Alison is a freshman at Princeton vacationing with her family at Saint X, a Caribbean island known for its beautiful beaches and tourism. When Alison goes missing and her body is found days later, two locals are arrested but then let go due to lack of evidence. We then move forward to follow Alison’s little sister Claire into adulthood where she meets paths with one of the accused.
I was really excited to read this book. When I was in college the Natalee Holloway case occurred and it really affected me. I was expecting a mystery/thriller/suspense. This book was NOT that. It was more about coming to grips with a tragedy, how we grieve, and how Alison’s death affected her sister’s life. The style of writing was unique; it transitioned from third to first person, but at first was hard to get used to. There were many parts that I could have skimmed over; details in New York that were too in depth. I think this book did a great job of portraying Alison. Her naïveté and youth. Her disgust with her privilege, but the lack of maturity to analyze it; not understanding the danger she poses to the locals as she flirts and forces herself into their daily lives. All in all, it was an interesting book, worth a read, but dull at times.
“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦?”
“𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸”
I was really excited to read this book. When I was in college the Natalee Holloway case occurred and it really affected me. I was expecting a mystery/thriller/suspense. This book was NOT that. It was more about coming to grips with a tragedy, how we grieve, and how Alison’s death affected her sister’s life. The style of writing was unique; it transitioned from third to first person, but at first was hard to get used to. There were many parts that I could have skimmed over; details in New York that were too in depth. I think this book did a great job of portraying Alison. Her naïveté and youth. Her disgust with her privilege, but the lack of maturity to analyze it; not understanding the danger she poses to the locals as she flirts and forces herself into their daily lives. All in all, it was an interesting book, worth a read, but dull at times.
“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦?”
“𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸”