Brilliant sequal to the The Three... a New Year's eve cruise that takes a twist for the bizarre...Found myself both loving and being totally annoyed at the open ending, but since this part of a trilogy, it makes sense.

Also, it is totally awesome being a South African and spotting the all the South Africanisms (lekker!!!) throughout the book, which will definately confuse some other nationalities that don't know these words (morsdood!!!).
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This book, just like the first one, is full of WTF moments. A little hard to follow at times, but a very interesting and entertaining read. ( )

Daaaaaaamn. Sarah Lotz, you are fast becoming one of my favourite authors.

When I read [b:The Three|18453110|The Three|Sarah Lotz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1379897631s/18453110.jpg|26098356], I was massively impressed. Now, the follow-up, Day Four, I'll admit, I had my doubts. It seemed relatively straight-forward compared to its predecessor.

Yeah, then it took a left-turn that blew me away.

But until then, Lotz still gives you the creeps when needed, and a shockingly accurate portrayal of a cruise ship and its patrons and workers.

And, in the midst of all that, she's also slowly building a world here. I'm really anxious to see what Lotz gives us next. ( )

An excellent read, and a good follow up to The Three.

Fair warning; on the first read through, it can definitely be confusing, and the ending may seem like something completely out of left field. Don't let that put you off the book. Reread it, and reread the The Three.

The author has done an excellent job of building up her world, even if the book does have a rough start, and I did find it hard to actually care about the majority of the characters.

Ms. Lotz has something going on here with her world, and I think once she has finished the series and has it fleshed out fully, people will change their minds on how much they hated this book.

I can't wait for the sequel. ( )

"The trip of their dreams becomes the holiday of their nightmares"

The Beautiful Dreamer has been cruising for four days when it stops dead in the water. There is no electricity and no phone signal so they can't call for help, but when they don't reach port everyone is sure that the rescue teams will come looking for them.

Then a body is found on board which means there's a murderer on board too!

As security try to keep the search for the murderer under wraps, the ageing psychic on board, Celine del Ray, without the surreptitious help of her assistant appears to receive real messages for people on board, including a message from the dead girl.

As the days go on, the toilets stop working and the food starts to run out. You can feel the eerily stillness of the sea through the writing and the bubbling undercurrent of craziness about to settle in. I could almost smell the stench in the description of the lower cabins where the toilets had backed up and soaked through the carpet.

I particularly liked the scenes with the psychic and the manifestations of her spirit guides. I really felt like something evil had got onto the ship. It was similar to The Three in that I didn't really know what to make of the ending, other than to draw my own conclusions about life after death, the Bermuda Triangle and conspiracy theories. There are some links to The Three but you could read this a stand-alone book. I absolutely loved the press cuttings at the end, in a similar vein to The Three, making you feel like you could be reading non-fiction.

I received this book from the publisher via Bookbridgr in exchange for an honest review. ( )