I liked this book and it had a great premise but as an American I was distracted by a lot of the dialogue spoken by supposed Americans. We don’t say lads or jumper or kettle or go back to mine etc.

Thank you Canelo and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. IYKYK, my reviews are always honest.

<b> BEEP BEEP! HONDA CIVIC RELIABLE READ COMING THRU! </b>

<b> Writing: standard | Plot: fun | Ending: lowkey controversial in a good way! </b>

<b> SYNOPSIS </b>

Claire travels from England to Martha's Vineyard to find out what happened to her sister.

<b> MY OPINION </b>

This is my third from Jenny Blackhurst, and she hasn't let me down yet. She's definitely my go-to for an easy, breezy popcorn thriller. I just love her dry wit and satirical approach to amateur sleuthing. This approach makes her books 100x more digestible than similarly written books that try to take themselves waaayyy too seriously. Blackhurst has nailed the popcorn thriller formula: juicy but straight forward mystery + FMC with self-deprecating humour + fast-paced dual timelines.

I really have nothing bad to say about this one. As with the other books of hers I read ([book:The Girl Who Left|60600538] and [book:The Hiking Trip|62367110]) it did what it came to do: entertain and keep in engrossed. Is this a literary masterpiece? No. But is it fun to read and doesn't rely on the fmc being a stage 5 dumbass? Yes. If you like Lindsey Kelk, this is kinda like if Kelk wrote a thriller. Same vibe, different genre.

There was one questionable moment, but otherwise this was enjoyable. I liked it better than The Hiking Trip; especially the ending. It stayed the course and didn't make me cringe. I do think the last 25% of the book will spark some good book club debates; it's a tad controversial and some people may feel passionately about how it all played out. I think it raises some good questions, chiefly: 'does the means justify the end?' Andddddd debate!

<b> PROS AND CONS </b>

Pros: fun read, great dry humor, emotional aspects as well without being too stressy n depressy, solid ending, entertaining, easy to read

Cons: one part was never fully explained, predictable

Good book! It did kind of take a minute to get there but when it got going it was such a great read! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, intrigue, murder, rape, mystery, A great who done it, and some really crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

3.5 stars

I breezed through this in one morning.
It's a great summer read.
At points I found myself wishing I was in Martha's Vineyard enjoying the sun and island life.
Claire and Holly are very relatable, I found I liked Holly a lot.
The book had a good few twists, and kept the plot going right to the end.
At times I did feel the characters acted more like teenagers than those I early 20s.
Overall a fast paced , entertaining read.

Also, nice to see Hayders brief mention. 😄