An atmospheric and well-crafted debut novel set in the exotic Carribean destination, the debut novel by Jo Morey, The Night Lagoon is a complex story of secrets and deceive.
Laelia is happy to start a new life with her partner and her children in what for many may look like a paradise: a jungle with luxurious vegetation promising a peace of mind many may envy her for. But in life, no gift comes easily, and sooner, she may realize that she is trapped in a web of lies and deception from where she has to get out of.
Uniquely, Laelia is a character with a hear impairment, and with tinnitus, which makes her account and understanding of the episodes she is experiencing even more interesting. The ways in which she relates to the story plot are different and may sound confusing sometimes, but nevertheless it creates an authentic difference in telling and interpreting the story.
The pace is intense and I also enjoyed the extended descriptions of the nature paradise - and I appreciated the presence of the orchids -, and with a real story construction. The nature seems to resonate with the psychological ambiance of the book, and such a coordination is usually very delicate to build in a credible, crime/thriller-related way.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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