Hmm meh.  I had such hopes for this from the summary, but I feel like I was tricked a little bit. This is a sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow burn story. It's hard to really even call it a thriller because I didn't even really know what the point of the story was for most of it.  Mostly flashbacks from a narcissistic , flighty artist (nothing new, fictional artists are ALWAYS written this way) and current POVs that are a snooze. It felt like most of these characters are stereotypes and nothing new or unique or really that interesting about them, despite how incredible the first chapter sounds.  I only kept reading because I was waiting for some BIG shocking twist, but all the reveals were super obvious from the start.  

The writing was dark and sometimes really beautiful, but since the plot was glacial, even the writing became just too repetitive.  The setting is perfect for a thriller or horror story and I loved picturing the tide covering up the road.

Thanks to the publisher for a free ARC; my thoughts and review are my own.