A review by kelsbookzone1
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.25

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor Publishing for access to an early release copy 

What an interesting start to a character- a very relatable experience of going to the doctor as female identifying and I couldn’t wait to continue reading this main character’s story. 

Our MC wakes up with strange bruises and is trying to figure out - why? What’s wrong with me? And sends you down a rabbit hole of paranoia and slight  influences of hypochondria. What makes this story interesting is the protagonist. Her personality is well developed for a novella. I did find some pacing issues about half way in, as I was waiting for some progress on the story. But stay for the main character, she was an interesting read. At times it can be intense as the writer tries to build up suspense of “the morning after” her sleepwalking spells but overall it would become too repetitive and lose some of its intrigue. Reader beware- the chapters at time are her random thoughts and keep be me sentence. So like 100 chapters in less than 200 pages. So be prepared for choppiness. But a slow burn good read if you can hang out for the unreliable narrator and a very unexplained ending.