#BlogTour: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse @SarahVPearse @TransworldBooks @RandomTTours #TheSanatorium #SarahPearse #RandomThingsTours #5stars #mustread

Book Synopsis:

EVERYONE’S IN DANGER. ANYONE COULD BE NEXT.

An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to accept.

Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. Though it’s beautiful, something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous – as does her brother, Isaac.

And when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancée Laure has vanished without a trace, Elin’s unease grows. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.

But no-one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. And she’s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they’re all in . . .

The Sanatorium is published in ebook on the 4th February 2021 and in hardback on the 18th February 2021. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or through your local indie bookstore.

My Review:

The Sanatorium is a dark, chilling and atmospheric read which is one of the best books I’ve read recently.

I’m a huge fan of books which feature creepy buildings so this book instantly appealed to me. I liked the unusual angel of an old sanatorium who’s history just seemed to seep from the walls. At times the old building actually seemed like a character in itself which I always love and helped add to the creepy atmosphere in the book. The cold weather also helps and creates a closed room scenario when it cuts off the guests escape.

The characters were great creations that I enjoyed following throughout the book. Elin in particular was an intriguing character who has a lot of personal demons to deal with. It did take me a while to warm to her, particularly when she started the investigation and didn’t seem to know what she was doing but I liked how she changed as the book went on and I actually ended up liking her quite a lot.

Overall I really enjoyed this fantastic read which gripped me from the start and kept my attention throughout. There were lots of twists which kept me guessing and all the guests seemed to have a motivation for the murder which made it difficult to guess who the murder was. The ending was brilliant, very unexpected but a very satisfying way to end the book. It’s honestly hard to believe this is the author’s debut novel and I very much look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Sarah Pearse lives by the sea in South Devon with her husband and two daughters. She studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and worked in Brand PR for a variety of household brands. After moving to Switzerland in her twenties, she spent every spare moment exploring the mountains in the Swiss Alpine town of Crans Montana, the dramatic setting that inspired her novel. Sarah has always been drawn to the dark and creepy – remote spaces and abandoned places – so when she read an article in a local Swiss magazine about the history of sanatoriums in the area, she knew she’d found the spark of the idea for her debut novel, The Sanatorium. Her short fiction has been published in a wide variety of magazines and has been shortlisted for several prizes.

You can find Sarah on Twitter @SarahVPearse and Instagram @sarahpearseauthor