This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

3.5 Stars

The book starts off with a bang, a brutal death and lots of strange things happening at this house. I liked the two timelines, of two different women living in the same house. I loved how the two stories entwined so seamlessly. The remote, gothic location was really a character in and of itself and the book was very atmospheric. The ending was such a surprise and that's saying something as I don't surprise easily. This is a new author to me and I was really pleased with the unique premise of a character having prosopagnosia or "face blindness" it was a refreshing change of pace.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book. I enjoyed Sten's debut last year, so I was very excited to read her next one. The first half did a great job establishing everything and setting up the creep vibes that Sten is so good at. After the first half it just goes all downhill very very quickly (in a good way). I think I literally read the rest of the book with my mouth open the whole time. I never did figure anything out on my own. Readers are going to love this one.

Excellent story! Totally engrossing!. Looking forward to reading more by this author! Could not put this down!

This is the second novel that I have read by this author and she has a way of making slow creepy thrillers that are soo close to horror it's not even funny!
When Eleanor walked in on her grandmother's murder she came face to face with her killer but, she has prosopagnosia, so she couldn't recognize the killer. (Prosopagnosia is a disorder where a person can not recognize faces) Knowing she came face to face with the killer or whether the killer would return haunts her dreams and makes her kind of paranoid. So when the lawyer calls telling Eleanor that her grandmother had left her a house a house tucked away in the woods.
When they first arrive at the house while all the furniture is antique the house is in pristine condition, clean, and everything. Slowly while they are going through the house Eleanor is convinced she sees someone outside but when she goes outside she and Sebastian do not see anyone so she chalks it up to nerves. That's only the beginning of things.
As Eleanor gets closer to the truth and figuring out what happened there, she realizes there is so much more than she imagined and they are trapped there because of a snowstorm.
This novel is a great spooky read for October and if you love spine-tingling thrillers that border doesn't the side of horror then this should be your next read! Thank you Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this one!

I really enjoyed this story! This was creepy and atmospheric with characters I genuinely cared about. This was my first Camilla Sten but it won't be my last!

My thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for this early copy to review,.Unfortunately I could not connect with this story..

Eleanor s walks in and finds her grandmother murdered,but Eleanor has a condition where she cannot remember faces. Then she inherits a large house .Then There is a second story taking place in 1965 with a character Anushka. Got a bit confused. Too many characters names starting with V. Too much bouncing around. Didn't click.

Thank you to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the early access to this new suspense thriller from Camilla Sten. This book is ideal for mystery/thriller fans and for book clubs who enjoy suspense books as well. I will be sharing a full review on my website (dont-stop-reading.com) in March 2022 but a brief preview review is available there now and also on my Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/p/CU9_GAmrsX5/).

This book is highly effective at creating tension and building a sense of unease with each progressive chapter, which added to my enjoyment and kept me up late so I could get to the end of the novel! Ms. Sten takes common thriller themes, a family death, a return to a forgotten family home, complicated family relationships, and family secrets, and weaves them effectively into a fast paced atmospheric and compelling plot. Eleanor is forced to return to an old family home after witnessing her grandmother’s murder. Face amnesia (prosopagnosia, also used in Alice Feeney's Rock Paper Scissors if this seems familiar) prevents her from identifying the murderer and she’s haunted by knowing she could identify the murder if only…. And now that she’s back at the family house the family secrets are all around her and the murderer might not be done. What is Eleanor trying to remember about the murder? What was haunting her grandmother the week before her death? Who was her grandmother and what happened in this house?

These questions all are deftly explored in the novel and past and present are woven together well so that the reader is uncovering secrets at the same time Eleanor is. That is one aspect of the plot that I appreciated as I don't like it when an author intentionally withholds a key part of the plot/secret from the reader just for the sake of a big reveal; while I somewhat figured out what was going on it was with satisfaction that Ms. Sten was not trying to deceive me or create twists that made the book less enjoyable. I could quibble and say that I did not think that the use of prosopagnosia was really necessary for this story but it also did not impact the plot much other than helping justify witnessing a murder but not recognizing who did it.

When I read the premise of The Resting Place, I could not help but want to get my hands on it. Murder, unusual mystery, a rare medical condition-- and I was sold.

Eleanor deals with the trauma of seeing her grandmother killed in the only way that she can- by having anxiety and doing her best to look around every corner in case someone comes for her too-- since she has no idea what the person looked like who killed her grandmother given her medical issue. That, in and of itself creates a unique type of fear and I applaud the author for thinking of it.

I think I will be on the lookout for more books by this author.

Resting Place is a well written gothic thriller that does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your set with its Agatha Christie like plot. I throughly enjoyed it until near the end when the plot became a little too cliched. I think the ending brought the book down from a highly recommended suspense novel to a so so one.

Camilla Sten, does it again! I absolutely loved loved loved The Lost Village. To me, it was one of those books that when I concluded I was so upset, I wanted to erase my memory and go back to read it again. Yes ! It was that good!!!!! The Resting Place, gave me the exact same feeling!!!! Absolutely incredible. Camilla Sten, is just one of those author's that truly knows how to tell a story!

