Thank you Liska Jacobs and NetGalley for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was drawn to the Pink Hotel from the blurb and my initial feelings was that it was a thriller but I was mistaken. Reading the Pink Hotel gave me High-Rise vibes with the descriptions of the classes and what social collapse can cause within different classes.

The story develops slowly and I found the start hard to get into but once I was in the middle of the book and the characters developed further, I was fairly intrigued by it.

i (like other reviewers) also could not finish this book. promising story line but badly written. Too many characters and too many inner thoughts to keep my interest.

Unfortunately, a DNF at 22% for me. Literary fiction is a hit or miss for me and this is the latter. The blurb is more attractive and fascinating than the actual book. I love the dark social commentary/allegories, but the writing itself is super slow paced and dull.

I enjoyed this book, although I did find some of the plot to be a bit convoluted. It was also hard to sympathize with any of the characters. Kit had potential, but I felt as though she wasn’t fleshed out enough to really follow along. I would’ve liked more character development for Keith as well. Basically lots of characters but we don’t get to know them as well as I like. Very beautifully written though.

I think most are intrigued by the filthy rich and what an opportunity the main couple has to see it first-hand. This story was gritty and dark and all around a really freaking good story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book.

Confined to an opulent Beverly Hills hotel during a raging wildfire, a young couple is caught in the escalating tension between the wealthy guests and the staff, in Liska Jacobs's blistering, dark social satire, The Pink Hotel.

I am practically giddy writing this review because it was such an awesome book. I liked it from start to finish. Keith and Kit are in a precarious situation. The staff of the hotel in which they are staying for their Honeymoon is definitely giving the fire and rioting on the outside of the hotel a run for it's money. A peek inside the lives of the wealthy is always good fodder for a story and this one is no different. Take this book on the beach and enjoy!

Thank you so much for my copy of The Pink Hotel. This story gives you a peak inside the lives of the rich and famous. Newlyweds Keith and Kit get an invitation to stay at the luxurious Pink Hotel on their honeymoon. While the wildfires are out of control on the outside, there is far more chaos going on inside.

First DNF at 56% of 2022! The premise sounded so good but I am so bored and nothing is happening! I find myself not caring about the bland characters or anything else that is happening in this shady hotel.


Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc

A story of newlyweds starting their honeymoon in the posh and prestigious Pink Hotel, surrounded by the rich and richest. A Cinderella meets Gossip Girl, Kit a doe eyed small town girl marries Keith Collins a wannabe “Golden Boy” from boondocks. Keith the guy who so desperately wants to fit in and mingle with the billionaire crew with their expensive suits and easy breezy do as I wish attitude. Two young kids thrown into a jungle of the rich and slightly famous trying to find their place in society and marriage only to find either is not as it seems. A story of socioeconomic divisions both inside and outside of the pink hotel with the environmental impacts raging as a fire rips through the city outside.

It’s a great beach read, something light that works for picking up and putting down. It’s not all encompassing as it’s lacking in more depth with the characters not being more developed and only knowing them at a true surface level. Even the main character kit feels flat with her woe is me demeanor. i was disappointed at how it wrapped up but i suspect there will be a few who enjoy the ending as poetic.

The Pink Hotel was a slow burn at first but picked up the pace real fast. It felt like watching a movie. The author did a really fantastic job with the way it was written. Very different from what I am use to.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this book for my honest opinion.

The Pink Hotel: where nothing real can survive. This book is about classism and love or lack thereof when you have it all. The story follows newlyweds Kit and Keith Collins during their honeymoon (if it can really be called that) at the Pink Hotel as Keith tries to get the position of assistant manager. The two meet very wealthy guests, but interpret their time very differently. Keith wants to break through his middle class title and jump into the elite, and Kit is happy to go back home and stop pretending. Throughout the book, it is made known that these rich guests are merely playing with the two as they would any new toy. Outside of the hotel’s walls, the forests and city are burning due to out of control wildfires. The rich continue to play in safety while the world is literally burning around them.

Liska Jacobs did an amazing job of writing it so that I felt that I was part of the story.
The book gave me a sense of thrill in the beginning, being able to “participate” in the riches, but by the end, I was done. Worn out by the extravagance of everything. “And they always wanted more”


Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me an electronic advanced reader copy!

Kit and Keith are newlyweds. In small-town Booneville, CA, they run his uncle's restaurant and inn. A chance encounter with the Beaumont’s leads to them honeymooning at the historical and famed Pink Hotel in LA. Mr Beaumont runs the wildly successful establishment- popular among the extremely rich and famous and site of frequent extravagant parties. Unbeknownst to Kit, Keith has set his sights on getting a position at the Pink Hotel. He uses the trip as an extended job interview and aims to prove himself indispensable to Beaumont, who is in need of a new manager. Keith will do whatever it takes to fit in with the exclusive crowd at the hotel. As Kit and Keith get swept up in this new lifestyle they grow farther and farther apart and their relationship is tested in ways they never imagined. Meanwhile, outside the gates of the hotel wildfires have taken over California. The hills are burning, riots are breaking out, and lockdown is ordered. Within the hotel, the staff must work harder than ever to keep their clientele entertained to their extravagant standards. As the fires and riots take over the hotel the guests and staff alike are pushed to their breaking point.
This book examines topics of class disparity, greed, and relationships. I found the writing style took some getting used to, but the story shows a glimpse of 'how the other half' lives.
Thank you to the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

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"rich is a country to itself"

i cannot express how much i hate rich people and this book reaffirmed that. but it's fine because all things considered, this was a very fun read, despite how many times i wanted to strangle some side characters. 'the pink hotel' is brimming with imagery, and at times i felt almost as suffocated as the characters. liska jacobs writes like a painting, and it was a joy to read, even if the material itself made me a little uncomfortable at times. it's a tough job making influencers even more unlikeable than they already are, you know.

