3.5/5 stars rounded down.

The tone in this book was more light-hearted than I expected it to be yet it was still packed with gore. It was a nice contrast.

I think relating this book to The Great Gatsby was a bit of a miss. I really didn't get those vibes from this book except for some of the hotel descriptions. But I wouldn't say to go into this expecting too much on that front.

I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the hotel and the storyline but for being such a short book, it started to feel like the story was dragging a bit. Between 60-80%, I started to feel the drag. That is ultimately what lowered my rating from 4 stars.

The characters are conflicting. While they aren't exactly good characters, morally, I still found myself liking them. I think they were pretty well-rounded given the shortness of this book. I didn't feel like they were lacking.

As I briefly stated, there is a decent amount of gore. Some pertaining to children. If you can't stomach any harm coming to children, then you might struggle here.

Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7178691338
Fable Review: https://fable.co/review/3646c4ad-9c40-45fe-946b-529672b3f38b/share