By: Jessa Maxwell
Many thanks to Atria books for the ARC of this book!
Orla O’Connor left Hadley Island after the disappearance of her friend Alice, and she hasn’t been back since. Now she has returned to clean out her family residence so that it can be sold. Being back on the island has stirred up a lot of memories that she would rather not be brought up. On top of that, David Clarke, her childhood crush and best friend who was with her the night that Alice disappeared, is also back on the island — with his girlfriend. Now there is another girl missing.
I had such high hopes for this book. I had seen such awesome review of it. Unfortunately, this book didn’t do it for me. I have read this author before and I really enjoyed the book I Need You To Read This. I was kind of bored with this one. I was 38% into the book and I felt like nothing was happening, and all that was eluded to was something that happened in the past. For thrillers, I need a little more, and I need it earlier on. I don’t want all of the action to take place in the last 10% of the book anymore.
For those that read thrillers a lot, the ending to the plot is somewhat predictable. I wasn’t shocked, or wowed. The story was told through multiple points of view, which after I remembered who each character was, was fine. At first, it just took me a moment to remember who Henry was!
I didn’t feel the need to DNF this book, which is good. This is more of a beach read, popcorn thriller. It’s easy to read and it reads quickly. For those that are new to the thriller genre, and enjoy slow burn thrillers, then you’ll definitely like this book.
Publish Date: July 22, 2025
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