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The Sun Down Motel
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Publisher's Summary
An Instant New York Times Best Seller
Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the best-selling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.
Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. But something isnʼt right at the motel, something haunting and scary.
Upstate New York, 2017. Carly Kirk has never been able to let go of the story of her aunt Viv, who mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before she was born. She decides to move to Fell and visit the motel, where she quickly learns that nothing has changed since 1982. And she soon finds herself ensnared in the same mysteries that claimed her aunt.
Critic Reviews
"There are very few novels that leave me feeling genuinely spooked....Simone St. James's The Sun Down Motel is very much one of those books, taking twists and turns that are equal parts compelling and creepy." (PopSugar)
“Spooky, unsettling, and brilliantly written, The Sun Down Motel is mesmerizing from the first page. A breathlessly suspenseful supernatural mystery that will hook you early, and never let go.” (Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts, ITW Thriller Award-winner for Best Novel)
“Simone St. James takes danger and fear to a new level with The Sun Down Motel, a place so chocked full of secrets, the rooms all but tremble at their door hinges. An excellent blend of mystery and the mysterious. Don't miss this.” (Jamie Mason, author of The Hidden Things)
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- Gene Boyd
- 19-02-20
Loved this story!
First off, the narrators are great. Beautiful, clear voices.
Second, the story was incredible. I love this author and was so excited to see this new audiobook. Did not disappoint. The characters and story is so wonderful. Took me away for a scary adventure.
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- Spig
- 04-03-20
Disappointed Simone St. James fan
I'm having a hard time reconciling my adoration for Simone St. James' other books with my utter disappointment in this one. I also don't understand the rave reviews! I did notice that a lot of the popular reviewers of this book have not reviewed any of this author's other works.. So perhaps there's a difference in target audience with this one(?), as well as a difference in my expectation as a fan of Simone St. James' usually great writing.
This story had great building blocks: Haunted motel, unsolved mystery, unresolved family history, female sleuths who confront the supernatural whilst solving these hitherto unknowns!
I see the term "fell flat" a lot in reviews.. That's not quite right here.. It fell FAKE to me. Nothing about this story was believable. And I'm not talking about the ghosts! I'm not going to do well giving examples without spoilers, so Im not going to try. Instead I'll broadly state: The drive behind every character was unrealistic. The characters were barely even likeable. And the nerdy/intellectual girl meets brooding sexy man thing is the same overdone scenario in any tween book that's been written. And why throw shade on the young male victim of a far greater tragedy than any of the characters were supposed to care about here by the way? That didn't make a lick of sense! The "plot twists" were obvious, the ghosts were garish, underdeveloped, and unresolved.
I really want to emphasize how much I love this author's other works! If you want a story with well developed characters & ghosty chills, read The Haunting of Maddy Clare. If you want family haunting, spooky atmosphere, & rising above female suppression, read Lost Among the Living. If you want more a more modern paranormal thriller with a believable lovestory side line, read The Broken Girls! Read ANY of Simone St. James' books instead of this one!!
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-20
4/5ths of a Good Read
A great narrative with a disappointing finish. I expected better from this author, as she's one of my all time favorites.
The ending is bland, the name of a personality disorder is used to explain away random and apparently first time violent behavior from a character, and the split plot ends up dragging the whole thing down with it. There are many questionable if not blatantly bad character decisions made, and in the end this whole novel read as extremely queerbaiting, not thought through, and frankly silly.
Why was Callum even there?
Sigh.
I've been waiting on this one for months, and I'm so disappointed. The specific personality disorder referenced (BPD) is something I live with. We are an extremely stigmatized group and hearing it used in this (especially for such a useless unimportant reason) broke my heart.
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- Sandy M
- 25-02-20
My 2nd Favorite Book by Simone St. James So Far
I totally was engrossed in this story from the very beginning. Loved the duel narration, one for each period in time. Just wonderful.
Story was interesting and captivating, with lots of surprises, and plenty of creepy to go around.
Carly and her roomy were both great, and really liked Nick. Viv was sensitive and funny sometimes with the “guests” at the hotel. Really liked when Viv talked to the “guests”.
Definitely going to listen to this one again, probably more than once.
SO worth the credit. Absolutely worth it
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-20
Ridiculous! A Nancy Drew novel would be better!<br /><br />
Kept waiting for this book to get better but it only got worse... A teenager might enjoy it... How anyone could compare this with "The Shining" is beyond me...
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- Jacki S
- 15-03-20
What a GREAT performance by the two narrators!
I was a little unsure at the beginning of this book because I didn’t realize it had a supernatural element to it, which is not my favorite genre. However, the narrators drew me in...and I’m so glad they did! I loved the back & forth between decades/characters, and the author did a remarkable job of bringing the early 80s to life. The mystery never gave itself away, and I felt like I really knew everyone involved by the end - even the ghosts!
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- Jamie D. Fisher
- 08-03-20
To the Murderinos!
So good, the 2 narrators do so well and the writing is really wonderful, I’m going to be getting more Simone St James books ASAP!
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- Jessica Bell
- 04-03-20
Girl Power!!!
I truly loved this book! I’m very glad I stumbled upon it! To me it was like an unspoken girl power book! The way both Aunt Viv and Carly just did what had to be done made it incredible! I’m a native of NY state (Hudson Valley) and when they mentioned Poughkeepsie I laughed out loud!! I could totally picture the town because it is similar to so many small towns in NY and many people only think about NYC and there’s so much more!!!! Great Book!!!!
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- Brandi
- 25-02-20
Sundl Down
I just love Simone St. James. She is one crafty writer. Great story and wonderful narration.
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- Laurena
- 31-03-20
Fanatastic
I am so obsessed with this book! I am thinking a part two would be amazing!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-03-20
Perfect listen
Enjoyed every second of this listen. Brilliant narrators. As a murderino this was a perfect listen for me.