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| Penguin 2017 |
Blurb...
For as long as she can remember, Jemma has been planning the perfect honeymoon. A fortnight's retreat to a five-star resort in the Maldives, complete with luxury villas, personal butlers and absolute privacy. It should be paradise, but it's turned into a nightmare.
Because the man Jemma married a week ago has just disappeared from the island without a trace. And now her perfect new life is vanishing just as quickly before her eyes. After everything they've been through together, how can this be happening? Is there anyone on the island who Jemma can trust? And above all - where has her husband gone?
My thoughts..
A paradise island, a handsome and loving husband, should all add up to an idyllic honeymoon but for Jemma, what should have been a wonderful start to married life very soon dissolves into the holiday from hell.
The Honeymoon is a really clever psychological suspense story and such is the creativity of the writing that even though I actively disliked the main characters, I couldn't help but want to know what happened to them, and more especially what happened to Jemma's husband, whose disappearance and Jemma's reaction to this forms the core of the novel.
Throughout the story there are twists and turns aplenty and a huge jaw dropping moment that took me completely unawares and made me so surprised that I had to tootle off to make a restorative cup of tea.
If you like convoluted suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat then The Honeymoon will certainly appeal, perhaps, just don't read it if you intend to honeymoon in the glorious Maldive islands any time soon 😁
Tina Seskis grew up in Hampshire , and after graduating from the University of Bath spent over twenty years working in marketing and advertising.She is the author of two other novels, One Step Too Far and A Serpentine Affair. Tina lives in London with her husband and son.
Twitter @tinaseskis #The Honeymoon
My thanks to Sarah at Penguin for my review copy of The Honeymoon
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Yeah that jaw dropping moment really kicks you in the teeth doesn't it!
ReplyDeleteIt does ,Jan!!
DeleteI really enjoyed much of it, some odd and interesting characters, wasn't overly enthused by the ending! Tina Seskis can certainly pen a good story in a wonderful location (I would still be happy to visit!!!)
ReplyDeleteI agree it sounds like a great holiday destination !
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