Over 2 years in the making I am back and writing reviews again on books that I read. My first book for 2024 was, “The Night Island” by Jane Krentz.
Summary of the Book courtesy of Berkley Publishing on Goodreads
Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers, bonded by a night they all have no memory of, are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago—an experience that brought out innate psychic abilities in each of them. The women suspect they were test subjects years earlier, and that there are more people like them—all they have to do is find the list. When Talia follows up on a lead from Phoebe, a fan of the trio’s podcast, she discovers that the informant has vanished.
Talia isn’t the only one looking for Phoebe, however. Luke Rand, a hunted and haunted man who is chasing the same list that Talia is after, also shows up at the meeting place. It’s clear he has his own agenda, and they are instantly suspicious of each other. But when a killer begins to stalk them, they realize they have to join forces to find Phoebe and the list.
The rocky investigation leads Talia and Luke to a rustic, remote retreat on Night Island in the Pacific Northwest. The retreat promises to rejuvenate guests with the Unplugged Experience. Upon their arrival, Talia and Luke discover guests are quite literally cut off from the outside world because none of their high-tech devices work on the island. It soon becomes clear that Phoebe is not the first person to disappear into the strange gardens that surround the Unplugged Experience retreat. And then the first mysterious death occurs…
My Review:
Having read mostly contemporary romance books in the last couple of years I was very excited to try a suspenseful romance with a little bit of paranormal in it. I have not read Jane Ann Krentz before so I was note sure what to expect. I think that she did a great job of giving you the background of the characters in the story with out going overboard. I didn’t feel that I was lost at all being that I did not read the first book in the series.
In addition to the characters I really enjoyed the storyline. I think that it was something different that I have never read before. I think she did a good job of building suspense through out the book and having you on the edge of your seat not knowing if the characters were going to get off the island and be safe.
I have to be honest it was a little too creepy/scary for me so I don’t know that I would read the next book in the series but I do recommend that you read this book if you like suspense, romance, paranormal and thrillers.
Looking forward to my next read…. The Head that Wears the Crown by Mariah Stewart
