Thank you NetGalley and the publisher/author for providing me with and ARC of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six..this was a pretty decent thriller having kept me reading throughout the day, although I didn’t find that I liked any of the characters except Henry & Piper.. the rest were pretty self absorbed… book went in a completely different direction than I thought in the beginning , but ultimately I did enjoy Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six… 3 solid stars

I went in excited for this one, but it didn’t meet my expectations. For one, I just didn’t enjoy the writing style. But I also found it difficult to remember all of the characters since it jumped around so much and we never really got to know each of the characters that well. While I can be a fan of multiple POVs, I didn’t think that Unger used the strategy well; it made the book more confusing for me. Lastly, I thought the ending was just absurd. Many thrillers have pretty crazy endings, but this one was just weird, and a little confusing, and I didn’t like it.

Sad to say, I didn't care for much in the book. The worst part was the lack of flow. Switching between backstory and present was jarring. The story itself touched on a lot of issues, but ultimately it was boring. This won't stop me from picking up more from Unger.

Thank you Net Galley for an ARC of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger. I was so excited for this novel. I read it once and rated it 3 stars. At the end of December, I decided to read it again because I could not remember even reading it. I DNF'd it second time around. Changing my rating to 2 stars.

... happiness is all the same, but misery is unique...

A weekend away at a cabin called Elegant Overlook - Hannah and her husband, her brother Mako and his wide, her best friend Cricket friend and her dreamy new boyfriend.

But their idyllic getaway is about to turn into a nightmare.

Unfortunately this book was just not for me - too many perspectives, too messy, too many loose ends and too many irrelevant stories.

I couldn't understand why all the background stories on Henry? Was his story a red herring, or just a way to up the word count? And hearing the perspective of the owner of the rental property - this added absolutely no substance to the story and should have been omitted in my opinion.

2 stars ⭐⭐

Special thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I do love a great locked door mystery! This book has a classic premise that I always like. To me it was a little scattered and while I did enjoy the characters I would have liked to have seen more depth. Overall this is a quick afternoon read- snuggle up by the fire with your blanket and enjoy! Thank you #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

A luxury cabin in the woods, great views, hot tub, private chef…for six friends (three couples) it seems like the perfect getaway, doesn’t it? Perhaps it would have been if there weren’t so many secrets and lies! Seriously, everyone here has a secret.

I love stories of people being trapped in remote places under stressful situations…and Lisa Unger’s Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six definitely qualifies. There is more than one storyline going on here, and as I said, plenty of secrets and lies. Unger does a great job with the characters. Right from the opening we’re introduced to several of the key players. These characters are flawed, well fleshed out, and very engaging. The story is tense (and intense at times) with an intriguing, twisty plot that kept me up turning pages well after I’d intended to call it a night. I’d like to thank Legend Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.

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A brilliantly eerie unique story. Fantastic characters that are believable and bring this story to life. A creepy gritty plot that twists and turns and leads you astray only to reel you in for a shocking finale. Keeps you reading till the very last page.

I read and reviewed Lisa Unger’s Last Girl Ghosted, Confessions on the 7:45, Under My Skin, and Ink & Bone and they were all four star reads, so I was not terribly surprised when I received a copy of Ms. Unger’s Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six from Legend Press and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review and it ended up also being four stars.

The difference is that for some reason this latest one seemed full of characters that were annoying. Not just one person – all of them. The story is one of the “locked-room” mystery types, with several characters staying together in a luxury “cabin” in the remote Georgia woods. (I admit as I got into it, I wondered if we’d hear the theme from Deliverance playing soon…). The houseguests for this luxury getaway include Mako/Michael, the organizer and host for this bash, along with his wife Liza, his sister Hannah and her husband Bruce, and Hannah’s BFF Cricket and her boyfriend Joshua. The “cabin” comes with a chef and masseuse and the owner, Bracken, who seems to always be hovering nearby. On top of all that, the history of the place includes possibly being haunted, and then a big storm rolls in, knocking out power and making the one road entrance impassable. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

A second storyline involves a boy named Henry, whose mother died when he was even younger, forcing him into the foster system. With Unger’s typically awesome method of building suspense and weaving storylines together, and the fact that we just know the stories will merge, things move quickly. There is plenty of deceit, love, loyalty, and redemption to keep the reader occupied. I’m giving it four stars, just because it kept me entertained for a couple of days, and I consider Ms. Unger to be reliably good at writing books I enjoy (even if the characters are all PITAs).Thanks to Legend and NetGalley.

Nice idea but not what I expected. This “locked room” mystery ended up being wide spread with a side story that takes place elsewhere. The author brought the stories together well. There is family, then there is FAMILY!

This was a good locked room type mystery. Lots of characters which took a bit to get into, but then it all started to come together.

