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The Beach House is the second book by Pat Black under the name P.R Black, with plenty of other titles under the Pat Black name. His previous book as P.R Black, The Family, was an Amazon bestseller. You can buy The Beach House on Amazon here {affiliate link}.
Synopsis
This vacation is about to turn deadly…
Cora’s on the island vacation of her dreams: a private beach in paradise, a romantic proposal, and an eight-figure cheque following the sale of her new fiancé’s business.
When their island turns out to be not so private after all, Cora tries to make the best of a bad situation by inviting their strangely friendly neighbours to celebrate with them.
But it doesn’t take long for her once-in-a-lifetime holiday to take a very sinister turn…
My Review
I found this book really difficult to get into but as you get further in, it becomes quicker, more fast paced and more gripping. I knew that some of the people the main characters met would be dodgy but you didn’t know exactly who until quite late on.
I know you have to suspend belief a little when reading fiction but the fact that Cora seems so much of a superwoman and manages to survive as much as she does was quite astounding and perhaps just a little too far fetched.
I found the ending a little confusing – were the main characters bluffing the whole time or are they just as bad as the others themselves?
Despite my misgivings about the book, such as the farfetched actions of Cora and the slow start, the latter end more than made up for it even if it did leave me a little confused. A solid three stars for this one.
