Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: May 21st, 2024
Pages: 400
Publisher: Gallery Books
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure they won’t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples—Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joel and Romi, and Conor and Zana—in order to win a cash prize.
But not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start to go wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real—and the stakes are life or death.”
My Review:
Ruth Ware is back!?
After the last two releases, it was decidedly her flop era for me. And now, finally, I feel like we have the caliber of story we all love and know she is capable of.
This was a fun, fast read and I was so invested the entire time! The tropical setting, the reality show premise, the cast of characters, the fast-paced plot.
I loved the mixed media parts that are interspersed between each chapter, and the way that those evolve, it gave the story so much more depth and intrigue and added to the complexity to the plot.
It all really worked for me.
If you love a good survival thriller, this is the book for you. It was exciting, suspenseful, and will keep you turning the pages.
Plus, it’s a timely release because this is the perfect summer, vacation, beach or pool read! Definitely recommend!
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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