BAD TOURISTS
Caro Carver
The Maldives sounds like an incredible place to visit this time of year. Instead of spending hard-earned cash on long flights to wait in even longer lines, I traveled there with the help of Caro Carver’s new thriller BAD TOURISTS. Out next week.
Three women on a celebratory divorce vacation collide worlds with a desperate woman on her honeymoon with a man she had doubts about marrying. Camilla, Darcy, and Kate are traveling to the Maldives after Darcy finalizes her divorce. Looking for rejuvenation and relaxation in the summer sun, the women arrive with thoughts of fruity drinks and resort massages.
Jade has just given her vows to abide and worship forever when she starts to think she’s made the worst decision in her life. After running into one of the women she starts to think the women are there to serve a higher purpose and help her in some way.
A few days into their vacation a body washes ashore and puts an end to their luxurious vacation. What does the body have to do with the three women and most importantly, what does Jade have to do with solving the mystery?
Although Caro Carver has published before this is my first time reading one of her books. I thought BAD TOURSITS was good, but not great. The story was fairly straightforward. Maybe overly so.
The mystery wasn’t that mysterious and picking out the bad guy from the handful of characters wasn’t that hard. I felt like the book could’ve been set anywhere and instead of the location and setting being a feature it was simply a backdrop.
I would check out Carver in the future and perhaps with a different story and set of characters I might have a better experience. As it is I gave BAD TOURISTS three stars.
Thanks to Netgalley, and Avid Reader Press | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy!
BAD TOURISTS…⭐⭐⭐
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