I loved both storylines equally, as both characters were easy to connect to and their stories managed to draw me right in. Both the POV switches and plot twists are brilliantly placed they will keep you in the dark and only slowly reveal what Viv discovered in the past as well as what Carly unravels in the present.

The Sun Down Motel uses a dual POV structure, where we switch back and forth between Vivian in 1982 and Vivian’s niece Carly in 2017. This book is most definitely worth the hype, and it turned out to be just as good as I hoped it would be! It’s the perfect mix of paranormal mystery and crime thriller that had me literally racing through the pages. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this title, and now I’ve had the chance to read The Sun Down Motel myself I can definitely understand the love for this story.

“The person who could be truly alone, in the company of no one but oneself and one’s thoughts – that person was stronger than anyone else. Recommended if you like a good crime thriller with a psychology angle and don’t mind things getting pretty dark and twisted in points. I have to say that I was able to guess most of the twists early on, but one or two did hit the mark… The ending was quite open though and I definitely can’t wait to read the sequel to discover how things will continue. The two different storylines mix as well as collide, and it was intriguing to see the different plot twists change the course of the story. The main focus of the story is on the new case Cyrus is called in to assist (Jodie’s murder), but both Evie’s past and her present situation play a big role too. Both have a disturbing background and it was fascinating to see the two matched and develop over time. The story uses a dual POV, where we switch between new lead character and psychologist Cyrus Haven and Evie (a.k.a. Good Girl Bad Girl is without doubt an engaging as well as twisted start of this series. I’ve been meaning to try this author for quite some time now, and being approved for an ARC of the Cyrus Haven sequel was the perfect excuse to finally do so. “Evil is not a state, it is a ‘property’, and when a person is in possession of enough ‘property’, it sometimes begins to define them.”

Time for another round of Yvo’s Shorties! This time around a double thriller dose with Good Girl Bad Girl by Michael Robotham and The Sun Down Motel by Simone St.

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