There are two story lines going on within this book . The first centers around Eleanor who has inherited a mansion after her grandmother is brutally murdered. The second is about Anushka, who had lived in the same mansion decades ago. I honestly can not tell you if I liked one plot more than the other because I truly adored both in different ways. Both story lines will give you that nail biting, edge of your seat, creepy feeling.

The twist at the end was not one you could anticipate.

I would absolutely, without a doubt, recommend this book to friends and family! FIVE STARS!

Camilla Sten does it agin! She had me hooked from the start a protagonist that can't recognize faces (prosopagnosia) and comes face to face with a murderer?

The end/twist was a little predictable, however whether it was by design or not I didn't mind because Sten's writing kept me on the edge of my seat, flipping page after page, devouring the story every chance I had to read. She can create an eerie, suspenseful but calm mood, and her settings are like a character in their own way. Her character writing is also superb but I find myself wanting to know more about these locations.

Fantastic!

The Resting Place by Camilla Sten, I read this in one sitting. Needless to say, I really enjoyed this haunting tale that takes place at two different times, with several different sets of characters. It isn't until the end that it all comes together, quite perfectly. I feel the story centers on Eleanor, Vivianne, and Anushka. However, the secondary characters play a significant role in what happens just as much as the primary characters. I feel like mostly this is a sorrowful story of a woman, who as a young girl, makes a hasty, passionate choice that sets the path for the rest of her life, up until it is taken from her. Thank You to Netgalley, Camilla Sten, and Minotaur Books, I won't soon forget this twisty tale.

Wow, what a creepy, chilling, and atmospheric read! So well written and captivating, with fantastic character development! Had me on the edge of my seat and gave me goosebumps a few times! Even shocked me at the end! Look forward to more by this author, whom really has those deliciously chilling books down! Highly, highly recommend!

Camilla Sten knows how to write edge of your seat, creepy books. After reading The Village, I was super excited to receive this book as an advanced copy because I knew that I would be in for a ride. Sten did not disappoint with the suspense and terror with this one. I love how it made me feel like I was walking through a haunted house peering around each corner and creeping through the dark trying to find my way, but not get murdered in the process. Definitely gave me some nightmares and when my four year old popped up in the middle of the night (while reading in the dark, on my iPad) I might have jumped and gave a little yelp.

Eleanor's grandmother has been murdered and Eleanor saw the culprit. However she has prosopagnosia and is unable to identify the killer. Eleanor is then invited, along with her aunt, to view an estate of Vivianne's to disperse the will assets. Told through journal entries of the maid's, lost artifacts throughout the house, and people going missing throughout, we see inside the past secrets of the estate left behind for decades.

Full of dark turns, secrets, affairs, trails of lies and deception, this one will have you on the edge of your seat. At points it is very graphic and may be hard for some readers to take in.

CW: assault, suicide, murder, therapy, immigration, servitude, miscarriage, infertility, child loss

This atmospheric novel is a slow burn. The events take place between the current time and the past, leaving the reader to wonder what the connection is between the two.

Such a twisted tale. Perfect for spooky season. Camilla keeps things interesting with characters that make you shiver.

This is a great layered story about family and secrets. The anticipation in this book hits some serious levels and I was just hanging on with every single chapter. But, while it’s advertised as thriller AND horror, I have to completely disagree. There is no horror in this book. And that is okay. I just think that if someone is looking for a horror genre read, this is not going to sate them.

Eleanor is a woman living with face blindness, causing her to not recognize even the faces of those closest to her and instead relying on other characteristics to recognize her loved ones. So, when, upon entering her grandmother’s home for their regularly scheduled dinner, only to find someone rushing off, leaving her grandmother dying in a pool of blood, she cannot recognize the killer, nor can she provide any sort of defining characteristics.

After her grandmother’s death, a lawyer informs her of an estate that was left to her. So she and her level headed boyfriend, Sebastian head out to the house. Along with the lawyer and Eleanor’s aunt Veronika, they begin to go through the possessions for inheritance purposes. And things go from bad to worse when an ominous feeling can be felt inside and around the house.

Through two different timelines, Eleanor and a servant in the 1960s named Anushka, a tale of deceit and shocking twists begins to unravel, leaving the reader gripping for purchase on a winding rollercoaster.

I was a huge fan of The Lost Village and I knew that I need to read this next book from Camilla Sten. While the creepy factor wasn’t as evident in this, the story was immaculate and I enjoyed every moment of the turbulence.

I really enjoyed this book! I didn’t see the ending coming and all the twists and turns were interesting! There were a couple spots that felt like it dragged on a little bit but the ending definitely made up for it. I highly recommend this one if you are looking for a good thriller. Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the arc in exchange for an honest review!

This book did not have the wow factor I was hoping for in a dark and creepy thriller. .There were too many characters, especially those with names starting with V, and it became unmanageable as the story wore on. Monotonous through the middle, the ending seemed forced and I was honestly just happy to be finished with it.