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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
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adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Struggled to find it captivating and engaging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m glad Kelly was supported and able to get out of this relationship, it’s just not in the way you expect. There are many twists and shockers that prove you never know who you married or who your friends are. I was waiting for the murder for most of the book and I do think it could’ve occurred earlier but I would read more books by Rogers. #TheHoneymoon #NetGalley Thank you to Boldwood Books for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love a domestic thriller and the blurb intrigued me. I’ve read The Neighbour by this author and enjoyed it and have The Good Wife on my kindle so I had to read this when the tour came up.
Firstly, I definitely would have gotten on that plane! Secondly, I’d have hidden his passport better than Kelly did!
This was a quick and easy read. I’ve read some reviews about it being full of twists and turns and I can’t say I felt that. I can say that I recognise that moment where you have such strong feelings and then something happens to make them do a complete 180. Kelly had that. Better than trying to forgive him like some characters would.
Overall I think it was quite a basic story and unfortunately was just missing a little something to make it quite a thriller. I think it felt more like women’s fiction. I did enjoy it but isn’t my favourite by this author.
Thank you to @rachelsrandomresources and the author for a gifted copy for review.
Firstly, I definitely would have gotten on that plane! Secondly, I’d have hidden his passport better than Kelly did!
This was a quick and easy read. I’ve read some reviews about it being full of twists and turns and I can’t say I felt that. I can say that I recognise that moment where you have such strong feelings and then something happens to make them do a complete 180. Kelly had that. Better than trying to forgive him like some characters would.
Overall I think it was quite a basic story and unfortunately was just missing a little something to make it quite a thriller. I think it felt more like women’s fiction. I did enjoy it but isn’t my favourite by this author.
Thank you to @rachelsrandomresources and the author for a gifted copy for review.
Thank you to my partners, Rachel’s Random Resources, NetGalley, and Boldwood Books, and the author. I appreciate the gifted eARC, and I am leaving this review voluntarily!
1. 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 - Just a thought I had but I think I would’ve just relocated to a different hotel or resort (or Nico’s place) if I was Kelly. That way Ryan wouldn’t be able to find me so easily.
2. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 - Just when Kelly thinks she has discovered the people who have deceived her, she keeps finding more and more people that knew all along. She just couldn’t seem to find her footing in this department.
3. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 - How quickly one can fall out of love and back into it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, that love switch would be immediately turned off for me, too, had I found my hours-long husband in a compromising position with anyone. And why not find someone new on your solo honeymoon!
4. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 - What ends up happening to Ryan is really just karma. People just need to make some smarter decisions in life and be open with those around them. I didn’t feel any remorse for his demise.
5. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - I don’t know for sure, but I feel like this might have been a bit of a cliffhanger, Ms. Rogers. If it smells like a cliffhanger and looks like one, it must be one, right?
1. 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 - Just a thought I had but I think I would’ve just relocated to a different hotel or resort (or Nico’s place) if I was Kelly. That way Ryan wouldn’t be able to find me so easily.
2. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 - Just when Kelly thinks she has discovered the people who have deceived her, she keeps finding more and more people that knew all along. She just couldn’t seem to find her footing in this department.
3. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 - How quickly one can fall out of love and back into it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, that love switch would be immediately turned off for me, too, had I found my hours-long husband in a compromising position with anyone. And why not find someone new on your solo honeymoon!
4. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 - What ends up happening to Ryan is really just karma. People just need to make some smarter decisions in life and be open with those around them. I didn’t feel any remorse for his demise.
5. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - I don’t know for sure, but I feel like this might have been a bit of a cliffhanger, Ms. Rogers. If it smells like a cliffhanger and looks like one, it must be one, right?
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you Netgalley, Boldwood Books and Gemma Rogers for the eArc of The Honeymoon.
