Book set in Vietnam – The Other Couple, Sarah J Naughton

Submitted: 25th February 2019

Welcome to Con Son Island – Paradise just off the coast of Vietnam.

The perfect setting for a honeymoon but also one for a psychological thriller as there are few people on this island. It’s very quiet. Not many tourists. No-one to hear you scream. The Other Couple, Sarah J Naughton is going to make you think about wanting to go to paradise!

BookTrail Travel to Vietnam – The Other Couple, Sarah J Naughton

BookTrail Travel to Vietnam – The Other Couple, Sarah J Naughton

The island and the approach from the airport at Ho Chi Minh sounds ideal and as the reader, you are taken on a journey of wonder. What could possibly go wrong in paradise. Well, quite a lot actually, but that’s what makes it so exciting. The sun is out, the sea is glistening and the accmodation is exquisite. But you just know something is going to go very wrong indeed…

Book Setting: An idyllic paradise island off the coast of Vietnam…

Bookreview

BookTrail Travel to Vietnam – The Other Couple, Sarah J Naughton

Ooh isn’t paradise dark? I was excited to read this due to its setting. An island off the coast of Vietnam. In the middle of nowhere. Paradise turns dark? Checking all the boxes so far.

IT was actually a much darker read than I thought. And that is no bad thing. The honeymooning couple are not as happy as you think and soon it becomes apparent just how far from happy they really were. One of them starts off the story in hospital and then in flash backs we go back to the island and gradually lead to the nightmare which pans out.

The couple are not your average honeymooners either which works well. Asha can’s believe she’s married a posh white man (and her family and friends never seem to let her forget). Ollie however barely seems to notice Asha is there and even on his honeymoon he’s on his phone. He seems to be more friendly with another couple at the resort. I would have thrown his phone into the water by the end of the first chapter set on the island, but then maybe that’s just me. The couple were having problems it turns out before they even got on the plane.

Oh what a tangled and twisy web we weave. When it’s set in paradise, it seems all the more horrific. This island is very remote and the staff seem overffiendly. The other couple of the title…well who are they and what do they want? To say anymore would give away spoilers. I thought this was a good twisty plot and I enjoyed being on the island, hiding in the bushes and watching the action unfold.

There are flashbacks to the dream wedding in London, England and this makes the paradise seem even brighter and more beautiful…yet also more stained. The ending was very fitting and I felt dizzy with the drama. In a good way though!