This is a messy book. What I mean by that is that there are too many characters, not enough plot to be even half ways believable, everyone is a suspect, more characters, and then lets throw in DNA.

Overall it was an engaging book. It kept my interest. I kept thinking in the back of my head, ok this person is the killer, no this person is the killer.
Thats what makes a great thriller/mystery book.

However, I didn't care about any of the characters. I felt that the author really could have cut out half of the characters and it would have been a better story. If the characters had been flushed out and more back stories, it would have been better.

I liked the story arc but again, wish I had more backstory on the villians to really fully understand what was going on.

An okay thriller that you will want to keep reading but don't get too caught up on the characters....there are too many.

Lisa Unger does it again!

What defines familly? This is the overarching theme throughout this page-turning thriller.

Hannah, Mako and their family spend a weekend away in a secluded cabin and is met with secrets, forced to face dark pasts and danger from an unknown stranger.

Henry is trying to discover the secrets of who is family is and how he's tied to the world. His discovery leads to Hannah and Mako and everything turns ugly.

If you love a thriller you can't put down, filled with twists and turns, this is the book for you. I found it a bit slow at the start, trying to sort out the two story lines, but as the suspense builds, it becomes more and more captivating. You'll speed read until the end for sure.

One feedback issue - may be technology related! Whereever the letter “f” appears followed by “l” there is a space between the letters. E.g. F lash instead of flash.

Wow - loved this book. Lots of themes - not least “right” v “wrong”. It basically raises the question of whether psychopaths are created by genetics alone or how much impact does their family environment have?

I loved the main steady female character. Solid. The book also highlighted the impact of underlying tensions between many of the book’s flawed characters.

A first class read. Cleverly crafted together by the author and the finish was more than satisfactory!

This was an atmospheric thriller that set the setting and pace very well. From the beginning, there was interest into this novel and the dynamics of the family that we were being introduced to. I remained interested throughout the novel and the general plot. I thought it was largely fun and included some elements of domestic fiction. While I really liked the book, I thought the motive behind the terror was a little too unbelievable. That’s why I have to knock down my rating a bit to 3.5 stars ⭐️, rounded up. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy for review.

Unfortunately I just couldn't get in to this book. I really wanted to, but it just didn't happen. Some of thr book is sell written and interested, but the most of it just didn't grip me

Straight up, didn’t like this one. I wasn’t a fan of the stranger inside (at all). But I like to give new-to-me authors a chance or two to wow me with at least one of their books. This was not it.

I had the same issue with this as I did her other book. It was slow AF and I really didn’t care for the drawn out motherhood story of what life is like with a young child, who is not a newborn. I’m a mom myself, and when I read, I read to escape. Mommy stories aren’t it. Sorry, not sorry.

The premise hooked me and there were some good ideas. But it was like reading 2 different stories that didn’t go well together.

Others may like this one. So just cause it wasn’t for me. Doesn’t mean someone else won’t love it.

A mysterious set of gifts under the Christmas tree set the story in motion, but the majority of the novel takes place at a secluded cabin in the woods of Georgia. The six guests at the cabin are Hannah, her husband Bruce, her brother Mako, Mako’s wife Liza, Hannah’s best friend Cricket, and Cricket’s boyfriend Joshua. There’s immediate conflict between Bruce and Mako (who had business dealings), with Liza disconnecting from the group due to a sudden illness, and because of Mako’s romantic history with Cricket. A ghost story related to a tragedy at the site, a creepy host, and the point of view of Henry, who initially doesn’t seem to connect to the vacationers, adds to the tension.

The book provides a large number of points of view which made it at times difficult to form deep connections with the characters and made the story feel overly complex. I did, however really enjoy the points of view of the female characters and how Unger tied everything together at the end.

Pretty much everyone in the story has some kind of secret, so there’s plenty of layers and red herrings. I like the way DNA testing and the various characters’ views on it played into the story. I also like how the story opened and ended with a holiday celebration and how the story tackles complex issues around what makes a family and DNA testing. Unger succeedes in crafting robust character arcs for several cast members. All in all, SECLUDED CABIN SEATS SIX, is a book mystery lovers will be overjoyed to find under the Christmas tree.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to Park Row Books for providing an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley.

OMG! My newest favorite read! I loved the characters, the mystery, and the twist! I was eager to pick up my Kindle to read Lisa Unger's newest book. I will be adding this to my recommendation list. Thank you, NetGalley, for sharing this awesome new read with me!

This book ran hot and cold for me. I liked the genetics twist. I had trouble connecting with the characters as each of them felt flawed.

Overall, I would give this book somewhere between a 3.5 and a 4.0.

“O What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” (Sir Walter Scott).

