Welcome to Litsy!

I just went in a wild ride with twists and turns galore. Carly is a twenty year old woman who goes searching the past for answers about her missing aunt. Some people aren‘t whom they seem to be and yo I ever know who‘s going to show up in the small town of Fell. Get lost as you follow along with Carly‘s journey. I promise you won‘t be able to put this one down.

Another good one by St. James. I love her mix of paranormal and mystery along with the split timeline POVs. While The who done it mystery only lasts to about halfway through the book, I didn‘t mind.

The story is more of an amateur sleuth crime procedural. Both MCs are in the process of proving her theory of what happened in November 1982. #Booked2022 SET IN AN INN, LODGE, OR HOTEL

This was so good I couldn‘t put it down! 4 🌟

This is the first book I‘ve read by Simone St James, certainly will not be the last. The two timelines weave together incredibly well, part “true crime” armchair detective investigation, part ghost story.

In 1982 Viv searches for a killer, in 2017 her niece Carly investigates what happened to Viv. Set in a town with far too many other tragedies. And a haunted motel. The supernatural element is done really well, just enough to enhance the story.

4.5/5.

I absolutely loved this book. I didn‘t know what to expect when I went into it, which is how I enjoy reading my books, but I was pleasantly surprised. I‘ve got her next book, The Book of Cold Cases, on hold at my library so it may be too soon to tell, but I suspect I‘ve found a new favorite author.

#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Hostel

Got this one because it was available as ebook from library and I needed something for our ski trip. Wasn‘t expecting much. I was wrong. Read it in two days. Totally gripping!

I had a really really hard time putting this book down. I think it was one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time. I didn't know how I would like the two separate but connected story lines but the author did a great job with this. Also, Alma is my favorite character! This was #36 for #Roll100. #fabulousfebruary #sharreadathon
@PuddleJumper @Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Professional_Book_Dragon

This book was not what I expected so many twist!!! Read it!

@Avanders , thank you again so much for this book! It was so so good! Like wow!

#ReadMyRoom #WinterTBR#IPromiseToRead
@AkashaVampie @jb72 @Bookworm54 @AsYouWish @CocoReads

#PennyPerPage (3.26)

#the52bookclub2022
Prompt 35 (not going to say whaat prom it is so it doesn't spoil)

At first I thought I wasn‘t going to like this book, but the more I listened the more invested I became. Dual narration, two timelines; Viv a night clerk in 1982, Carly her niece in 2017. Viv disappears one night never to be seen or heard from again, Carly reruns to her place of employment to search for missing clues. The right blend of believability & creepiness.
#NYWD #Booked2022 #SetInHotelInnLodge #PoP22 #AfterLife

I agree! I find anything, ANYTHING to use as a bookmark rather than dog-ear a book!

#WeekendReading
@Andrew65

Best way to avoid a #BookHangover is to jump right into a new book 🎧💓😉 #NYWD @MallenNC #Booked2022 #SetInHotelInnOrLodge #Pop22 #SetIn1980s

Second hand book haul! Anything I should prioritize?

Started this one yesterday! Love the dedication! #Murderino
Thanks again @Avanders for the gifted book

#WeekendReading
@Andrew65

#WinterTBR
#IPromiseToRead
#ReadMyRoom

@AkashaVampie @jb72 @Bookworm54 @AsYouWish @CocoReads

What do you do on a snow day?? You cuddle up with your best fur babies with a warm blanket, read a book and watch the birds.

I really love a good mystery on snowy/rainy days. Reading another one of St. James' novels has proven to be a worthwhile pick. There's all the twists and turns.

#snowday #mystery #readKY #catsoflitsy #winter #gandalfthegray #mittens

https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Down-Motel-Simone-James-ebook/dp/B07S1K42R2/ref=mp_s_...

This took entirely too long for me to read given all of the year end craziness. But I found it engaging and creepy and I‘m now officially a fan of Simone St. James.

Now let the 17 Day Staycation commence! 🎄🍷📚

Fantastic - ghost story/murder mystery/thriller - and it was hard to put down - told in two time lines - I actually felt the creepiness it was written so well.
My only negative comment - the book cover - a million times (ok not that many) the sign is described as flashing Vacancy Cable TV - put Cable TV on the book cover 😆

Finished for #20in4 @Andrew65
Now starting all of my #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @Stay Curious books ❄

Definitely a good read! Right from the beginning I was sucked in —a book that‘s hard to put down until it‘s finished ✅

Finishing the tagged book this week for #20in4 @Andrew65 - then moving on to my #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious picks -
have a few books in hand, some on tablet, some on hold -
Make a great day everyone ❄

@MaleficentBookDragon - I‘m realizing the copy of this book from our last #LMPBC is yours. Would you like it mailed back to you? Just let me know. Thanks!

