Ellery celebrating her (what would be) anniversary alone at the resort her and her husband had planned on visiting before the divorce. To keep her husband from bringing his new younger wife, Ellery decided to go on the trip alone. She could have never known the dark times that would happen that weekend. Drawing on memories that still haunts her as she drags a dead body from the pool.

I honestly chose this book because I read Ally Condie's Matched series years ago and really enjoyed it! I haven't read anything from her since, but her name caught my attention when this book came out on Netgalley. I will preface this with, I do not normally read mystery novels, in fact I have only read a handful of them and of those handful, most do not rank anywhere near my favorite novels. I thought I would still give it a try because I liked some of the authors pervious work, but it wasn't for me. Oh yeah... and it dragged on after the reveal... having to explain everything and tie every loose end and explain why everyone was important to the novel. I didn't care enough... the mystery was solved... book was done.

I am not sure the average reader could "solve" this mystery. There are not a lot of clues and even though I got it "right," it turned out not really being "right" because of this or that. Maybe I just missed almost all of the clues and made a lucky guess, but even I don't think I could have identified the twists after the reveal. Overall, the characters were okay, the story was flat, and I didn't really care enough because I didn't see anyones motive, except one person's, to kill. And I am don't like the whole

The narrator was okay but a couple times I feel like she got voices confused, especially with Ravi and Nina (at least I think those were their names, hard when you don't see it written out). I would listen to another book by her. I think sometimes it's hard to work with a story that has flaws. A lot of so and so said, then so and so said.

Overall, it wasn't for me. Thank Netgalley and Hachette Audio for this advance audio. I might not be suggesting it to my book club though.

I only knew Condie from YA, so this was a treat for me to listen to her debut for an adult audience. I enjoyed this locked-room murder mystery which takes place at a fancy resort in the midst of a mudslide that traps wedding guests with a murderer among them. This story kept me guessing, which I love, even when a couple reveals were a bit out there. The narrator was terrific! I look forward to recommending this title and to future Condie books. Thank you to Hachette Audio, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for the early listen in exchange for my honest opinion.

The Unwedding by Ally Condie follows Ellery Wainwright as she vacations at Broken Point Resort located in California. Ellery is spending what would have been her 20th wedding aniverary. Ellery is spending the vaction alone since it was paid for prior to her divorce from Like. To top everything off there is a wedding at the resort that same weekend. Ellery makes friends with Nina and Ravi both are guests staying at the resort and also meets the bride to be Olivia the night before the wedding. The next day Ellery 's life and the lives of the other guests changed forever when Ellery stumbles onto a dead body. They are now trapped in the resort since the storm from the following night has washed away the roads. They soon realize that they are trapped with a killer. I was hooked by the first few chapters in this book and couldn't put it down. If you like Megan Miranda, Alice Feeney, Lisa Jewell, Claire Douglas you will love this one also. Thank you to both NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for letting me listen to an advanced copy of this book.