I'm 100% sure that there are lower ratings for this book because of the character driven plot and the lack of actual mystery until the last 20% of the book.
I have to say I quite enjoyed that though. Granted, it did take me a while to be at peace with the fact that I had no idea what actually happened on the island. Normally for a murder mystery, or a whodunnit, you need at least a victim or something to have happend. What has happened also gets revealed later on.
If you, like me, are able to persist through the characters' backstories the reveals will be worth it. At least they were for me because I was so well-acquainted with the characters. I have to say I even quite liked the frat boys.
The book is about a wedding on a remote island in Ireland. As guests arrive, we find out something has gone very wrong indeed. To find out what it is, or why, or who is involved you'll need to read the book.
I didn't give it the full five stars because the ending wasn't all that unexpected for me. I'm also not completely satisfied with the fact that we know what has happened later on, because I like at least some parts of my mystery to be known in order to be even more invested in the back stories.
I can highly recommend the audiobook due to all the different narrators.
Statistics:
Date read: July 30, 2020
Date published: March 19, 2020
Publisher: William Morrow
Format: Audio
Pages: 320
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Horror
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 1
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