Fantastic!

I loved everything about this propulsive novel! I devoured it in one sitting!

Girl’s Weekend is the story of, you guessed it, a girls weekend. Five college friends get together at the estate of their most successful group member. There are a lot of tensions and old drama that come up almost immediately. Throw in a lot of alcohol, maybe some drugs, and a missing person and you’ve got yourself a party!

I could not put this one down. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy. I will definitely be reviewing this on my Instagram closer to pub date.

NetGalley has given me the opportunity to read The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed the book. Five college friends get together for a girls weekend nearly 20 years after leaving school. Of course, there is baggage and history between each of the friends. There are secrets and long-held grudges. After an evening of partying, the ladies wake up and their host and successful author, Sadie, is missing. There is an unexplained bloodstain on the wall and the women can't remember much about the night before. The women start questioning themselves and each other as they try to figure out what had happened to Sadie. I often figure out "who done it" before the end of the book, but I must admit I didn't see this one coming. This will be a great summer read.

This is not your typical murder mystery novel. This book that had me guessing until the very end. Did not guess the twist at the end at all, nor see it coming. I was captivated with every character and the build up to how they were all entwined. Each character was developed in rich fullness and beautiful description. I could also relate to the difficult relationships with old friends as we get older, sometimes they are just no longer worth salvaging. Warning of some mental health issues in this book. Not too uncomfortable but still present throughout. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I liked it..
It wouldn't be the first book to reach out off of the shelves to recommend, it would be the fifth or sixth perhaps?

Here we are with a group of ladies who were super close in college, but now have all separated to live their lives. Most all went in very separate directions.

June Moody is in her late thirties and a community college professor, who was just broken up with over a text message! What kind of person would do that?? Jerk.
Well June reaches out to Em (a college buddy whom she is still close to), to respond to an email they received from Sadie (their old college friend who has it all: money, child, estates, and the attractive college professor). Sadie wants to have a baby shower for Amy (sister and friend) so she invites everyone to her mansion to have a good time.

Well....things go terribly wrong and there is blood, a lot of blood.


So, like I said, I liked the book. It helped me during this quarantine and easing my mind into being a stay-at-home-mom and homeschooler.

This was an okay read. I did not really like any of the characters. It did not seem that much happened and the ending was pretty predictable.

The Girls weekend is a story about a reunion of girls that have all gone on to different paths in their lives.SOme personalities have changed and the characters interact with many fireworks. This read is about secrets and suspicians. It is a very engaging read and the plot twists make it hard to put down.

The Girls Weekend is about June Moody, an English professor who has always compared herself to her college girlfriends. After breaking up with her boyfriend she agrees to attend a girls weekend with her 4 best friends from college. However, it's at the one friend she always compared herself most to; Sadie. Not only is Sadie herself perfect but she leads the perfect life married to June's college ex-boyfriend.

As old feelings arise not only for June but all the girls, the weekend begins with rude remarks and secrets. Including a midnight meeting and too many drinks.

However, the next morning the girls wake to something they never thought would happen. The house has been destroyed, Sadie is missing and everyone is a suspect.

This novel has some twists and turns, I personally was more interested in the other characters than June herself. But overall, had an interesting twist ending and was an easy read.

I would give this novel ⭐⭐⭐✫ (3.5) star review. Overall i enjoy the concept and the story was enjoyable but the characters weren't super strong and i would like to have more information on their college life to give more depth.

The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman
Release date: June 9, 2020

Thank you to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for providing me with a digital advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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What could be more fun than getting together with your girlfriends from college and making a weekend of it! Well, except maybe that the host is the least liked of the group and has to have everything perfect and in control. Also, she married the man you turned down.

Things take a weird turn when they all wake up one morning with only flashes of memory from the night before and their host has disappeared and there seems to be a blood splatter on the wall. What the heck happened?? Well, you'll just hafta read to find out.

