My rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: July 30th, 2024
Pages: 320
Synopsis:
“Nina, still grieving from the loss of her father, discovers that she has inherited property in the British Virgin Islands—a vacation home she had no idea existed, until now. The house is extraordinary: state-of-the-art, all glass and marble. How did her sensible father come into enough money for this? Why did he keep it from her? And what else was he hiding?
Maria, once an ambitious medical student, is a nanny for the super-rich. The money’s better, and so are the destinations where her work takes her. Just one more gig, and she’ll be set. Finally, she’ll be secure. But when her wards never show, Maria begins to make herself at home, spending her days luxuriating by the pool and in the sauna.
There’s just one rule: Don’t go in the basement. That room is off-limits. But her curiosity might just get the better of her.
And soon, she’ll wish her only worry was not getting paid.”
Review:
Ugh… I hate when one of my most anticipated books of the year disappoints me this much.
The first third of this book absolutely had me in its thrall, the middle third had me slowly losing interest, and by the last third I just wanted it to be over.
Ah, well, maybe next year for Steadman.
2.5 stars rounded up.
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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