Hotel Ruby
ARC provided for review. Thank you!
My rating: 4 stars
Summary:
When Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel Ruby, she’s grateful for the detour. Just months after their mother’s death, Audrey and her brother, Daniel, are on their way to live with their grandmother, dumped on the doorstep of a DNA-matched stranger because their father is drowning in his grief.
Audrey and her family only plan to stay the night, but life in the Ruby can be intoxicating, extending their stay as it provides endless distractions—including handsome guest Elias Lange, who sends Audrey’s pulse racing. However, the hotel proves to be as strange as it is beautiful. Nightly fancy affairs in the ballroom are invitation only, and Audrey seems to be the one guest who doesn't have an invite. Instead, she joins the hotel staff on the rooftop, catching whispers about the hotel’s dark past.
The more Audrey learns about the new people she's met, the more her curiosity grows. She’s torn in different directions—the pull of her past with its overwhelming loss, the promise of a future that holds little joy, and an in-between life in a place that is so much more than it seems…
****
I’ve read many books by Suzanne
Young, and so I can tell she has an amazing talent to write heartache. I don’t
think I’ve ever read one of her books without crying. HOTEL RUBY is not the
exception.
The book starts with Audrey
and her broken family going away after her mother’s death. In the way to her
grandmother’s house, they find the Hotel Ruby, a majestic hotel in the middle
of nowhere.
The hotel seems like the
distraction they were looking for. There, Audrey meets Elias, a mysterious and
handsome boy, and his friends from the hotel staff. She’s soon drawn to them,
to the stories behind the hotel.
The first half of the book
is mostly dedicated to create the atmosphere and built the relationships, and
while I enjoyed it and started to feel curious, it felt a little flat.
However, the second half
of the book is filled with intrigue and mysteries. It’s impossible to put it
down.
The plot twist is so well
done that even if you expected it, you’ll still be astonished.
I was impressed with
Suzanne Young’s ability to describe some creepy and graphic scenes, it was shocking.
The dynamics among the
characters were realistic. I enjoyed reading about Audrey, her family, her new
friends, but the hotel itself felt like the main character.
HOTEL RUBY is one of the
best thrillers I’ve read so far. There’s no doubt Suzanne Young is one of the
best authors out there.
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