An escapist thriller which follows two familes who go on a tropical island getaway together for the weekend. Only nothing at the serene resort is as it seems, when one of the couples marriage reaches breaking point and tension rises between the locals, someone is going to end up hurt.

Told from the alternating POV of our two couples, Lou and Adam and Eliza and Noah, The Cove is a shortish read filled with secrets, lies and murder.

The story itself is rather a slow burn, and felt more like a light domestic suspense rather than a tense thriller. There were two main plot points, one being the secrets and threat of the island itself, and the other the revolving around domestic relationships.

I didn't develop a liking to any of the characters, which is ok, but I did feel empathy for Lou, struggling to cope with her newborn daughter and care for her 8yr old son all the while her husband is off making moves on other women.

It was the cover art on this one that really drew me in. The cool colour of tranquil waters, a remote island and towering volcano screamed escapist thriller to me and that was enough to get me excited! But, all in all, it all fell a little flat for me. I think the settling had a lot of potential to provide imminent threat and hightened suspense, but it was very underplayed.

There were a few twists I didn't really anticipate, but none of them were really shocking to me. The final twist actually had me scratching my head a bit because it just felt a little left field, almost like an afterthought.