"Here in the Ruby, we can all start our lives again."

This one was such an adventure. Even though I knew some of the twists early on, the adventure of the story and fast pace was so fun to go through! I liked Audrey because she wasn't all perfect or all rebellious. She had an attitude sometimes but not always and she made some unhealthy decisions... but...she's a kid! That's what they do! I loved the dynamics of the family because it all felt so real. Great story. ( )

i love hotels. i love creepy shit. i’m literally writing a series where creepy shit happens in a hotel. need i say more? ( )

CW: Teenager chooses to completely die (she is in limbo) in order to be with her family. ( )

I LOVED this book. I adored every second. It was fast paced and I couldn't put it down. I just wanted to know what was going to happen from one second to the next.

It starts off getting right into the thick of Hotel Ruby, and it has a steady progression of interesting characters and side plots and thoughts.

There was just enough gore and violence and enough lovey dovey stuff too. It was the perfect balance for me.

Honestly I wish this were a series I'd love to read more from the Hotel but it just ended so great that ... I can't be sad about it. The end was slightly predictable of course I swear I've seen a movie like this and it reminded me a lot of AHS Hotel while reading it - perhaps that's why I liked it so much. I'll definitely be buying it to reread later! ( )

I can forgive the fact that I figured out the mystery pretty early on. It's a cool idea regardless.

My problems lie with the characters. I didn't like Audrey. She came across as a bit of a diva at times with her somewhat self-absorbed attitude (though I could forgive some given the circumstances).

I also wasn't a fan of the romance. It seemed to be conjured up from nothing but a shared dance and a few quick conversations. Elias is a very one dimensional character and everything he says came across as a cliche to me. It didn't help that I struggled with his audiobook voice in that version (though bumping up the speed to 1.5x seemed to help)--it annoyed me to no end!

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Actual Rating: 2/5 ( )