June 2022
ISBN: 9780733645259
About:
Kenna arrives in Sydney to surprise her best friend. But Mikki and her fiance Jack are about to head away on a trip, so Kenna finds herself tagging along for the ride. Sorrow Bay is beautiful, wild and dangerous. A remote surfing spot with waves to die for, cut off from the rest of the world. Here Kenna meets a mysterious group of people who will do anything to keep their paradise a secret.
Sky, Ryan, Clemente and Victor have come to disappear from life. But what did they leave behind?
As Kenna gets drawn into their world, she sees the extremes they are prepared to go to for the next thrill. And everyone seems to be hiding something. What is her best friend involved in and can she get her away? Because one thing is becoming rapidly clear about The Bay: nobody ever leaves.
Review:
I struggled with this book. I couldn’t find a character I liked. Kenna annoying thinking her friend would be better off in London, an all to common view from some whose friends and family move away.
Sky came across as a bully, rather than a mentor but as the truth out’s we got a better understanding of why she needs to control/lead.
I started to warm to Clemete as his conscience got the better of him and he warned Kenna of the things she would need to face and dangers of the Bay.
I’d worked out who the killer was halfway into the book, though I did doubt myself several times as the story slowly unravelled.
It was slow going at times, a bit repetitive, and for someone who knows nothing about surfing the language was new and confusing, has was the need to possess a beach and its surf, which was equally baffling.
There is an element of resemblance to Lord of The Flies about this book.
The last few pages help bind everything together and confirm my suspicions of who the killer was, it also tied up a few loose ends but not completely , leaving the reader with something to mull over and make their own mind up about.
