I was approved for this ARC a while ago and had it on my list to read closer to the publication date. Then I saw others’ reviews popping up (not great) and it made me start to dread reading it, so I kept pushing it off.

Finally came the time to just dive in. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop. I loved the pace of the book and past/present timelines. The present chapters had an eerie suspenseful feel. The past chapters provided more character building and context. The writing makes sense as the reader is only inside Alex’s mind, which makes it a true psychological thriller. While I can see the major twist as being frustrating to some, this was overall a bingeable fun read.

Alex works as an intern for Crimeline in NYC and is determined to present a great story that will allow her to move up in the company/her career. She’s chosen to deep dive into a murder from 10 years ago. Eric Myers was found guilty and is currently serving his sentence in prison for the gruesome 666 murder. Alex wants to dig deeper to determine if there is any possibility of Eric being innocent. Jump ahead to present day December and Alex’s best friends are surprising her with renting the actual cabin the murder took place for her bachelorette party. What starts as fun-spooky turns into a nightmare. Alex wakes up to a bloody cabin and her friends missing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penzler Publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. This review will be shared on NetGalley, Goodreads, and Amazon.

Oh my. This was a rough read for me. Alex’s friends decide to take her to a murder house for her Bachelorette getaway??? Nice friends!
I found it so hard to connect to any of the characters. The timelines were a nightmare making this story difficult to follow at times.
Narrator was just fair. The ending was horrible.
Honestly it was just too ridiculous to enjoy.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This one was very tough for me. Its extremely unrealistic. There is no world where I would ever be involved in a situation like this, or anyone I know, which made this hard to get into. Then you just dont care that your friends took you to an unknown location with a killer threatening you? ummmm

I'd pass on this one.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was alll over the place and very high energy! It’s fast paced and not too deep so it’s an easy beach read. But there’s so many disorganized parts and her friends are just the worst!! Don’t read this before your bachelorette party!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
I also listened to the audio book version of this as well.
This was a wild ride of a book. A lot of surprises and unexpected moments, especially at the end.
I think I enjoyed the audiobook more than the printed version but all around good. The audiobook just made it come to life more.

As a true crime enthusiast, I thought this would be a good read. The story follows Alex, a true crime show intern, who gets the opportunity to profile the anniversary of a decade-old crime if she can find new information about what happened. The convicted killer claims he’s innocent.

Simultaneously, Alex’s friends take her to the scene of the crime for her bachelorette party, and all hell breaks loose. This is a fast-paced, quick read, but once the truth started coming out, I had to roll my eyes. No spoilers, but this book ended up being utterly ridiculous.

I enjoyed Block’s Zoe Goldman series, but The Bachelorette Party is nothing like that.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own

Although I enjoyed the book, I found it hard to get really into it because I did not feel a connection to any of the characters.

The plot kept me ready though, as it is quite an entertaining thriller

This one was super unrealistic, but that is ok because it’s fiction, right? I wasn’t expecting what happened at the cabin to happen at all. I enjoyed the twists.

This was a 3.5 rounded up. Definitely had me at the edge of my seat each chapter. I didn't see that ending coming and can't say much as it would spoil the thrill. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for my opinion.

This story was fast-paced, but it definitely felt like it needed a good edit. I'm hoping that since this was an ARC, those errors will have been caught before final publishing. The plot was also just a bit messy--I was really confused by the characters, their characterization and their choices. I questioned the motives of the killer... It all didn't add up for me. I also was not a fan of the ending... Thank you net galley and the publisher for my advance copy in exchange of my honest review!

nvestigator news journalist intern, Alex, is obsessed with the famous 666 killer. In an attempt to re-open the case and feature on the show, Alex reviews the case files and conducts endless interviews, not convinced that the accused and criminally charged killer - is the killer after all.

While Alex investigates the case of the 666 killer, her friends plan her bachelorette party. Alex also starts to get threats — that she will be the next 666 victim. During Alex’s bachelorette party, one of her friends goes missing. Has the 666 killer come back for revenge? Will Alex and her friends survive through this terrifying night?

☁️☁️☁️ɱყ ɬɧơųɠɧɬʂ☁️☁️☁️

TWISTY, fast-paced and exciting read! I loved all of the tidbit surprises and the TRIPLE TWIST ending was surreal! Highly recommend to anyone that loved ‘Listen To The Lie’ and fans of Lucy Foley!

Hers will be a bachelorette party to die for.

