Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this title. I enjoyed the premise of this book, but the execution fell short for me. The plot of two women going away on a weekend vacation, but only one coming back is interesting. But the obvious signs of what was going to happen were too much. Plus, there were way too many characters involved in a once simple plot. I truly wanted to like this book but only finished it to find out what would happen to everyone in the end.

The Weekend Away keeps the reader.s interest! The twists and turns throughout the book keep the reader engaged. Each character is very well developed and portrayed in an accurate way. Well worth the read!

In this mystery with several twists, new mom Orla searches for her friend Kate, who has gone missing during a vacation weekend in LIsbon. Their friendship has been strained, and despite the hard partying that marked the pair's younger days, Orla is taken aback on their first evening out when Kate snorts cocaine and has a one-night stand--encouraging Orla to do the same. The consequences are dire, and Orla encounters several nasty surprises in her scramble to find Kate. Although neither character is sympathetic--Kate is at best a very bad friend, and Orla's willingness to risk her own safety for Kate's sake makes little sense-- this is certainly an entertaining beach read with nice twisty plot twists.