I really enjoyed the 1920s-glamour vibes in the extract that I read. The author has done a fantastic job of combining this glamour with rich colour and flower imagery to help the reader build up a really clear picture in their head of the island and the mansion - I can imagine myself there with the characters, and it's making me crave a holiday pretty badly too!
The characters themselves don't appear to be what they seem. When I began reading the extract, I was expecting the same tired cliché of shallow, spoilt, rich kids let loose on Mummy and Daddy's yacht, however as I read on I began to realise that there is more to each one than meets the eye, particularly Blaine and Fergus. I would love to read on to learn more about their relationship, Fergus' apparent intrusive and violent thoughts, and Blaine's rise from "best friend to jerk."
Izzy seems like she's going to be a complex character. Why has she brought a knife to the party? It is fairly clear from the prologue that she intends to use it on Blaine, however the author is keeping the reader in suspense, changing between timelines and dropping tiny little hints here and there about the events leading up to the scene in Blaine's bathroom.
The cover of the book is appealing, and if I saw it on a shelf in a bookshop then I would definitely want to pick it up and inspect it.
Overall I feel that there is definitely more to this story than meets the eye in this first impression, and I would love to find out more!
The characters themselves don't appear to be what they seem. When I began reading the extract, I was expecting the same tired cliché of shallow, spoilt, rich kids let loose on Mummy and Daddy's yacht, however as I read on I began to realise that there is more to each one than meets the eye, particularly Blaine and Fergus. I would love to read on to learn more about their relationship, Fergus' apparent intrusive and violent thoughts, and Blaine's rise from "best friend to jerk."
Izzy seems like she's going to be a complex character. Why has she brought a knife to the party? It is fairly clear from the prologue that she intends to use it on Blaine, however the author is keeping the reader in suspense, changing between timelines and dropping tiny little hints here and there about the events leading up to the scene in Blaine's bathroom.
The cover of the book is appealing, and if I saw it on a shelf in a bookshop then I would definitely want to pick it up and inspect it.
Overall I feel that there is definitely more to this story than meets the eye in this first impression, and I would love to find out more!