A review by squids_can_read
Murder Road by Simone St. James

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

April and Eddie are going on their honeymoon. At least they were before Eddie makes a wrong turn and they end up on Atticus Line in the middle of the night. Suddenly, they see a young woman on the side of the road. Picking her up may be the biggest mistake of their lives. Now April and Eddie are murder suspects. But something brought them to Coldlake Falls and that something doesn't want them to leave.  

Overall, I thought that this thriller was really interesting. I enjoyed that the characters kept secrets from each other but it wasn't malicious. It was more because they were just people. I did think that the mystery was overall really interesting. However, I thought that the execution of the mystery didn't turn out the way that the author wanted it too. There were very little rules that were established and things just seemed to go right for April and Eddie. I didn't think that the killer's motivation was fully explained whatsoever. I'd say that the first 100 pages were really good then it just went down from there. 

I am looking forward to reading more by this author though because the writing style was super good!