miss_cat's review against another edition
2.0
Um, this book had a lot of predictable things going on. And then the part with the girl killing the man that helped them. What?
jlk64's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
ellekeene's review against another edition
4.0
Incredible book, lots of twists and turns. Real adrenaline. But I find kids insufferable, especially stereotypical daughters.
clarrro's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars instead of 2 because I did read it, light and breezy thriller. But so shallow, all this stuff happening but the characters were like paper dolls frollicking through the most outlandish horrible events. They tell writers, just keep piling on the worst that can happen. Oh okay. Now, who was the protagonist again? Oh right, there wasn't one. Everybody had a little kick at the cat. And in the end, nothing mattered, nothing changed, the worst things that happened, happened to a family on the periphery of this foursome. No meat here. But it did keep rolling along.
starness's review against another edition
3.0
Great set up and strong storyline kept this book exciting with lots of drama. As a parent it was a hard read but also some of the dread depicted felt strangely relatable with parents turning on each other almost immediately, the parents all displayed some horrible characteristics enhanced by the tragedy that unfolds during the dream family holiday turned nightmare. However there was something about the writing that felt abit off. The writing was direct and lacked some tack with descriptions of characters, portraying blatant stereotyping. It was slightly cringe worthy. For me it lacked some finesse so I’m unable to give more than 3 stars.
candicec's review against another edition
3.0
If I could I would give this book 3.5 starts. This book is difficult to stop reading once you start so be prepared to read through to the end. Overall, it's an action / suspense story with short chapters, no deep character develop or complex writing. The author is known for her trilogy written for middle school students so the writing in this book felt more like YA (except the "adult" parts).
Two families go on an Christmas time cruise together from California and meet a family from from Argentina. Things go awry on an excursion off the ship and from there the story runs all the way through the end. I really did want to know what was going to happen to these families in the end.
Two families go on an Christmas time cruise together from California and meet a family from from Argentina. Things go awry on an excursion off the ship and from there the story runs all the way through the end. I really did want to know what was going to happen to these families in the end.
renwar96's review against another edition
4.0
This book is full of action and suspense. I couldn't put it down. Keeps you turning the page to find out what happens next!