Nicole L'Esperance

Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it's more like a prison.

Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother's honeymoon, Addie isn't thrilled about being trapped there for two weeks. The island is stunning, with its secluded beaches and forests full of white flowers. But there's something eerie and unsettling about the place.

After Addie meets an enigmatic boy on the beach, all the flowers start turning pink. The island loves you, he tells her. But she can't stop sleepwalking at night, the birds keep calling her name, and there's a strange little girl in the woods who wants to play hide-and-seek. When Addie learns about two sisters who died on the island centuries ago, she wonders if there's more to this place, things only she can see.

Beneath its gorgeous surface, Eulalie Island is hiding dark, tangled secrets. And if Addie doesn't unravel them soon, the island might never let her go.… (mehr)

4/4.5 stars
I read an ARC of this book and will be buying it when it comes out. I could not put this book down.
This horror story on a tropical island was atmospheric and mysterious with an underlying current of dread flowing through every page.

I liked both main characters. Adeline is a freediver, recovering from a near death experience and Billy, the son of the island keepers. Their friendship and ghost hunting drive the story. While the romance felt very annoying and cliche to me, it actually tied in to the plot so I’ll let it pass.
However, it was the setting and location that truly made this story. I could feel the summer wind through the palm leaves and the waves on the sand, and when the island turns violent and eerie, I loved the setting even more. Vines growing from drops of blood, sinkholes leading to a maze of underwater caves and a shipwrecked 18th century ghost made a highly original story.
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