A secluded island. A wedding with a bunch of drunk 30-somethings pretending to be in their 20s. A bride, a groom, a wedding planner, a bridesmaid, a best man, and a plus one, all with a lot of secrets. And a storm brewing both figuratively and literally in the distance.
This book has an interesting premise, as anyone can see. I believe it's been compared to an Agatha Christie novel - and with all its twists and the way Foley connects the characters together while leaving hints along the way I can see why. Unlike Christie, however, this book is incredibly slow at the beginning. You go back and forth between the Wedding Night for a couple of pages and then to hours earlier through the perspectives of different characters. This should work pretty well, however it instead makes the book drag until around 60% of the way through. Once you hit that 60% - that's when the book speeds up, things start to really click together in quick succession, and it gets really good. This is why there are so many high ratings and hype for this book - you finish with that fast pace when it's really good and that's what you remember. Unfortunately I still remember how slow that first part was and that's why this book doesn't quite make that 4 star mark.