A review by abditoryalive
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.
👻 I slogged through 46% and nothing actually happens.
Some doors slam, some lights turn up, our girls smell someone smoking and a kid died in a pool decades ago that nobody likes to talk about.
. Which is all kinds weird but nothing to be reading with the lights on yknow?
A subtle mystery , maybe too subtle / twilight zone for me. 

👻 This ghosts in the book impact the plot 0%. 

👻 Both the FMC, yes they’re related - don’t have distinct personalities from each other. Both pretty nosy, and running away from home. The pacing was too slow that I just lost interest and other things in my Libby pile called to me. 

👻 Closely follows themes of  powerlessness, everyday dangers women experience by existing, and the ick feeling when you’re holding your keys in your hand as you walk to your car in a dark parking lot. Very  eerie. 

👻 Might be one for the true crime girlies or Stephen king fans.