The Honeymoon
By Kate Gray

The Honeymoon is one of the summer’s thrillers that isn’t only inviting to read for the summer, but a must read thriller that is masterfully created. Authors such as Louise Candlish, Imran Mahmood and Isabelle Broom amongst many others also really rate this book. The question is, what did I think of it? Find out more in the blurb and then my review below

Two happy couples.

One dead body.

A whole load of secrets.

Married life wasn’t meant to start like this…

On honeymoon in Bali, you hit it off with another newlywed couple and celebrate your last night at a fancy cliff-side restaurant.

No one predicted the evening would end with a dead body. But it was an accident, right? A tragic accident.

The honeymoon may be over but it soon becomes clear that there’s another side to this story . . . and your life depends on uncovering it.

Many marriages can survive anything – but when it starts on a lie is it really ’til death do us part?

Review

I read it one sitting!

Married life and the honeymoon are meant to be happy occasions. Bali, a place of paradise. The power of secrets is immense.
It starts with a strong prologue that draws you in to find out more about who is dead.
The unravelling begins on Monday 12th September and weaves different view points of what led up to someone being found dead.
There are two couples – Erin, a former care worker and Jamie, who sells security systems who meet Sophia, a journalist and  Mark, a mortgage adviser.

It is there last night in Bali. As Erin and Jamie go off for a walk, the passion sizzles. Someone notices the couple and that is when everything gets dangerous!
The book, from the beginning is atmospheric, but by this part, there’s a hike in tension. The writing makes this an instant page-turner and the chilling nightmare begins, that creates a honeymoon from hell. They find a person’s bloodied body at the bottom of some stony steps…
Back home, things don’t get any better, at least not for Erin. Instead of the warm glow of honeymoon and being away, it is the memory of the body that lingers.

The marriage between Sophia and Mark isn’t exactly the same fiery passion, but seems a bit cooler, in-comparison. In Bali, isn’t the only time that they meet with Erin and Jamie. They end up staying in-touch… This increases intrigue as connections from then and remain.

The secret that they all possess, takes its toll, especially on Erin. You can feel the tension and what it does to people as the words in this fast-paced book flash before your eyes. It’s a book that will also have you holding your breath at certain points, with an unguessable ending!

The Honeymoon is a book on one hand you can’t wait to see how the nightmare ends, but also on the other-hand, don’t want to get to that final page because then it all ends. The writing and plot is excellent. I highly recommed this summer for your TBR. This is an author, whose work I would review more of. Kate Gray is one to watch!