I liked this book. While it was definitely a slow burn (a little slower than I prefer), the ending made up for it. I enjoyed the tone of the story and the cover is beautiful.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review.

I loved the cover and blurb, the story didn't disappoint but felt I couldn't really get on board with some of the characters and need a few more likeable characters to really grab my attention.
I also found the writing style a little more difficult to get the hang of but admit after a while, I understood the flow better and the world-building at the hotel captured my interest.

I think it also needed a little more action throughout than solely towards the last third.

An interesting read and would recommend but didn't fully hit the mark for me personally.

Yay! Before January ends, I was able to squeeze in and finish this book. I devoured myself to experience the energy that this book had shared with me. Its plot was a satirical work of fiction that addressed a lot of current social issues like socioeconomic divisions and riots in the streets. The environmental impacts of raging wildfires are also included.

Apparently, I almost DNF the book, because the pacing of the storyline was too slow. Although my reading experience was unpleasant, I still chose to stick myself with the book until the end. I was still curious because the story was unpredictable. When I reached the end, the ending was unclear. But, it had made me think about what truly matters. You have to be really careful on what you wish for. Kudos to the author, Liska Jacobs, you got me hooked on that part.

Overall, the book is an interesting read especially for readers who are keen in dark humor and satire novels. This is for sure a something to look forward to read this summer 2022.

Thank you to @netgalley and Farrar, Stratus and Giroux, MCD for providing me an ebook copy in exchange with honest opinion.

I got an ARC of this through NetGalley - it's out on July 19, 2022. If you watched The White Lotus on HBO, that's kind of what this book reminded me of. Kit and Keith are newlyweds, and are given the chance to have their honeymoon at a super discount at the opulent and infamous "Pink Hotel" in LA, as a sort of rial run for Keith working there. Because Kit and Keith are straddling the line between guests and staff, they see both sides of the hotel - the ultra rich guests living out the wildest, most exorbitant fantasies (often unhappily), and the staff who works hard to make it all happen, seemingly effortlessly. Keith wants nothing more than for this to become their future, but Kit is less sure that this is what she wants in life. When you add in literal raging wildfires right outside the hotel's confines, it all begins to seem like a powderkeg about to explode.

i didn't think id like the book as much as i did. the characters were well written and the story had a solid ending. the only thing i was confused about was the time period. overall, well written thank you for providing me with an ARC

Kit and Keith Collins are staying at the Pink Hotel in Beverly Hills for their honeymoon. While Kit just wants to relax, pretty soon it becomes clear that Keith chose this hotel for other reasons. He is basically interviewing for a job and trying it out. While Kit doesn’t know how she feels about leaving their hotel/restaurant in Northern California, she also feels totally left out on what was supposed to be their honeymoon. She befriends a young socialite, Marguerite, and the cabana waitress, Coco, who give her a taste of wealthy life. Meanwhile, wildfires are blazing through LA, people are rioting and protesting, yet the guests at the Pink Hotel are unbothered. Kit and Keith grow further apart as Keith answers to every whim the guests have. The antics of the ridiculously rich guests get crazier and crazier throughout the book until one night it all becomes too much.

I have never read anything like this book. This social satire shows just how ridiculous the lives of the 1% are. While the reader is focusing on the lives of Kit and Keith, we are also introduced to some very wealthy people, the Laceys. They throw extravagant parties, give away or destroy designer clothes, and take so many drugs- all while the rest of the city is engulfed in flames. I was furious for Kit. How awful would it be to go on your honeymoon and not spend a single moment alone with your husband?? I just felt so bad for her. Especially because Keith just didn’t get why she was upset. I also felt for Coco, who was just trying to please everyone and make it in this world. I really loved how the book was broken up into days, and then chapters. It made it so easy to read! I’m still a little confused with how the book ended, but I think that was the author’s intention. Overall this was such an interesting book and I was hooked from page one.

A really good read a look at this famous hotel and the rich people who stay there.This was so much fun so well written characters that come alive.Liska Jacobs writes really entertaining novels will be recommending.#netgalley #randomhouse

This book was so twisty I really liked it. I was sucked in by the cover and as a formed hospitality employee I loved the vibe and atmosphere. I did find that some of the characters lacked some depth but the ending was solid and I’d recommend it to others for sure.

