Everyone has a story. But not everyone’s story is true.
Gia and Abby have been friends since childhood, forever bonded by the tragedy that unfolded in Greece when they were eighteen. Now thirty, heiress Gia is back in Greece with her shiny new husband, entertaining glamorous guests with champagne under the hot Mediterranean sun, while bookish Abby is working fourteen-hour days as an attorney. When Gia invites Abby on an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden to celebrate her birthday, Abby’s thrilled to reconnect.
But on the day of her flight, Abby receives an ominous email that threatens to unearth the skeletons of her past, and when she and Gia’s brother, Benny, arrive in Sweden, Gia isn’t there. Worried, Abby and Benny fly to Greece, where they find Gia’s beachfront estate eerily deserted, the sole clue to her whereabouts the manuscript she penned, detailing the events leading up to her disappearance. Gia’s narrative reveals the dark truth about her provocative new marriage and the dirty secrets of their seductive guests, a story almost too scandalous to be believed. But the pages end abruptly, leaving more questions than answers.
How much of Gia’s story is true? Where is she now? And will Abby find her before it’s too late?
My Thoughts: Basically, this is an interesting story and well told. It took a little bit to get into it. Once it got going though, I really wanted to know what was going to happen next.
The book is told in chapters that switch between Abby's point of view and a manuscript that Gia wrote. I felt like both of them were unreliable narrators. They both had something to hide and were concealing it from friends and family alike. It left me guessing who was hiding what and just what the truth was anyway.
I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. The title didn't quite seem to fit. And it took a bit to get into the mystery part of the book. There were some nice twists. And the ending was done in a way that left things open for either a follow up or for the reader's imagination to work on. I liked Abby and Benny. Gia I didn't like quite as well. I felt like she was acting out like a spoiled rich kid determined to get her way.
I would recommend this book to people who don't mind a slow set up and a somewhat open ending. It's a good mystery and worth the read.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley. This did not affect my review.
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