This was a dreamy and intriguing mystery told as a dual timeline from the same POV, a girl at the beginning of an abusive relationship and a couple of years later, on holiday in Venice with her friends after she finds the courage to leave it.

There's themes of physical abuse, love bombing, coercive control and grooming throughout this story, but there was the comfort of knowing that Hazel did at least get out, as her trip to Venice reunited with her friends shows. However, Venice is not all that it seems, and Hazel finds herself losing time.

I was deeply concerned with where the story would be going when it started becoming apparent that this Venice was not the holiday Hazel expected, and her friends disappear. The ending explained this well with a hopeful note, but I did feel that some sections felt rushed.