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The Lost Village

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This is a terribly scary and captivating book. I could not put it down! In an old mining village which is there one day and gone the next is already a spooky setting. No people, no animals, no nothing, just a very old town that has been deserted for years, and years. A very naive young filmmaker and her team, have come to the village her Grandmother grew up in, to try and find the reason for these bizarre disappearances. Her and her team are determined to figure out exactly what happened and why. But things don’t work out that way. Strange things start to happen, a laughing voice over their walkie talkies that no one recognizes, a stranger looking into one of the vans at the campsite in the middle of the night, no cell phone service and the village being derelict and abandoned for sixty year, so there is danger and a possibility of death and injury everywhere. The back stories of all the characters are well rounded and extremely interesting and I loved being able to dive into this book. 5/5 stars.

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Incredibly creepy and twisty book. I enjoyed the fact that I couldn't predict the ending. Will definitely recommend and continue to follow author.

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The Lost village and me on my toes some. The premise of the book was phenomenal. However, I did find myself drifting off from this book some. Either way, I would like to explore other works by this author and look forward to their next book.

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I thought this book would be better than how well I liked it, sorry to say. I think the premise was good and that's why I read it.

It's told in two time frames: THEN< and NOW Alice Lindstedt is a documentary filmmaker who has a special interest in the little town of Silvertjarn, Sweden. In August of 1959, not only did her grandmother's entire family go missing from this village, but so did all of its 900 residents with the exception of two people: a woman and an abandoned baby. The abandoned baby is one of the characters in the story, but I won't say who. Alice sets up a small group of four to make the film and they take off to hopefully discover the truth.

As the blurb says, all kinds of things begin to go wrong but in a very mysterious way. It begins with one of the group seeing "someone" just standing and staring but the others think that it was probably someone else in the group...it escalates to all kinds of weird occurrences from there.

For some reason the two time frames didn't work for me. I'm not sure why it didn't work for me in this particular book, but I had a more difficult time separating the time frames than usual.

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Thank you to the publisher for providing me a free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was deeply excited for this atmospheric horror novel, but unfortunately I could not connect to the characters, it felt too info dumpy, and I was bored. DNF'd about 45%.

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From my blog: Always With a Book

I had this book sitting on my shelf since it came out and decided now was the perfect time to finally read it as I’ve been all about spooky reads and this just screamed that to me…and it definitely was! I’ve never actually seen The Blair Witch Project but I did read Camilla Sten’s second book, The Resting Place, and really liked it so I had to give this one a try.

I don’t read a lot of outright horror books but when they are a crossover with the thriller genre, I find I really quite enjoy them and that is what we have here. I think what I really liked about this one is that it’s just creepy enough to keep me on guard without being gory, which I don’t really care for. I loved how the story was told using a dual timeline, moving back and forth between the two. It adds such a layer of suspense that it just begs you to keep reading. And that cast of characters also adds to the intrigue – they all have their secrets and that helps build suspense as well.

All in all, I really liked this one and it was definitely a good pick for Spooky Season! It’s very atmospheric and quite chilling at times. I definitely recommend picking this one up if you haven’t already read it.

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Marketed as The Blair Witch meets Midsommar, I knew I had to read it! I loved the horror movies vibes this book gave! Such an amazing debut by Camilla Sten! I will definitely be reading more of her books!

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When the main character in a story is a mysteriously abandoned town, the promise of a good scare is guaranteed! Camilla Sten builds this excellent scare of a story in two parts, the town as it was just before all of the residents disappear and the town now, as a young woman comes in with a film crew to find the story of how an entire town could just disappear. She is descended from one of the missing families, has heard the story her entire life and is determined to solve the mystery. In a good book, she could solve the mystery and live happily ever after. But in a GREAT book, the town and it's spirit are determined to hold on to the mystery......this is definitely a GREAT book. You can almost hear the creepy music as you know that something is about to happen and you are going to be sorry you are reading after dark. Loved the book........

