But what has really torn them apart is too devastating to talk about. Shell and Colin fight constantly: after all, Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always comes second to his job as an executive at a powerful mining company. Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don’t know each other at all. Miles and Grace Markell, the "last resort" offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera. There’s a clear focus on the subjugation of women which is a timely point to be making, and with all the #metoo stories coming out these days, I find nothing is too far-fetched or unbelievable now.The Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages.
There’s some twisted things going on in these characters’ backstories, but all rang true to me. Although some goodreads reviewers complained the plot was unbelievable, I disagree completely. And because I’m a sap for a happy ending, I really wanted the couples we meet to find their way back to each other. Who is to blame? Why does history keep repeating itself? What is required of a victim to escape dangerous circumstances?Įven though I anticipated what was going to happen, I was still propelled through the pages in an effort to learn more about the characters and what drove them. Does it matter who did what to who? Not really, because this novel isn’t a straightforward thriller, it’s attempting to explain why women find themselves in unhealthy relationships. It’s not a common marketing strategy, but again it leads me to the belief that the author is less focused on the ‘what’ and more focused on the ‘why’.
The publisher has made a strange decision in which the summary blurb of the book reveals something that doesn’t happen until the last third of the novel. Many of these secrets are predictable, but I think Stapley did this on purpose.
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