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView
Plan to read tagged and finish One Of Us Will Be Dead By Morning - large family get together Saturday - so these next few days are pretty open for reading/relaxing/setting up my house for candy making day 🙂
We tend to serve the same things - all of which are good - but my favorite was Gumbo at Commanders Palace in New Orleans at Thanksgiving (they put on a wonderful dinner)-

Happy Gratitude Day -

#TheSunDownMotel #SimoneStJames
#BookSpinBingo #NovelNovember

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 1982 Carly's aunt Viv Delaney moved to New York City and got a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. It's 2017 & Carly wants to find out what happened to Aunt Viv as she mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before Carly was born.

#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
@TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! @DarkMina

Listening to audio of the tagged book 📖

When I braided my granddaughter‘s hair into pigtails her father called her Pippi Longstocking!

When the author constantly repeats information.

Anyone reading this can play!

This is probably one of the best books I‘ve read in awhile. I loved it. Super creepy and perfect for the Halloween 🎃 season. I heard they are potentially going to turn it into a tv series which if so I cant freaking wait. It‘s full of mystery, murder, ghosts…what more could you want?!
#halloweenreads

“The night it all ended, Vivian was alone.” #firstlinefridays #firstlinefriday

Creepy mystery / paranormal story told in dual timelines set in the small town of Fell in upstate NY - site of a disproportionate number of murder victims. In 1982, Viv Delaney suddenly disappeared from the night shift at the creepy haunted Sun Down Motel. 35 years later, her niece Carly Kirk comes to town to try to puzzle out what happened.
Told in dual timelines - part mystery, part horror - how it could be any of us. I really liked this.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I first listened to this part thriller, part horror on audio last year. It‘s so atmospheric and compulsive. I just #reread it for book club, but this time in print. Loved it more second time around. The parallel storylines are just right and the ghosts are oddly believable. Added that 5th star!

The Sun Down Motel was a mix of creepy and murder mystery set between two time periods between the two main characters, Vivian in 1982 and her niece Carly in 2017
I enjoyed the two different perspectives, it was a little slow at times but still kept me interested and enjoyable

Starting this today while lazing by the lake. Rural settings and isolated cabins are always scary to me, so hopefully the environment will add ambiance to the reading!

This was perfect for the Halloween season. It is a mystery as well as a ghost story. I thought the setting was used really well, and I liked how she built up the characters in both timelines. I listened to the audiobook and some of it was legitimately scary to me. I‘m probably never going to go to the ice/vending area of a motel alone without worrying about some ghosts.

This was a fun and engaging murder mystery featuring a haunted motel.

I listened to the audio. There were two different voices for each of the main characters. It didn‘t hold my attention 100%, but I was interested enough that plenty of times, I “rewound” to hear what I‘d missed. There was some good atmosphere, with some creepy happenings

Yep. Perfect audible for an October road trip.

Thank you @Avanders for the #CBBC book package this month! I am taking the chocolate to work!!!

#coffeebeanbookclub
@Mommamanzi

Creepy! Ghost story thriller with a dual timeline. All the self-opening doors may have contributed to a couple restless nights for me! But I thought this was really good, and wrapped up well.

This was a reread for me as my book club chose this for our October book and I‘m leading the discussion. I loved this story the second time around just as much as I did the first time around. A wonderful atmospheric read perfect for the season. #BookspinBingo #Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix #screamathon #BFC2021 +256 pts

If anyone needs me, I‘ll be right here.

#smokymountains #booksandbooze

Definitely one of my new favorites! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

So starting on another cozy 🫖📖🔪♥️

Received my “big” #FallingForFallSwap #fffs package from @Kshakal 💃🏽💃🏽🍁🍂🧡 yay!!

Aaaand so close to being done with #CoffeeBeanBookClub #cbbc round 4! 😱
@Mommamanzi

I‘m so glad I‘m finally reading this. I‘m only about 1/3 the way in, but so far I‘m liking this better than The Broken Girls, and so far, it‘s a perfectly creepy book timed perfectly with what I‘m insisting is the beginning of fall…. 😬😎🎃🍁🍂🖤💚🧡💜

(90+ degree temperatures notwithstanding)

Another great one from Ms. St. James!

I was with everything about this book… right up until the end. Inexplicable behaviors that undermine everything you know about a character … not a fan. Cost this review half a star. I would love to know why the author did this. Sigh. 💀💀💀💀.5

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What a great horror novel! This had it all, ghosts, mystery, and thrills. The story centers around Carly a young woman who is determined to find out what happened to her Aunt Viv who disappeared 35 years earlier. The last known place, The Sun Down Motel, which proves to have secrets of its own. A chilling tale with a shocking ending.

Excellent road trip audiobook. A good mystery surrounding a haunted roadside motel was just the thing to listen to right before stopping to sleep at a (hopefully) not haunted roadside motel! Good characters and well structured with solid pacing that kept things tied together and moving forward. Recommended.

#62
I listened to this one and it was really good...starting to like this author

Mysteries and ghost stories are not usually my thing, so this was a change of pace for me.
Took me a little while to get into it, but I was keen to keep reading to unravel the mystery.

The Sun Down Motel is one of my favorite creepy books. And it just so happens that there is actually a motel not too far away from where I live called the Sundown Motel. I think I'll pass on staying there. 😬😂