Published by Thomas & Mercer Genres: Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
Not for me……
Colette “Coco” Weber was the sole survivor of a home invasion that took the lives of her parents and brother. It has been twenty years and she has returned to her Catalina Island home to see her aunt Gwen (after her ex has left her). Coco writes obituaries and her friend Maddy has a job for her at the local paper. She will keep busy as many elderly residents are dying on the island.
Catalina is a small island with BIG secrets. Will Coco ever learn the secret surrounding the home invasion which took the lives of those in her immediate family????
The premise of this book sounded interesting to me. A survivor of a horrible crime comes home again. More deaths are occurring on the island. But unfortunately, this was not the book for me. This is a slow burn and I struggle with slow burns. I found myself uninterested for large parts of the book. Others are enjoying this book so please read their reviews as well.
The beginning of this book instantly grabbed me as did the initial chapters but as I kept reading, I had difficulty connecting to the characters and the storyline. I found most of the characters to be unlikeable, but I did enjoy Coco and her thoughts. But she also annoyed me with some of the decisions she made. Once the reveal occurred, I was mainly glad the whole thing was over.
Again, not for me.
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer, 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.