Can we please have a popular suspense novel that doesn't revolve around an alcoholic? 
 I swear the trend of having a heroine who has a few too many drinks a few too many times and has a few too many bad things happen to them is getting old. I mean, that doesn't make the book any less interesting but it bothers me that this trend of having key things become unbelievable to both the helping characters and the readers, of the heroine conveniently not knowing what is the drink and what is real, is becoming clique. 
 The main character, Lo, is a bit too easy to dislike. She starts to book as a victim and never overcomes that attitude or personality trait. She's too busy being sick over the balcony of a ship (hello, bring some Dramamine!!) to think straight. She is surrounded by characters to depend on for help and yet she doesn't reach out to any. It baffles me how characters never enlist help. She has a freaking ex boyfriend in her mist and would rather lock herself in an unsafe room than say "hey, mind if I stay on your couch so no one kills me tonight?". 
 Overall the story was a good one, the general outline is great, the whodunit is believable, and I would actually recommend it. Just be prepared to roll your eyes at the heroine's stupidity a few times.