Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
When a group of six middle-aged college friends are invited to an all-expenses paid weekend getaway on the private island owned by the seventh member of their friend group, who just so happens to be a billionaire tech entrepreneur, they can't pass up the opportunity. Everything seems to be going smoothly, until their host, and all their electronics disappear the first morning of their long weekend, leaving them stranded and facing a nightmare dilemma presented by their possibly psychopathic friend.
I don't want to say too much more about the plot because I don't want to give away the central dilemma/conflict of the storyline. But suffice it say that it wasn't really what I was expecting. The main plot is a lot more philosophical and about internal dilemmas than it is about action - and that's the only clue I'm going to give you. Though some things do go wrong - I mean it wouldn't be a mystery/thriller if things didn't, amirite? - so there is a bunch of action, don't worry.
The characters themselves, we get to know some better than others, which is understandable with a group of seven "main characters." Though I can't say I got to know any of them really well. That was a little disappointing, but we did get some good hints with some of the more focused characters, like Emma, Ryan and Stephen, which was nice. Each had their own motivations for making it to this point in their lives and their relationships were complicated, which added some nice drama to the storyline.
Overall, this book was a quick read with a nice hook, but it wasn't my favorite. I would recommend to those who are interested in moral dilemmas, philosophical debates and character-heavy stories.
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