My review: 3.25 ⭐
TW ~ rape, suicide, assault, miscarriage, infertility. I hope this doesn’t ruin the story for anyone, but I felt these were topics that could definitely be triggering for some
3 couples that have never met gather at a posh resort on an island and become holiday friends.
Sam and David are on their honeymoon after only a short courtship of 6 months. How well can you really know someone in such a short amount of time? He’s well off and she never had money, so she scooped him up quickly before he could realize he didn’t want her. Sam has major self-esteem issues. David gave me a sleazeball vibe right away.
Daisy and Tom are a confident and appealing looking couple, but she’s older by 8 years and having a tough time coping after losing a baby. They’re away to try to work on their marriage. Can they let go of the sadness they are both feeling and find their way back to each other?
Becky and Josh are away to take Becky’s mind off some issues she’s having. Josh is always insisting Becky can’t drink, needs to take pills and rest. Is he controlling or is something else going on? For all the running Josh does I’d expect his legs to be made of steel.
Stella is a bartender, yoga instructor and a waitress. Easy on the eyes and everyone notices, which in turns makes everyone a suspect when she turns up dead on the beach.
All of the characters were maddening at one point or another. There’s plenty of jealousy, secrets, suspicion, insecurity, drama and lies going on that it’ll make your head spin.
I do like that it went back and forth between the characters perspectives. Each chapter ending leaves you on a bit of a cliffhanger, which made me want to turn the pages quickly to try to keep up and see if I had everything figured out. I had an inkling right away about who was involved in each little mystery. I second guessed what I thought was going on so many times because of this particular writing style, but in the end my initial thoughts were correct. I even had the hat wearer pegged from the get go.
One thing that seemed odd to me was that it was always so hot in the rooms ~ isn’t this a ritzy resort that can ensure the rooms have adequate air conditioning? And if it’s so hot all the time why are people wearing hoodies?
This was a quick read and fast paced too. A new to me author and I’ll be on the lookout for her other books in the future.
*Thanks to Bookouture, the author and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
⬇ Purchase links ⬇
Paperback ~ Save on The Resort at Booksamillion.com.Book blurb: Release date ~ June 24, 2022
When a dream trip becomes your worst nightmare…
You’ve been excited about this getaway for months – at last, a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he unexpectedly calls you from the beach, you hear the urgency in his voice. Something is very wrong.
The beautiful waitress from the restaurant last night has been found lying dead in the sand. And the police want to question your husband about it.
Sure, you saw him glance at her over dinner a few times, but you know he didn’t have anything to do with the poor girl’s death. So why is he asking you to lie to the police that he was with you all night? And where did he go in those missing hours?
When he returns to your beautiful sea-view suite, things get heated and he accuses you of being jealous, just like he always does. Yes, the waitress was overly flirtatious with your husband, but you didn’t actually wish her any harm. Not really.
Can you trust the man you married… or are you the one who can’t be trusted?
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