“Marriage is made of a million beautiful and ugly moments stitched together into a shared tapestry of memories, all of which are viewed and remembered slightly differently, like two people staring at the same painting from opposite ends of a room.”
Grady is an author who is expecting to hear some exciting news. He’s eagerly awaiting the arrival of his wife, Abby, so they can share the moment together. When he calls to see how far away she is, she tells him she’s seen a body lying in the road ahead. Although he begs her not to stop, she does anyway; when he arrives at the scene shortly afterward he finds Abby’s car still running, her purse and phone on the passenger seat, and Abby nowhere to be found.
A year later, there’s not been a sign of Abby. Grady has completely fallen apart; he hasn’t been able to sleep or write since that night. With his financial situation becoming worse by the day, Grady’s publisher encourages him to get away to the small Scottish isle of Amberly, where he can hopefully be able to focus on his writing once again.
Amberly is definitely isolated. When he arrives Grady is sure he has spotted his missing wife, but he becomes convinced it’s grief and too little sleep that is making him see things. But strange things keep appearing in—and disappearing from—his cabin, and the island’s residents definitely seem to be hiding some secrets of their own.
I found the characters all really unlikable and it took a long while for things to start heating up. The twist was wild but didn’t quite sit well with me, and I felt like the book veered in a direction I didn’t enjoy. But don’t pay me any attention if you’re intrigued!!
The book publishes 1/14/2025.
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