“She remembered a story from childhood, a frog getting boiled alive in water that was slowly getting hotter and hotter, so slowly that he didn’t notice. Maybe that was her excuse. There were signs, but they were little ones. And now the water was boiling.” – 4/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: isolated resorts, weddings, woods, honeymoons, rich husbands, bachelorette parties, and big mistakes.

A bride’s dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she’s had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this psychological thriller from the author of Eight Perfect Murders.

Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. But right before the wedding, Abigail has a drunken one-night stand on her bachelorette weekend. She puts the incident—and the sexy guy who wouldn’t give her his real name—out of her mind, and now believes she wants to be with Bruce for the rest of her life.

Then the mysterious stranger suddenly appears—and Abigail’s future life and happiness are turned upside down. He insists that their passionate night was the beginning of something special and he’s tracked her down to prove it.

Does she tell Bruce and ruin their idyllic honeymoon—and possibly their marriage? Or should she handle this psychopathic stalker on her own? To make the situation worse, strange things begin to happen. She sees a terrified woman in the night shadows, and no one at the resort seems to believe anything is amiss… including her perfect new husband.

I enjoyed this!
Sure, the story was a little predictable for the most part, but that didn’t bother me that much because there were still some twists I didn’t see coming. So, I still found enjoyment and experienced surprise while reading this book. I definitely understand why there are people who didn’t like the story, but personally, I was entertained.
The main character was not very likable – actually, in reality almost no character was likable here if I’m being honest. The writing was okay, but it dragged a little sometimes. At some point while I was reading, I thought to myself, “yeah, this situation is pretty scary”, and I immediately thought how this story almost became a horror book because of the tension and fear I felt.
I’ve learned that Peter Swanson’s books can be either hits or misses for me… this was in the middle. Not the best Peter Swanson book out there, not the worst as well, but still enjoyable.