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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-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
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Lies deceit and betrayal have seemed to follow Rory on her presumed relaxing vacation. Rory is given an ultimate all expenses paid vacation after being the muse for the elusive best selling author Ginevra Ex latest book. But Ginevra has many secrets and an ultimate deceitful goal. Not only is this trip for Rory but unbeknownst to her Ginevra has invited those nearest to her along for the ride. What is Ginevra planning and what is her end goal? Just remember everyone has secrets and not everyone is telling the truth.
This book reminded me of Murder on the Orient Express minus the lovable detective. I felt this book was great at sticking to the Agatha Christie “who done it” trope but felt it needed less of the filler love stories. I do appreciate the revelation at the end that tied everything together.
*Thank you to Jaclyn Goldis, Atria Books and Netgalley for the ARC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.
Overall a pretty solid thriller-i did not guess the twist! I would say this perhaps suffered from too many viewpoints-it’s multi POV (5 i believe) and my head was continuously spinning since all were in first person, I’d easily lose track of my narrator. Perhaps this would have been less annoying in paper book form! Ultimately this wasn’t the most exciting thriller I’d ever read-i wasn’t on the edge of my seat-but it was a great “beach read” thriller!
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
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
The premise of the book sounded fascinating but the book was entirely too long. Nothing really happens for the first half of the book and the characters are very unlikeable and cringey. The second half really picks up but I wish we’d spent more time on the ending and less on the beginning fluff. The ending felt so rushed and abrupt. I’m normally a big fan of endings that leave stuff up to interpretation, but this felt a little incomplete.
I’ve never been able to get into Agatha Christie so maybe the slow burn thrillers just aren’t for me.
I did enjoy the small bits of history we get to learn through the flashbacks and the writing was good. I’d be intrigued to read more from this author.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this ARC and provide my honest review.
I’ve never been able to get into Agatha Christie so maybe the slow burn thrillers just aren’t for me.
I did enjoy the small bits of history we get to learn through the flashbacks and the writing was good. I’d be intrigued to read more from this author.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this ARC and provide my honest review.