A review by jess_mango
After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan

4.0

Coen Caraway is waiting for his fiancé Elias to arrive in Mexico at the hotel where they plan to get married within the week. Then, the news arrives that the commercial airliner that Elias was co-piloting crashed into the ocean and that all 300+ people aboard are presumed dead. To make it worse, the last thing heard over the radio was Elias saying a mysterious phrase. People begin the suspect that Elias may have made the plane crash. Coen can't believe that Elias would purposely crash the plane but through a series of flashbacks, we realize that Coen may not know Elias very well.

This was an emotional ride! I really felt Coen's pain and his need to carry-on despite this upheaval in his plans. He feels guilt and confusion over the loss of his love and the perception of Elias held by the rest of the world. His friends and family question Coen on how he is processing his grief, but Coen insists on doing things his own way.

I read this one in less than a day. The book was loaded with emotional suspense, so I wouldn't quite call it a thriller, but it still had me on the edge of my seat to see how things would turn out.

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!