Overall Take:
I highly recommend you buy a copy of this book for your shelf; I have several editions.
Star Rating:
5 stars
Genre:
Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
Synopsis:
Lana is a reclusive ex-movie star, and she has invited all her friends to spend Easter with her on her idyllic private Greek Island. This year, the friends find themselves trapped overnight. Their friendship conceals hatred and a desire for revenge.
The night ends in violence and death, with one of them found murdered
Thoughts:
This is my most anticipated read of January and I am excited to say that it lived up to the hype for me! Alex Michaelides is one of my favorite authors and I always look forward to his new books.
This book has the ultimate unreliable narrator, Elliott. He was quite interesting, and I loved his character. He was a beautiful mess, and it was a lot of fun. I loved that it was told from the first person, so we got to hear his perspective. It made it feel that much more real to me.
The setting was fun, an isolated Greek island. I am always a fan of isolated locations, and this one just worked. It seemed gorgeous and just the perfect location for the story to play out. There was a part at the end with the police that was a little off, but the rest of the book worked that I didn’t think too hard on it.
The pacing was a little slow in the beginning but to me it was the world building. It wasn’t a bad slow, or one that annoyed me, rather, it was a slow that pulled me into the story and grabbed my interest so I would stay engaged throughout. The good kind of slow, that you know will pay off later in the book, and boy did it.
loved the twist at the end and how it wrapped up, to me this book had a wonderful ending and I would only change one minor thing but it was fun to see how everything came to fruition.
Thanks for my copy to:
Celadon books for the physical and e-arc
Netgalley for the e-arc
I’m also participating in a little free library drop! Check out the bonus pic of it that happened January 6th! Check out my instagram page for photos.
Publication Date:
January 16, 2024
Page Length:
320 Pages
Publisher
Celadon
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