Author: Caleb Stephens
Publisher: Thrillerscape Press
Date Published: November 1, 2024
This is a thriller done right! Stephens ramps up the pace from page one and doesn’t let up!
I had to take a minute before I could write a review so that I could digest everything that happened. And a LOT happened.
Olivia receives a letter from her estranged sister Quinn, inviting her on a cruise to meet her “intelligent, kind, hot, and very funny” fiancé. What could go wrong?
The limo, the yacht with a glittering chandelier, the beautiful stateroom – how did Quinn go from her former life of poverty to become the graceful, designer-clad version of herself now? Xclivity. And if that reminds you of all the cults you’ve ever heard of you would be right! Weird rituals. a mesmerizing leader, and a missing person. Once Olivia realizes she’s not safe, she is ready to leave the boat.
“They came with knives.”
To me, that was the most chilling line of the book!
Olivia has a master plan and she’s enlisted some of the other passengers, but they are out-weaponed. I could not see a way out for her. Thank goodness the author meticulously plotted this book so that you are on the edge of your seat the whole way through.
Caleb Stephens is a new-to-me author and I immediately downloaded his addendum (QR code at the end of the book) to read the letter one of the passengers writes to her son. I don’t often read series, but I would definitely read a sequel to If You Lie! Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Thanks to Caleb Stephens and Booksirens for an advance reader’s copy!
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