Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, June 30th 2020

Format: Paperback

Pages: 368

Rating: 2/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of fabulous wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend’s yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. Belle hopes the trip will be a much-needed break from her stalled acting career and uniquely humiliating waitressing job, but once she’s aboard the luxurious Lion’s Den, it soon becomes clear this jet-setting holiday is not as advertised.

Belle’s dream vacation quickly devolves into a nightmare as she and the handful of other girls Summer invited are treated more like prisoners than guests by their controlling host-and in one terrifying moment, Belle comes to see Summer for who she truly is: a vicious gold digger who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Belle realizes she’s going to have to keep her wits about her — and her own big secret closely hidden — if she wants to make it off the yacht alive.

My Review:

Thank you Grand Central Publishing for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: mysteries on vacation.
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I can see many people enjoyed this book, but it just didn’t work for me. I found most of the characters insufferable, and I just didn’t care about them, nor did I want to cheer for the main character. I had difficulty following the back and forth timelines and piecing things together, but then other parts were super predictable. Was really intense though and I think a lot of people that enjoy mysteries and thrillers, and reading about the super wealthy would probably love this!
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CW: murder, sexual content, abuse, bullying, suicide.