THE GIRLS WEEKEND BY JODY GEHRMAN

8/10/2020

The Girls Weekend is a suspenseful murder mystery and I loved it! This is a must read book for the summer and fall!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 11, 2020
Genre: Thriller. Murder Mystery. Suspense.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Their reunion just became a crime scene . . .

June Moody, a thirty-something English professor, just wants to get away from her recent breakup and reunite with girlfriends over summer break. Her old friend and longtime nemesis, Sadie MacTavish, a mega-successful author, invites June and her college friends to a baby shower at her sprawling estate in the San Juan Islands. June is less than thrilled to spend time with Sadie--and her husband, June's former crush--but agrees to go.

The party gets off to a shaky start when old grudges resurface, but when they wake the next morning, they find something worse: Sadie is missing, the house is in shambles, and bloodstains mar the staircase. None of them has any memory of the night before; they wonder if they were drugged. Everyone's a suspect. Since June had a secret rendezvous with Sadie's husband, she has plenty of reason to suspect herself. Apparently, so do the cops.

A Celtic knot of suspense and surprise, this brooding, atmospheric novel will keep you guessing as each twist reveals a new possibility. It will remind you of friendships hidden in the depths of your own past, and make you wonder how well you really know the people you've loved the longest.

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Release Date: August 11, 2020
Actual Rating: 4.5 stars

Murder Mystery | Suspense

The Girls Weekend is a suspenseful murder mystery! I’m actually quite surprised by some of the reviews of this book because I personally thought this was a really great read! I love a weekend getaway type mystery, one where the characters have come together after a long period of time, and dark secrets are shared one by one. Add into this the seclusion of the setting, the unpredictable plot twists, and some intriguing characters and you have all the makings for a great read! This is how I viewed the book and all around and I enjoyed it immensely! Fans of Shari Lapena, Ruth Ware, and Lucy Foley would be perfect candidates for this one.

One of the things that I loved about this one was the smattering of breadcrumbs the author left for us to follow in figuring out the killer. You think it’s one person (Sadie had a little something on EVERYONE), but then are led to see that them being the killer isn’t really plausible. On and on you go until the big reveal at the end. Sure, you may be able to figure it out before it’s revealed, but I honestly think it’s HOW you get there that makes it so exciting.

Another thing I loved about this book was the characters. Each have their own secrets to hold and they make for some intriguing people. I found each one of them guilty at one point or another which helped with the suspense. No one was really “good” or unbelievable to be the killer. I felt like I was making my way through a maze!

I’m giving this one 4.5 stars because I honestly just enjoyed the heck out of this book. It may have been a tad bit slow in some areas but most of the book flew by for me. I found myself wanting to read it when I couldn’t and not wanting to put it down when I was reading. That my friends, is a successful read! I recommend it to all fans of mystery and thriller novels.