maybe a 3.5
Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with big plans. Passionately in love, they embark on a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, where they enjoy the sun, the sand, and each other. Then, while scuba diving in the crystal blue sea, they find something in the water. . . .
Suddenly the newlyweds must make a dangerous choice: to speak out or to protect their secret. After all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events. . . .
I don't think i could give this the full 4 and 5 everyone else does...for me it was an average thriller, average read. Erin does annoy me at times -- sometimes thats the sign of a good character and good writing. And I did like the way the book starts out - it grabs you right away and you want to see why she is burying the body (no spoiler) decent read

My three words for the book: poorly written, unconvincing, and slow. I was expecting a lot more and the main character only made made me want to put down the book and never pick it up again.

I determine what I read by books’ reviews. SOMETHING IN THE WATER has plenty of great ones, including from Reese Witherspoon and her book club. So I expected this book to be “thrilling and thought provoking,” "deliciously dramatic,” and “a dark glittering gem of a thriller.”

But I was disappointed. It bored me for the most part.

Erin and Mark, as young newlyweds on their honeymoon, find “something in the water” that changes both of them for the worse. It took until page 230 to get to that, though. Before they found “something in the water” are 229 pages of buildup. Even after they find “something in the water,” the story is predictable, including and most of all the end.

I won SOMETHING IN THE WATER through librarything.com.