A review by nixbix_reads
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

3.0

This has an intriguing premise - what happens on a cruise when someone disappears & international waters are essentially lawless territory? I felt like this was a book of two halves. I really enjoyed the first half. The opening drew me in & I thought Adam was a great character in his search for what happened to Sarah. However, it felt like the second half of the story was rushed. Adam just makes one dumb decision after another, and there’s a sub-plot that I felt added nothing to the story. I found the villain of the story (and their reasons why) were surprising but not surprising - it seemed to be added complexity for complexities sake. I saying this, I had to know what happened to Sarah. This would be a good summer holiday read, but maybe don’t read it if you are on a cruise or thinking of going on one!