Three couples, Hannah and Bruce, Mako and Lisa, and Cricket and Joshua rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway. These friends all share a complicated past and very dark secrets. With a storm brewing and a suspicious host, it is revealed that the cabin also has a chilling history of its own. They’ll soon discover that it’s a weekend to die for.
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Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six was my first introduction to Unger’s work. She did a great job setting the tone and the subject matter was very unique. I appreciated the amount of research she did for this book. Although I enjoyed the overall story, I had an issue with the characters and their likability. Connecting and caring about a character’s arc is important to me, and while they were hiding very dark secrets, I didn’t expect all of them to be so unlikeable.
That brings me to my second point… This story had way too many characters and moving parts, some of which didn’t even get a proper resolve. There are over 22 characters in this story and it’s told from 6+ POVS, including one from a character that seemingly has nothing to do with the story, but eventually ties in. I found myself spending a few minutes each time flipping through to try to remember who was who and that took away from my reading experience.
Nonetheless, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six was an entertaining book that I’d recommend to genre fans. There were lots of twists, turns, and surprises to keep you hooked. I highly recommend taking notes to keep track of all the characters and timelines for a better reading experience. I’m looking forward to reading more of Unger’s work because she does a fantastic job setting the tone for thrillers. Get your copy of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six on Amazon today.
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 396
Rating: 3.5/5
I haven’t heard of this book before, but I do enjoy thrillers and the plot does sound interesting. However, 22 characters is A LOT to keep track of especially when you already have 6 different POVs to read!
The story as a whole had an interesting and unique topic, but it was definitely difficult to keep track of. Thank you for reading Karalee!
The amount of characters would make us so confused. The plot sounds interesting but six POVs might be too many for a thriller.
I agree, it was definitely too many. Thank you for reading!
This is interesting and the first to know about it. You did well review of it. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for reading Fransic!
Likeability is vital to my reading enjoyment. I need to feel connected to the characters and if they aren’t likeable I’m just not invested in the story. 22 characters are just too many for me especially when reading so many POVs. Great review. I was on the fence with this book but I’ll pass.
100%! It’s hard to enjoy any sort of payoff if the characters aren’t likeable. Thank you for reading Jodie!
This book gives us adult Holly Jackson vibes. Thanks for sharing your review! The setting sounds really cool.
Great reference, I thought about that too! Thank you for reading!
As soon as you said, “3 couples” I thought nope. I really struggle with a lot of characters too and trying to remember who is with who sounds like a nightmare haha! Shame they weren’t particularly likeable either.
I didn’t expect there to be so many characters, it was definitely hard to keep track of. Thank you for reading Jenny!