going into this book knowing just the basic premise -a newlywed couple spends their honeymoon cooped up in a fancy hotel while fires and protests rage around them-, i was expecting a little more drama, but as it stood, the middle dragged a little. still, the final quarter or so had so much going on i could barely keep track, which allowed me to breeze through it.

while this book touched on plenty of social issues, i felt that either the cast of characters was too big to offer more than a remark about a particular problem, or there were too many subplots. it might've been intentional, to show how warped priorities can get when you're surrounded by so much excess without having to work for it, but it left me feeling like the big message of this book was buried beneath the stress of an impending divorce or a week-long job interview. there also wasn't much of a buildup to the climax -we spend almost a full week at the hotel, but everything goes to shit in one night. i suppose real life doesn't exactly have subtle foreshadowing, either, but books can afford to bend our perception of reality a little.

Thank you to the publisher and to net-galley for an ARC of this book. The pink hotel by liska Jacobs
I do not think this book was for me at all, It was way to slow and lacked plot throughout most of the book. The entire point of view with the characters felt uneven and rushed. I ended up disliking all of the characters because I found them extremely bland and with not enough personality. I really tried to enjoy this book so much but i was just unable to find anything good about it.

I found this a great read, it was packed full of interesting characters that really intrigued me. I loved the sound of the story, I felt as though it was a little different but in a good way. It is all centred around the Pink Hotel, Kit and Keith have been invited to stay at the pink hotel as they want Keith to work for them, it is all going swimmingly until wildfires rip through and threaten to devastate the surrounding areas. Everyone flocks to the Pink Hotel and we meet an interesting bunch of characters that have come to brave out the wildfires. An interesting story, one where I wasn't sure where it would leave but was pleasantly surprised by the ending. A great read.

This book was entertaining and charming but ultimately not a favorite of mine. I think my biggest struggle with the book was the length versus impact payoff. The character development (and in a way, even the end) felt relatively expected, and I might have found the length of the novel easier to handle if I felt I was getting deeper "aha" moments with the narrative arcs. I also found that some of the book's thematic message and dialogue felt a touch over-written like the reader was being handed the explicit meaning of everything. I appreciated that the writer includes climate change and police brutality, as well as the obvious critique of the super-rich.

Keith and Kit Collins arrive at the Pink Hotel for their honeymoon. Rather than a romantic time together, it is anything but. They become trapped in the hotel with unhappy staff and very wealthy guests due to wildfires. The divide between classes of people quickly becomes apparent and what’s more, one begins to wonder what drew the Collins’s together in the first place. It seems everything is headed towards catastrophe.

The synopsis of this book hooked me in as did the beautiful cover. Unfortunately, the execution did not and I found the book to not be for me.

Overall, I found there to be too many characters and none of them likeable or relatable. I also found the idea of a grown woman with no health issues seemingly sucking her thumb a bit off putting and hard to get past. The book was a bit long in my opinion also.

I understand the story is satire, and there is more than likely some truth in what the author is trying to get across, but I just couldn’t get into it.

Thank you NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Welcome to the Pink Motel ! Our protagonists are Keith and Kit Collins, who are honeymooning in the famous iconic Pink Motel. The two were lucky enough to be invited to stay by the hotel owner at a reduced rate. Keith has a barely disguised ulterior motive of becoming a manager in the hotel while Kit is just hoping to have a nice week with her new husband. The two are both employees of a less famous, small hotel in an unknown town and are completely swept away by the ostentatious wealth of the clientele, the opulence of the hotel.

The time is the present wildfires rage through the mountains of nearby LA. There are increasingly dangerous riots and blackouts that send more and more eccentric characters to hide in the hotel for shelter. As the novel progresses, the couple are swept into the debauchery of the wealthy guests, and attend wild parties and gatherings even though they feel more comfortable with the staff.

This is a novel of class divide and a sharply written, quick moving book. It's almost a movie as you read each chapter. If. you love beautiful hotels, class division novels (like Tom Wolfe and biting satire )want to spend a "weekend" with the rich, grab #ThePinkHotel #netGalley #MCD

First, thank you for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the novel, The Pink Hotel.
This story is unique in that it illustrates the classist struggle between the elite insiders and those on the outside. In a time where the surrounding community is in turmoil between fires, lockdowns and civil unrest, the Pink Hotel becomes a luxurious safe ground. Kit and Keith Collins venture to the Pink Hotel for their honeymoon, but unbeknownst to Kit, Keith is also there for a job opportunity. He currently works at a hotel in their small hometown, and is hoping to impress. Kit struggles to fit in with the glamorous guests and staff, and Keith simply pretends to fit in to get by. With every description of the terrible events happening outside, a juxtaposition is created with the events happening inside the hotel. I did find that the story was character driven, which I personally do not prefer to read. I also found it confusing at times in how the point of view would shift from character to character, because there were so many characters to begin with. For example, a character would be described through the eyes of another. Then, the point of view would shift into that of the character being described.
All in all, I did rate The Pink Hotel 3 stars for its uniqueness and delivery of the message. It was undeniably a powerful read. Thank you again for this opportunity!

This my third book by this author and I think it’s probably my favorite. The setting is the Pink Hotel in Beverly Hills where Kit and Keith Collins have come for their honeymoon while Keith interviews to be assistant manager. The couple are definitely fish out of water in the opulent, over there top luxury hotel surrounded by the richest and amoral of guests.
Meanwhile, wildfires are raging around Los Angeles while they spend their honeymoon week at the resort.
The writing is beautiful and the story is immersive. The themes of decadence, celebrity, and climate destruction were definitely not subtle.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.