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Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren
5.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Disclaimer: I received this e-book from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Horror Hotel

Author: Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: Sapphic Aro MC, Half Filipino MC, F/F Romance

Recommended For...: young adult readers, paranormal, ghosts, ghost hunting, thriller, mystery

Publication Date: February 1, 2022

Genre: YA Paranormal

Recommended Age: 15+ (Death, Language, Harassment, Stalking, Parental death, Murder, Animal gore, Animal death, Gore, Violence)

Explanation of CWs: This is a YA paranormal book involving ghosts, so there is a lot of death, violence, and gore and there is murder in the book actively committed. There is some slight cursing and parental death mentioned a couple of times. There is animal gore and animal death mentioned once each in the book and the animals were goats. There is also harassment and stalking in the book.

Publisher: Underlined

Pages: 224

Synopsis: When the YouTube-famous Ghost Gang—Chrissy, Chase, Emma, and Kiki—visit a haunted LA hotel notorious for tragedy to secretly film after dark, they expect it to be just like their previous paranormal huntings. Spooky enough to attract subscribers—and ultimately harmless.

But when they stumble upon something unexpected in the former room of a gruesome serial killer, they quickly realize that they’re in over their heads.

Sometimes, it’s the dead who need our help—and the living we should fear.

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Review: This book was so amazing! I absolutely loved the book and all of the Cecil Hotel vibes in it. I really like books like these where people go to investigate hauntings because it’s something I’m interested in doing one day. The book had a well done story and characters. The world building and atmosphere was top-tier. The book gave me the sense of someone watching me constantly and I was incredibly creeped out at one particular point in the book. This book has quickly become one of my favorites.

The only issue I really had was that the multiple POVs were a bit confusing because some of the characters didn’t really have a distinct voice, but it was still a well done book.

Verdict: I absolutely love this book! Highly recommend!