This book is one mess of convoluted and tangled webs with deception everywhere! My goodness! What an overabundance of everything: characters, deceit, lies, etc. and then there’s the sex!! Oh MY! Here, there and yonder – with him, with her and … just who is the father of which baby/person?

I appreciate this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, Legend Press, in exchange for an honest review. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t finish it. It was just too, too unrealistic. Who acts like that? Who lives like that? Who wants to be friends with those people? Who wants to be like that?

I have read every single one of Lisa Ungers books and always love them. Never disappoints, another great read

Very good read. I couldn’t put it Very good read. I couldn’t put it down! Mysterious and a thriller. Intense at times. You never know where DNA will lead you.

I’d seen a few people post about this read by Lisa Unger. So I knew it was a must request. It’s definitely my kind of genre, thriller!

The storyline is fab, it is literally what the title suggests. A secluded, cut off cabin and six people there … or is there only six?

The story progresses by different characters perspectives and a character from the passed called Henry. This creates amazing suspense as you know Henry must be connected but you aren’t sure how.

As the story unfolds it keeps you guessing each way, it’s eerie, it’s fast paced and it constantly has you questioning who the mysterious Trina is.

Overall an enjoyable read, kept my attention and definitely had a spooky thrill.

Thank you NetGalley and Legend press for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book

This was definitely an entertaining read. I have been looking for a good slasher and I feel like with this I am definitely getting closer to finding it.

I found the jumping of point of views a bit confusing and unnecessary at times. The moments that were set in Henry’s point of view had me double checking to make sure I was still reading the same story since it didn’t make sense until much later on. There were definitely characters I wanted to root for and characters I most certainly didn’t.

I do have a lot of questions about Bracken, the owner of the cabin with what his motives were and what would happen with him. I felt like his part of the story possibly could’ve been left out altogether.

However, I loved the thriller aspect of it and actually would’ve loved for the action and eeriness of not knowing what’s lurking in the dark whilst being stranded in a cabin in the middle of nowhere to be dragged out further.

I enjoyed how the main plots of the story were tied together at the end of the story. I would read this again.

<i>Thank you to NetGallery and Legend Press for providing me this arc!</i>
<i>I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.</i>

Wow, you never know about people especially if it’s people you’ve never met. This book definitely kept me interested from the beginning. I couldn’t stop reading because I needed to know what was going on, and what was going to happen! Loved this book! It reminds me not to go digging through my family history!

I thank the publisher for letting me read this book.. It was a whirlwind and kept me turning the pages to see what was next. The suspense was unending.
The premise of the story unfolded nicely. I never would have guessed the ending.
Great book, Lisa Unger. A new author for me.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book and to give my honest review especially since I have read Lisa Unger’s books for many years and was so excited to get the opportunity to read an advanced copy. I enjoyed parts of this thriller since it’s very different from the “norm” in regard to the genealogy aspect of it. I would however not recommend it to others because I think women were portrayed to be weak and to ignore their hearts and minds at the expense of the psychological well-being of themselves and other women because of men. I personally had some difficulty with a few characters and actually had to book the book down more than once to take a break due to the frustration of their actions, behaviors and personalities in general. I was also disappointed at the end by how one particular character was just “forgotten” when everything happened. Lastly, there were comments made about women throughout the entire book implying that our actions were to defend terrible men vs protecting one another. Even the book ended with a supposedly strong woman that still stood by a man who was a rapist, animal killer, adulterer and basically harmed innocent children by his actions without ever showing any remorse for any of his heinous behavior. Personally, I think there are many, many women who will read this book and to continue to diminish themselves and believe their self worth is dependent on a man. Very unfortunate & disappointing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Legend Press for this ARC. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

What a wild ride this book was! A fast paced, locked room mystery that kept me up late for several nights because it was so un-put-downable! I loved the multiple points of view and trying to guess how they all intertwined before coming together at the end!

I love a good thriller with unexpected twists and this definitely hit the mark! Highly recommend!

4 stars from me. It was a binge read and now I'm scared to stay in a cabin again!

The character list was extensive in the beginning so I ended up making a chart however it became easy to keep them seperate

I was thinking Brackens character was going to go somewhere but it didn't seem to. That's the only con I have.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review this book.

Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway in this thrilling, atmospheric, novel.

What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? Especially in an isolated luxury cabin in the woods, complete with spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. The reviews are stellar.

But a deadly storm is brewing. The owner seems just a little too present. The chef reveals that the beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the guests have their own complicated pasts, with secrets that run blood deep. The perfect weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.

Lisa Unger has a real talent for creating atmospheric (shall we say creepy?) plots with enough twists and turns to keep readers guessing until the end. Highly recommended. #SecludedCabinSleepsSix #NetGalley #SaltMarshAuthors