Today I’m sharing my review of Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson. I read this book a while ago but realized I haven’t shared my thoughts.
Synopsis
A bride’s dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she’s had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this psychological thriller from the author of Eight Perfect Murders. Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. But right before the wedding, Abigail has a drunken one-night stand on her bachelorette weekend. She puts the incident—and the sexy guy who wouldn’t give her his real name—out of her mind, and now believes she wants to be with Bruce for the rest of her life.
Then the mysterious stranger suddenly appears—and Abigail’s future life and happiness are turned upside down. He insists that their passionate night was the beginning of something special and he’s tracked her down to prove it.
Does she tell Bruce and ruin their idyllic honeymoon—and possibly their marriage? Or should she handle this psychopathic stalker on her own? To make the situation worse, strange things begin to happen. She sees a terrified woman in the night shadows, and no one at the resort seems to believe anything is amiss… including her perfect new husband.
Why I Decided to Read this Book
Aaron and I have loved some of Peter Swanson’s books so we were both very excited to read this one (his latest). Aaron read it in like 2 days and insisted I read it next so I picked it up.
Rating
3 Stars (Check out my rating system!)
My Thoughts
This is a very “readable” book. I read it quite fast and I think it makes for a good beach read if you want something weird and crazy. The book is creepy and twisted (even though its quite unbelievable). Overall it is a fast paced, quick read that will suck you in from the beginning.
However, I didn’t love the premise and it felt icky to me at times. A bunch of guys on a remote island taking advantage of women just wasn’t something that was enjoyable to read. At first I couldn’t pin point why I felt like this book was “icky” but I realized it’s the way Abigail (the main character) was written. I’m just tired of women portrayed as “dumb” and men taking advantage of them. Even though the book felt icky to me I couldn’t stop reading it and wanted to know how it ended. I kept thinking maybe there would be some redemption to the story.
Content Warnings
Murder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Confinement , Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide.
Who I Recommend this Book to
I’m not sure who I recommend this book to. If you like thrillers you may like this but you may be disappointed if you love Peter Swanson. I’d say its not his best. There are lots of trigger warnings so read those before deciding if this is for you.
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If you’ve read this book let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Ugh that is too many triggers! Also yes to the fact that male authors need to stop writing gullible female characters.