book。 It really was the ending that prevented me from giving it a 5 but this book was definitely worth the ride！ 。。。more
Angela Alessandroni
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If you liked The Guest List by Lucy Foley， you'll like this。 Classic mystery in a snowed-in getaway。 If you liked The Guest List by Lucy Foley， you'll like this。 Classic mystery in a snowed-in getaway。 。。。more
Monita Mohan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow， I hated this book。 It thought it was much more clever than it actually was。 The problem with having a protagonist who is deeply insecure and lacks self-confidence is that they make for terrible reading。 Infuriating is the word that came to mind every time Elin clammed up。 She never really fights back at the hurt and accusations hurled at her。 I mean， Isaac not helping her care for their dying mother was completely brushed aside - how was that not a valid issue？Now let's get to the investiga Wow， I hated this book。 It thought it was much more clever than it actually was。 The problem with having a protagonist who is deeply insecure and lacks self-confidence is that they make for terrible reading。 Infuriating is the word that came to mind every time Elin clammed up。 She never really fights back at the hurt and accusations hurled at her。 I mean， Isaac not helping her care for their dying mother was completely brushed aside - how was that not a valid issue？Now let's get to the investigation， which was undoubtedly a complete shambles。 Elin accuses three people of being the murderer， and two of them turn up dead， while the third is almost killed。 While it's understandable that she may not be as thorough because she's investigating on her own while trapped in a hotel， it still doesn't explain how she keeps jumping to conclusions and slandering people。 Her excuse that she's working with half the picture is completely bizarre - no one has the full picture， that's why you investigate and don't jump to conclusions。When she finally lands on the actual killer， her assumptions are purely circumstantial and diegetically came out of nowhere。 As if the procedural part wasn't bad enough， the eventual killer turned out to be a woman， who was on a rampage because she'd been raped by a friend， in front of her brother who pretended he didn't see it， when she was 16。 Yep， this book somehow found a way to find a whole new low。 The family insisted on covering it up， so Cecile decided to kill her attacker， Daniel and eventually her brother Lucas。 I'm still not clear as to why Lucas lived and three women were instead tortured mercilessly and killed。 I was beyond annoyed at how the author seemed to revel in the torture porn angle of the book - the lurid， graphic details of the medical experiments conducted on women in the sanatorium went on forever。 And then， the way Margot was killed， it almost felt like some kind of fetish。 Noticeably， all those who were tortured were women。 Daniel's murder was not described in such vivid detail， but each dead woman's body was。 And that's not even addressing the pictures of the women in the sanatorium。This was such an aggravating read - it was poorly written， and the twist in the denouement was the final nail in this book's coffin。 Hard pass。 。。。more
Melissa Dudley
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It was a really good book with a crappy， boring ending。 I expected a really shocking ending but was completely underwhelmed。
Carole Oakley
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I found this a disappointing read。 I wont say why or it will give it away。 But after hearing reviews I was disappointed to say the least。
Rajai Al Jada
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The setting of the story is nice， the concept is very good， the narration is great， but I didn’t feel any connection to the main character， it is hard to care for her， and honestly she seemed a little bad at being a detective。 Will be reading the next book。Overall it was a nice read， with some gripping parts， 3。5 stars。
Karen Boman
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Very strange book。 I'm still not sure how I feel about it。 Very strange book。 I'm still not sure how I feel about it。 。。。more
Heather
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This book was amazing！ I absolutely LOVED the setting。 The setting by itself was a huge intrigue to me。 You add in the murder， lies， secrecy， and character interactions and you have an fantastic story。 I couldn't put this book down！ This book was amazing！ I absolutely LOVED the setting。 The setting by itself was a huge intrigue to me。 You add in the murder， lies， secrecy， and character interactions and you have an fantastic story。 I couldn't put this book down！ 。。。more
E。
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This book had a lot of my favorite element: lots of windows in the setting （imagining looking out of a window and finding a face on the other side when there shouldn’t be scares the shit out of me）， medical horror， psychological issues， etc。 But for some reason it just wasn’t working for me。 I wasn’t ever thrilled the way I should have been。 I wonder if part of it is because through at least the first half our narrator is very unreliable （PTSD， paranoia， and lots of sleep deprivation）。 I will gi This book had a lot of my favorite element: lots of windows in the setting （imagining looking out of a window and finding a face on the other side when there shouldn’t be scares the shit out of me）， medical horror， psychological issues， etc。 But for some reason it just wasn’t working for me。 I wasn’t ever thrilled the way I should have been。 I wonder if part of it is because through at least the first half our narrator is very unreliable （PTSD， paranoia， and lots of sleep deprivation）。 I will give it to the author that I didn’t see the twists coming （at least not until right before they were revealed anyway）。 Petty side note: the way the author spelled some of the characters’ names （Elin and Laure in particular） just bugged me so much。 I don’t know if it’s a European thing or just a millennial thing， but giving a character’s name a “unique” spelling just annoyed me （that， and I was never able to figure out whether Laure is supposed to be pronounced like Laura or Laurie）。 。。。more
Tricia Day
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I tried so hard but I just could not make it through this book。 With that said， if anyone wants to just tell me how it ends that’d be great。
Tea
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Rounded way up。 I’m almost angry at how disappointing this was。
Mackenzie Anderson
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Lots of surprises！
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