I had read three of Peter Swanson’s previous works (The Kind Worth Killing, Her Every Fear, All the Beautiful Lies and Nine Lives) and except for the last one, I found them to be fairly entertaining, fast paced reads. So, when I came across ‘Every Vow You Break’ in an online sale, I couldn’t resist buying it. The cover design was kind of attractive ( with something about a honey moon gone wrong mentioned as a tag line) and the title also was kind of promising!
So, we have our protagonist, Abigail Baskin who has married Bruce Lamb, a multi-millioniare . Her super rich husband is taking her to an idyllic island resort for their honeymoon and her life seems perfect . However there she stumbles upon a charming stranger , who seems to have some unfinished Bussiness with her. Pretty soon, she realises that nothing is what it seems and she has to take some really bold decisions to outrun the lies that is looming over he marriage!
Every Vow you Break is more of a domestic thriller and I must say that this one was a pretty quick read for me. The first 150 pages or so were really entertaining and eventful. However as soon as the mystery was getting revealed, the story started losing it’s steam and by the time the final revelation was made, I couldn’t help thinking how disappointed I was with this thriller. The whole ‘scheme’ about the ‘pay-back’ and the ‘cult’ was outright shoddy, I must say. The climax was unconvincing , to say the least!
On the whole, though this one is a fast read, as a thriller this one disappoints because of the shoddy climax!
-nikhimenon
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