Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: February 13th, 2024
Pages: 384
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
My Rating: ⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Welcome to paradise. We hope you survive your stay…
There are three rules to survive a dive at the famous Koh Sang Resort
1 – Breathe normally if something goes wrong.
Scuba diving instructor Cass leads her students out for their first dive off the beautiful coast of Koh Sang, Thailand’s world-famous party island. It’s supposed to be a life-changing experience, but things quickly spiral out of control…
2 – Always dive with someone you trust.
By the time she’s back on the shore, Lucy, one of her students, is dead, another critically injured, and she knows the new and idyllic life she has built herself is about to be smashed to pieces on the rocks.
3 – Don’t panic if your oxygen is running out.
Because someone has discovered Cass’s dark secret, and on an island as remote as this, there aren’t many places to hide. There is a killer waiting, and whoever it is will stop at nothing until Cass’s life is ruined and justice is finally served.”
My Review:
This just didn’t work for me.
I thought the way that mental health issues were so frequently used as plot devices to be somewhat insensitive and off-putting, if not just inaccurate in its representation in general.
The characters weren’t dimensional enough to feel real or be believable, especially in their motivations. Some of their choices and actions just felt ridiculous, like caricatures of person.
I didn’t find the twists all that surprising. I felt like we knew everything before the characters, which I don’t love in a thriller.
I thought the atmosphere of the island was lacking in its development, it felt like it could have been taking place anywhere while reading.
Some of the major events we didn’t get to really experience because of a certain trope with one of the POV characters.
I feel like the bare-bones and concepts of a great story were there, but the execution needed more developing and reworking to make the reading experience better.
I was really looking forward to this one, but it was rather disappointing to me.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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