I was sent an ARC copy of this book for the purpose of review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
So happy to be on the blog tour for Cat Hickey today, thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources! Read on to find out more about the book, the author and to read my review!
About The Book
Lies, secrets, and a sinister plot hide in broad daylight at the heart of the Club Pacifica.
A beautiful tropical resort, exciting new friends, and a handsome guest liaison – it’s the perfect getaway for Chloe, a free-spirited Baltimore girl just getting to know herself. But the vacation of a lifetime quickly takes a dark turn when a young, overly flirty bellhop starts following her everywhere. It gets even worse when he disappears, and Chloe is the sole witness.
As bellhop after bellhop goes missing, she struggles to figure out what’s happening. When suspicion falls upon her, Chloe must not only try to rescue the kidnapped bellhops, but also to clear her name.
Complicating things further is the relationship she forms with Mateo, Club Pacifica’s guest liaison. Charming and easygoing, he is everything that her fiancé at home is not, and she finds herself fighting a growing attraction to him. But can he be trusted?
She soon discovers that she’s landed herself in a world of secrets, and, worse, that these are not just those of others, but also the secrets she keeps from herself.
Can she find her way through all the lies to finally discover the truth before it’s too late?
My Review
I find it hard to describe this book as it totally wasn’t what I expected – in a good way! Chloe is at a retreat, alone, away from her domineering and mean fiance. She has only been there a little while when one of the young bellhops, Jaime, starts to show an unhealthy interest and it starts to creep her out a little. You’d be forgiven for thinking that, given the title, he stalks her and she has to deal with it, but just a short while later, he goes missing – and so do the other two bellhops from the resort.
Originally thinking that they have just skived work together, the staff and guests aren’t too worried but it soon becomes clear that bellhops from different resorts are going missing too – but why – and where are they going?
The read was enthralling once we got into it – it was a little slow to start with- and I really liked Chloe as a character, you could see she was a bird trying to break free and spread her wings but Cooper would not allow her to. You could see she needed this retreat and you feel such awkwardness and pity for her when she is drawn into this mess.
The author describes the location and the scenery incredibly well, the characters are interesting and descriptive too and whilst I had an inkling of the culprits towards the end, the reasons how and why blew me away!
I’ll definitely be checking out more from the author in the future.
About The Author
Cat Hickey has a Master’s degree in Biology, and teaches Anatomy and Physiology at a university in Baltimore, MD, USA. She writes light-hearted mysteries and thrillers that are based, partly, on her extensive travels around the world. She is also an avid yogi who teaches aerial yoga and practices aerial circus arts, and spends the rest of her time with her four rescue animals, which consist of three cats and a horse.
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You can buy the book on Amazon here {affiliate link}.
Reading has been a real tonic over the past few months, escapism at it’s best! This sounds like a really good read, will look out for it!!
Oooh what a an intreging sounding book! I’m going to have to look our for this!