blimeburner 's review for:

The Resort by Sara Ochs

2.0

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There was a lot I didn’t like about this book. First, the reason that Brooke comes to the island and wants revenge on Cass is stupid. It’s terrible that she was raped, and it basically ruined her life, but why is she taking it out on someone who didn’t have anything to do with it. The fact that about five minutes after she completely ruins Cass’s life, she realizes that she jumped to conclusion and feels bad is just ridiculous. The entire murder plot at the end is kind of stupid. The fact that none of these people think that six people, most tourists, dying in mysterious ways in the span of a month on a remote island won’t raise any red flags for any embassies is stupid. Especially when two of them are sisters and a third is one of the sisters best friends. Someone would find that suspicious. What really killed the book for me was the epilogue. Just adding in that one of the survivors was secretly a serial killer at the very end and that he gets away with it is dumb. Probably would have been a 3 star if not for that added detail. Also the representation of Thai people isn't great. The author repeatedly represents the Thai police as corrupt and that they torture prisoners.