I honestly thought I was going to enjoy this story a lot more than I did, however, I did find it easily readable and very entertaining.

Sadie is a mega rich and successful author with a beach mansion who invites her friends from college to a girls weekend to celebrate her cousin, Amy, who is due to deliver her baby very soon. Sadie has always been a thorn in all of their sides for different reasons. She has also brought along her daughter Dakota, who is seventeen and trying to assert her independence. June has been in constant competition with Sadie all the way back to college when they were vying for the same man, Ethan who married Sadie but is no longer happy with her. Em is June’s best friend but has made a mistake and told Sadie something in the past and she plans to share this information with the world. Amy is totally dependent on Sadie and even has a home on her property. Kimiko has troubles of her own and owes Sadie money.
When a night of heavy drinking leads to blackouts and missing parts of the night followed by a morning where Sadie is missing and there are signs of a crime, everyone is on edge. Everyone at the house had something to gain from Sadie being gone. Tension and accusations fly and as Sadie gives reasons for each person to be guilty, I find myself as baffled as her.
It was an enjoyable book. I did feel that with the small group of characters that it could have been any of them and they all had unique back stories. Thank you Netgalled for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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4 stars
I was hooked with the opening line. “Like most clusterfucks these days, it starts with a group text.” Perfect way to set up the ensuing drama.

The girls weekend is a quick, entertaining thriller. A group of old college friends reunite for a girls weekend. During a drunken night which none of them can remember, one of the women goes missing leaving bloodstains around the house. Despite the premise being nothing super unique, this book was very enjoyable to read. The characters were all well fleshed out and the relationships between them strained and believable as they would be 10 years after college.

I have a bad habit of being able to guess the ending or who the killer is in the beginning, but this one had enough plausible suspects that I actually wasn’t able to guess who the killer was. I had suspicions on a few of them so the reveal was both surprising and not because it was set up properly.

If you’re looking for a quick thrilling read, definitely pick this up when it releases on June 9th!

*I was given an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books

Girls Weekend was my first book from this author and I will say that I enjoyed her work and plan to read more of her books. I started this book on a lazy Sunday and was halfway through the book in no time. I could have easily finished it in a day, but well, life..... The characters were likable, (mostly) and while parts of the book were predictable, it didn't ruin the book. There was no way I would leave this book unfinished! It's a page turning whodunit that will have you guessing until the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Land Books for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by Ms. Gehrman and it will definitely not be my last! It was an absolutely brilliant read from page one until the very last page. I was pulled into the story within the very first few paragraphs and I did not want to put the book down. It was so finely crafted and every detail just made you want to know how things will end.

The story is about a girls weekend. June, Em, Sadie, Kimiko and Amy all went to college together and were roommates at Western Washington University . Sadie decided to hold this reunion/baby shower for her cousin Amy before her baby arrived. June and Em have continued to be close friends since college but June had not spoken to the other 3 in a long time.

Sadie seems to lead the charmed life - a best-selling author, a gorgeous home, a 17 year old daughter named Dakota and she's married to Ethan - who had many moons ago first proposed to June.

After an evening of drinking the women wake up to Sadie being missing and having absolutely no recollection of the night before. Were they somehow drugged? How else would they all have this amnesia?

So many clues that need to be pieced together before someone ends up falsely accused of possibly murder? Someone is planting evidence.... Someone is feeding information to the police.....

After a final showdown will they have the answers? Will they be able to salvage their friendship? best question of all - will there ever be another reunion??

This book is so worthy of more than 5 stars!!!

This book was okay....plot was good but there were a lot of sections where the main character was speculating as to who did it and it took so long for the author to get to the end.

Oh man oh man! Do not pick up this book if you are planning on doing anything before you finish it. I started this one on a whim and while I kind of guessed the whole who and why business it was still good! Five women and two are kind of nemesis get together and have a heavy drinking night and the next morning no one remembers the previous night. And everyone suspects the other as they try to find out who killed Sadie. As time goes on everyone is a suspect and it seems more and more people have a reason to kill sadie.
I loved the dynamics of the girls and the writing! Definitely recommend!!