Thank you #Netgalley for this advanced copy!

When three couples rent a cabin in the secluded woods, secrets slowly begin to trickle out. Best friends, siblings, coworkers, inlaws, so many layers of relationships, yet the secrets run deep. When a storm hits, and the power is questions begin to arise and one ends up missing. Some story lines were a bit extreme and difficult to understand why they were included (ie Bracken). Overall, the book kept me intrigued lots of hype leading up to what happened but then fizzled out a bit.

A really fast-paced book, that started off with an interesting premise, however, the multiple points of view didn't quite mesh together well.
I do enjoy a locked-room mystery, but this was not one that will make my favourites list.
The characters didn't have much depth to them and I can't say I liked any of the characters.

My first Lisa Unger book, thanks to Net galley and Legend Press book on Netgalley for an e-`ARC of this book.

Lisa Unger is one of my favourite authors of psychological thrillers and I'm pleased to say her latest offering did not disappoint!

I found the plot fascinating, intriguing and very suspenseful, with quite a few characters (but not too many so that one gets lost!) and some were very unlikeable indeed... It was well paced throughout, and became very addictive three quarters in!
A definite recommendation 🙂

Thank you to Legend Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. Publication date is 16/2/23, but it is out now in the UK and the US.

2.5 stars, rounded up to 3. I’m going to be honest (always). I really did not enjoy the first half of this book. It was all over the place and kind of dull. It did pick up in the second half, but it wasn’t enough for me to give it an “I liked it”. The plot was convoluted and full of holes, and most of the characters were unlikeable. My favorite one was the 15 month old baby who was barely in the book. 😂 Lisa Unger is a popular author. I’m going to give her another chance because this is only the second of her books I’ve read. I gave Last Girl Ghosted three and a half stars, but looking back, it probably should’ve been a three star review. If you like Lisa Unger’s novels, please don’t let my review keep you from reading this one.

Superbly dark and convoluted with a premise which is both familiar with a proven track record for brilliance and also an entirely original strand (pun intended).
The familiarity of the story is insofar there is a group of friends / family holidaying together in a remote dwelling. This is a tried and tested whodunnit method, in fact almost it’s own sub genre, but it hasn’t let me down y and this is no exception. Add further to this a level of nearby threat, loss of electricity and a storm and we’re close as it gets to cliche. Luckily though the other side of the story revolves around the DNA test kits that are all the rage for people eager to look into their ancestry and past and present family connections. I admit I’ve done one myself but there’s definitely room for sinister, surprising and shocking results for anyone which this plot cleverly plays on. There is also the excellent moral and psychological question of nature versus nature to be explored.
All in all, excellent food for thought, entertainment, drama and suspense. A definite recommend from me.

I really wanted to love this book. The premise seemed like it was the perfect thriller for my interests (I love a good locked room mystery) but I almost didn’t finish the book during the first 10%.
It starts off slow, and to be honest, the writing sometimes reads as if a high schooler wrote the book. It seems like the only descriptor that the author can use to describe an attractive person is “hot” and it was thrown around excessively, in my opinion.
But then it got better. I was actually interested in finding out what happened and didn’t want to put the book down. And even though I wasn’t really invested in any of the characters, I still wanted to know how it was going to end.
Some of the twists I was able to deduce fairly quickly and others had me guessing until the very end. I did think the ending of the book was a little underwhelming but overall the book ended up being entertaining.
A solid 3 star read, in my opinion. I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it. If you like locked room mysteries you’ll probably find it to be an entertaining read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Legend Press for this eARC.

This book was quite a pleasant surprise! I actually thought by the title it was going to be the normal run of the mill serial killer kills guests in remote cabin but was completely blindsided! An entertaining read

Best title of the year! I would read Lisa Ungers new book any way, but WHAT a way to draw you in. This locked room mystery is both twisty and unpredictable. I was outraged at times (why would they DO that?), intrigued - most of the time at least. And in the end, entertained. And that is what you hope for as a reader. Is it the most believable story? Perhaps not.

I liked the peeping cottage owner Bracken the most (what does it say about me?). I would hade liked to hear more of he’s analysis of the people in the cottage. At times - not counting the creepy part where he watches them with hidden cameras - he seems SPOT ON.

” Babe. Bracken really hated that word for some reason. It was so—common. Anyone could see that the woman was anything but. Bracken definitely wouldn’t call her babe. Maybe love. Maybe darlin.”

All in all this was a GOOD read. Not great. But good.

What an absolute thrill ride this book was! My first book by Lisa Unger but definitely not my last. I thought this was utterly full of suspense f and I loved the guessing game that went into it!

The characters were fascinating to learn more about, and I thought the plot was well developed. Highly recommend to fans of Lisa Jewell and Lucy Foley.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.