Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova.

Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova.

Alma Books, 2011.

Review by Laura Parish.

When Ute (a travel writer) and her husband Jerry arrive in a remote area of South America, they visit Villa Pacifica (a recently established Eco-retreat.)
The resort is run by a group of interesting and mysterious people and is the home to animals that have been rescued from traffickers.
It’s a place where nothing is as it seems and when a storm arrives in the region, travellers and locals are left to fend for themselves. It’s not long before madness descends and everyone begins to question their own sanity.
If I am going to be totally honest, I struggled through the first couple of chapters. However, once I’d settled into the story, it captured my imagination. The setting of the story is very atmospheric and adds a lot to the plot. The story has mystery and although slightly confusing in places, this added to the overall tone of the book. There were intriguing puzzles that made me want to turn that page.
The ending wasn’t what I expected at all and it surprised me. The immediate events that preceded it were both shocking and confusing but it worked and it made an impact. Villa Pacifica has a charm to it and if, like me, you love mystery in the novels you read then you will love this book.

For more information on Kapka, visit her website by clicking here.

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I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.