I got this book because the second one looked interesting and I figured I might as well start at the beginning. But... I really didn't like any of the characters in this book. Between that and the looooooong descriptions, I sometimes felt like I was slogging through but it was an interesting premise and there are definitely a LOT of back stories that need to be told.
Narrator Ursula Smart (she notes, however that this is not her real name), is going along on the trip. Even though she isn't a part of the group nor does she like any of the people in the group or particularly want to be at that location. She apparently only wears one outfit and goes to great pains to hide exactly how much she is drinking. As the book goes on, we find out that she has some trauma and that affects her even to this day.
Her mother doesn't treat her well (at least from her point of view) but Ursula still clings to her in times of stress. Not as welcome? Her mother's best friend, Mirabelle, who, at least in Ursula's eyes, does nothing but try to take her mother away.
Also on the trip are Aunt Charlotte (who Ursula's mother barely seems to stand) and Joy who Ursula calls Less (Joy-Less). Joy is on the search for a new rich husband but is full of platitudes and other people's property. The biggest surprise is that Joy is the second to die. The first is a fortune teller who, perhaps, saw a little too much.
Three stars
This book came out May 5th, 2020
Followed by Body on the Island
Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited
Opinions are my own
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