This book was structured in a different way to most of those that I have read recently. After the shocking events of the first few chapters, I wasn't sure where the book would go.

I spent the middle part of the book as a confused mess! I couldn't figure out who I thought was good and who I thought was bad. It was great, really kept me on my toes.

At times I found the main character a little frustrating, but this was intentional (I felt) and added to the story overall.

This book was twisty, dramatic and intense and I really enjoyed the ending.

Thank you so much to Kate Gray, NetGalley and Welbeck Publishing UK for this ARC!

Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.
This is my first title by this author and will read more in the future.
This book is full of twists and turns that you don't see coming, you think you have it figured out, but you are wrong.
Will recommend this to anyone looking for a thriller.
Thanks again for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
4/5 stars

Felt this one had a slowish start and then boom! thrown right in with the deceit and not knowing who can be trusted within this small cast of characters.. Even right until the end you're not entirely sure who you can trust and whose leading who astray - perfect holiday reading (maybe not on your honeymoon, though!)

A gripping read from start to finish. Two couples on their honeymoon in Bali enjoying their last meal together before flying home the next day. An incident in the restaurant leads to an altercation bringing the evening to an abrupt end. When a mans body is found the following day there are obviously questions. Was it an accident or was it murder?
Arriving back at their homes the foursome are individually on edge, lies and secrets start to be revealed. Only just married do they really know their partners?
I find it hard to believe that this is Kate Gray's debut novel. It is brilliant. The plot, that charcaters, twists and turns, so cleverly written. I am looking forward to more by this ingenious author.

I went round the houses with this one - I wanted to know how it would all end but did get frustrated with the characters which was perhaps the point.

The book showed how circumstances can dictate how your life will be and random meetings can often be the thing which saves us and brings us hope when it all looks bleak.

I really enjoyed this one kept my interest all through the book lots of twists that kept me whizzing through it eager to know what was going to happen next my first book by this author but will be checking out if she has other books published

Great book! A great story and a setting that I've been lucky enough to visit.
Lots of suspende and an excellent ending.
5 stars from me

Such a perfect pick for a holiday read! Full of twists up to the very last chapter! Would highly recommend reading this one if you’re a thriller fan.

I loved, loved, loved this book. Just when you think you have it all worked out, along comes another plot twist. A definite recommendation from me.

This is my first read by author Kate Gray and I really enjoyed The Honeymoon.

In this novel, we meet two couples, Mark and Sophia, Jamie and Erin, who are newly married and in beautiful Bali for their romantic honeymoon, the couples really click and become friends.

Unfortunately this will not be a straightforward happy honeymoon for the couples as there is a death on the last night of their holiday whilst they are out together as a foursome

I enjoyed reading about Sophia and Erin's perspective and found them to be both likeable characters. On the return back home is really where we learn about what really happened in Bali and the secrets that these couples keep.

A really good and intense beach read and I loved the descriptions that Kate Gray portrays in the novel.

Thanks to Kate Gray, Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

This book was amazing so many twists and turns, just when you think you know who did it the book still does a 360 and goes down a different path. Can’t wait to read more from Kate

Let me preface this by saying: I tried to begin this book when I was in denial of being in a slump. I did find this to be a slow burn, and it took a bit to get into the juicy stuff. However, Kate has written a great thriller here, especially with it being her first one. I was back and forth in my guesses as to what was happening until the very last pages (and that’s a big compliment from me as I normally guess them straight away!)

If you’re looking for a tropical, twisty thriller - then this is your next read!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with the e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ✨

"We could only save ourselves, by getting back to England and carrying on as normal, as it nothing terrible and tragic happened on the last night of our idyllic honeymoon."

Two couples' honeymoons in Bali become deadly after another guest is found dead. Told primarily from the perspectives of the two new wives, very different women (Erin and Sophia) the narrative drip-feeds the suggestions of difficulties and secrets in their past. Back home in and near London, neither can escape the events of their honeymoons nor their troubles. Fast-paced and tense, the likeable protagonists and suggestion of secrets, as well as wanting to understand who killed the man in their honeymoons, had me hooked.

