I loved the premise of this book, friends bought together and a mystery slowly unravels.
BUT I honestly was disappointed by the delivery. The pace was slow and events took far too long to occur, the twists were predictable and the ending done by other authors many times.
That being said, the book was well written, the characters relatable and the setting definitely had me craving for a holiday.
I found the swimming references a bit too heavily inserted (and wasn't surprised to find out the author is a swimmer)
Maybe I've been spoilt by reading the "group of friends trapped with a potential killer" genre over and over again, I don't know but this one just lacked something for me.
I did enjoy the little chapter openers about how best to kill your best friend though and maybe if the wit of these had carried through more the book would have been a better read for me.
A solid 3 star read but nothing more.
BUT I honestly was disappointed by the delivery. The pace was slow and events took far too long to occur, the twists were predictable and the ending done by other authors many times.
That being said, the book was well written, the characters relatable and the setting definitely had me craving for a holiday.
I found the swimming references a bit too heavily inserted (and wasn't surprised to find out the author is a swimmer)
Maybe I've been spoilt by reading the "group of friends trapped with a potential killer" genre over and over again, I don't know but this one just lacked something for me.
I did enjoy the little chapter openers about how best to kill your best friend though and maybe if the wit of these had carried through more the book would have been a better read for me.
A solid 3 star read but nothing more.