1989 and six friends head to Greece for the summer holidays.
A beach party beckons but one that will change their lives forever and now the past has caught up with but by whom?

A great story of 6 friends who in 1989 go on holiday and attend a beach party that turns into murder. and now in the present someone knows their secret and wants them to pay.
The story starts off when 6 friends from university go on holiday to stay in one of their friends family villa in Mallorca where tensions rise and I felt as if I was there with there and I was immersed in the suspense that I could not stop reading until I came to the end.
This is a brilliant summer book as it switches from the past to the present so easily and a surprise ending that kept me on tenterhooks.
Highly recommended if you want a thrilling book full of mystery and murder.
Thanks to NetGalley & Penguin General UK for a ARC for a honest review.

This is the first book that I have read by this author and I thought it was excellent. It left you thinking and wondering about the story and characters even when you were not reading it. I am going to look out for her other books.

The 'I know what you did' plot and one which was told well and left you wondering who and why and how it would all unfold.
We have all done things in our past that we would not want to catch up with us and the same was true for this group of friends. It shows that friendship can be blown apart by the instinct to survive whatever the consequences are.

A good read.

Love a book that is set in the 1980's. It was an engaging read however I read this type of plot before so I didnt have that wow factor. I found it also hard to connect to the characters.

I have read a fair few 'holiday with friends' mystery thrillers and they all have similarities in their telling. Sadly, The Beach Party by Nikki Smith isn't any different. The main thread for the youngsters abroad centres on a terrible accident at sea after attending a beach party and how each deals with the aftermath. But bubbling below all that is the usual group dynamic led by an Alpha female (which makes a change) and all the baggage they bring with them on holiday and I'm not talking about wheelie suitcases. I guess if you are new to the genre then The Beach Party is a great introduction, it has many twists and turns and will surely grab your attention.
In scoring this novel, I'm pretending to be a newbie and not a jaded cynic.

A nostalgia trip with a difference.

Hard to put down, you will really need to know what happens next.

A holiday gone very wrong, but how will it play out?

I struggled to remember which character was which for a while

A page turning thriller set on the island of Majorca.

The book begins by meeting a group of 6 friends about to go on holiday, Nina's families holiday home complete with staff and boat. They arrive just in time for the annual Fire Run festival to mark summer solstice and all set out to a beach party to celebrate. Something terrible happens that night and the story flicks between then and now as we try and discover what really happened and who else knows.

I enjoyed the book and plot set amongst friends lies and secrets. I will be recommending to others.

Have just finished The Beach Party and feel overwhelmed. What a fast paced and gripping read!

The Beach Party follows the story of a group of friends who go to Mallorca for post-graduation celebrations in 1989. They are there to have the time of their lives, and they do until it all goes horribly wrong.
I was so immersed in the scenes of the night of the party and what follows. It really did have me gripped!
But, of course, there are always consequences to actions, and the story moves to present day where the group receive threatening e-mails from someone who knows what they did all those years previously and it's time to atone for their sins.

I loved Nikki Smith's previous two books, All in Her Head and Look What you Made me Do. She writes with such a skilful hand and is the queen of the twisty-turny novel.

Gripping and suspenseful with a huge dose of edge-of-seat menace! Would love to see this on the screen.

Thank you to Nikki Smith, NetGalley and to Viking for the opportunity to read this advanced copy.

Nikki Smith is a new author to me and while I was drawn in by the cover and premise of this story, I wasn’t getting particularly original vibes so was unsure what to expect but I ended up really enjoying it and now know that Nikki is an author whose books I want to read more of!

We are introduced to a group of 6 friends who jet off to Mallorca in 1989 to celebrate graduating university and the story alternates between that holiday and the present day, 33 years later, where members of the group are being sent anonymous e-mails threatening to expose certain secrets.

I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable except for Zoe who was quite endearing. The group are shrouded in a LOT of secrets, some dating back to their pre-university days and all of which they would rather stay under wraps - at any cost - and I didn’t feel like the plot twists were overdone, they were subtle and well-placed throughout the story.

