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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Maria Fontana was on the jury for a brutal serial killer, Wyatt Butler, but he was acquitted because one jury voted “not guilty.” She was outed as the lone juror and became the victim of public scrutiny. Two years later, she and her family decide to go on a transatlantic cruise to put the troubles of the trial behind her but when passengers start showing up dead she knows there’s only one man who could be responsible.
This book was honestly terrifying to read and I definitely shouldn’t have read it before bed. It is very graphic when describing the murders which I was definitely not prepared for and let this serve as a warning to anybody considering reading this. It was a little bit of a slow start but once the family was on the boat, things were rolling along quickly. And the ending set up perfectly for a sequel so I’ll be interested to see what comes of that.
This book was honestly terrifying to read and I definitely shouldn’t have read it before bed. It is very graphic when describing the murders which I was definitely not prepared for and let this serve as a warning to anybody considering reading this. It was a little bit of a slow start but once the family was on the boat, things were rolling along quickly. And the ending set up perfectly for a sequel so I’ll be interested to see what comes of that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder
It's been a while since I've read a mystery so intense that I couldn't stop reading. The Stowaway had me from the first chapter and I finished it in under 24 hours. It was fast-paced, gripping, thrilling, and had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. While reading it, it brought me back to the day of reading R.L. Stine and his Fear Street series (which I devoured by the way) and I felt like I couldn't get enough. I'm truly excited that this is the first for the series because I'm already wanting more!
What's more terrifying than a serial killer on a cruise ship? I mean, you truly have nowhere to run.
If you love a fast-paced psychological murder mystery, read this. I promise you won't be disappointed.
What's more terrifying than a serial killer on a cruise ship? I mean, you truly have nowhere to run.
If you love a fast-paced psychological murder mystery, read this. I promise you won't be disappointed.
THE STOWAWAY by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth is a locked-room thriller involving a cruise ship carrying passengers on a 12-day cruise, and a stowaway who just so happens to also be a serial killer.
Y’ALL, this book was ~grotesque~ and I thought I’d start this review off with that because if gore is not your thing (particularly against children), then steer clear!
With that aside, this book was WILD. It was fast-paced, intense, and I just needed to know who the serial killer was. While I was never the biggest fan of the idea of ‘cruises,’ let it be known that I will for sure never be stepping onto one of those ships now.
Despite how page-turning this book is (and maybe because of), the authors don’t give the reader much time to build a connection with the main characters and they end up falling flat because of that. Everyone feels quite two-dimensional and the build-up to the action was also quite rushed.
Overall, a crazy thriller, but not one that I’d tell people they “need to read.”
Publication Date: September 21, 2021
*** special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review ***
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting