Alex is the kind of person who lives and breathes true crime and even aspires to be a crime reporter. So when her best friends whisk her away to the Catskills and she ends up at the scene of a committed by the 666 Killer, her recent obsession, it’s kismet right? What could possibly go wrong in a cabin where a gruesome killing took place?!

It’s all fun and games until it turns into the bachelorette party from hell! After a cannabis induced nap, Alex wakes up to a nightmarish scene she can’t remember. She’s covered in blood, and her friends are missing.

The alternating timelines help weave the plot into place with bizarre twists along the way. Overall, it’s an easy and fast read that's sure to appeal to fans of popcorn thrillers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

I did not love this book because so many things happened that didn’t seem real, so I couldn’t relate to the characters . I felt they were making all the wrong /bad choices . I also felt like some things happened that didn’t make sense and I didn’t get answers to.

Thank you Penzler publisher and NetGalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review

If I had a nickel for every book I've read in the past year where the FMC sleepwalks and thinks that could possibly make her a psychopath I'd have two quarters. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

The book has dual timelines, one taking place at the current time in remote New York, the second takes place several months prior in New York City. In the current timeline future bride Alex is headed to her bachelorette party with her two best friends. In the past timeline, you follow Alex as she researches a new angle on the 666 murders. When her proximity to the murders and her bachelorette party meet things get messy.

The Bachelorette Party reads like a debut novel, the dialogue is bare bones and there are many overplayed elements featured in the plot. While the past plot line is crucial for some backstory regarding the 666 murders the majority of it is filler. There are many chapters thrown in of podcast episodes and X threads. It got to the point where I skim-read the majority of the past chapters and only read the chapters happening in the current timeline.

The ending was something I had considered when I began reading the book and I wish Block would have went a different direction. When the cause of the crazy path Alex had been on throughout the whole book is revealed it was underwhelming. It made the book feel like it was not worth it.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

5 out of 5 stars! Sandra Block’s The Bachelorette Party is a thriller with many unexpected twists and turns that will keep the reader guessing all the way to the end of the book and will make it difficult to put this book down. The author meticulously reveals new details each chapter that will cause the reader to change everything they thought was true! The story is about Alex who starts investigating a decade-old murder to determine if the correct murderer is sitting in prison. Meanwhile, her closest friends plan a bachelorette party to celebrate Alex’s future by incorporating her crime solving passion. Alex is not prepared for what happens next nor do her friends understand the complexities of her recent struggles to decipher her dreams from reality. This bachelorette party will eventually uncover the truth about the past but how it affects Alex’s future may shock you.

The Bachelorette Party starts off miserably: with an unsuitable title. The story of a true crime journalist who is trying desperately to rewrite a solved crime, The Bachelorette Party rotates between Alex's past six months of research and interviews with a convicted killer to the present, where she and her friends are on a weekend trip to celebrate Alex's upcoming wedding. During the interviews, Alex frequently finds herself well out of her league and getting nowhere. During her party, her friends disappear into the snowy night, leaving behind only blood and signs of struggle. Are the two connected? Has Alex connected too many dots (unlikely)?

Poorly timed, with characters who make one unbelievably bad decision after another, The Bachelorette Party is ripe with unnecessary scenes and details, overflowing with life choices that will make readers roll their eyes, and a general need for suspended disbelief that cannot be met.

The Bachelorette Party by Sandra Block

I rated this 2 stars.

I couldn’t. Very random order of events that were unnecessary, things said but not shown, and the ending…

Thank you, NetGalley and Penzler Publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Alex takes a break from wedding planning and her intern research on the 666 Killer to attend her bachelorette party with her best friends, Melody and Lainey. They have booked the house where presumed killer, Eric, killed Nicole and wrote 666 in her blood on the walls.. In the morning, Alex wakes to find both of her friends gone and blood all over she starts to wonder if Eric could have been innocent as he claims and if so, is the real killer out to get her next?

SPOILER
First of all, Melody and Lainey might be the worst friends ever. I see the appeal of a "murder mystery" party for their true crime loving friend, but drugging her, leading her to think she is a killer, letting her explore the grounds in a blizzard, etc is absolutely awful.

I would rate this a 2.5, so I will round up to 3 stars. Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was an absolute roller coaster! I loved the true crime angle how Alex’s research into the 666 Killer was interwoven in the present, which kept me wanting to turn the page! I was not a fan of Lainey and Melody and you’ll see why when you read it (I mean, wtf were they thinking) but it was definitely an interesting story! The twist at the end wasn’t entirely surprising but it was still an enjoyable ride.

Alex, a true crime junkie and crime reporter, is obsessed with the 666 Killings. The 10 year anniversary of the killings is approaching and Alex wants to interview the killer that is incarcerated for a new in-depth story. Also approaching is her wedding and unbeknownst to her two best friends are taking her to the house where the 666 killings occurred for her bachelorette party.
Although necessary for the back story, told in the ‘then’ and ‘now’ format, I found it confusing at times. However the shocking ending filled with twists and red herrings, definitely redeemed the ‘then’ for me.
Thank you Pentzler Publishing/Scarlet for the arc. This review is my personal perspective of this creepy thriller.

I am thankful to have gotten the eARC for free from Netgalley and Penzler Publishing so I can leave my voluntary review.

I really wanted to like this book but it just fell flat. It was hard to follow along. Some of it was the format of the book since so was not a final copy. Usually galleys are in decent shape but this one needed a lot of work to get into shape. I’ve have liked other works by Sandra Block so It disappointed me even more.

