This is a fun whodunit for readers who enjoy intrigue, spooky ambiance, and twisted personal relationships.

I would just caution fellow Hitchcock superfans that the references are not as deep or intricate as we may have liked. And given the depth of motivation of the characters, I'd have enjoyed longer flashbacks to their experiences. I almost wonder if this novel was over-edited to make it a bit more of a genre read rather than literary fiction?

But that said, my biggest complaint about this book was just that I loved the premise so much that I wanted more!

This novel was provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

As a horror fan, I was immediately drawn to this book after reading the synopsis. What horror fan wouldn’t want to stay in a Hitchcock themed hotel?

Wrobel did a fantastic job weaving Hitchcock trivia into this novel. I found myself wanting to go rewatch some of my favorites. She also does a great job of creating the characters’ college backstory.

My biggest complaint is the ending. I kept hoping that Alfred faked his death a la House on Haunted Hill. His character arch was very limited and cut short. His death was very simple for someone who was portrayed as methodical and calculated.

Although the ending wasn’t my favorite, I still gave this 4 stars because it was an enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley for an e-ARC of this book.

I think I may have been overzealous in my anticipation of Hitchcock Hotel. There were definite references to classic Hitchcock, but as a fan of his work, I was expecting to be lost in a world of nostalgic reverie. Overall, it's a good read, but the titular reference to such a prolific icon left me wanting more.

I enjoyed the book a lot ! I loved the different POV. I think the character building was good and on point. I will say I didn't feel super connected to any of the characters but I enjoyed the ride with them. I loved the hotel and Hitchcock references. the hotel gave off dark creepy beautiful vibes. I didn't know how the end would be but I enjoyed it throughly.

I am 0 for 2 with this author and I think that is curtains for me, unfortunately…

I can see why this author would appeal to people. I can see the issue I have is a personal preference, and can objectively see why people enjoy Wrobel’s books. Will I write this author off forever? Maybe not… but for now, this will be the last I read.

There isn’t anything inherently BAD about the author and the writing, but it just isn’t for me. I love books with unlikable characters!! I love books where people do bad things… I didn’t love this one because there wasn’t anything at all redeemable (imo), giving me nothing to grasp onto.

I loved the Hitchcock references and the overall vibe to the book. The writing flows really well. I was definitely invested. But there is just SOMETHING, that didn’t work for me.

Alfred wasn't a popular person. However, he became part of a small circle of friends with whom he shared a house in college. But something happened in their senior year and the group was never the same. Flash forward fifteen years, and Alfred invites his old friends to spend a weekend at his fledgling Hitchcock Hotel. He was always a superfan of Hitch and his works. There is, of course, something sinister going on. Fans of suspense - and Hitchcock - will be rewarded with twists and surprises aplenty. Trust no one.

⭐⭐⭐ 3 Revengeful Stars !!

The Hitchcock Hotel is a long slow burn classical mystery thriller with a modern age twist !

"What it boils down to is that villain's are not all black and heroes are not all white. There are gray's everywhere"

"The crow takes to the air again, finds himself ever more eager to return to his kin. What will the rest of the murder think? He flies around and around , yet still he cannot locate the path back to the aviary.
It's no use. He's trapped like the rest of them."

Read this if you like :
* Multiple POV
* Dual Timeline
* Creepy Hotel Settings
* Unstable Characters
*Revenges
* Drama

The Hitchcock Hotel novel had me so excited as I was a huge fan of Psycho growing up and was OBSESSED with the TV series Bates Motel!!

Meet Alfred , owner of the Hitchcock Hotel and incase you haven't guessed yet, he is a huge fan of Hitchcock and a movie buff and collector of movie sets memorabilia . He has invited several friends from his past for a 4 day stay at his hotel to celebrate his 1 year anniversary of being in business .

Quickly we discover Alfred is a bit of an odd duck and at about 30% into the book things start to get interesting and it also seems his friends from the past have some secrets of their own and possibly they're not as close as one Alfred would seem to think.

Danny the house keeper creeped me out and the book is very well written, I also did not expect this one little plot twist coming that happened which I thought was a nice welcome surprise .

