Amanda and Clay lead out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older black couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe.Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one another?
I have to admit that I don't think a book has left me so unsure about my thoughts in a long time. I am really torn between hating this book and enjoying the story so my rating falls at 2.5 stars. I read it pretty quickly and I think I understand what the author was trying to portray, but something is just missing for me. I really don't think I'd use the word thriller or mystery which is what I thought this book was going to be. I also have to add, that I just felt certain parts of the book were vulgar and as a reader, it just felt inappropriate and unnecessary. For those reasons I probably wouldn't recommend it. For lack of a better word, I just found the book to be weird. So if the author's intention was to leave readers with a "what the heck did I just read?" feeling, I think it was accomplished.
* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
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