Although it took me a while to get into the story, once I did I was fully immersed and struggled to put it down at some points! Some truly dark situations arise during the Mallorca holiday and I was super keen to find out how key events played out. Overall, this was a gripping read that I would definitely recommend.

Thanks to Penguin General UK & Netgalley for an E-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first read by author Nikki Smith and its a good beach read.

Again, reunion of friends (which for me seems very popular at the minute) in beautiful Mallorca. We meet 6 characters, friends for years and possess a secret between themselves.

Told through the eyes of the characters, which was quite confusing at times, we learn of what happened to the group many years ago and they realise someone knows their deep and dark secret and wants to make them pay.

I did notice that my mind was wandering whilst reading this novel, which for me is a sign that I am not truly invested in the book but I did persevere with the novel and I glad that I did.

I did not really enjoy any of the characters, finding them quite self-involved and spoilt but obviously that is just my opinion.

Thanks to Nikki Smith, NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. 3.5 stars.

A slow burner. Good premise but did not quite deliver. Unlikeable characters. Twists and turns to keep me guessing. Just ok overall. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Once you start this you’ll not want to stop reading it! A thrill a minute as these daft 20 year olds have the time of their lives in Mallorca with all sorts of horrible consequences. 30 years later one of them has to pay - karma time and it’s a great twist right at the end. Loved it!! It’ll be a great summer beach read, although you might not want to go for a boat trip!

Thank you to the publishers the author and Netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review

This was a great weekend read. Well paced, with fun and complex chatacters.
It kept me reading and eager to see where it was leading.
I would have liked more depth of emotions in the protagonist, however it was twisty and enjoyable.

This is a gripping tail split between the events surrounding a holiday in Corfu where six young shared a house together friends and present day where those people start getting messages inviting them back and hinting at the tragic events that occurred. I found that I did need to concentrate a bit when starting this, with the two timelines, six different perspectives on events, and references to events prior to the holiday that impacted their relationships and what happened next. However, it did not take long for me to know who’s who and for the tension to build up as you find out what happened on that fateful holiday. When tragedy strikes the story does a fairly good job, of showing why the characters behave as they did, some coming out a lot better than others, and there is a real sense of menace as you wonder how bad things can get. It is an exciting story, and the gradual reveal is generally effective. There were one or two twists that I felt did not quite work (they felt a bit unlikely) and there was an awful lot of history for that small group of people, but all in all this kept my attention until the end.

This is a fast-paced, fun read that would be ideal for a beach read. It has plenty of twists and turns that keep you guessing. Some of the characters are quite unlikable, making it hard to warm to them, but it all just adds to the sinister feeling that grows as the story goes on. Without giving too much away, let’s just say things take a turn for the worse at…..you’ve guessed it…. a beach party! Buckle up for the ride and enjoy!

I was hooked from the very beginning.

All the twist and turns.very well written

Will b looking for more books my this author.

I really enjoyed The Beach Party, and can see it doing well as a holiday read this year. The plot and writing is compelling and better than I expected for a coming of age holiday thriller (though there are a couple of holes), and it kept me reading late into the night. I would recommend this read to friends.

I had super high hopes for this book as i've holidayed in Mallorca for a lot of my life. I thought I might recognise some of the places. Unfortunately I didn't recognise the places named, but others might!

I expected the book to be a modern story with a series of flashbacks throughout to explain the back story. However, the majority of the book was set in 1989. I had expected the story to focus on the reunion of the friends and them being tormented about what happened all those years ago, but it was quite the opposite of that.

It was quite difficult for me to get through this book. I wanted to love it so much, but there was nothing dragging me through, no desire to find anything out.

The Beach Party starts as a bit of a slow burner but certainly ramps up the tension in the second half of the story. Personally, the thing I loved the most about this book was the element of nostalgia. The 80's and 90's references really took me back to my school days and gave a twist on a lot of other thrillers I've read lately. Dual timelines and multiple characters meant that I had to concentrate to keep track of everything that was going on but I really enjoyed this summer thriller and thought that the atmosphere created was spot on,