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The Villa by Ruth Kelly
4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love a destination thriller, especially one with a gameshow/ reality tv gone wrong and this one had a great mix of glamour, seediness and mystery.

I've never watched Love Island and have no intention ever to but this gave me a great idea of what to expect. It was an interesting mix of characters, a couple of twists played out as if it was a twist for TV and a great final quarter where it all ramped up.

Really enjoyed this overall and especially enjoyed cringing at the characters on display and their desperation to win as it took me right back to the early days of Big Brother.

Fun, thrilling, seedy, glamorous - I would expect nothing less from this type of story.