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In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones’s explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have readers gripped to the very last page.

They went away as friends.
They came back as suspects.

Rachel and Jack. Paige and Noah. And Will. Five friends who’ve known one another for years. Then along came Ali, Will’s new fiancée.

The three couples travel to Portugal for Ali and Will’s destination wedding. The weekend away at the gorgeous cliff-top villa is a chance to relax and get to know Ali an little better. She seems perfectly nice—and Will seems happy after years of bad choices.

But when Rachel discovers a shocking secret about Ali, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them holds begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel.

In Sandie Jones’s explosive new suspense novel, jumping to conclusions can become the difference between life and death.

I had trouble getting into this one. I'm not sure if it's because I've read several other "group of friends on vacation"-type thrillers over the past couple years or if it was the specific characters in this one, but I just couldn't maintain focus and wasn't really enjoying the story. None of the characters were people that I really wanted to spend time with, and it felt like so much build-up for very little reward.

This was my first Sandie Jones novel. Oh I loved this weekend getaway to Portugal turned into a suspenseful family drama. All their secrets revealed!

This book reads like it was written by an American trying to sound British. The reader is hit over the head repeatedly with awkward phrases and explanations for slang that obviously interrupt the pacing. That was my first thought when I started this read and it only went downhill from there.

In the first Chapter I honestly thought these people were all early twenties until they started talking about their teen kids. The forced airport banter and reminiscing is downright mind numbing. Rachel is a terrible protagonist. She's somehow supposed to be smart and intuitive but is passive and shallow. She and Paige are a couple of mean girls who spend all their time either reminiscing about the good old days or complaining about Ali. The dynamic between Jack and Ali was obvious from the first time Rachel mentions the weird tension. Everyone somehow has the same basic personality and was interchangeable to the point that I was skimming through their mind numbing socializing.

The conversations are incredibly forced and tedious to the point where I was just waiting for the mystery. I did not care for any of the characters and the story has been told in many other thrillers much more efficiently. I am not sure why this book has received such good reviews - it was a miss for me. 1.5 stars - not the worst but definitely did not enjoy it and

I really liked the characters and the premise seemed really good but I just dont think the book delivered. Thank you for the book.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I absolutely love the idea of the story, and felt connected to the characters. But once reading, it fell a little flat for me. I was really disappointed, because I’ve loved other works by the author. It definitely is worth reading, but I did hope for a little more.

I feel bad because I really tried to get into this book but just something was lacking for me, I am still interested in her future books however.

What was meant to be a. joyful celebration in a picturesque location ended up to be...well, not that. The webs Sandie Jones weaves in her latest book are complicated, and I spent most of my time reading cycling through each character, wondering who was going to crack first. While the ending did throw me for a loop, I think the way it was tied up was altogether satisfying. Not ALL of my questions were answered, but it was worth the ride nonetheless.

Sandie Jones is a go to thriller author that I go to when I need a palate cleanser. This book worked for me and i look forward recommending her books in an upcoming thriller recommendation episode.

Will and Allie are getting married in a fantastic destination wedding trip on an island. Allie had worked for Will's brother, Jack, who had introduced them. Jack is married to Rachel and they have one son. Jack and Rachel's best friends, Paige and Noah, are also going although they aren't that close to the bride and groom.
It seems like it would be a marvelous trip but there are undercurrents everywhere. Jack and Allie seem to have tension between them for some reason. Rachel notices that and chalks it up to Jack's recent distance from them all. She knows he is working something out and is giving him space to do so. While Paige is Rachel's best friend, she has known Noah longer and the two of them had been best friends for quite a while. Perhaps because of this, Jack and Noah have never been close and seem at times to be hostile to each other.

Once on the island, things are still strange. Rachel starts to believe that Jack is having an affair with Allie. He had spread a rumor about Allie and another man at work but what if that was just camouflage? Then there is Noah. He has decided now is the time to tell Rachel he still loves her and that he believes Rachel and Jack's son is actually his, an idea that could possibly be true. Paige is ready to go for Allie on any grounds as they are oil and water. Will this marriage ever take place?

Sandie Jones has written a twisty tale that leaves the reader changing their viewpoint over and over again. Each person seems to have secrets and as these are slowly revealed, the relationships change also. Some are lying but how to determine the truth? This book is recommended for psychological thriller readers.

The Guilt Trip was a solid mystery. Perhaps not the ultimate page turner, but it had some great moments. The plot was well laid out. It was overall a fairly good read!

I really enjoyed this book. There were so many twists and turns, I couldn't put it down for long. One complaint was that it was a little hard to keep track of so many characters and who was married to who. The end was also a bit confusing as to who was saying the epilogue. I assume Noah, but can't be sure.

This seemed like a book similar to a lot of others I’ve read that involve groups of friends in far off places and murder. While it had similar plot points to a lot of books I’ve read I really enjoyed it and I did like that the location was Portugal after reading so many books similar to this one that take place in either Italy or Greece.

This book is drama packed that will have you quickly turning the pages to unravel all of the secrets. All of the characters made you question whether or not you could trust them which I loved. The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars is because the ending did feel a little rushed however I still really enjoyed this book.

Didn't capture my attention and engagement. Interested in trying it again though and hopefully it will take.

I've enjoyed all of Sandie Jones' novels, so of course I was excited to read The Guilt Trip. This book was full of twists and secrets, and it was so much fun! I really enjoyed reading about these characters, and I stayed up way too late a few nights because the book was so hard to put down. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review a great new thriller by an amazing author...Sandie Jones never disappoints, and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. : )

Being a huge fan of Sandie Jones' The Other Woman', I was very excited to read the Guilt Trip. Unfortunately, it turned out it wasn't for me. I wasn't drawn in from the start and felt it was hard to keep on going. I saw other reviews saying that the ending would get better, so I stuck with it and it did get a bit better. In the end, it wasn't enough for me to be able to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Three couples arrive to a picturesque villa perched on a cliff in Portugal. The six include Rachel and Noah longtime best friends married to Jack and Paige. They are there to attend the wedding of Jack's brother, Will and his bubbly finance, Ali. Ali, is a walking, talking, mess of unreliableness, acting wild and crazy when drunk.
We see the story through Rachel, Jack's wife and staunch defender of Ali. Until things change.

The story starts at the airport where they are off to a villa for a destination wedding. And that's when all the fireworks start. Paige instantly has an aversion to Ali. She finds her to be overbearing, childish and an attention seeker.
This book is packed with secrets and lies. Everything and everybody is not what they are pretending to be.

I won't go more into details as it would need more revelations.

This book wasn't my favourite. I guessed the ending and many of the scenarios I felt were slightly soap opera-ish and over the top.

It was a quick read so I have no regrets. I will still read the author's next book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

My fourth book by this Author and this one was good just a little slow in parts.
Group of friends who travel to Portugal for the wedding of two of them and the chaos that ensues due to tangled relationships between the interesting characters.
It had plot you do see coming.
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martins Press and the Author Sandie Jones for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sandie Jones has become a go to author for me. The Guilt Trip wasn't my favorite of hers, but I still really loved it. There wasn't anything that stuck out from other typical mystery/thriller stories, but I did enjoy reading this one. I do wish the main character would have been a stronger one, as I found myself not caring much for her. But overall, this is a good thriller if you need a quick read.