"Once the vultures swoop toward the trees, it means that the danger has passed. Death has already come."

Odelia Babel, the matriarch and widow of the Babel family and CEO of their sustainable fashion company, has invited her three adult children on safari to celebrate her upcoming wedding to Asher, one of her employees and 25 years her junior. Not everyone is happy about these upcoming nuptials and, before long, tragedy strikes and Odelia is found dead.

THE SAFARI by Jaclyn Goldis offers up the messiest of family dynamics, the pedastalling of the deceased, and a vacation where the differences between wild animals and human nature blends in an intense manner.

I loved the safari setting - seeing the game drives and the history the family had in this place was very fascinating. I also loved the drama within the family - rich people behaving badly will forever be one of my favorite tropes!

However, I found the story to be extremely predictable, which left me yearning for that wow factor or even feeling satisfied by the end of it all.

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review - out May 20!