Book Review - The Resort by Sarah Goodwin

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Title: The Resort

Author: Sarah Goodwin

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Avon

Publication Date: 5th January 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

Mila and her husband Ethan are on their way to her sister’s wedding at a luxurious ski resort. As they drive through the mountains, surrounded by snow covered forests, Mila feels like everything is finally going to plan.

When the car engine suddenly stops and won’t start again.

Stranded, with night closing in, they make their way on foot back to where they saw a sign for some cabins.

When they finally reach them, they find the windows boarded up and the buildings in disrepair. They have the eerie sense they shouldn’t be there.

With snow falling more heavily, they have no choice but to break into one to spend the night.

In the morning when Mila wakes, Ethan is gone.

Now she is all alone.

Or is she?

A totally gripping and spine-tingling psychological thriller with twists and turns that will leave you breathless. Fans of The Sanatorium, The Hunting Party and The Castaways will be completely hooked from the very first page until the final, shocking conclusion.

Claustrophobic, haunting, chilling, addictive... just some of the adjective I need to use to describe The Resort. 

Although perhaps unputdownable, unguessable and shocking would actually be more accurate. 

It's certainly a ridiculously good book, only the second I've read from an author who is fast becoming a favourite. 

The location, the descriptions of Mila in his really weird feeling village are so vividly described you feel as though you are there experiencing it for yourself.  

I was coming up with theories constantly but the only thing that made sense to me, until I of course read the actual happenings, but my theories were well off the mark and completely unrealistic. 

Even while I was fearing for Mila's survival chances, I was also interested in discovering the family dynamic between her and Jess, her sister.  

This was utterly fabulous, I'm almost lost for words as to how much I enjoyed this.  I devoured it in less than a day, and was using any excuse to return to my kindle, despite my work mountain.  And it was so worth it. I will say thought that I'm glad I read this in summer, or else the chilling descriptions of the cold and snow may have completely frozen me. 

I'm now so hooked on this author, I'm already ready to sit down and read her newest book. 

Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.