Shutter by Melissa Larsen

☆☆1/2
.ePUB, 289 pages
Expected Publication: June 15th 2021 by Berkley Publishing Group

About the Book:
In the wake of her father's death, Betty Roux doesn't allow herself to mourn. Instead, she pushes away her mother, breaks up with her boyfriend, and leaves everything behind to move to New York City. She doesn't know what she wants, except to run. When she's offered the chance to play the leading role in mysterious indie filmmaker Anthony Marino's new project, she jumps at the opportunity. For a month Betty will live in a cabin on a private island off the coast of Maine, with a five-person cast and crew. Her mother warns against it, but Betty is too drawn to the charismatic Anthony to say no. Anthony gives her a new identity--Lola--and Betty tells herself that this is exactly what she's been looking for. The chance to reinvent herself. That is, until they begin filming and she meets Sammy, the island's caretaker, and Betty realizes just how little she knows about the movie and its director.

My Review:

I really wanted to love this book. I felt like a voyeur while reading it and the writing was very well done and it was very atmospheric. I especially loved the premise of the story BUT it was a really slow burn of a novel. And although I usually like slow burners...this one didn't get exciting until 75% in and then the "surprise" was kinda anti climatic and by the time I got to it I was already disinterested.

Disclosure:
Thank you NetGalley, Melissa Larsen and Berkley Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.

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