But, just like I do with every murder mystery I read, I thought, " No. If you hadn't realised already, this is a 'whodunnit' book, and I guessed the killer halfway through. It was written in first person and yet the main character still managed to keep secrets from us, to persuade us to her way of thinking. Some people might call it clever, and maybe it was. I'm frustrated that it resorted to trickery in the first place when it didn't need to - it was good enough without it. On one hand, I only want to give it one star because I'm frustrated that I let a book, a few hundred pieces of paper, trick me. This book deserves one star, but at the same time it deserves five, and I've never experienced this dilemma before. What would your instant reaction be? Would you freeze, your mouth open mid-gasp? How would you feel? That's kind of how I feel right now, having turned the last page just a few moments ago. Imagine how you would feel if someone threw a bucket full of ice cubes at you. As the court case unfolds the truth is about to come out, and it's more shocking than you could ever imagine. To the rest of the world, Anna isn't just guilty, but dangerous. As she awaits the judge's decree, it becomes clear that everyone is questioning her innocence. Soon Anna finds herself trapped in a foreign country and fighting for her freedom. But paradise soon turns into a living nightmare when Elise is brutally murdered. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, best friend Elise and a group of close friends set off on a debaucherous Spring Break trip to Aruba.
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