I did struggle at times with the banter in the past between all the friends , I felt it was very long and drawn out and if I am to be honest with you , I was expecting more of a scare factor being the big classic Hitchcock fan that am, or maybe as a teenager back then things seemed more frightening to me ?

I did really enjoy how the author intertwined the Hitchcock references through out the Acts , I thought it was a great element that was essential for this book !

Thank you Netgalley, Berkley Publishing Group and Stephanie Wrobel for this fun classic digital ARC!

Respectfully Another Read by Angie

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing and Stephanie Wrobel for the chance to read this eARC for an honest review of the book.

This book isn’t like anything else I’ve read. It’s hard to talk about it without spoiling it.

I loved all the Hitchcock references sprinkled through the book and especially the ones about Psycho. So glad I’ve watched that movie a head of time. This book puts the genre on its head with the twist I didn’t see coming. This book kept me reading and I couldn’t put it down.

If a friend of mine invites me to their murder hotel, I’m declining the invitation!

Thank you Netgalley, BerkleyPub, and Stephanie Wrobel for giving me the chance to read this book early!

A man obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock seeks revenge against his college buddies.

I was really excited to read this book because I like Alfred Hitchcock movies. The genre is right up my alley.

I really liked the seamlessness of the flashbacks mixed in with the present time. Many books struggle to perform this feat, but this writer does it with ease. The buildup of suspense was thoughtfully put together, and not just a cheap thrill. I really enjoyed the Hitchcock easter eggs added in, as well as the obviously stated ones. I enjoyed several of the plot twists.

I wasn't entirely pleased with the assumption that because the Hitchcock movies have been out for 50 years means it's ok to spoil them in the book. It sounds pretentious to even mention something like that in a book. This book had a LOT of buildup. It actually got so much buildup, that it ruined its own suspense. The buildup wasn't high enough, and the climax was almost an afterthought. It seems that all the really great ideas were used for the plot, and it left the ending high and very dry. If this book was meant to be a mystery, it failed. If it was meant to be a thriller or horror, it also failed. This book is in a weird position of being a whole lot of things and nothing all at once. Your life isn't altered by this book, you never care about any of the characters, and the suspense after awhile gets pretty weak. I can see the author's concept for this book, it just wasn't executed very well.

"A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel." This book had me at Hitchcock! The main character, Alfred Smettle, is a huge fan of all things related to Alfred Hitchcock...which also may include a body. I enjoyed the pace of this book as well as the flashbacks. This book was definitely a slow burn, and it built it up very well. I looked forward to the twists and absolutely devoured this book, going from one twist to another. If you are a Hitchcock fan, you will absolutely love the nostalgia in this novel!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers at Berkley for providing this free digital ARC in return for an honest review. My opinion of the book and the content of my review were not altered by my receiving this edition.

Hitchcock is a very polarizing subject. I enjoy some of the classic films as well as the newer Bates Motel show very much, and I think a thriller set within a super-fan’s version of the universe is a new and overall interesting concept.

Alfred morphs a love for Hitchcock into a multi-story hotel, welcoming a group of college friends for a weekend of reminiscing and catching up. However, there are dark undertones behind everyone’s interactions, things that are maybe not all the way in the past and forgotten. Alfred has a motivation that we as the reader can only guess at, but revenge seems at play.

The friend group and their shared history reminded me of The Secret History and If We Were Villains.

This was a masterfully layered read full of suspense - Hitchcock would be proud. The twists and turns as the end approaches were not angles I could have predicted. I tore through this book in less than the span of a day - I needed to reach the reveals and understand the motives.

Thank you to @BerkleyPub and @netgalley for this e-arc copy. All thoughts are my own.

Alfred is the owner of the Hitchcock hotel which offers a unique Alfred Hitchcock experience.

To celebrate the hotel’s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn’t spoken to them since that night sixteen years ago…

Now that they’re all together, they can help him finish his creation. After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a body.



I loved a lot of things about this book! I particularly enjoyed how the flashbacks were done. They were seamless and well crafted. They took me back while knowing I was in the past, and all without clear chapter markers. This is a huge thing for me because normally I need the chapter markers to help, but in this case the writing was so seamless it just worked. This book is quite the slow burn with no real action taking place until about the 50% mark, then it is still a little slow to build momentum. I really did enjoy the twists this book presented. There were some great red herrings and had me thinking one way, then bam another thing happened, it was great. I don’t agree that this book is really horror, though maybe gothic horror but only really because of the pacing and Hitchcock references. I wasn’t even creeped out like I would have expected to be.

