SHE STARTED IT BY SIAN GILBERT

She Started It is a Juicy summer thriller about one woman who is hellbent on revenge. This book does deal with difficult topics but it's such a thrilling read! 

Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: June 13, 2023
Genre: Thriller (Getaway/Summer/Revenge)
Series: None. 
Pages: 347 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: BOTM Box

A hot, twisty summer debut thriller about a Caribbean bachelorette party that takes a sinister turn. It’s Lord of the Flies meets And Then There Were None...but with Instagram and too much prosecco.
The party of a lifetime is nothing like what they expected...

Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe are best friends—or were, as children. Despite drifting apart in adulthood, shared secrets have kept them bonded for better or worse, even as their childhood dreams haven’t quite turned out as they’d hoped. Then one day they receive a wholly unexpected—but not entirely unwelcome—invitation from another old friend. Poppy Greer has invited them all to her extravagant bachelorette party: a first-class plane ticket to three days of white sand, cocktails, and relaxation on a luxe private island in the Bahamas.

None of them has spoken to Poppy in years. But Poppy’s Instagram pics shows that the girl they used to consider the​

weakest link in their group has definitely made good—and made money. Curiosity gets the better of them. Besides, who can turn down a posh all-expenses-paid vacation on a Caribbean island?
The first-class flight and the island’s accommodations are just as opulent as expected...even if the scenic island proves more remote than they’d anticipated. Quite remote, in fact, with no cell service, and no other guests. The women quickly discover they’ve underestimated Poppy, and each other. As their darkest secrets are revealed, the tropical adventure morphs into a terrifying nightmare.
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Endlessly twisty, sharply observant, and deliciously catty, She Started It is sure to shock readers until the very end. ​

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She Started It is a locked room/stranded type psychological thriller that takes place on a secluded island in the Caribbean during a bachelorette party. This book was all sorts of juicy! 4 friends being reunited with the girl they bullied back in high school, lots of revenge and bloody mayhem. I enjoyed it quite more than I thought I would based on the previous reviews I’ve seen. But at the core of this revenge themed thriller is a very emotional topic and that’s bullying and the effects it can have. I’ll admit, I had tears in my eyes towards the end. I even found myself agreeing with the killer because the horrible things these girls did to Poppy were BRUTAL. So please be aware that while this book is a thriller, it does tackle some very serious topics. I’ll put the trigger warnings in a spoiler below.

If you’re looking for a summer thriller that will have you riveted, then I highly recommend this one! The book is dark, twisted, emotional, and chaotic (in the best of ways). The author even leaves the ending open to the possibility to another book which I am HOPING will happen! I’d love to read more.

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙
❥ Summer Thrillers
❥ Books that tackle deep issues
❥ Stranded type psychological thrillers

𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

❌ 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 ❌
​bullying, self harm, suicide