Lux and Nico live in Hawaii working to save enough money to fix his boat so they can sale off on an adventure! When Brittany and Amma offer to hire Nico to take them to a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific, they pay to fix his boat and allow him to bring Lux with them. When they get to the island it’s not deserted, but a couple, Eliza and Jake, are also there. The six of them decide to make the best of it and enjoy their time together however, the island may have different plans for them.

I couldn’t put this book down while I was reading it. I finished it in a day which is rare for me. The book is suspenseful, and I just needed to know what was going to happen next. The book is atmospheric and the author transports her readers to the island. I had a sense of foreboding while reading it.

I was invested in the characters and felt the dual timeline was a good way to see what brought them to where the were in the present. However, I didn’t necessarily like the characters. They were all flawed in some way.

The problem for me was that it took a long time for anything to happen and when it did, I didn’t necessarily find it believable. I was able to figure out one of the twists which didn’t ruin the story, but I just didn’t see the characters making some of the decisions they did.

Overall, I found this story enjoyable and look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.