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A review by heathermoodreads
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rachel Hawkins has done it again! Thank you Macmillian Audio and NetGalley for allowing me to review this audiobook!

Emily and Chess have been best friends since they were little girls. They always leaned on each other during rough times and found themselves fighting like sisters, but that didn't deter them from loving each other. As they have gotten older, they have found themselves drifting apart and decide to take a month long writing vacation in Italy. 

The Villa that Chess chose for them has a mysterious and dark background, where the death of a famous musician died. Emily and Chess might have grown apart in their adult lives, but they know how to keep secrets even if it makes them resent each other in the process. Though the resentment they have will ultimately push them closer together in the end.

This book has a fantastic audiobook. I loved the different narrators and the shifts going back and forth in time. Getting the story of Mary and Laura was a great parallel to Emily and Chess's friendship. The storylines of the past and the present intertwined so well and it kept me wanting to know more. I loved all of the messiness and drama. I loved the little twists and turns you get throughout the story. I loved the side media you get as the story progressed. This book was just fabulous all together and I can't wait for the next Rachel Hawkins book to come out!