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Understandably, this small-scale apocalypse is both deliciously wicked and horrifying, but it’s the way the story works its way to this resolution, opening up the narrative to swallow and nurture the unimaginable, that creates the final hook that ensnares. Through them, Jacobs introduces the opulence, greed, gluttony, arrogance and ennui of the rich clientele visiting the hotel, then forces this reality to clash with the outside world in the form of a teasingly encroaching reckoning. With simple, disciplined language, Jacobs manages to weave a thick plot, interspersed with a myriad of faces that never quite lose their pained sense of individuality. In her barbed, provocative new novel, Liska Jacobs explores the corrosive nature of greed and interrogates the notion of true love, while hurtling readers toward certain disaster.The Pink Hotel, with its texturized sense of innocence and confinement, is a gaping rabbit hole, at the end of which lurks grit, horror and a contorted sense of self. The story is centered on newlyweds Keith and Kit, who check in to the Pink Hotel to spend their honeymoon savoring its anxiety-inducing splendor.īut as fires start ravaging the city and people beyond its walls, the monstrosities hidden within start to come out. The Pink Hotelexposes a tenuous class system within its walls, full of insurmountable expectations and unspoken resentments, which deteriorate as the city burns. The Pink Hotel closes its doors to "outsiders," and Keith and Kit find themselves confined with an anxious, disgruntled staff and a growing roster of eccentric, ultra-wealthy, dangerously idle guests who flock to the hotel for sanctuary, company, and entertainment.

Soon after their arrival, wildfires sweep through the surrounding mountains and Los Angeles becomes a pressure cooker, with riots breaking out across the city amid rolling blackouts. Kit loves their small-town life, but Keith has always wanted more, and the glittering, lily-scented lobby makes him feel right at home.

Newlyweds Keith and Kit Collins can hardly believe their luck when the general manager of the iconic, opulent Pink Hotel invites them to come for a luxurious stay as a bid to hire Keith.