Book: The Pool

Author: Sarah Edghill

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an advanced audio copy.

The Pool is a classic example of a book that fully draws me in with the summary but then never executes to get me invested. Two sisters who were never close decided to rent a house together to get their families together after the passing of their mother. When they arrive they find a dead body floating in the pool. When the news spreads they are the center of attention and are always in the center of the crime scene. This sounds great and I was excited. 

The story was not long but I felt it dragged on. This was supposed to be a mystery but there was no mystery to be had at all. This was just a family drama, which is not a problem, but it is a problem when you go into a story expecting a mystery. 

The other problem was the characters. In this whole story, not one character was redeemable or likable, not even the kids. I want to try another book by the author because I hope it was just the book that was missing it for me and not the author.

Final score: 2/5