The Girls Weekend is an unputdownable locked room mystery with plenty of twists.

After almost twenty years, five friends reunite when one of them, Sadie, invites the rest to her baby shower at her beautiful estate in the San Juan Islands. June Moody is excited to get away after her recent breakup even though it means spending time with Sadie and her husband, June's former college crush. Old grudges resurface, but when the next morning comes, Sadie is missing. There is blood throughout. And no one has any memory of the night before. It seems everyone was drugged. There are plenty of secrets and everyone is a suspect. Even June has reason to suspect herself since she finally had her moment with her former crush.

Highly recommended to readers who enjoyed Ruth Ware's In A Dark, Dark Wood or if you enjoy locked room mysteries. Be sure to check out The Girls Weekend today.

After currently reading other similar type plot books this one felt a definite choice! Typical group going away, a murder and working out who did it. I did guess who about 2 thirds the way through. It was an enjoyable read but I feel I may have enjoyed it more had it not followed a couple more of the same type of genre. But well written and a good plot line

The familiar plot of the getaway weekend for a group of old friends - with a twist! This was a solid mystery with a group of interesting women (including a killer) and its all our job to figure it out. My first reading of this author and she allows for character development while telling their stories. You know it’s only a weekend timeline so the reader can settle in for the ride. There are difficult themes - self-harming stalking- done by the women themselves that were uncomfortable and while, interesting, several of the five women were really flawed and relentless.

***I received a free copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman is an interesting look into friendships. A group of five friends meet up for a girls weekend at Sadie's secluded mansion. June does not want to go but her best friend Em convinces her to come along so that the entire group will be together. Each of the women has their own issues with Sadie. She is not very well liked in this group but they have been friends since college. After a wild night of drinking the women wake up and realize they don't remember most of the night before. They also realize Sadie is missing. Did she leave on her own? Why can't they remember the night before?

This book is told from June's point of view. She is the jealous friend who thinks of Sadie as the woman who has it all, including June's ex-boyfriend. It has jealousy, lust, and friendship issues. The characters were frustrating at points when they made very stupid choices. The story kept my interest because anyone could have wanted to get rid of Sadie or Saide could have left on her own. All of her friends and family members seem to dislike her. The story moves at a good pace but the end of it was wrapped up too quickly.

Thank you to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Mystery & Thriller
Release Date: June 9, 2020

Getting together with your friends from college sound like fun, right? Except when the host is your old nemesis who married the man you once dated and *gasp* turned down. June Moody is an English professor who had big dreams of becoming a successful author. Her nemesis Sadie, married June's ex and went on to become a successful author whose children's books have been made into popular movies. Begrudgingly she agrees to attend the weekend.

Sadie has it all - a handsome husband, a successful writing career, a beautiful daughter who is about to go to college and a beautiful home. She has invited her college friends to her home for a girl’s weekend.

The weekend gets off to an awkward start and after a night of drinking the women wake up with mega hangovers and very little memory of what occurred the night before. Glimpses of memories here and there but nothing solid. When they slowly begin to regroup, they find Sadie is missing, the house is ransacked and there are bloodstains.

Soon the police are called in and as the investigation begins, so does the suspicions, bickering and feelings of dread....

Where is Sadie? What happened to her?

This was a fast read that didn't disappoint. The synopsis is intriguing and as soon as the bickering started, things really got interesting. Fairly early on, I had a suspect in mind and was right but still enjoyed how this book played out. This is pure entertainment. This book doesn't require much thinking, just curling up in one's favorite reading chair. I like to think of this as a guilty pleasure book. Everyone appears to have a motive; everyone has gaps in her memory but is one of them lying? hmm....

Fun, entertaining, captivating and a fast read!

Thank you to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.