Six people (who are iconic in their own ways) are gathered together on a desert island where they will be competing on a reality tv show all with the hopes of being seen. Three weeks later, five of the six contestants are being investigated for a possible murder.

THEN THINGS WENT DARK by Bea Fitzgerald was a drama-filled story for anyone who loves reality tv!

I really enjoyed the drama and tension within the first half of the book and also had a strong love to hate feeling for most of the characters (aside from the ones that really seemed to have no redeeming qualities lol).

Bea sets up the story in a way where the suspense is felt almost immediately and you get to slowly see where things start to unravel. I also really enjoyed the inclusion of fans reacting to the “episodes” at the end of each chapter - it really added to the world.

I do think this one was on the longer side and, beyond the halfway point, the pace really started to drag for me.

This was a fine end of summer read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!