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The Sun Down Motel

Simone St. James

Start date: October 1, 2025

Finish date: October 31, 2025

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Feb 20, 2020 Cobwebs-Iced-Across-SpaceTime rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I expected a great novel, as I adored Simone St. James ' BROKEN GIRLS; and THE SUN DOWN MOTEL delivered on that expectation and far beyond it. This is a tremendously frightening novel, both in terms of the Supernatural scares (I thought my hair would turn white) and of the horribly-inhuman human frightener--who makes my blood run even colder. It also carries a tremendous impact in terms of Awareness: specifically awareness of how unsafe women and girls are. Yes in 2020 we are familiar with the # ...more

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Sep 07, 2020 Jami rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery-thriller-legal

This was a 4.5. I thought the story was excellent and creepy! The mystery unfolds between two time periods, which works well. The characters were interesting, including the ghosts!

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May 09, 2020 Leslie rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020

3.5*

Decent ghost story and mystery, but could see how it would end. First by this author, will read more by her.

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Aug 21, 2020 Monica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

3 1/2 stars.
The book is a page turner, the story makes sense and it's compelling. That's it, though.
Just a good book for a beach read. Some minor plot problems and some slightly unrealistic characters, but overall enjoyable. I think they will soon make a film or a Netflix series out of it.
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