You are immersed in the world of the Scarmado family but if you are like me you will struggle to find a single likeable character. Whilst this works for some of the characters there should be someone you are rooting for, but there just isn't.

The book was enjoyable but not great. I appreciated the different setting and the twists and turns but very little of it was believable.

If you are after a nice easy read of a thriller/murder mystery then this might just fill that hole.

Five Nights is a gripping thriller that uncovers the dark secrets of a wealthy and powerful family during a five-night luxury cruise. The plot revolves around Emily, who is invited on a 5-night cruise with her newly married friend Belle, whom she hasn’t seen in years - it a really compelling read especially for fans of psychological thrillers.

I absolutely loved this book. In many books there are “goodies” and “baddies”. The reader sides with the “goodies” and enjoys whatever deservedly happens to the baddies! In this book you are strangely never quite sure if a character is a “goodie” or a “baddie”.

The main scenario is set on a upper elite luxury cruise ship. It sounds amazing! Can I go on a trip? The characters were all very interesting and intriguing! I enjoyed how the plot evolved to give you greater insight to their personalities.This insight showed us that human frailties apply to rich and poor. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives. The important lesson is how we take our lives forward by learning!

The plot was superbly well structured. Very tidily brought together with a first class and satisfactory ending.

I must say I am looking forward to the film! Surely a Hollywood blockbuster.

I believe the author Rachel Wolf is very talented. I look forward to reading more of her creations.

#FiveNights #NetGalley.

This story had potential. I believe this is a debut so I'm intrigued to see whats next from the author.
In a way I was gripped throughout. Wanting to know what was going on. But I wasn't wowed. I found the connection between Emily and Belle wasn't strong enough for me to believe they were ever really close.
Even parts of the past weren't the most interesting or that plausible for the overall story. But still enjoyable.

I thoroughly enjoyed this exciting romp of a book. The Scarmado family are straight out of the cast from TV’s ‘Succession’; A group of rich, spoilt people, all trying to outdo the other. But, there is an undercurrent of tension and hatred as the siblings see the potential of them losing their inheritance due to Dad’s new, young, glamorous wife, Belle.

The setting is an immense, opulent, cruise ship onto which Belle has invited her childhood friend, Emily. But the two friends haven’t met for years and the reason for this simmers in the background as accidents begin to happen and people get hurt. Secrets are revealed and in a very clear, twisty, way.

I read in one sitting. A cracking, escapist tale and well told.

Thanks to NetGalley and Aria and Aries publishers for the opportunity to preview.

"Five Nights" by Rachel Wolf is an exciting suspense and mystery journey. It's a glamorous psychological thriller set on the Scarmado family's opulent ship for five nights.

Wolf brilliantly builds a story that keeps readers on edge from the first night's beautiful setting to the last night's life-and-death fight. The fabulously untrustworthy individuals complicate the story. Each night comes more secrets, threats, and a devastating death, as the clock builds tension.

Wolf's tale is a mix of Agatha Christie and Succession, with a strong family's vicious dynamics. A claustrophobic and engrossing thriller about treachery, secrets, and past mistakes set in the dangerous glamour of the high seas.

Authors like Erin Kelly and Jo Furniss deserve prior appreciation. The book's suspense, surprises, and looming disaster keep readers hooked. As the narrative develops, you'll be left wondering each character's intentions and anxiously turning the pages to find out.

Wolf brilliantly blends mystery with suspense, producing a story that keeps readers wondering until the conclusion. Fans of riveting, atmospheric psychological thrillers will love "Five Nights" for its glamour, suspense, and surprising turns. This tale takes you on a dangerous adventure that will leave you breathless and delighted.

A riveting and frightening read. Set on a glamorous new ship a five night voyage, two friends who haven't seen each other for years, one newly married to Mattia Scarmado whose children don't approve and the other who was he best friend and not met Mattia before.
A trip that starts as a celebration on a luxury ship and ends in murder. This book has everything, it is intense, thrilling and ultimately hard to put down.

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Five Nights by Rachel Wolf was an intense, deadly addictive, glamourous, thrilling, claustrophobic, and unpredictable psychological thriller! I chose this book because of the cover! Standing, glorious, glamorous, and inviting cover! And I wasn't disappointed.
There is everything - secrets, past twisted with present, people who pretend and hate each other. This thriller is raped in luxury and suspenseful action! I loved it!

One of the richest and most powerful families has a luxury cruise opening. The cruise ship "Belle" is named after Mattia's wife Belle. Mattia, much older than Belle, invited all his children and carefully selected guests to this cruise but he didn't realize things would go terribly wrong.
Belle's long-lost best friend Emily is the only outsider there and everyone has the question "Why she is here?"Nearly everyone has a secret to save and new secrets appear so things get so confusing. "What the hell is going on and who is behind this mess?" This is the question that everyone is asking! Don't trust anyone this is what everyone learns in the middle of the ocean where the nearest help is days away...

Thank you so much NetGalley and Aria & Aries for this glamorous and chilling journey!

