I LOVED this book! I used to read a lot up until about 5 years ago when, for some reason, I stopped. Don't know why. But since then, reading has been like a chore and something I felt like I forced myself to try do, but clearly didn't want to since I kept making excuses. This book is EXACTLY what I needed to get back into it, and the experience has left me excited to start reading another book right after this review.

Yes, the book may seem mildly anti climatic (though, this is something I only noticed because I had read a review that pointed it out). Don't get me wrong, there's definitely little scandals and information that keeps you on your toes, and I personally connected to the main character, Lily, so much that I wanted everything to work in her favour as though she was me. This kept me reading for hours on end. The novel is definitely more a journey, as I read in someone else's review, than an action packed, thrilling suspense story, but it's done so well. As someone who loves going on cruises, this book made me feel like I was back on a cruise. It follows the main character, Lily, as she is on her way to Australia. She meets a number of people along the way who are quite mysterious and unique characters. It's overall very interesting, and you want to know more and more about them.

I don't really know how to put it, but this book is brilliant. I love the writing style, it's so captivating and I cannot wait to see what more author Rachel Rhys will publish in future. I'll definitely read them! I started this book at an unfortunate hour of the night on a Tuesday night, so I couldn't read more than 270 pages before having no choice but to sleep. I finished the book FIRST THING when waking up, before even eating breakfast, brushing my teeth or even getting out of bed.

I strongly recommend this book if you're into drama and a hint of mystery, wondering about everyone's characters. :)