Alex Conley has always been fascinated with true crime stories, likely in part because of a tragedy in her family’s past, so working as an intern for the Crimeline tv series is an incredible opportunity. She doesn’t want to stay an intern forever, though, and has been looking into a ten-year old crime hoping to find something that will open the case up….and launch her into a reporter’s job. The case is that of the 666 Killer; Eric Myers, the man whom everyone believes brutally stabbed Nicole White to death and almost killed another young woman in the same fashion, was tried and convicted years earlier. He maintains his innocence and has agreed to let Alex interview him, hoping that she will unearth evidence that puts his guilt in doubt. Toby, Alex’s supervisor at Crimeline, gave her six months to investigate, and that time is almost up ….and she has nothing substantial to show for it. Alex is also in the midst of plans for her wedding to her wealthy Australian boyfriend Jay after a whirlwind courtship (on the heels of her breakup with Chris, a controlling and abusive man against whom she ended up needing to file a restraining order). Alex has also been exhibiting violent behavior while she sleeps, likely stress induced…in short, there’s a lot going on in her life. Her best friends from college, aspiring actress Melody and WNBA player Lainey, have decided that what Alex needs is a bachelorette party whether she wants one or not. The three head out of NYC towards the unknown-to-Alex destination, which turns out to be the cabin in the Catskills where Nicole White was killed. They drive into blizzard conditions, and barely make it to the cabin in one piece. After a bit too much celebration, Alex wakes up into a nightmare scenario, with her friends missing and blood everywhere. Did she commit acts of violence in her sleep? Or is there someone else crashing this party?
I’ve been known to go down a true crime rabbit hole or two in my time, having a Helter Skelter period and a periodic obsession with Jack the Ripper. But let me go on the record….it will never, ever be a goal of mine to spend any time (not to mention celebrate a joyful occasion) at the scene of a brutal murder. Given Alex’s apparent fascination with the 666 Killer case, however, apparently her two best friends think its an amazing idea (and heck, the cabin was available on VRBO), and even her loving fiancé tacitly approves. So, our protagonist who is already suffering from a stress-induced sleep disorder finds herself in a shabby cabin in the middle of nowhere during a major blizzard with her two best friends, drinking too much wine and smoking weed with a brutal serial killer case on her mind. What could possibly go wrong? The reader is definitely kept guessing about the identity of the killer….was the right person tried and convicted, or was there a rush to judgement and, just possibly, the unknown assistance of someone who wanted to frame him? With chapters going back and forth from the present day situation, as Alex tries to remember what happened before she woke up alone with blood covered hand and find her missing friends, to the preceding months as Alex interviewed and investigated, looking for a break in the case. Plenty of red herrings and potential alternate killers….the victim’s boyfriend, her virtue-obsessed stepfather, even the jealous girlfriend of one of the other suspects, alongside the possibility that the right killer really is in prison already. The characters were fairly basic, and I had a hard time feeling too much empathy for Alex…for a true crime fanatic, she makes a lot of rookie errors that expose her to some bad outcomes. But the plot moved along quickly, and there were major twists at the end of the novel that made for an unexpected conclusion…I rate it at 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Readers of Hank Phillippi Ryan, Stacy Willingham and Ashley Tate might want to give this a try. Caution: probably not a good idea to read this when stuck in a rustic cabin during a blizzard without cell phone reception. My thanks to NetGalley and Scarlet/Penzler Publishers for allowing me early access to a copy of this true crime themed thriller.

I gave this book 4 stars. This was a very entertaining read. I did not want to put it down once I started! I love thrillers about true crime fans and amateur investigators. This one lived up to the hype and you will not regret reading!

This book was a little fast-paced and things happened quickly, but it wasn't super thrilling or twisty. It felt like it was missing something for me. Just kinda fell short

I was approved for this ARC a while ago and had it on my list to read closer to the publication date. Then I saw others’ reviews popping up (not great) and it made me start to dread reading it, so I kept pushing it off.

Finally came the time to just dive in. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop. I loved the pace of the book and past/present timelines. The present chapters had an eerie suspenseful feel. The past chapters provided more character building and context. The writing makes sense as the reader is only inside Alex’s mind, which makes it a true psychological thriller. While I can see the major twist as being frustrating to some, this was overall a bingeable fun read.

Alex works as an intern for Crimeline in NYC and is determined to present a great story that will allow her to move up in the company/her career. She’s chosen to deep dive into a murder from 10 years ago. Eric Myers was found guilty and is currently serving his sentence in prison for the gruesome 666 murder. Alex wants to dig deeper to determine if there is any possibility of Eric being innocent. Jump ahead to present day December and Alex’s best friends are surprising her with renting the actual cabin the murder took place for her bachelorette party. What starts as fun-spooky turns into a nightmare. Alex wakes up to a bloody cabin and her friends missing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penzler Publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. This review will be shared on NetGalley, Goodreads, and Amazon.

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥: 𝐸-𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 & 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀

ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 (𝐢𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭) 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐀𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 “𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐎 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱—𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫.” 𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫” 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 (𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫). 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭!

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝒮𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓇𝒶 𝐵𝓁𝑜𝒸𝓀, 𝒫𝑒𝓃𝓏𝓁𝑒𝓇 𝒫𝓊𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝐻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝐵𝓇𝒾𝒹𝑔𝑒 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜, & 𝒩𝑒𝓉𝒢𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝑅𝒞! 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃.

This book was a twisted one for sure as we get to see one of the craziest Bachelorette parties that you will ever read. Alex is researching a murderer and actually is interviewing him because he claims to be innocent even though he confessed previously. Then we flash forward to her party which has gone terribly wrong because she just woke up in the shower, there is blood all over, and her friends are gone.

This book was very fast paced, but overall fell a little flat for me unfortunately. It was a fun ride, but too many twists which relied on the characters behaving like no sane human ever would.

The story itself was fast paced. There were some things that felt spooky throughout the book. I wasn’t a big fan of the ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penzler Publishere, Scarlet for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book officially publishes on 9/3/24!

I really enjoyed the unique true crime spin that this book had to offer. As someone who is interested in true crime myself, I enjoyed the set up with interviews and snippets of reports. This book is told from one POV and dual timelines but was set up in a way that was not confusing for the reader. Giving this one three stars because I did guess one of the major twists, and I did find a few parts to be a bit far-fetched logistically. This is a fun whodunnit though, and I would generally recommend.