Book Review - Adrift by M. A Hunter

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Title: Adrift

Author: M. A. Hunter

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 4th May 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

A stag do, six old friends … and a secret they’d all kill to protect.

When Pete and his friends set sail on a private yacht in the Balearics to celebrate Fergus’ upcoming wedding, they’re all looking forward to sun, sea and copious quantities of alcohol.

But there’s a reason they are still entwined in each other’s lives a decade after leaving university. A terrible event they’ve all been trying their hardest to forget.

They say you can’t outrun the past … And these six friends are about to find that out the hard way.

What a rather impressive story. I literally didn't see that ending coming, nor did I predict any of the twists. 

It's a fairly claustrophobic thriller with the action mainly set on a yacht, but we also have flashbacks to how the friends met and just what binds them all together.  Some of the past action was tricky to read due to its content. 

I was completely hooked on the action in this story,  I had slight reservations during the first couple of chapters, but then it all clicked and it was a rather addictive read from then on. To the extent I was reading for far longer than I should have done in bed, as I had to know what was going on. 

At times I think I suspected everyone, there are motives all over the place and I even invented a possible motive for one person that I'm still half surprised wasn't there at all.  

What I do know is this is one luxury yacht trip that I'm incredibly glad I wasn't on.  

I loved the writing and storytelling and am so pleased I gave this book a go. I'm excited to see what the author will write next. 

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