Saturday, October 5, 2024

One Perfect Couple

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (2024) 383 pages

Lyla and her boyfriend, Nico, go onto a reality tv show that is based on couples' relationships. Nico is an actor who hasn't had his breakout moment yet, and thinks that his exposure on this show can get his career going. They meet with the other contestants in Jakarta, where they board a boat for a remote island many hours from the mainland. There is a small crew of production people along with the 5 couples who are participating in the show.

The accommodations on the island aren't totally completed, but each couple has a nice hut to live in. Cameras are everywhere. Lyla wants to be voted off as soon as possible, but decides not to throw in the towel too soon, and actually does quite well on a quiz assessing how well she knows Nico.

On the second night on the island, a huge storm blows in, destroying a lot of the island's infrastructure and causing great injuries. None of the crew is there to help because they had left in the ship to bring the first voted-off contestant to meet a helicopter miles away. As the contestants wait for their return, with only a battery-powered radio (all their own electronics were confiscated for the show's duration), concern grows that there is not enough food and water to last until their rescue. The interactions between the contestants begin to get quite interesting... As usual, Ware has a few surprises up her sleeve.

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