Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Book Review - The Surf House by Lucy Clarke

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Title: The Surf House
Author: Lucy Clarke
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 27th February 2025
Rating: 4 Stars

Welcome to The Surf House

Where everyone’s escaping something…

High on the cliffs of Morocco, far from the city lights and the souks, stands The Surf House: a sanctuary for travellers chasing sunshine and waves.


But the idyll hides a dark mystery.


And when Bea washes in, seeking refuge after a dangerous encounter in Marrakesh, she soon gets caught in the current.


A woman her age – who stayed in the same area, walked the same beaches, met the same guests – disappeared one year earlier, vanishing without trace.


Somewhere inside The Surf House lies the truth – but there’ll be a price for uncovering it…

Slow burn thriller, that I was surprised with the ending of. 

Before we get to the ending of course is a fabulous story of surfing in Morocco, of corruption, the dangers of getting lost in a souk, and of self discovery. 

Add in the mystery of a guest who stayed at the Surf House the previous year and no one has ever seen since, and you have what starts as a fairly light book (give or take a stabbing), and it turns into something more sinister and dark. 

it's set on a remote coast of Morocco, in a setting that is incredibly well described.  And I loved seeing how Bea grows as a person during her time at the Surf House, especially now that she has stepped away from her modelling career. 

I liked seeing what she was really made of, and getting to know her new friends was very interesting.  

By the last quarter or so I was definitely hooked, and I needed to know the truth about everything. 

Another really good book from this author that I always enjoy reading. 

Thank you to HarperCollins and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

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