I was so excited to read this book! The premise is exciting: 6 young (and rich) social media influencers on an exclusive weekend getaway to market a gothic island resort before it opens are met with murder and mystery as they get stuck on the island while a killer runs loose. Sounds like it could be an exhilarating read!

Unfortunately, I was quickly disappointed. The characters were all flat cliches and incredibly dislikeable. The writing appeared juvenile and did not grip me like a mystery/thriller should. The overused stereotypes frustrated me to no end, and I couldn't wait to be DONE. 😩 (I likened parts of reading this book to having a tooth extraction - a necessary pain that you're just desperate to be over with.)

The only reason I read to the end is because I wanted to know who the killer was. The ending was actually going quite well! It made me think that the author might be bad at characterization, but she's nailing the suspense and trepidation building up to the climax! But then the ending came... and I was once again frustrated. It felt not just anti-climatic, but ridiculous. (But that could be attributed to my already sour mood over the full reading experience.)

If this was the author's first book I might have viewed it a bit more favourably. But seeing how this author has already published multiple books in the same genre, it has me asking: WHAT STRINGS DID YOU PULL? WHO DID YOU PAY TO GET YOUR WORK PUBLISHED? I NEED TO KNOW.

Great idea, poor execution.
1 star for a good premise and 0.5 star for some actually riveting parts.