Title: The Holiday
Author: TM Logan
Published: 2019
Genre: Fiction, Drama
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This is the second book by TM Logan which I read after “Lies”. The expectations were high after that thrill-a-minute rollecr-coaster, but “The Holiday” wasn’t upto the same level.
“Seven Days, Three Families, One Killer” – the cover page announces, the last phase being critical. Unfortunately, most of the book just meanders along with every character just not talking to each other. The book would have been much shorter if the characters had just communicated better! And then there is the fiery ending, which does little to redeem the entire story.
While most of the book is a first-person account, there are a few POV chapters also thrown in the middle to carry the story forward (a la A Song of Fire and Ice). But it just muddles up the story a bit more instead of helping it.
An interesting question about the villa – Is there no staff or even a caretaker present at the site? Quite astonishing given the size of the building and its surrounding land!
Overall, not too engaging a tale.
Previously on BookMarks: A Thousand Brains
Also by TM Logan on BookMarks: Lies
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