Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the new thriller by Jamie Day, with the audiobook narrated by the cast of Emily Shaffer, Jane Oppenheimer, Jennifer Pickens, and Megan Tusing. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
Holly is a struggling writer who returns to her family’s seaside cottage. Holly still blames herself for the death of her sister when they were teenagers. She encounters Jade, a teenage runaway, who is searching for her own family connections. Jade discovers the manuscript of a book Holly started the summer her sister disappeared, based on the true events.
A beach thriller for sure! I thought the book-in-the-book trope worked very well here, giving the reader a peek into just what happened when Holly was a teenager and her sister died. Told from alternate POV of both Holly and Jade, the mysterious “Watcher” chapters added another layer of tension into the mix. I liked the characters – both Holly and Jade – and felt like they helped each other fill those missing parts in their lives; they both have family secrets and questions. I wouldn’t have guessed the ending at all! Loved the full cast production on the audiobook - take this one along on your beach vacation!
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