Marketed as The Blair Witch meets Midsommar, I knew I had to read it! I loved the horror movies vibes this book gave! Such an amazing debut by Camilla Sten! I will definitely be reading more of her books!

When the main character in a story is a mysteriously abandoned town, the promise of a good scare is guaranteed! Camilla Sten builds this excellent scare of a story in two parts, the town as it was just before all of the residents disappear and the town now, as a young woman comes in with a film crew to find the story of how an entire town could just disappear. She is descended from one of the missing families, has heard the story her entire life and is determined to solve the mystery. In a good book, she could solve the mystery and live happily ever after. But in a GREAT book, the town and it's spirit are determined to hold on to the mystery......this is definitely a GREAT book. You can almost hear the creepy music as you know that something is about to happen and you are going to be sorry you are reading after dark. Loved the book........

Despite the eerie description this book was neither thrilling nor horrific to me. Perhaps it would make a better movie? Or perhaps it felt too similar to other novels in the same genre to be of interest.

Spooky horror!! Don't read this one before bed... Could give nightmares. I thought this was a pretty good read overall.

*Thank you @minotaur_books for the #gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. Review but posted to Amazon/Goodreads because rating 4 stars or less.*

'The Lost Village' is an absolutely brilliant spooky tale about a film crew who set up camp in an old mining town whose residents vanished without a trace years earlier. Only two people remained, a woman found stoned to death in the town square and an abandoned newborn.Think the Blair Witch project but 100 times better!!!

Alice Lindstedt is a filmmaker who has been obsessed with "The Lost Village" since she was a little girl. The tragedy is personal because in 1959, her grandmother's family vanished as well. Alice gathers a small crew to go to this mysterious town and create a film documentary about what happened.

Shortly after setting up camp, weird things begin happening. Their equipment gets destroyed, and people start going missing. What actually happened all those years ago, and is it happening again? Perhaps "The Lost village" isn't deserted after all. It becomes terrifyingly obvious that Alice and her crew are not alone.

Sten did a truly phenomenal job setting up the atmosphere for this novel. In fact, the setting was my favorite thing about this book. Creepy abandoned town? Sign me the hell up! The alternating timelines were great. However, I did enjoy reading more about the past. I wasn't completely sold on the ending, but I didn't dislike it enough for it to change my overall impression and enjoyment of this book.

What a thrilling and frightening ride. "The Lost Village" is guaranteed to have you biting your nails and your heart racing.

As always thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review

The Lost Village is a terrifying gothic novel. A group of friends go to explore this literally lost village and supernatural events begin happening. Is it truly paranormal or is one or more of the friends doing this?

Don't read at night.

What a fun horror story! Blair Witch Project brought up to date in the form of a podcast. A group making a documentary go to visit a village where the entire population disappears but they have a personal connection to. Eerie in a lot of ways, the Lost Village was a very enjoyable read!!

I was so excited by this book! I had heard such incredible things about it and was really eager to get swept away in a scary story. Unfortunately, I was not scared or horrified and could not even get emotionally invested in the characters. The story did not live up to the hype.

I could see this book becoming a movie....would it be among the great horror movies of all times, no, but it would be a spooky ride. While this isn't my favorite book and the reveal had me rolling my eyes, it wasn't the worst thing I've read either.

The synopsis set this book up to be epic. It did have an eerie vibe. It was dark and creepy. Some of the book was predictable, and I may have loved it more if I would have gone in blindly.

This book was a creepy book. I did enjoy it and I thought it was well written. I would definitely recommend this book!

I’m little late to the game reading this book, but it was definitely worth the read. The dual timeline keep the past and present run well together. The plot of the story was what pulled me in more and more as I read.

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten is a haunting and suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Alice Lindstedt, a documentary filmmaker, has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, known as “The Lost Village,” since her childhood. Her grandmother's entire family disappeared in 1959, and the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left have plagued her ever since.

Alice and her small crew set up camp in the remote village to make a film about what really happened, but soon they begin to experience strange and terrifying occurrences. As equipment is destroyed, and people go missing, Alice realizes they are not alone, and something sinister is happening in the Lost Village.

The author expertly weaves the past and present timelines to build a gripping and suspenseful narrative that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The characters are well-developed and their fears and doubts feel real, adding to the tension of the story.

The Lost Village is a chilling and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of mysteries, ghost stories, and horror. The author has created a vivid and eerie setting that will haunt readers long after they finish the book.

I loved this book! It's moody and atmospheric and creepy and thrilling. First off, the premise drew me in. A lost village with an attached mystery? Yes, please! If you like your thrillers with a tinge of the supernatural, you need to read this book!

A town where all the villagers have mysteriously went missing and years later a new crew comes in to do a documentary on the town and what really happened to everyone in the town dubbed as “the Lost Village.” ⁣
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The summary of The Lost Village alone had me extremely interested in this novel and it reminded me a lot of the show and podcast of Limetown. When it comes to mysterious disappearances either true or fiction they completely fascinate me!⁣
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The Lost Village did not at all disappoint this novel is a truly creepy eerie read that you must add to your TBR. I loved getting to know all the characters, and I loved the spooky vibes that was created from the village itself.⁣
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I literally binged read this because I just had to know what happened to everyone and the ending truly shocked me. Overall read this because you will definitely enjoy it!

Extremely spooky, and I love books about documentaries gone wrong. I couldn't put this one down, and I loved the alternating timelines. Thanks to Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. I really enjoyed this book the characters were interesting and the book was hard to put down. I highly recommend

Something truly terrible happened to the villagers of Silvertjarn in 1959. Over nine hundred citizens vanished without a trace leaving behind only two, a girl brutally murdered in the town square and a newborn baby left to fend for itself in the school's nurses office. Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt's relatives were among the missing and she is determined to solve the mystery of what happened there. Having her grandmother's letters to her sister and mother who both vanished all those decades ago to guide her, Alice pulls together a team to go to the abandoned town to research content for their film. But once they arrive they soon realize that someone...something...or maybe the village itself doesn't want them there. Accidents start to plague the crew. Equipment is destroyed. People start to disappear. As fear and suspicion creeps over the group they soon begin to question if they are truly alone in Silvertjarn or if the dangers that plagued the village never really left. I have to be honest, I am not a fan of horror books, movies, whatever. The fact that this is plugged for fans of "Blair Witch" should have been my first indication to run but I kept on. "The Lost Village" was really such a page-turner...until the end. The is it/isn't it paranormal vibes just didn't quite hit the mark for me but the mystery aspect of it had me gripped. I love podcasts and documentaries so I could see this having a real market to get optioned into a series or movie at some point. Thriller/horror/mystery fans should give this one a try. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I had so much hope for this story. The synopsis did not hold up to the actual story presented in this book.

Wow, this one was such a creepy read and I loved every moment about it. The pacing was slow, really letting you get the know the characters both past and present and really settle in to the unsettling atmosphere. I love a good read about a creepy abandoned town and this totally did not go the direction that I expected it to. Highly recommend!