A great beach read that has you guessing who is the ‘bad guy’ all the way until the end, and even then… A plethora of ego’s, manipulation, entitlement and lashings of suspense!

This will be perfect for a holiday read- it's set in Majorca on a villa, as 6 friends go on holiday together after graduating from Birmingham University. Things soon go pear shaped.
All is not as it seems and the friendships are bound by secrets, lies, relationships and blackmail.
I found the characters were easily confused at first and had to keep.checking who was who but I soon got it sorted. The dual timeline works well and you're never really sure who knows what and who has done what.
A really gripping twisty thriller brilliant for anyone who loves all things 80s!

I read this as an ARC through netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was absolutely blown away by how good this was!
I don't give 5 stars easily, but this had me hooked.
Six friends go away to a luxury villa in Mallorca for a two week break. What can possibly go wrong?.....
There were some wonderfully rich, believable characters with their individual flaws and assests.
I really loved the references to some of the 80s must haves! Walkmans, swatches, shimmery pink lipstick, ra ra skirts, and so on! It added real authenticity!
It is told through different pov's and across two timelines, 1989 and now.
This story is a really punchy, twisty, turny journey with horrors and happiness throughout and an ending that I didn't see coming!
I highly recommend it 🌟

Set in 1989, six friends head off to their holiday of a lifetime in Mallorca but of course, something terrible happens and bad decisions lead to further drama. Each chapter brings more disaster and you won’t be able to stop reading. A scorching nightmare! This summer’s must read.

A definite beach read.
I like how the author transported us to Mallorca. Some of the characters were a bit jarring but that is life though isn’t it?
You go through life and there will be jarring moments and characters, overall though I really did enjoy this book immensely.
Nikki Smith has done it again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set in Mallorca six friends revisit the scene of a student holiday in 1989 when after a beach party a death occurred. Originally explained as an accident it becomes obvious that someone is covering up the truth.
I was irritated by the numerous nods to the 1980s, which was overkill for me. A few less would have worked as well to keep us in the era. I found some of the characters a little too similar and not distinct enough but the plot made up for this. A good beach read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the characters, so well written from the beginning until the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin General UK for this ARC which I can definitely recommend.

This is the kind of book that transports you into the setting and oh boy, what a setting it is. I loved the blend of the past and present and the way the sub plots interlinked. A good read.

An intriguing story about six friends who shared a holiday thirty years ago which went horribly and tragically wrong. The plot is intricate and with unexpected developments. The truth about past events eventually comes out with a very satisfactory denouement.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. I am a big fan of Nikki Smith so I was really looking forward to her new book. I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. Another great thriller which kept me guessing until the end. Fast paced with lots of twists, everything i want in a book. Would definitely recommend this book.

This would be a great beach or holiday read and I really liked the throwback to the 1980s.
I always appreciate short, snappy chapters and this utilised those well.
At times certain characters didn't feel particularly distinct from one another, which meant that they started to blend into one in my mind at points.
But I enjoyed the twists and the tension that is built as secrets are revealed to us as we make our way through this.
Whether you're heading to a beach yourself or fancy transporting yourself as you read this, I think that would be the best way to read The Beach Party as you would get a lot more from it if you were in that space of mind.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When we comitte a crime, are we ever free from it? To move on and live our lives like nothing happened. Six friends seem to think this when they are on a holiday kf a lifetime, celebrating the end of their university days.

But a night from that time comes back to haunt them when history decides its time for payback. This book reminds me of Pretty Little Liars of friends with a huge secret and someone determined to make them pay.

The title of the book alone sold this book to me along with the gorgeous cover. That bonfire makes you want to go to the beach and sit around with good friends.

I enjoyed this one and I loved being in the Spanish sunshine with all these characters. This was a very tense read with lots of twists, turns, secrets and lies to keep you guessing what was going on, I wanted to know what had happened in the past to bind them together and how it might all end. One I would recommend.

Thank you to Penguin and NetGalley for this eARC. I give this book 2.5 stars. I thought that the plot of this book had a lot of potential, and I really enjoyed the dual timelines in the story. At some points, it was quite messy and I lost interest. I also found the characters to be truly unlikeable, which made it a little hard to read. I think the writing is accessible and the premise is good, but it was just not for me.

I found this book to be exciting in many places with many moments leaving mu speechless and a twist at the end that felt just right.

However there were occasions where this felt a bit slower and I feel like the past narrative was longer then necessary in places.

Overall I really enjoyed this thriller with Will and Zoe and Gabi being my favourite character as I felt they had the most depth

I was hooked on this story, I couldn’t put it down once I started.
I really enjoyed this book, I liked the characters they felt really developed and real. It had a few twists and I was wondering the whole way who was the murderer. It was well paced and held my attention. Was a good thriller beach read

I continued to read this book excited for the big twist but the story seemed to get out of control. A lack Of control was a theme for the book for me; from the amount of characters to clumsy references to brand names and pointless “July 1989” references over and over again. The premise of the book is great but it wasn’t skilfully executed and sadly missed the mark for me.

Wow, I really loved this book. One gorgeous setting, six accomplished young people, it should have been a glorious two weeks. But in a matter of minutes everything changes so abruptly that the ripples are still being felt more that thirty years later.
Most of this story takes place in 1989 with the author slowly drip feeding how the events of that summer had affected each of their lives. This kept me surging through the book to find out what had become of the others. And this was without taking the emails into account. As the individual characters arrived back on the island my blood pressure must have been through the roof so keen was I to find out who had uncovered their guilty secret. A 5 star book from and author whose work I will look for in the future.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC of this book. All opinions are 100% my own.

This book is a dual timeline mystery/thriller. The first timeline follows a group of 6 friends on holiday in Mallorca in 1989 who hide a secret following a boat accident. The second timeline is the present day and they receive an email telling them to go back to Mallorca 33 years later.

Will and Zoe are the only remotely likeable characters and Nina is awful. The author has done a brilliant job in building the characters to be unlikeable and/or complex and appropriate justice is served in the end.

A sultry thriller complete with twists galore. Nuanced characters combined with heart-stopping action. I was fully invested in the outcome of this novel.