This feels like it’s part closed-circle mystery on a luxury cruise liner and part family drama, and it’s not without its issues. The writing, especially in the beginning felt very clunky, the plot relied on coincidences and a massive amount of suspension of disbelief, and the friendship between Emily and Belle never really made sense. There was also interludes from a second pov whose voice was basically indistinguishable from the main POV.

Despite all of that I actually had a really good time reading it. The mystery was engaging and the Scarmardo family were so interesting. In the beginning they were just rich enough and just awful enough that they reminded me of the family from Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher. As the story went on many of the children actually became very likeable, and they were certainly entertaining to read about. It is a bit of a slow burn, but that is something I often enjoy in a thriller. I want to care about the characters when things start happening to them and getting to spend a lot of time with them meant that I did.

I was able to guess some plot points pretty early on but others kept me guessing all the way to the reveals. The end was fast-paced, a little unbelievable, but, again, just a really fun read. I would definitely recommend this one.

Really enjoyed this thriller and like the title says it’s over five nights. Loved the setting on a cruise ship! Brilliant twists and turns.

This was an amazing book and I loved every minute of it. I would hihgly recommend this to anyone who likes mystery, murder, and tantalising twists. I liken this to an Agatha Christie novel set in modern times with an easy to read lovely writing style. The Scarmados family were all so well described and even with the nasty ones it was easy to like them and understand their emotions. As a who done it mystery I was very near the end before I decided on the murderer but I certainly did not figure out the scheming plot that made that person commit the murders.
The plot was set upon a VIP cruise and as it was so fast paced I just read it in one day as I did not want to put it down until the end. Belle had married into one crazy family with so many issues that she had to ask her old friend Emily to join her as she was frightened that someone would try to kill her.. I loved the fact that throughout the story of present day there was also entwined the story about the last tme that the two girls had been in contact and why they had lost that friendship.
Fantastic read, wonderful author and I wil look out for more books by Rachel from now on.

Very fast paced read full of twists!

I’ve been looking for another book similar to The Guest List since I read that and Five Nights definitely fit the bill! While the stories are entirely different- the way everything unravels and ties together is the same and that’s what I really enjoyed.

Every character you meet has a secret or two and they slowly start falling apart throughout the book. I was hooked because of this and thanks to the short chapters I managed to tear through the book too!

I really liked the authors writing too so I’d love to read more of their books in the future!

Five Nights by Rachel Wolf

3 STARS

I was expecting to enjoy this more. The premise is interesting - a sort of Death on the Nile for the modern age. However, it doesn't quite deliver. The characters feel like exaggerations of familiar tropes, the pacing feels off and the plot becomes a bit unbelievable towards the end. Interesting premise but fails to deliver a satisfactory conclusion.

I read this one quite quickly and enjoyed it, without being really challenged by it. It had a clear plot line and structure and though I guessed the wrong Dad for Finn, I was close. The character backstory I enjoyed most was Viola’s but frankly, Belle wasn’t a character I liked or sympathised with. Nice to have a peek at how the other half live and I do love a cruise! Light, entertaining read which did try to add drama and darkness but struggled to do that. Thank you to the publishers and #netgalley for allowing me a preview read.

Thanks to #NetGalley and publishers for an #ARC of #FiveNights.
This book had me captivated from early one. Emily has been invited to board a luxury cruise liner to New York by her best friend who she hasn't seen in years. Oh and the ship is owned by her best friends husband!
Following the five nights on board where there are attacks, threats and much more, we follow Emily and Belles history as well as some family secrets from Belles new family.
Who us behind it all.
While I thought I was a budding detective, there were parts of this book that did make me gasp with a twist or a trick thrown in. Very readable book which I would highly recommend. 4.5 stars.

An impressive plot that believe it or not takes place over only five nights. Brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed it especially as it was in the totally different environment of a cruise ship! Full of mystery and twists where you never know what is going to happen- to whom or by whom.

I don’t typically read mystery:thrillers but this book had me hooked from the beginning, I couldn’t put it down, a real page turner, kept me guessing all the way through. Will be reading more books like this in the future.

This book is a little slow to start but once it gets going you can't put it down! If you're a fan of whodunit murder mysteries with twists you don't see coming, this book is for you.

The book follows Emily as she's invited to a 5 day luxury cruise by her former best friend who married into an incredibly rich powerful family (the Scarmados). But shortly into the cruise, not everything is as it seems.

I can't say I really liked most of the characters aside from Emily and Jimmi (one of the Scarmado sons), but that's partially the point of the book with the rich kids and their business focused father mostly having rich people problems. I didn't see half of the twists coming and I loved that. It ended up being a good fast paced read that I couldn't put down as I needed to find out what was happening.

Had me gripped from start to finish. Great read and I didn't want to put this down. Have already commented on tiktok videos regarding this and will recommend.

This book took me a bit out of my comfort zone,but the title and the description was enticing. I'm glad I took a chance. I like the authors style of writing. It is easy to follow while at the same time you need to concentrate a little to remember the relationships.
Emily and Belle are best friends They grew up together. Something terrible happened three years ago that tore them apart. Can they mend their friendship?
They are both on a cruise ship for five nights owned by the wealthy scarmardo family who are also on the cruise. Strange things keep happening who is to blame?