e-Audio, 08:35:43
Narrated by: Emma Love
Release Date: November 19, 2024
Published by: HarperCollins
Read from: November 17-19, 2024
Stand-alone
Source: LibroFM
Content Warning: Death, Injury, Blood, Gaslighting, Pregnancy
For Readers Interested In: Thriller, Romance, YA, Audio, Non-Linear TimelineWhen an heiress disappears from her superyacht and security footage shows her getting pushed, the main suspect has to prove her innocence in this thrilling mystery at sea told in reverse chronological order, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Genuine Fraud.
It was supposed to be the best-ever girls’ trip: five days, four friends, one luxury yacht, no parents. But on the final night, as the yacht cruised the deep and dark waters between Florida and Grand Cayman, eighteen-year-old heiress Giselle vanished. She’s nowhere to be found the next morning even after a frantic search, until security footage surfaces . . . showing Maggie pushing her overboard.
But Maggie has no memory of what happened. All she knows is that she woke up with a throbbing headache, thousands of dollars in cash in her safe, a passport that isn’t hers, and Giselle’s diary. And while Maggie had her own reasons to want Giselle dead, so did everyone else on board: jealous Viv, calculating Emi, even some members of the staff.
What really went down on the top deck that night? Maggie will have to work her way backward to uncover the secrets that everyone—even Giselle—kept below deck or she’s dead in the water.
Jan Gangsei crafts a compulsively readable tale of privilege, family, and identity wrapped in a wholly original mystery that will keep readers on the edges of their seats until the final twist.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was fun. And even though I guessed the twist, I had no idea how it was done, and that made it so much better. AND since I listened to the audio, I got to hear the hella cool police interviews too! It was a definitely a good one.
Ok so the mystery in this was crazy. I had no idea what to think was happening. I knew what the twist was by a guess, but I couldn’t tell you how we got there. So being able to read it and knowing where this was going? That was pretty wild. I kept wondering how the hell it was going to happen. But I think that’s the coolest part. Seeing how they’re getting there vs just KNOWING that they’re getting there. It didn’t go at all like I thought it would lol
The characters were all terrible. I’ve read so many books this year where I hated all the characters. Idk if it ‘s me or them, but I was like wtf. They all needed therapy. And don’t get me started on the ADULTS?! Like why were they all this way? The only ones I liked were the police and even I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence lol
The writing style was entertaining. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by this author before, but the way it went, I was hella into it. And I think the way it had the sounds of them being in the police office and in interviews was cool too. The WAY it was told tho was a little bit confusing. I usually do well with books that are on an irregular timeline, but this one got to me. I had to rewind it a few times and be like what? And that was weird because it was just told backwards. It shouldn’t have been as hard as it was to get. Maybe it was because I was also listening it at 2xs? Idk, it was weird. But I finally got it together and it wasn’t so bad.
This was a lot more fun that I thought it was going to be. The synopsis and the cover don’t actually tell you what is going on, so this was a welcome surprise. I really hope that someone out there gives this one a shot. I think it’ll be a good one to challenge you and see if you can guess it too!
Overall, I give this
