The Holiday – Do you really want to go away with friends?
TM Logan has written a great thriller that has a twist at the end, that even though you know it’s coming will still surprise you. After reading this, I might not invite any friends on holiday with, just to be safe, I am sure they will understand.
What had been a group of University friends, Kate, Jennifer, Izzy and Rowan, with the families in tow decide to have a holiday together in France. Things start going wrong from the beginning, which is never a good sign. But this holiday was supposed to help them recognise a milestone event in their lives, they will be 40.
We see various family dynamics at work, and even if the majority of the story is seen from Kate’s point of view. For a forensic worker, she seems to possess no critical thinking skills, especially when she suspects her husband of having an affair. Sometimes you just want to scream at her, but without her there would be no central crux to the plot.
As one could guess the holiday does turn sour, and two of the teenage boys in attendance find way to keep themselves busy in ways a parent would not like. But it is when the holiday turns for the worst that we get the really engaging and gripping part of the thriller.
While I enjoyed the story, sometimes things could exasperate me such as Sean and that phone, but each to their own. The predictable twist is there, you know it is coming but you will still be surprised when it comes.
While The Holiday may not win any crime writing awards, it still is a good read, just do not take it holiday with you if you are going with friends.
TM Logan has written a great thriller that has a twist at the end, that even though you know it’s coming will still surprise you. After reading this, I might not invite any friends on holiday with, just to be safe, I am sure they will understand.
What had been a group of University friends, Kate, Jennifer, Izzy and Rowan, with the families in tow decide to have a holiday together in France. Things start going wrong from the beginning, which is never a good sign. But this holiday was supposed to help them recognise a milestone event in their lives, they will be 40.
We see various family dynamics at work, and even if the majority of the story is seen from Kate’s point of view. For a forensic worker, she seems to possess no critical thinking skills, especially when she suspects her husband of having an affair. Sometimes you just want to scream at her, but without her there would be no central crux to the plot.
As one could guess the holiday does turn sour, and two of the teenage boys in attendance find way to keep themselves busy in ways a parent would not like. But it is when the holiday turns for the worst that we get the really engaging and gripping part of the thriller.
While I enjoyed the story, sometimes things could exasperate me such as Sean and that phone, but each to their own. The predictable twist is there, you know it is coming but you will still be surprised when it comes.
While The Holiday may not win any crime writing awards, it still is a good read, just do not take it holiday with you if you are going with friends.