I honestly am scratching my head wondering what I just read. For a person who reads a book a day, this took me 5 days to get through as I had to keep putting it down for something else as it was so disjointed, especially with the flashbacks and such .

This title comes out on September 3rd 2024 but sadly I would skip it.
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

The premise of the story is really good, although I would not really say it was a thriller at any point. I figured out the first twist pretty early on. The story does go back and forth between the party weekend and her investigation into the serial killer in prior weeks. Some parts of the story do seem to drag, but it is a fast read that can be finished in a day if you are so inclined.

#TheBacheloretteParty #NetGalley
Terrible ending. 2/5.
Everything seems to be going well for Alex—she has her dream job as an intern on a popular investigative news program and is engaged to a man who is almost too perfect. Now her best friends are taking her on a surprise bachelorette weekend planned with Alex's unusual set of interests in mind: her obsession with the famous 666 Killer. Alex and her friends get a thrill out of staying at the allegedly haunted hunting lodge in the Catskill mountains where a serial killer once stabbed his victim and wrote 666 on the walls in her blood. Though getting snowed in by a blizzard wasn't part of the plan, the three girls make the most of their celebration. Then Alex wakes up to find her friends have vanished, blood spattered all over their sleeping bags and on her hands. With no idea what happened, Alex worries the decade-old murder has come back to haunt them and she is the one to blame. Her recent prison interview with the 666 Killer seems to have stirred up past demons, throwing her friends into danger. The prisoner has always maintained his innocence, claiming the "real killer" was still out there. Has the true 666 Killer finally returned? Alex must rely on her years of following true crime stories to try to solve the case and save her friends. But even she does not see the final, staggering twist coming, and the shocking truth just might kill her.
I don't like the characters as We as the ending. The middle section was ok.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penzler Publishers Scarlet for giving me an advance copy.

Pretty disappointing. The ending was terrible and the characters were annoying. I’m not totally sure I know what I just read

I liked this book. The characters are kinda ridiculous, most of them have an unhealthy obsession with true crime. But it’s a page turner.

Some people will love the ending, others won’t. It’s one of those books. Thanks for the advance review copy.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book.

Oh wow!!! I did not see that plot twist coming!!! This was a first for me by this author but will not be my last! Such a good story!

I devoured this in one day! Alex sets out for the Catskills with best friends, Melody and Lainey, to spend the night in a spooky lodge where the 666 serial killer committed a gruesome crime. She is obsessed with this 666 killer and recently interviewed him in prison. But after a night of fun and Bachelorette party hijinks, Alex wakes up to find her friends missing and there is blood all over their sleeping bags and her hands. Cut off from the world in a sudden snow storm, Alex has to figure out what happened to her girlfriends and wonders if the real killer is actually in jail or if is he still out there. This was a fast paced read with lots of surprises along the way. Thank you Netgalley, Penzler Publishers and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on September 3, 2024

Even having a character with my unusual name --Lainey-- didn't make my enjoy reading this book. The formatting of my ARC was messed up & it took me a while to figure out why THE BACHELORETTE PARTY with a random number kept appearing. Because of crazy formatting issues, it was difficult for me to immediately enjoy the book. I'm tired of authors jumping back and forth in 2 different timelines. The book felt YA and juvenile to me. Nothing felt real or serious to me. It felt like a bad prank.

I have to say that I enjoy thrillers where the characters are in a remote area and trapped, and this was no exception. The FMC and her besties go to a remote cabin in the Catskills where a famous serial killer had laid carnage, celebrate her engagement. Chaos ensues from here with the FMC wondering if the real killer had been caught. I definitely enjoyed the twists and turns!

As someone who got married this year but did not have a bachelorette party, I thought the title was fitting. A thriller based around a bachelorette party, what could happen?

I'll tell you what could happen: a lot.

Alex is engaged to Jay, and they have only known each other for six months at most. He has a twelve-year old son named Greg. Alex is a journalist for Crimeline, and essentially a crime junkie but gets paid to be one. Her fiance and the wedding planner are hounding her to do all things wedding related, but she's more interested in trying to re-open the 666 serial killer case. Eric Meyers attacked one girl and killed another, and he was found out because of he had a 666 tattoo on his wrist. Alex starts interviewing people involved in the case and listening to podcasts and getting her hands on whatever she can about this case. Because there's a part of her that thinks Eric might be innocent. But is he? They start to video chat about the case, and more and more details are starting to come to light.

This story is told in alternating timelines, past and present. In the present, Alex and her two friends plan a surprise bachelorette weekend to the exact house that the 666 murders happened. But when they go to sleep, Alex wakes up in the shower covered in blood. She's afraid that she hurt her friends (she has night terrors or sleepwalking to the point that she gets violent, and has punched a wall and also her fiance's face in her sleep). But when she goes into the living room, the only thing there is blood. Lots of blood. Did she hurt her friends? Are her suspicions correct and Eric Meyers isn't the 666 killer and the real 666 killer took her friends?

Let me start out by saying the writing was good. The descriptions and story building were great. I like the alternating timelines because it helps with the suspense factor of the book. Every time a new character was introduced, I was trying to figure out if they were the killer/kidnappers or not. There is one big (and one smaller one) plot hole at the end that I wish we could tie up. I will not mention them here because it contains spoilers, but I go into this further on my Goodreads review.
Overall a decent thriller with suspense that I would recommend to my followers and friends.

DNF - unfortunately, I can’t tolerate ebook ARCs that are not formatted with proper line breaks, it makes reading way too difficult.