A holiday filled with twists and turns, nice ones and not…

Synopsis

Antigua… the Caribbean at its most luscious, its most beautiful… silver sand, cobalt sky, warm turquoise sea… and a bunch of complete strangers, who only have one thing in common: they’re single. Some are looking for romance, some for something more. But they’ve all chosen to spend their holiday with people they have never met before. And pretty soon, some will become good friends, some enemies and some lovers. And many of them will experience things they never expected, including their tour manager Eve, who perhaps has the biggest shock of all. A story that will make you laugh and make you cry with just the right number of twists to keep you turning the pages as you get to know all the members of the group as they, in turn, get to know each other.

My review

Tour manager Eve is heading off to Antigua with a group of singles, ready for their holiday. As each have their own reasons to participate on a singles’ holiday, they have all chosen the wonderful setting of Antigua, even if they are all are a bunch of strangers to each other.
It’s up to Eve to let each person have the best possible times, with excursions, amazing food and live the wonderful experience of an all – in vacation.
In the time span of a couple of days, some people of the group become good friends, some will have an instant dislike for each other, and others will benefit of the ‘What happens in Antigua…’.
But also in that same time span, things will happen to several of them, and tour manager Eve included, that will change their lives one way or another… 

When I started this book, I was thinking about my own personal situation. As I am single, I have thought about going on a singles’ holiday myself. But not having made that final decision yet, I thought that meanwhile I could enjoy reading this book and see how the characters would experience a holiday on their own. 

And as I also have brother who is a tour guide in Italy and I have joined him a few times, i for sure could understand Eve’s situation.
Eve is a kind person, and is ready to help out however she can. She is also very patient, but we can also see that some are testing her patience to her limits.
And again, going on trips with my brother, I knew that people on holiday can be at their best, but also at their worst.
Even just as a reader, there were some characters that got me so frustrated! I don’t know if I would have been able to keep calm and carry on just like Eve did! 

It was great to see how diverse the group was. Each has its own background, and also personal reasons for being on the holiday.
Some may be genuine, but some not.
And that diversity for sure made this a captivating story. 

Reading about all the several people on the holiday, at first made me a bit afraid I would confuse a character with another. But my fears were unfounded, as it’s very easy to keep with each one of them.
Of course, having a group, it’s normal to like one character more and dislike another. And seeing how my gut feeling in the end proved to be right, was satisfying.
Yet that didn’t take away that, despite my gut feeling, there were a few twists and turns that I didn’t see coming! 

I have to admit, that perhaps the length of each chapter was a bit too long for my liking. I perfectly understand the choice the author made, as each chapter depicts one day at the time. But as I am the kind of person who reads by chapter, if you are laying in bed, ready for some sleep, that one last chapter for sure takes a while to get through! 😊 And yes, there are “pauses” in each chapter so I *could* have stopped at one of those, but once again, I am a reader by chapter 😊. But this is truly a personal feeling I had, and it didn’t influence my opinion over the story itself! 

This book for sure gave me the holiday – vibes, as my last holiday was at the start of July and I for sure needed a new break, even if it was a fictional one!
But beside that laid – back vibe, it also shows us that even in a short time span, relationships can be formed. And I am not talking only about the romantic one, but also the friendship kind, a kindred spirit kind, and even a surprising kind! 

I truly enjoyed reading this story, and while many characters had their closure, I cannot wait to read more about Eve and her next tours!