Having read a few of Gemma's books, I was really looking forward to The Honeymoon. This book is a singular POV from Kelly who on her wedding night, sees her best friend and Ryan, her new husband in a passionate embrace. Rather than marching over to them, Kelly decides to go to Crete on her own and hides her Husbands passport to delay him. What unwinds after this, has you thinking of various toxic methods of Ryan trying his best to get her back. What makes things so much more complicated is that her best friend, Liza and Bobby, her own Husband also arrive in Crete.
I feel that this is more of a domestic thriller with some psychological elements but a lot less than what Ive come to usually read from Gemma's books. The plot is medium paced, which I felt was consistent throughout the book. There is some good twists and turns and some good foreshadowing with the pay off at the end.
The main characters were all well developed, which to begin with is mainly Kelly and then gradually builds in Ryan, Liza and finally Bobby. Even though, I didn't really " bond " with any particular characters. They all have likeable and unlikeable characteristics, which I always find interesting.
This is a good domestic thriller, kept me engaged and I still enjoyed it even though I felt Gemma has written better books in the past
3 .5 stars for Storygraph, 3 stars for Amazon, Goodreads
Having read a few of Gemma's books, I was really looking forward to The Honeymoon. This book is a singular POV from Kelly who on her wedding night, sees her best friend and Ryan, her new husband in a passionate embrace. Rather than marching over to them, Kelly decides to go to Crete on her own and hides her Husbands passport to delay him. What unwinds after this, has you thinking of various toxic methods of Ryan trying his best to get her back. What makes things so much more complicated is that her best friend, Liza and Bobby, her own Husband also arrive in Crete.
I feel that this is more of a domestic thriller with some psychological elements but a lot less than what Ive come to usually read from Gemma's books. The plot is medium paced, which I felt was consistent throughout the book. There is some good twists and turns and some good foreshadowing with the pay off at the end.
The main characters were all well developed, which to begin with is mainly Kelly and then gradually builds in Ryan, Liza and finally Bobby. Even though, I didn't really " bond " with any particular characters. They all have likeable and unlikeable characteristics, which I always find interesting.
This is a good domestic thriller, kept me engaged and I still enjoyed it even though I felt Gemma has written better books in the past
3 .5 stars for Storygraph, 3 stars for Amazon, Goodreads
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I applied to read Gemma Rogers' The Honeymoon expecting a mystery or thriller, as it was marketed, but what I got instead felt more like a reality-show style of women's fiction. There was no mystery beyond what was already given away in the synopsis, and the so-called "thriller" aspect was too far fetched. The plot centres on Kelly, stuck on a honeymoon with her cheating husband, his best friend, and the other woman involved.
Kelly’s actions and decisions felt unrealistic from the start, and her lack of serious reflection on her broken relationship was hard to believe. The "big secrets" promised in the blurb? Not shocking or original at all. The twists I was waiting for never came.
The characters were frustrating and unlikeable, including Kelly herself, whose indecisiveness and poor decision-making made it hard to root for her. The writing itself was repetitive and clunky, lacking the polish I expected, and I found myself mentally editing as I read.
While the drama might appeal to some readers, it wasn’t for me. The twists felt unbelievable, the character development was weak, and overall, this felt more like a trashy domestic thriller than a mystery. I finished it in one sitting, just wanting to get it over with. Unfortunately, The Honeymoon was not what I had hoped for and left me disappointed.
Thank you NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Gemma Rogers for the opportunity to read and review.
Kelly’s actions and decisions felt unrealistic from the start, and her lack of serious reflection on her broken relationship was hard to believe. The "big secrets" promised in the blurb? Not shocking or original at all. The twists I was waiting for never came.
The characters were frustrating and unlikeable, including Kelly herself, whose indecisiveness and poor decision-making made it hard to root for her. The writing itself was repetitive and clunky, lacking the polish I expected, and I found myself mentally editing as I read.
While the drama might appeal to some readers, it wasn’t for me. The twists felt unbelievable, the character development was weak, and overall, this felt more like a trashy domestic thriller than a mystery. I finished it in one sitting, just wanting to get it over with. Unfortunately, The Honeymoon was not what I had hoped for and left me disappointed.
Thank you NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Gemma Rogers for the opportunity to read and review.