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Despite the eerie description this book was neither thrilling nor horrific to me. Perhaps it would make a better movie? Or perhaps it felt too similar to other novels in the same genre to be of interest.

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Spooky horror!! Don't read this one before bed... Could give nightmares. I thought this was a pretty good read overall.

*Thank you @minotaur_books for the #gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. Review but posted to Amazon/Goodreads because rating 4 stars or less.*

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'The Lost Village' is an absolutely brilliant spooky tale about a film crew who set up camp in an old mining town whose residents vanished without a trace years earlier. Only two people remained, a woman found stoned to death in the town square and an abandoned newborn.Think the Blair Witch project but 100 times better!!!

Alice Lindstedt is a filmmaker who has been obsessed with "The Lost Village" since she was a little girl. The tragedy is personal because in 1959, her grandmother's family vanished as well. Alice gathers a small crew to go to this mysterious town and create a film documentary about what happened.

Shortly after setting up camp, weird things begin happening. Their equipment gets destroyed, and people start going missing. What actually happened all those years ago, and is it happening again? Perhaps "The Lost village" isn't deserted after all. It becomes terrifyingly obvious that Alice and her crew are not alone.

Sten did a truly phenomenal job setting up the atmosphere for this novel. In fact, the setting was my favorite thing about this book. Creepy abandoned town? Sign me the hell up! The alternating timelines were great. However, I did enjoy reading more about the past. I wasn't completely sold on the ending, but I didn't dislike it enough for it to change my overall impression and enjoyment of this book.

What a thrilling and frightening ride. "The Lost Village" is guaranteed to have you biting your nails and your heart racing.

As always thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review

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The Lost Village is a terrifying gothic novel. A group of friends go to explore this literally lost village and supernatural events begin happening. Is it truly paranormal or is one or more of the friends doing this?

Don't read at night.

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What a fun horror story! Blair Witch Project brought up to date in the form of a podcast. A group making a documentary go to visit a village where the entire population disappears but they have a personal connection to. Eerie in a lot of ways, the Lost Village was a very enjoyable read!!

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I was so excited by this book! I had heard such incredible things about it and was really eager to get swept away in a scary story. Unfortunately, I was not scared or horrified and could not even get emotionally invested in the characters. The story did not live up to the hype.

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I could see this book becoming a movie....would it be among the great horror movies of all times, no, but it would be a spooky ride. While this isn't my favorite book and the reveal had me rolling my eyes, it wasn't the worst thing I've read either.

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The synopsis set this book up to be epic. It did have an eerie vibe. It was dark and creepy. Some of the book was predictable, and I may have loved it more if I would have gone in blindly.

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This book was a creepy book. I did enjoy it and I thought it was well written. I would definitely recommend this book!

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I’m little late to the game reading this book, but it was definitely worth the read. The dual timeline keep the past and present run well together. The plot of the story was what pulled me in more and more as I read.

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The Lost Village by Camilla Sten is a haunting and suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Alice Lindstedt, a documentary filmmaker, has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, known as “The Lost Village,” since her childhood. Her grandmother's entire family disappeared in 1959, and the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left have plagued her ever since.

Alice and her small crew set up camp in the remote village to make a film about what really happened, but soon they begin to experience strange and terrifying occurrences. As equipment is destroyed, and people go missing, Alice realizes they are not alone, and something sinister is happening in the Lost Village.

The author expertly weaves the past and present timelines to build a gripping and suspenseful narrative that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The characters are well-developed and their fears and doubts feel real, adding to the tension of the story.

The Lost Village is a chilling and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of mysteries, ghost stories, and horror. The author has created a vivid and eerie setting that will haunt readers long after they finish the book.

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I loved this book! It's moody and atmospheric and creepy and thrilling. First off, the premise drew me in. A lost village with an attached mystery? Yes, please! If you like your thrillers with a tinge of the supernatural, you need to read this book!

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