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literarylunchbreak's review against another edition
2.0
It's not BAD. Just not something I would recommend, really. There was some interesting character development with the young girl, Snow, in the book but I just... it was just okay.
cathyb25's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the writing which changed perspectives between the four main characters as it unfolded. I couldn't wait to read what happened next. The city they visited was a good metaphor for what was going on in the character's lives.
rce59's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/4
This book was sort of a random read, but I was looking for something relatively quick and enjoyable. And this fit the bit. The book switched narrative voices between four people, two couples, who were all vacationing in Italy together. Everyone was sort of the worst and there was a strange mysterious daughter who is
I was entertained by the writing and the characters, even if it wasn't anything groundbreaking.
This book was sort of a random read, but I was looking for something relatively quick and enjoyable. And this fit the bit. The book switched narrative voices between four people, two couples, who were all vacationing in Italy together. Everyone was sort of the worst and there was a strange mysterious daughter who is
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potentially a murderer?I was entertained by the writing and the characters, even if it wasn't anything groundbreaking.
ginnysgirl's review against another edition
4.0
You know a book is well written when you don't like any of the characters but you have trouble putting it down.
lashu's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I have never hated every character in a book before now. I’m including the child. Every person is absolutely awful in their own unique, horrifying, narcissistic way.
pamelacamfield's review against another edition
4.0
Started feeling ominous LONG before it got there, which kept me reading!
amyheap's review against another edition
4.0
I raced through this psychological thriller, where four people look back at a disastrous holiday, telling the tale of what went wrong when two couples, one with a daughter, go on holiday together to Siracusa. It’s an intriguing, compelling, and creepy story about marriage, secrets, perceptions, and Americans abroad.
kerridv's review against another edition
4.0
these characters are the worst people, yet i found myself sympathetic to them all at various points. excellent reading in the audio version.
otterskate's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed reading this book immensely. I picked it up because I needed a vacation from winter weather, and Italy seemed like a fun place to go. This book is exactly the slow moving, retrospective train wreck of complicated, poorly behaved characters you think it is. I would not put it in the category of a high octane thriller. I'm not a huge fan of suspense or surprises and I didn't get either here. The plot is chill and fun, like a vacation, and is character-based.