The plot of this book is really interesting, a young woman searching for her dreams has her soul captured by demons of the Grand Hotel. But, halfway through the book I felt like there were two storylines mashed into one and the plot didn’t flow and had lost meaning on me as a reader. I feel like the first half of the book could have been one whole novel and the second half could have been a completely different novel or even a sequel. By the second half of the book I’d lost interest which is sad as I loved the first half. The plot felt rushed and like the author had so many ideas they wanted to fulfil in this book but didn’t need to include them all.

I enjoyed this one! The setting was immaculate and I thought the way of speaking was perfect for the time period. Mabel's character was a bit annoying at times though and her internal dialogue felt very repetitive. Other than that, the story was a fast paced and twisty horror filled ride!

What a read!!!! Such a good story. I recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic. I rated this book 5 stars.

Mabel is willing to sell her soul to the devil in order to become a Ziegfeld girl.

Her dream is to be the headline act and what she doesn't know is what she's going to have to do to save her life.

This fantastical horror is creepy, twisty and omg such a good read.

I loved the cover and the setting of the 1920's was the best ever. I loved every line, page and chapter of this book..

I want more.

Loved this like great gatsby if it took place in hell. Mabel will do anything to become a Ziegfeld girl what she doesn’t realize is she’s about to sell her soul to save her life and become a headliner at the hotel from hell. So now it’s a race against time to try and steal her soul back Witty and well written the book was one hell of a ride 5⭐️

I haven't delved into YA horror yet, though I love middle grades horror. (Adult horror is too scary for me!) Below the Grand Hotel was everything I wanted it to be, with scary, gruesome demons, a young ingenue for the main character, and an underworld of excess and gluttony. This would make a great movie, with amazing scenes and a daring attempt to rescue the bellhop's little sister who lost her soul. This was almost 5 stars--I definitely would rate it 4 1/2 stars. The only parts I wish were strengthened were Mabel, the main character. She was difficult to root for, and not because she was written that way. She just wasn't that interesting to me. I truly would have loved to hear more about Lucky and her backstory, and possibly a redemption arc for her. I did love that the ending was not as neatly packaged as I expected,. I found myself checking my own hands to make sure I wasn't turning into a demon as I read! Overall, this was a great read. I'm going to round up to 5 for the purposes of Netgalley.

I really enjoyed this book, it uses the horror element perfectly in the 1920s. It uses the concept perfectly and it had what I wanted in the 20s and had that demon element that I was looking for. The characters were everything that I was expecting in this type of book and uses that concept well. I enjoyed how strong Cat Scully wrote this and had that historical feel that I was looking for. It had that Gothic feel that I was looking for and glad I went on this journey.