In Saint X, we find a mystery - Allison Thomas has disappeared only to be discovered dead a few days later. She and her family were vacationing in the Caribbean and what seemed like an idyllic vacation ended fatally for Allison.
This book chronicles the characters involved and her much younger sister's diving into the details of that week and Allison's life in an effort to understand what happened.
This book was marketed as a thriller so I was surprised to find out that it didn't read like a thriller but instead a multiple point of view story with everyone wondering what had happened to Allison.
Overall, it was a slow read and it took me a solid 100 pages to really get interested in what was going on - there was no giant reveal at the end, more of a logical conclusion to what happened.
This book tried to go after a lot of themes: rich vs poor, racism, sexuality, and more but it was almost too many things and I don't think any of them were executed really well.
Given that we didn't hear from Allison directly, it was hard to tell what her motivations were and she seemed pretty unlikeable by the end of this story. Her sister's quest to find out what happened teetered and then spilled over into what I would call an unhealthy obsession.
This felt like a ripped from the headlines story (like Natalee Holloway). It did bring up some interesting views into a family's recovering or living after this type of tragedy, the lasting effects/changes for everyone involved and some interesting character development.
Overall, it just fell flat to me and was too long.
This book chronicles the characters involved and her much younger sister's diving into the details of that week and Allison's life in an effort to understand what happened.
This book was marketed as a thriller so I was surprised to find out that it didn't read like a thriller but instead a multiple point of view story with everyone wondering what had happened to Allison.
Overall, it was a slow read and it took me a solid 100 pages to really get interested in what was going on - there was no giant reveal at the end, more of a logical conclusion to what happened.
This book tried to go after a lot of themes: rich vs poor, racism, sexuality, and more but it was almost too many things and I don't think any of them were executed really well.
Given that we didn't hear from Allison directly, it was hard to tell what her motivations were and she seemed pretty unlikeable by the end of this story. Her sister's quest to find out what happened teetered and then spilled over into what I would call an unhealthy obsession.
This felt like a ripped from the headlines story (like Natalee Holloway). It did bring up some interesting views into a family's recovering or living after this type of tragedy, the lasting effects/changes for everyone involved and some interesting character development.
Overall, it just fell flat to me and was too long.