This was an entertaining beach read. The relationships between the six main characters were definitely complicated. Even though Rachel is married to Jack (and they have a teenage son) and Noah is married to Paige, Rachel and Noah used to be best friends. Now Rachel and Paige are best friends, even though there still seems to be some residual feelings between Rachel and Noah that appears to make Paige jealous. Then you bring in Jack's brother, Will, who is getting married to Ali, who is younger and beautiful and used to work with Jack. Jack doesn't seem to like Ali (and actually got her fired from his company), but Ali is always seeking out "alone time" with Jack, which makes Rachel jealous - and worried.
So these three couples fly to Portugal together for Will & Ali's wedding. Will, by the way, is a super nice guy and is liked by everyone. He is also the only one that seems ignorant of all the undercurrents flowing underneath the relationships of the other five people. Lucky him!
The four days spent in Portugal are filled with secret conversations, secret meetings, insecurities, fears of affairs, questions regarding paternity, unexpressed feelings, hurt feelings and erroneous suspicions. Personally, although the author sets things up to lead the reader in one direction, she leaves enough doubt and throws out some hints that things are not what they appear, which sent me in a different direction. I was correct about what was really happening (which I will let you find out for yourself!) and so I wasn't surprised at the "unveiling" of the truth. With that being said, I was surprised at the ending. It was a "just and fair" ending, in my opinion, therefore satisfying. ;)
Wendy's Rating: ****
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