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The Honeymoon

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Thrillers aren’t my usual genre, but The Honeymoon was a quick, enjoyable read. I found some of the plot line to be a little repetitive and you definitely have to suspend your disbelief, but this is still a quick read. Great for a vacation book. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author!

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This was an easy read but I kept waiting for something big to happen but it just didn’t .
The plot was well written and the characters described well.

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This book is a great example of why you should never rush into a marriage. It had plenty of potential, but the plot really fell flat in my opinion. The writing style left a lot to be desired, and something about the sentence structure really irked me. The plot dragged a lot for the latter half, and I found myself rushing to get it finished. Not one I’d recommend.

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You can’t marry someone you just met and not expect to encounter a few surprises. Unfortunately for Chloe, her new husband has secrets that frighten her and make her question if she really knows him at all. “The Honeymoon” started out as a great read and is well-written. I love a good thriller. However as the story progressed it was almost too much. One twisty turn after the other. I found Chloe to be unlikeable and slightly ignorant. Love is blind, I suppose.

*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of “The Honeymoon” in exchange for an honest review.

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i really liked it!!

i liked the setup of the book as well as the overall theme which i found out of the ordinary of r a thriller and i really liked!

The plot was very good and the pace was quite fast which let me finish the book very quickly!

4* from me, definitely worth to pick up!!

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This book started off strong with easy to read writing good scenery and a mystery. The characters at 1st were intriguing but wound up falling a little flat when there wasn't any development. I found out the twist pretty quickly so even though it was well written and delivered well that kind of ruined it. I think this would be a good quick beach read even though it is not particularly unique as it was just such a fun quick read

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The Honeymoon was a quick fast paced read that I overall enjoyed. I think that some parts near the end were a little far fetched but the ending was still decent. I can see this book being a light summer read that people will enjoy. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this.

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👰🏼🤵🏻THE HONEYMOON 🌊
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You’ve heard the story before. Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Love at first sight and they fall in love. So was the story of Chloe and Dan.
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Chloe was used to living a quiet life. She had already lost both her parents and so she spent her days working and caring for her Gran.
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When Dan walked in her office one day and proceeded to sweep her off her feet, Chloe fell and she fell hard. He lavished her with constant attention and care and she relished in it. Chloe couldn’t get over how nice it felt to finally go from being the caregiver to the one being cared for and she allowed herself to enjoy each and every moment.
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After only one month, Dan proposed and Chloe eagerly accepted. Soon plans were made for their wedding and her dream Honeymoon in the Maldives was planned.
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But, how well can you possibly know someone after only a month? What secrets can they harbor or hide?
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As the newlyweds are headed to their honeymoon things begin to go wrong. Chloe is trying to come to terms with a destination change to countless unanswered questions from her new husband but decided to make the best of it.
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However, Chloe soon discovers that her dream honeymoon will become her worst nightmare, for once she arrives on the island Dan will refuse to let her leave!!!
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This story hooked me from the beginning! From the very first “what in the heck” moment when she found out she wasn’t going where intended for her honeymoon to the very end! The twists and turns throughout this book kept me engaged but Chloe’s indecision and lack of backbone had me hollering at my iPad saying “what are you doing?”
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Overall, I loved this psychological thriller and think it is a fun summer read! I give it 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars! Thanks again to @netgalley #partner for my gifted copy!
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I was excited to get an advance copy of this book from Net Galley and the premise sounded really great. The story started off well but I quickly became annoyed with the main character Chloe and it ruined my enjoyment.

How could she make such bad decisions? She married someone she barely knew after just a couple of months and early on it seemed she was questioning some of his actions, but just let it all slide, ignored her doubts and carried on. Later in the story she manages to escape her husband Dan in Menorca and return to Brighton. But after just a couple of days although she knew what he’d been up to, she had a change of heart and flew back to Menorca to him- This just seemed too unbelievable to me unfortunately.

On the plus side, it was an easy read, would be good holiday reading, and I did keep going until the end as I wanted to know how it was going to end. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in return for my honest opinion.

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Sadly it did not maintain my interest. It was a bit of a lame story- so much so that while reading it I found myself shouting at the book because Chloe was such a wet blanket or too blind too see Dan for what he truly was.
Thank you to both NetGalley and Bookoutre for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest unbiased review

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Quick read, fast paced, and had me trying to piece things together the whole time! Some towards the end was a little far fetched but I still really enjoyed this read!

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What would you do if you married someone and went on your honeymoon to be told by your new husband you weren't ever going back home. Chloe met Dan and married after a few weeks. On honeymoon they ended up in Menorca not the Maldives and Dan became very secretive from here.
I enjoyed the book as Chloe tried to make sense of why Dan was so insistent they stayed in Menorca and not return to England, but there were parts that I really didn't understand why she would have done things she did.
The plot was quite fast paced which was good and I enjoyed the ending that tied everything together.

