Thank you @ScaredStraightReads/Sourcebooks Landmark #partner, for the finished copy of The Resort in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: February 6, 2024
Summary:
A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a charismatic group of expats, and the one murder poised to bring their paradise crashing down.
Welcome to paradise. We hope you survive your stay…
There are three rules to follow during a vacation at the famous Koh Sang Resort
1 – Leave the past behind.
When Cass sets foot on the coast of Thailand’s world-famous party island, she’s searching for an escape. With dark secrets following her every move, Koh Sang becomes the perfect place to hide.
2 – Always be careful of who you trust.
Now, years later, Cass is a local dive instructor alongside the Permanents, a group of expats who have claimed the island as their own. The Permanents don’t linger on who they were before the island. Simply because, like Cass, they all have something to outrun.
3 – If someone discovers who you really are, run.
But suddenly, a dive student is found dead and paradise comes crashing down. Because this isn’t the first mysterious death on the island, and it won’t be the last. Someone knows who Cass is and they’re ready to make sure justice is finally served.
My thoughts:
I was thrilled to be selected to be part of Dennis’s book club this month and what an exciting book he picked! A debut thriller that totally had me guessing all the way through!
I love a good destination thriller and this one could not have been more twisty and addicting. It does start off a little slow, but this is where the groundwork is being laid and I found myself intrigued, but once the book took off, I was totally hooked!
I loved the way the story unfolded, alternating between Cass and Brooke, as they slowly reveal their past and reasons for coming to the island. But as we meet the rest of the characters, it becomes evident that everyone is hiding something, that they all have their reasons for coming to this island and no one knows each other’s secrets, even though they consider themselves friends. Lies, secrets and dead bodies…this one has it all!
This one really kept me on my toes because every time I thought I had things worked out, a new twist would turn everything upside down. And then that ending – it was such a shock and I loved it! This was such a fun, thrilling ride and I cannot wait to see what comes next from Sara Ochs…I’ll for sure be reading it!
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