Published by Minotaur Books, St. Martin's Press Genres: Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Oh, what tangled webs we weave……
“A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed.” – taken form Wisdomlifequotes.com
Three couples arrive to a picturesque villa perched on a cliff in Portugal. The six include: Rachel and Noah longtime best friends married to Jack and Paige. They are there to attend the wedding of Jack’s brother, Will and his bubbly finance, Ali.
Sounds like a lovely time. A destination wedding in a beautiful setting. Sounds like bliss. Love is in the air but so is suspicion. Paige instantly has an aversion to Ali. She finds her to overbearing, childish and attention seeking. Rachel initially was happy to get to know her future sister-in-law, but she can’t get past Ali’s strange behaviors and comments. Jack has a work history with Ali that is troubling to Rachel. Plus, Jack appears to have it in for Noah and when he is not being testy with Noah, he is acting suspiciously. Fun in the sun, this trip is NOT. It’s more like a nightmare! Did I mention secrets????? This book is packed full of them. Secrets and suspicion go hand in hand in this book.
There is drama, there is arguing, there are secret discussions, there is a whole lot of suspicion. I will admit that I enjoyed all of this. I loved sitting in my reading chair watching/reading as these characters fumbled all over themselves and jumped to conclusion after conclusion. It was like a nighttime soap opera. It got a little juicy, it got a little ridiculous, then it got a little too over the top for me. I was at 4 stars going into the end of the book. Then I thought “Seriously?” I was expecting some craziness to go down, but I wasn’t expecting THAT kind of craziness and then the epilogue had me thinking “huh?”. I don’t feel that was necessary except to further throw readers off. If that is the case, then kudos because you threw me off.
For me an enjoyable book. I enjoyed it but the ending and epilogue took it down a star for me. Still enjoyable and I will certainly be reading more of her books in the future.
Full of secrets, suspicion and drama.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
