“Skillfully composed second novel about love and anger, presence and distance. (…) Blikstad jumps elegantly back and forth in time, constantly switching between the five family members’ point of view in order to tell her story, which is impressively done and not confusing to the reader (…) Blikstad dares to let a few lines stand alone, almost like small tableaus, a thought, a short scene, before she once again changes her point of view. She makes the most of the gap that often arises between children’s endless curiosity and their limited access to information, without getting childish. Brave moves, and they work.”
Dagsavisen

“The author masters the art of not telling everything. She tells a little bit more every time she touches a story, yet we never get to know everything. (…) This secluded quality puts the characters in an enigmatic light, and this enigmatic quality, as well as the repeated family fables, makes me think of Sara Stridsberg’s The Dream Faculty, which won her the 2007 Nordic Council’s Literary Prize (…) New Frontier Hotel offers the entirely right combination of stories and secrets. The one that makes you think that yes, this is how this story was meant to be told.”
NRK

“Stylistically precise drama (…) Blikstad (…) wields a professional pen and is technically accomplished. The novel’s story is told through circling flashbacks, where recurring motifs are seen from different points of view. Blikstad gives each family member a voice, and in an elegant way she uses photography as a symbol of all the truths which can be hidden behind a single event.”
Dagbladet

“Blikstad is good at keeping the different voices apart and at describing the characters’ problems through their actions. This is a visual novel. Blikstad paints strong and vivid images, which are seen through the pastel glasses of reminiscence.”
AdresseavisenBik