For me this book had some really awesome points, but some not so awesome points. However, I think those looking for an atmospheric yet slower read light on the horror but some thought provoking twists, will enjoy.

Thank you for this ARC to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.

If you are a fan of Hitchcock, this book is for you. The references from iconic movies, the props.

None of the characters are lovable, all of them have a secret. I actually thought I had found out what had happened, but I was wrong.
I could easily see this book into a movie.

I really enjoyed it. Thank you again NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.

The Hitchcock Hotel By: Stephanie Wrobel.
3.75 Stars!

I was thrilled to receive this ARC, as I previously read "Darling Rose Gold" by this author, and loved it.

The Hitchcock Hotel lived up the the hype, and I thoroughly enjoyed Stephanie Wrobel's writing style. The book ended up in a COMPLETELY different place than I anticipated, and I did NOT see that twist coming.
The book gave me a whodunit vibe, and I spent the last 25% of the book theorizing about the ending, and suspecting someone different every few pages.
Overall an excellent read, although I'd put it more into the "mystery" "thriller" categories than Horror.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this book.

Once again, I’ve gotten the pleasure of getting to read an ARC of a book-
and I gotta say, this one is a page turner!
Fast paced, short chapters that keep you engaged and wanting to read more.
I stayed up late a few too many nights reading this creepy locked-in mystery.
The whole time I was reading I found myself asking, “WHAT DID HE DO?!”

The twists and turns will keep you guessing up until the very end.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I know a lot of you will as well.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Coming to bookshelves near you
September 24, 2024

Once again I just want to thank @netgalley and the author @stephaniewrobel for giving me the opportunity to read this book a little early. This is my first book by the writer and I can’t wait to read more!

What can I say about this book? I was very by the cover and the synopsis and couldn’t wait to start reading. Unfortunately for me, it just fell a little flat. While I enjoyed the description of the Hitchcock hotel Alfred had created, I just didn’t find the characters to be likable or even really care much about any of them. It was definitely a slow burn for me and I checked multiple times to see how far along I was in the book, waiting for something to happen. It took a long time to pick up and when it did, it had a few decent twists and turns.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley, and the publisher for a chance to review this book. Let me start off with the cover. The cover is amazing. It screams read me!!! The title also just drags you in. If your a fan of horror, or even just Hitchcock, you know you're in for a wonderful ride. This novel is full of fun Hitchcock references. It's a wonderful novel of suspense. I didn't want to put it down. I highly suggest you pick this up for a read. Sit by the fire, or anywhere cozy, and read a nice cozy mystery thriller. I wasn't able to do this, but it would be even better I'm sure at a hotel. So curl up, turn on some Hitchcock Presents, and have this book by your side. You'll be happy you read it.

Okay I loved it. I don't give out 5 stars often but it was so earned it. I love Alfred Hitchcock and this gave psycho and Scooby Doo vibes. Another book to add to my spooky season collection

This is a very well written book with some great plot twists but there is an awful lot of time spent on college flashbacks which I was not expecting. It really negated the suspense, as the flashbacks felt more like padding (though they did tie in to the main plot). All the stuff about college life and young friendships might be more interesting to younger readers. Yet, the whole idea of Hitchcock and old mysteries appeals more to an older audience. So... I'm nut sure who this book is for. Great idea, though... I'd like to see it as a streaming series.

I was attached to this novel by the description. I like Hitchcock's movies for both in mystery and the I know what is going on but the characters do not yet know. It is the pull of both of those situations that keep me engages and wanting to keep watching / reading. I was hoping for a more "Hitchcockian" hook. It was there in some places, but was not really the core that held the novel together. I see the author's attempts. Unfortunately they did not fully flourish. At the end it all did come together but while reading I was wondering where is this going? Where is the Hitchcock catch or gotcha? I missed the little "breadcrumbs" that would have have lead to bringing it all together and would have caught me. I did enjoy the read, most of the time. All of the bones were there, but only modestly executed. Maybe reordering the way the details were laid out would have better served the purpose and given me the novel i was hoping for.