Sun Trap is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Ellie’s dream of landing a role in a blockbuster film quickly turns into a nightmare when she overhears a conversation about a murder on her flight to Abu Dhabi. What starts as a gripping mystery soon escalates into a tense game of survival, where trust is scarce and nothing is as it seems. The author masterfully builds tension, creating a chilling atmosphere where every character could be hiding something. With twists and turns that make you second-guess every move, this book delivers an intriguing mix of suspense and drama. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers, Sun Trap is a page-turner that will keep you hooked until the very end.

Bit of a slow start but got much better. I liked the writing style and found it easy and engaging to read.
Ellie was a very deceptive character as we see as the story unfolds but she was kept very likeable. There were lots of little sub plots giving the reader different options as to who the murderer was.
Quite sad that Ellie was looking for her father and had a fixation.

The first thing I did after reading the book was add Rachel Wolf to my Goodreads shelf. A killer in paradise with a setup of a movie shoot? Count me in!

I knew this was going to be great 20 percent into the story. And just when I thought I knew what was going on things took a 360 degree turn. A couple of times. There are some major twists and the narration is brilliant. I loved the destination thriller as it mixes the elements of mystery and a light vacation. Only it isn't light or a vacation. I loved the setting and premise and the characters are all equally suspicious, filled with red herrings. Going to recommend this one for sure.

Thank you Aria & Aries, Head of Zeus and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange of my unbiased review.

Thanks to Netgalley and Aria & Aries for this ARC!

I do really love destination thrillers. And the weather here is really no fun around this time of the year, so, why not escape to Abu Dhabi for a while, right? And try to figure out why Ellie agreed to swap places with Phoebe. I mean, what can go wrong, right? But with this kind of genre, there are of course things going to go wrong.

I did overall enjoy the book, even though the time jumps did confuse me a little, as I did never expect them. But it was still a good story people should read - maybe with their toes in the sand and a good drink in their hand!

*The Swap* follows Ellie, an aspiring actress in NYC who agrees to swap places with her doppelgänger Phoebe for a movie role in Dubai. What starts as a luxury adventure quickly unravels as Ellie overhears a murder plot and faces a series of chaotic events, from plane storms to car crashes to a sandstorm. While the premise is intriguing, the story feels overly complicated with too many twists and not enough tension. The single perspective from Ellie makes the narrative drag, and the lack of other viewpoints or script excerpts left me feeling detached. I liked the premise but felt it missed the mark for me!

A sunshine suspense story that revolves around a typical premise for this type of thriller. Fans of the genre will love it.
With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.
On publication, I will post the blurb and my review on my blog.

This is an easy, light psychological suspense read that follows Ellie, an English aspiring actress in NYC who meets Phoebe her doppelgänger. They become friends on an acting course and one day Phoebe asks a strange request: will Ellie be willing to swap places and act in a movie for her? It’s a weird proposal but Ellie agrees. The movie is shooting in Dubai.
It’s a new world for Ellie - private jets, first-class perks and luxury cars - but her excited is hampered and she finds herself desperately trying to survive when things start to go wrong and she overhears a plot for murder…
This was an okay read. Tbh while I loved the premise the execution of the story fell flat for me and failed to materialise. The problem is that it’s too convoluted. You have the swapping places, overhearing plans to commit murder on a movie set and there’s a bunch of natural disasters that happen one after the other. First there’s a storm while the plane is flying, then the protagonist gets into a car accident and then you have the murders and the sand storm. It was too much plot. I wish the author had picked a few. Yet there no tension and stakes don’t really rise. I also felt as the entire book is from Ellie’s POV the writing gets bogged down and baggy quickly as Ellie is such a boring character. I wish there multiple POVs then we’d get a better sense of the characters or if excerpts of script had been included then I would’ve felt more invested in this world.
On the whole an average suspense novel that’s okay for passing time but nothing new or fresh.

This was a roller coaster ride from start to finish, great book and a good author. A good book to take on joliday

A twist filled crime mystery set in Abu Dhabi. The story raced along and I was intrigued to find out what happened next. Suspenseful and a great holiday read.

This book is an absolute riot. Simple premise; en route to Abu Dhabi for a dream flm job, Ellie overhears something. A plan for murder. She keeps stum, then, guess what, there’s an unexpected death. The premise is simple. The story is fast paced and, let’s face it, totally implausible. But it’s a joy to be swept along by writing which depicts a wonderfully exotic location, a host of characters who are all as bad as each other. So many secrets, so many lies it’s impossible to know who to believe or where the story is going next. Ellie isn’t what she appears either and after a short time, I was in a total whirl with what was going on. And there’s the beauty of this book. It’s pure escapism, fast paced, exciting and packed with twists. It’s a roller coaster ride and I enjoyed it, completed in almost a single sitting.

Wow! What a book! I couldn't put it down, read it in one sitting. It was amazing it had me hooked from start to finish!

It was extremely twisty captivating, thrilling, and addictive I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!
It was an absolutely fantastic, suspense-filled, unputdownable addictive page turner with a wild unexpected twist!

I’d highly recommend this book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️stars!

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I had a free morning and pretty much inhaled this book in a few hours.
It's over the top and completely unbelievable, but SUCH GOOD FUN.
Secrets and lies everywhere.
You can't trust anyone.
I think my one complaint would be the ending.
Possibly one twist too many.
However, that said, it's exactly the sort of book you can read and rave about with your friends.
Very entertaining.

Before you start reading, you need to take your sense of belief and suspend it. Then just read. Don't question the coincidences, don't question the neat bows. Just read it. If you do that, then I think you're on to a 4 star read. It is bloody chaos. Secrets, manipulations, suspicious and unreliable characters...
The minute you start questioning elements, the rating wavers. It does feel too neat at times. There are one too many coincidences so they start to lose their credibility. A few of the explanations are too out there or hard to believe.

I read about 60% in the first few hours of reading. Like a sand storm, it sucked me in and swirled me around. I wanted to get back to it every time I had to put it down. I remember Five Nights being like that as well. Completely absorbing.