Want a cast of characters you’ll hate and an impossibly messed up story that just continues to go off the rails the more you read on?

I couldn't stand any of these characters, except *maybe* the construction worker. He seemed like the only normal guy there and that was probably done on purpose as part of the social commentary, I don't know. This book probably has a deeper meaning about the perceived ridiculousness of the 1% but I thought it was just too muddled to get there.

Edit: I can't stop thinking about this book and not in a hateration way...It definitely made an impact on me in some way, shape, or form. I'm changing my rating to 3.5 stars because of that...

Books that take place at a motel or hotel are always my favorite because I know that it's going to be an interesting read with interesting characters that may or may not have something in common. So when I saw The Pink Hotel I was really excited to read it because. It did not disappoint. Reading this book was like a mini vacation itself.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to read Advanced copy.

Confined in the opulent Pink Hotel due to wildfires, a newlywed couple is caught in the tension between the privilege guests and the staff.
I wanted to read this book for the social satire and the cover. I think that if it was written in a faster pace, it would be more according to the scenes described. Overall the story was a dark picture of our reality where entitled people aren't bothered by the problems they can get away from.
The guest remind me a lot of the characters of The Great Gatsby. They're in a critical situation where everything is burning but they feel secure in their powerful position above, unbothered by the help they could provid or the harm that can be done to them. There's also major White Lotus vibes. The tension is there, the disastrous ending is foretold, the reader can feel it, but the characters just ignore it.

4,5/5
First of all, can we talk about the cover?. Because i'm absolutely obsessed with it.
The pink hotel follows a young married couple, Kit and Ketih Collins. They both own a business (a hotel) and for their honeymoon they decide to go to L.A. Once they are there, they want to stay in the most famous and luxurious one in the city: The pink hotel. It's located in beverly hills and it's a change of scenario for Kit and Keith. After a few days the owners (the beamount family) decide to hire keith so he can work for them and learn a few tips. Soon enough the couple will be immersed in the Beverly Hills life, full of luxury, wealth and also mysteries. I was fascinated by the concept of this story and the setting. i found it very unique and realistic and i loved the portrayal of the rich lifestyle in a city like L.A. I love seeing the character's development and their journey, not only as individuals, but also as a couple. The ending w.as strong and i really love the message that the book is sending out there. I can not wait to read more books by the author

This cover of the book was beautiful and so aesthetically pleasing! The synopsis had me intrigued. But 35 percent in,
I’m over it. The characters are well developed and I find no reason to continue reading. I wanted to love Kit, Keith and The Pink Hotel. Sadly, it is not one I want to waste time finishing.

I went into this book not really sure what to expect and it really wasn’t like anything I’ve ever read before! A story of classism, greed and the monster that power can turn you into. It shows how easy it is to become consumed by trying to become rich, at the expense of everything that actually matters in life!

I must admit, I struggled with the first half of this book. It felt quite boring, nothing really seemed to happen, and it felt like there as missed opportunities; parts of the story that could have been expanded and turned into something exciting but just didn’t go anywhere.

The writing style was also difficult to read at times, it felt ‘clunky’ in places and some parts of the story just felt cringey!

About halfway through I did let go of expectation that something ‘big’ was going to happen and decided to just enjoy the story for what was actually happening rather than hoping for more and I did find it enjoyable from then on. The ending especially was really good, showing that even money, drugs and power isn’t what really makes people happy!

Overview: Kit and Keith Collins are newlyweds from a small town in Northern California. After meeting the manager of the Pink Hotel at the hotel where Kit and Keith work, they opt to honeymoon in LA at the Pink Hotel. Soon after arriving, the wild fires rage around them causing the hotel to close their doors. What follows is a chaotic stream of extravagant parties and shows that soon go downhill.

Honestly, I really wanted to like this book but just couldn't get into. The characters didn't captivate me and their stories didn't resonate with me. The plot had potential but I was bored for much of the book. I will also note that third person narratives aren't usually my favourite either.