As the plot progressed and more and more started to go wrong, it became clear that more was wrong that the death in Bali. I began to suspect that some of the characters and narratives were unreliable, making all the main characters potential suspects. Twists, turns, red herrings and revenge make this a real page-turner.

I'm new to Kate Gray so wasn't sure what to expect of this domestic thriller. Safe to say, I was hooked. Nothing is what it seems when it comes to the main characters in this novel - two newly-married couples who meet on honeymoon in an exotic location where something bad happens. Back home, in a more domestic setting and in the cold light of day, the mystery continues, with a real sense of impending doom. I thought I knew what the outcome would be but was lulled into a false sense of security and was taken aback by the twists.
A real page turner, with gripping (and short) chapters - a perfect summer read. Would recommend to lovers of this genre. Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy of this novel.

Loved this book , a really good one for an easy read on holiday , lots of mystery and twists and turns and things that left you wanting to read more and more , couldn’t leave it down… very really well written book that I really recommend.

I really enjoyed The Honeymoon. Full of twists and turns, I was kept on the edge of my seat until the very end.

Two English women, Erin Steele and Sophia Spencer, meet each other on a beach in Bali. They are both honeymooning with their respective husbands, Jamie and Mark.

On their last night in Bali, Erin invites Sophia, a casual acquaintance, and Mark to dine with them at an expensive restaurant, the Blue Fin. During dinner, there is an incident when a stranger, upon who Erin accidentally spills a drink, mocks her.

Later that night, there is a terrible storm. Jamie and Erin, too wrapped up in each other to worry about the storm, witness the fall and death of the man with whom they had a fracas just hours earlier. Afraid that they may be arrested for being responsible, they flee the scene. But the guilt follows them back home to England, where both couples become involved in each other’s lives.

Erin and Jamie hope there will be nothing to associate them with the death of the man in Bali. But Sophia is a journalist, and she’s chasing the scent. How long before she finds out that they might not be as innocent as they appear?



The book is written in the first-person present tense PoV of two women, Erin and Sophia, and one chapter each in the first person narrative of Jamie and Mark. At least one of these narrators was unreliable, and three were definitely dodgy. I would have liked it better if all four had secrets that could have got them in trouble.

Also, we are given the impression that the two couples hit it off well, but that’s not really true. There was no real connection between the two couples.



I could sense a strange sexual tension between Erin and Sophia and then between Jamie and Sophia.

At one point, Jamie asks a man in Bali, “Are you bribing us?” The right word that Jamie should have used was blackmail.

Other than this example of incorrect word usage, the book was mostly fine. There were very few lines that stood out for me. These rare exceptions were:

The middle of farmers’ fields – sky and land stitched together in such uninspiring flatness. A grid of straight lines and ploughed earth.’

The foreshadowing was cleverly done. But despite its twists and turns, and the fact that it leads us to suspect nearly everybody, I wasn’t quite satisfied with this one. It was easy to figure out who the culprit was.

Also, the book could have done without the Prologue, in which the author tries to entice us into the story using the second person PoV.

Two couples on holiday in Bali meet, both couples on honeymoon. It is the last night of their holiday, and to celebrate they go to a fancy restaurant, located on the side of a cliff. An enjoyable evening...ending up with a dead body!
The honeymoons of both couples are over, but so many secrets and lies have come to light, will the marriages be over as quickly as the honeymoons?
I found this an addictive read, I couldn't wait to find out what had happened, and who was lying to who. The twists and turns kept me guessing right up to the end. I will look for more books by this author.

Two happy couples.

One dead body.

A whole load of secrets.

Married life wasn't meant to start like this.

Book Review - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Firstly, I’d like to point blackmail and bribery are not the same thing. The author uses the wrong word consistently throughout the book. How the publisher hasn’t picked up on this is beyond me!

Overall, I quite enjoyed this one. It’s not going to set the world on fire but it’s the perfect beach read. It’s well paced with a satisfying ending.

I really enjoyed this book! I did think I knew how the book/storyline was going to be but I was wrong! This book had me gripped with its twists and turns and I found the book unputdownable....dont overlook thos book! This is the first I've read of Kates but I look forward to reading more of hers!