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Gemma wins a free fertility retreat from an Instagram giveaway organised by her favourite influencer. The retreat is conveniently located in a remote site in the mountains in Wales, and the whole thing sounds a bit too good to be true. Desperate to be a mother, Gemma ignores everyone and eventually convinces her husband Matt to go with her as well as her best friend Sophy and her husband Tom. Addie is an influencer and host of the competition to win a few stay at LunaBliss. She also happens to know Gemma from back in the day and soon enough we discover she has a personal vendetta against her. The giveaway is nothing but a honey trap to get back at Gemma, but why? What secret from the past is Gemma hiding and how does it connect to Addie's thirst for revenge?

Told from the alternating POVs of Gemma and Addie, the first part of the story is narrated from alternating timelines of the time before the retreat and the stay of retreat. We learn that Gemma may or may not be as nice as she seems, and her marriage to Matt might not exactly be perfect. For starters, Matt is a Tinder rebound and she doesn't seem to be completely over her ex Reuben. She also seems to have a selfish view of what friendship means. Her best friend Sophy is always there for her, and Gemma takes and takes but never gives back. Meanwhile, Addie has her own demons from the past which she has worked hard to overcome. Addie has a dark past, but we don't really know if she was guilty of the things she was accused of. She certainly seems to think she's a victim of injustice and we know she believes Gemma is the reason for it. Not a lot more can be said here without spoiling things.

The second part of the story starts by rewinding back to twenty years ago. Through her POV, Sophy tells us all about Gemma back in school. Sophy's POV alternates with Gemma and Addie's POV during the retreat in present time. Something has happened at the retreat which has caused a chain reaction and it all ends in disaster. I appreciate that the author has made it so that we don't really know who the villian is. I kept going back and forth as to whether Gemma was the villian all along.

The story then jumps to the future where we learn how it all ended and everything that has happened since the retreat from Addie, Gemma and Sophy's POVs. In all honestly, the twist was incredibly easy to figure out. That being said, it didn't take away from enjoying the book.

All in all, to me this is a nice beach read for when you want to relax and read a nice book.

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The blurb drew me in immediately I couldn’t put it down! One of those books where you need to make sure you’re free for a few hours because once you start you won’t be able to put it down!

Three words to describe this book suspense-filled, unputdownable and an addictive page- turner with a wild unexpected twist! There was many twists and turns which compelled me to keep turning the pages late into the night!

Just book the day off work to read this. Five massive sparkling stars! Love, love, it! The ENTIRE plot was fantastic!

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The blurb alone made me want to read this book. Imagine if someone wanted your life. How far would the person go to get it? Read this book. You won't be disappointed.

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