Thank you Farrar, Straus and Giroux and NetGalley for my copy of this book.

Becareful what you wish for.

This nutty twisted tale was a rapid escalation of a fever dream filled with dark humor and satirical social commentary on the vapid 1%.
You know how one might hate watch Keeping up with the Kardashians? I hate read The Pink Hotel, as it's made to be hated in all its glory.

Set in an opulent Beverly Hills hotel where the rich and famous shower themselves in decadent parties and lavish eccentricities, a wild fire rages in around them. Kit and Keith Colins, suburban newly weds, found themselves caught up in the drama that is The Pink Hotel. What's meant to be a romantic honeymoon getaway, became a delusional lower middle class' worst nightmare. The husband, with an ulterior motive of his own finds himself selling his soul for a climb up the social ladder, but will things work in the love-bird's favor or will their marriage catch on fire along with everything else around them.

There's so many social issues to unpack as the story develops, but I had to knock off a few stars because of the perspective jumps throughout the book that was often unclear and somewhat confusing. While I wasn't a fan of the writing style, the cult like distortion of The Pink Hotel engulfed my whole attention. This book was an ambitious slow burn (quite literally). Where all the writing mechanics didn't always work,- the story made up for it in a delicious 'can't look away from this train wreck' sort of way.

This book gave off strong F. Scott Fitzgerald + White Lotus energy and I'm living for it.

Wow. I really feel this book was a colossal waste of my time. First off, the first three-fourths of the book dragged as, plot-wise, very little happened. Secondly, I did not enjoy the author’s writing style, particularly the choppy shifting of POVs and constant sentence fragments. Also, for a book that seems to categorize itself as literary fiction, the frequent inappropriate use of dialogue tags surprised me. One example: “‘ I have a second job,’ the waiter laughs nervously,” which SHOULD be, “I have a second job,” the waiter says, laughing nervously. You can’t laugh dialogue!

Perhaps all of these things could have been forgiven if the plot rose to the occasion. After soldiering through the slow parts out of obligation to NetGalley, the action picked up in the last 20 percent. And then the author left me with the ultimate insult—an ambiguous ending. I’ll tolerate that from a well-executed, thought-provoking novel, but The Pink Hotel—for me—was neither.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC, and I do wish all good things for the author, though her work is not for me.

I found this book a bit difficult and confusing to read mostly because you're left wondering who's speaking and it takes you a while to figure that out. Overall it was an amazing read especially looking into the lifestyle of the rich and also we get to meet different perspectives which i really liked even though i would like to be warned beforehand.

This book was interesting and written in a very distinct style. It reminded me a lot of Sally Rooney, melancholy and a little depressing in a well crafted way. The characters of The Pink Hotel are well fleshed out and each have their own set of challenges and ambitions, they just don't seem to overcome them. I was invested in some of them, but I never found myself rooting for them.

The Pink Hotel offers a peek behind the curtains of the extremely rich 1% and the view is not pretty. Quite disturbing actually. If that is your thing- this book is FOR YOU! Based on the author's note, I think some of these scenes were developed off a foundation of real life happenings and that is frightening (lol).

In summary: Dark humor, twisted expose, and a cautionary tale of marrying too young and soon.

Kit and Keith Collins arrive at The Pink Hotel (aka The Beverly Hills hotel) in Los Angeles full of love and dreams as newlyweds. But their honeymoon is effected when they are drawn into the circle of the rich and famous clientele of the pink hotel. When wild fires suddenly threaten the city of BH and Keith is called into service, playing assistant to the hotel manager, Mr. Beaumont. Because Keith just didn't come to The Pink Hotel for his honeymoon, he also wants a job, and is willing to go to extraordinary lengths to get it!
I hate to have to say it- The writing was bland and I could not get into the story. Everything was choppy and it was difficult to get into the inner monologues of each character because they were underdeveloped. The development overall was slow and I did not like a single character. Sadly, this book is a pass for me.
However, I will say if anything, the cover of this novel is stunning! Perhaps this could be a beach read for some and go in not looking for too much from it!
Thank you NetGalley and FSG for the opportunity to read this ARC. Publication date: 7/19. All
Opinions are my own.