My thanks to Net Galley and Legend Press for this arc to review.

I loved this page turner with all the twists. Premise is not new. A group.of people in a secluded area on vacation, a storm is coming, they can't leave and a stranger seeking revenge is stalking them to eliminate them. However, the WHY of it all was something different, plus, throw in a peeping Tom and you got a good thriller.

Thanks to Netgalley and Legend Press for the advanced digital copy of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.
I’m a long time fan of Lisa Unger and was so excited to get this. I will say straight up that if this isn’t your first Lisa Unger, treat yourself to her earlier ones. The latter ones have a different spin with the incorporation of current social themes, which in this one is DNA testing and genetics; and it led to and overshadowing of the storyline, rather than enhance it.
We meet Hannah and her brother Mako and their respective partners, and childhood friend Cricket and her new lover as they’re preparing for a weekend away,
What ensues is rather chaotic, which was the general feel of this book sadly. The concept of a locked - room style psychological thriller is being done a lot at the moment and unfortunately fell flat in this story- I was expecting something chilling and dark. There were too many characters with seemingly unnecessary background stories, multiple viewpoints, and somewhat theatrical descriptions of violence which shifted the feel of the book.

So, I was really excited to read this one after hearing so many great reviews from previous ARC readers. Maybe it’s just not for me, but it fell flat from my expectations.

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six follow a group of six people who decide to take a luxurious getaway to a remote high class cabin in the woods. Once they arrive, things start to go wrong, and secrets are revealed.

This one to me just seemed so basic. The setting is your basic thriller. Characters are secluded, something is amiss, and everyone is keeping secrets. There is A LOT of characters to follow, and most of them are introduced in the prologue which I had to read a few times to be able to get a mental picture of who was involved. Not only are there a lot of characters, but there’s past/present POVs, as well as many other POVs with additional characters to follow as well.

I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters beside the boy in the past POV, and I suspect that’s because 50% in, I was still trying to figure out who was who.

On a more positive note, Lisa Ungers writing is quite poetic. I really enjoy the way she writes suspense and feelings of dread, and she does write very deep thoughts at times. Also, The atmosphere was enjoyably spooky.

This was a decent book, but for me it didn’t stick out. I wasn’t thinking about it while I wasn’t reading, and I struggled until about 60% in. This one ranged from super enjoyable at times, to completely confusing to me throughout.

A multi person point of view mystery. A crazy cast of characters that ends up in a secluded cabin. This suspense will keep you guessing and I love that!
Add this to your TBR pile.

What a thrilling adventure!! Hugh fan of the authors previous novels and again, this was just sensational.

Three couples renting a luxury cabin in the woods in an a locked-room thriller.
We have Hannah and her generous tech-mogul husband, along with their significant others and Hannah's best friend and her new beau. The views are spectacular, they have their own personal chef and there's a hot tub, what can go wrong? Well, there is a storm heading their way and along with it, trouble from someone's past.

It was clear from the backstories that this one was going to be entertaining but even then, I didn't really guess what was coming until later in the story. The characters and the setting really drew me in and I absolutely flew through this one. Highly recommend.

I made it about halfway through this book before i had to DNF. the multiple perspectives? the bland storyline. if you're writing a thriller, please make the story move faster than this which moved at a snail pace.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. It was hard, very hard to get into this book. There are numerous characters and multiple points of view to keep track of, I feel that maybe trying to write a book with six main characters, was a bit much for this author. The timeline alternates between the past and present. I normally like these type of books, but just not the way this writer put them together. There was also two story lines, to add to the mix. There was some very good parts of the book, I did finish it, and wasn’t surprised at how it ended. The book also had rape, sexual and verbal abuse, voyeurism and other topics which may not be a fit for some readers. I will give this author another chance, and read another book of her’s.

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Excellent Christie-esque writing, full of twists and turns I didn't see coming. A great who-dun-it mystery that had me guessing right until the thrilling end.