A really great story with so many twists to it keeping you endlessly on your toes trying to work out who you can trust and will anyone get consequences...

I have read a couple of Nikki Smith books before and this one is just as good. 6 friends all meet to celebrate after graduation when arguments are had and something terrible happens. Then 30 years later those actions that summer have came with repercussions. This book kept me on edge till the end I raced through it. I will definitely be recommending this to all thriller book lovers.

A propulsive thriller packed with secrets, deceit, and characters you’ll love to hate, plus a whole lot of 80s nostalgia thrown in! You won’t be able to stop reading! I was hooked from the first page and felt like I was right there on the beach that night.

Firstly, thank you to Netgalley, Penguin General UK and Nikki Smith for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

This is the first book I’ve read from Nikki Smith and it won’t be the last! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an action packed thriller! It was a fast paced and kept me reading well into the night! I found myself guessing what could happen next and I could not have predicted the ending.

This book should be on everyone’s TBR list in 2023 and a great book for any psychological thrillers fans alike. Overall, I throughly enjoyed this book and all the plot twists that it presented.
10/10

A perfect summer beach read - although also a great winter read (I read it over Christmas and enjoyed being transported to an alternative, hot and sunny world).
But at the centre of the story is a less than sunny tale ... 6 newly graduated university students in a luxury villa in Mallorca owned by the rich and glamourous leader of the group, all of them with secrets to hide, and with an even bigger secret binding them all together after a drunken boat trip ends in death. But who is it 33 years later on who is calling them all back to Mallorca to pay their dues?
There was much about this book that reminded me of other stories I've read - and it was fairly predictable that they would not be able to entirely get away with their crimes. Having said that though, I still hugely enjoyed reading this book and didn't want to put it down. A perfect book for me, harking back to the late 1980s, referencing the sounds and outfits of my late teens and early years at university.
Thank to NetGalley for giving me a chance to read an ARC.

I loved this gripping thriller with it's flashbacks to the 80s and then the present day. When 6 friends meet to celebrate the summer after graduation, hidden tensions come to the fore - and in the heat, something terrible happens - that has repercussions thirty years later.

A great beach read I really enjoyed this novel.

This is an absolute must-read for anyone who enjoys a good mystery thriller. The plot was very imaginative and the ending was satisfying. Recommended!

#TheBeachParty #NetGalley
Loved it.
1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa. A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn’t fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying, sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts, an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare. Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night. And they want the friends to pay for what they did.
Read it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for giving me an advance copy.

I stayed up all night trying to finish this book.I thought it was a little too unrealistic at first because there were so many secrets and it was hard to keep track of whose they were but as i progressed it got better.Highly recommend.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review..

This is the first book I've read from Nikki Smith, but - my goodness - it will not be the last!

Six friends.
The holiday of their dreams.
Only they know what they did that summer...
1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa.
A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying, sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts, an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare.
Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night.
And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

This synopsis made me want to read this book SO badly! Nikki Smith knows how to write a damn good page turner of a story! I loved the subtle references to the 80’s -the songs, the dancing, the clothes. It felt very real! A great read that was fast paced and had me hooked right from the very beginning. I couldn't put it down and I didn't want it to end. I was sceptical at first but enjoyed reading this book!

The only reason it's a four star rather than five was that, I struggled to remember which character was which, finding myself having to go back through previous chapters. Only certain characters stood out to me. Also, I requested this book because I thought the setting of Mallorca sounded fun (I've read One of The Girls set in Greece and it actually felt like I was there!) but it felt like this could have been a villa anywhere.

This book was entertaining throughout as the suspense builds. I felt the plot was initially quite familiar but as I progressed I discovered many nuances to provide differentiation from my original thought! The characters are well developed with a lot of depth. The author is talented and had many clever ideas to keep the reader engaged.. I was sceptical at first but enjoyed reading this book!

I found this novel very disjointed, there was no flow. I felt that the first three-quarters of the book was too full of secrets the reader could not keep track and the way that one of the characters manipulated all the others was unbelievable.

The beach party has a promising premise but never reaches its full potential until the ending. The ending is a great twist and it’s really well played out but the middle seems to forget its purpose and loses itself. Enjoyable? Maybe. The ending? Blooming great.

This is a must read for anyone who enjoys a good thriller!!
Absolutely loved the characters, the plot, the tension - impossible to put it down.
Certainly recommended!

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. This book is a winner!

I have previously enjoyed the authors past work and this one adds to the collection! You can imagine being in the sun on the island of Mallorca and can imagine being part of the scene. Enjoyed the twists and turns that feature too.

Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin UK for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review..

Several friends travel to a villa in Mallorca following college graduation. While at the villa of Nina's parents, amidst lots of drinking, things go really wrong. Now, 30+ years later, the now mostly estranged friends are being contacted by an anonymous person who knows what happened on that trip.

I requested this book because I thought the setting of Mallorca sounded fun but it felt like this could have been a villa anywhere. There were a lot of characters introduced at once, which I tend to struggle with. Most of the book is just an account of what happened in 1989. I didn't find it to be overly suspenseful or thrilling. It was just ok.

The first page read and I thought I’m not going to like this, I was so WRONG!
Best Friends from Uni go to Nina’s parents villa for a summer holiday, A last fling before they enter the real world but it goes horribly wrong. What have they done? Don’t want to give any spoilers but what I thought would be a light, fun holiday read was so much more.
This isn’t just another ordinary read, very imaginative, cunning and filled me with all sorts of emotions. I couldn’t go to sleep until I’d finished it. Can’t fault it. For me a definite 5 stars, not because I’m trying to be a kiss ass like a lot of reviewers but because it actually deserves it.
Thank you Netgalley and Nikki Smith for an advanced copy & making a cold winter day & night so enjoyable.

A fantastic thriller filled with twists and revelations. The plotting was superb, I couldn't put it down and the characters were really well developed, a very wry look at toxic friendship and the lifelong impact of them. Highly recommend a very satisfying ending.

A great read that was fast paced and had me hooked right from the very beginning. I couldn't put it down and I didn't want it to end