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Thanks so much for this ARC.

What a read. Totally intense and on the edge of your seat suspense. I loved this book, it was fast paced and flowed easily. Chloe was extremely naive (read: dumb) for going back to Menorca, but it worked for the storyline obviously!

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What a read! Be prepared for an unexpected honeymoon; twisted and original will be worth every minute.
This is one of those books that you make your own plot on your mind while you are reading the story; without knowing who to trust or what to believe. The story is addictive and gripping, you’ll be turning pages like mad wanting to discover what’s happening, I can assure you.
Chloe is the happiest woman on earth, she has just married the love of her life and they are traveling to Maldives for the honeymoon or that’s why she thinks, because her new husband has decided to re-arrange the trip to Menorca in a very remote villa instead of her dreamed place. Sadly that’s only the beginning, her new husband, Dan, is hiding her mobile and passport to keep her safe. From what? I am sure you’ll be asking, the only answer she will have is that he will tell her everything when this situation ends … I am sure you’ll don’t like this answer, like Chloe, so she will decide to return home only to find that someone has cancelled her flat contract, her job and all her credit accounts! Did Dan do everything or there’s someone else trying to hurt them and Dan is only trying to keep her safe?
Chloe is not an easy character to love, she is always doubting and is too much trustworthy for my taste, but I suppose that if you’ll know all her decisions in life you can more or less understand her, even if sometimes makes you want to shout at her…!
Dan has a lot of secrets but the main question is; is he really telling the truth that wants to keep Chloe safe or he is a controller and wants to keep her locked? You’ll only have the answers for the questions at the end of the book, there are so many twists and grey sides on this book that I am sure you’ll love it.
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Thoughts while reading: Why are you going back to this psycho?! If the husband was a little less lock you in the dungeon and more when need to be careful about locking the door sweetheart. I think all the crazy stuff would have been creepier and not just "the weirdo husband is at it again" That storyline was heavy handed and weighed down the book.

I did, however, really like the ending, the very ending. Not that mess of a wrap up that was the ending,

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So, I read this on my honeymoon, I do not recommend that. Luckily we were not in the Maldives and my husband stayed by my side!

When I picked up The Honeymoon, I was skeptic. I had taken a short break from thriller reads because they had become too predictable for me. Every book's blurb promised a shocking twist, and I felt that too many didn't deliver. The Honeymoon was not like that. It was gripping (as I said, I was also on my Honeymoon), as we follow Jemma on her honeymoon, and through the disappearance of her husband from their five star resort in the Maldives. The Honeymoon takes us deeper into their relationship, and we start to learn that things are not always as they seem.

The Honeymoon is a fast-paced thriller full of twists and turns, and it kept my guessing until the end. Every time I thought I had it figured out, another twist came in and proved me wrong.

Thank you to Net Galley and the Penguin Books UK for an advanced copy of The Honeymoon in exchange for an honest review.

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This book had a hard time keeping me interested. I found the main character to be quite the idiot. It drove me crazy how stupid and unsuspecting she was about Dan. Overall it was an okay book but I wish the main character was less of a ditz

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Marry in haste, repent in leisure.
The Honeymoon by Rona Halsall is a fast-paced, and tension-filled book I couldn't keep down. Having recently returned from a honeymoon myself, I found the contents of this book to be terrifying!

Chloe, a physiotherapist meets Dan and falls head-over-heels with him, After a whirlwind romance, Dan pops the question and Chloe says yes. On their honeymoon to idyllic Menorca, Chloe starting noticing Dan behaving weirdly. He makes important life decisions without consulting with her. He keeps telling her that he's gotta keep her 'safe'. He has violent nightmares. He doesn't let her out of her sight. All this - Chloe had no idea of before the wedding. All Dan tells her, without so much as an explanation is that she's not to leave Menorca and be away from his sight. Does she really know the man she married? Is it an elaborate ruse to keep her under his thumb and away from her friends and family? Or is the threat to their lives real?

I liked both the characters and the plot of this book. However, the entire 'reason' behind Dan's crazy behavior was something difficult to digest. Although I got frustrated with Chloe and her naiveness I thought her behavior was realistic. On the other hand, I hoped to see what made Dan tick, what his childhood was like, why did he fall in love with Chloe, etc. He's a mystery character, right from the start to the finish with the curtain raised just a little bit for a tiny peek. The plot was good. I loved the ending! Also, what a wonderful cover!

Thank you, NetGalley, Bookouture & Rona Halsall for an arc!

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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley & author.

SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS.
I couldn't put this book down. you won't be able to either.

this is an insane thriller that you wont' be able let go of.

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Great book which has the reader hookdd from the start, full of twists and turns real page turner, go on give it a read.

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