Abby heads to Isla Colel looking for answers about her fiancée Eszter’s sudden death. the island’s half-abandoned and cut off and crawling with secrets. she falls in with a clique of charming expats - one of whom claims to know what really happened. then he disappears.

now Abby’s stuck surrounded by liars and the more she digs, the more it looks like someone’s willing to kill to keep the past buried.

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i really enjoyed that the main characters were a queer couple without it being the major focus of the story. I appreciated that it was treated like any other relationship and did not become the reason for violence or a point of homophobia within the story.

i also loved the multiple types/personalities of characters that were presented throughout the story and the way they seemingly wove together, despite being vastly different from one another but shared a desire to 'start over' or live differently.

andrea bartz' writing is excellent. i especially enjoyed the descriptions of Colel and the nature. I felt like I could picture myself there.

overall i really enjoyed this book! the characters were interesting, the story kept me engaged. i had moments of being enraged by certain characters (don't want to spoil anything!) but in a way that made me want to keep reading.

(3.5/5 stars)