What a great thriller read! I found this book easy to read and it was definitely a page turner. I do think the first half was kind of a slower burn and I was almost bored at times, but the second half had me hooked. I love when I can’t predict a plot twist and the author did exactly that!

FIVE STAR READ.

I read a lot of thrillers but this is the one

it was fun, fast-paced, and suspenseful. all the characters were relatable, and the chemistry was chef kiss.

I loved how the book kept me guessing, and I couldn’t put it down. If you're looking for an entertaining read with a bit of excitement, this one’s worth picking up!

The Business Trip is such a solid debut thriller! I was immediately sucked into the plot. Two women meet on a plane, Jasmine is escaping her mediocre life and abusive partner and Stephanie is a high-powered news director headed on a business trip. Both women go missing shortly after reaching their destination. There were a lot of characters and most of them worked for me, but some felt a little too one dimensional. The ending was pretty unhinged, but the easy to read pacing and binge-ability makes this a top tier vacation read!

3.5 stars rounded up.

Wowwwww this was FANTASTIC! I did not want this story to end and I was hooked from the very beginning! I was able to receive an arc of the audiobook of this book and I loved every single second of this story! I’m pretty sure this is the authors debut novel and I need more books from this author IMMEDIATELY! There were sooo many POVs, but honestly, I think the audiobook made it so much fun to hear each narrators voices & POVs! I normally don’t like more than 3 POVs because it can become confusing, but this author did it the best way possible!

If you have the opportunity to listen to the audiobook, I would highly recommend it! Not that the story is not good on its own, but I loved the audiobook sooo much! This story will be stuck in my head for a longgggg time! This is definitely going to be one of my top 10 favorite books ever now! I cannot wait to see what else this author comes up with because I will be first in line!

If you want a super twisty story, drama, suspense, and an ending you will NEVER see coming, then this is the story for you! READ THIS IMMEDIATELY! You will not be disappointed!

Wow! I really liked this one. It’s a quick, easy, twisty read that I couldn’t put down. Jasmine is stuck in an abusive relationship and is willing to do almost anything to get out. She has been saving her waitressing money for over a year and is ready to make a move. Stephanie is the news director for a local tv station and is on her way to a business conference. The two women end up on the same plane, and even though they don’t know each other, their stories begin to overlap. Oh boy! I found myself saying “What???” quite a bit when things didn’t seem to be making sense. But that’s the point! The story is told from multiple points of view, but which one is closest to the truth? A true page turner! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the digital ARC.

Whoa! I did not expect the ending of this one; though as soon as it happened, my mind jumped to a clue that was left early in the book. I felt bad for Jasmine; her life sucked and she was jumping from one abusive situation to the next, but she did take things too far. Also Trent is the definition of icky guys, and the author did a really good job of portraying that. Like I honestly hated how he thought about everything, that even though he was supposed to be attractive, I just pictured him as this slime ball of a man.

I enjoyed that the first half of the book, aside from the first few chapters), were told from all of the friends’ POV and we use that to try to piece together what is happening. We are just as lost as the characters. But then when we finally jump to Jasmine’s POV in the latter half of the book, we get the background of what really was going on.

Thank you NetGalley for the ebook! Listened in tandem on LibroFM!

This book defines the "red herring" move. I think I have whiplash, but in a good way. I like being wrong, and I was. Several times over. That hardly ever happens.

It did almost lose me towards the middle, but I kept going and there was a payoff that made it worth it.

4.5, rounded!

Jessie Garcia’s jaw dropping debut novel, The Business Trip follows Jasmine and Stephanie who are on the same airplane but don’t know each other. After a few days they start texting their friends about the same man and strange things start to happen. People disappear, go missing … etc. I could not put this book down and it’s hard to believe this is a debut book - it’s that great! I can’t wait to see what Jessie Garcia writes next!

Wow! This book was definitely a page turner! If you like Freida McFadden then you will like this book! I thought I had this figured out a couple different times and NOPE…..I sure didn’t. You have to read this book!!!

The Business Trip is an enticing thriller that offers a fast pace, jaw dropping twists, and a fun read.

It follows two women who are so different, you wonder what in the world they have in common. They become seatmates, and then both somehow have the same fate and the hands of the same man. Intrigued? I definitely was. This book kept my attention and I loved all of the plot twists it had. The pace definitely helped this book along.

Big thanks to the publisher for the arc!

This was an easy enough read and I finished it quickly. It definitely falls into the popcorn thriller category. The multiple POVs helped move the story along. However, because there were so many it caused an overlap that made me skim through a section of the book because it was repetitive. Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the ending and the epilogue. Overall, I expected to enjoy it more based on earlier reviews and wouldn't readily recommend it.

**Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion. I am posting this review to my Goodreads account immediately and will post it to my Amazon & Instagram accounts upon publication.

This book was a wild ride! Jasmine and Stephanie meet on a long flight. Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship, while Stephanie is heading to a conference.

A few days after the flight, neither Jasmine nor Stephanie can be reached with the exception of some uncharacteristic texts to friends from each woman, claiming to have met the same man, Trent McCarthy, and stating that they are in Atlanta with him.

The twists and turns in this story are unexpected and suspenseful. I stayed engaged throughout, trying to figure out what was happening. Told from multiple POVs, this book was a fast read for me. I really enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more by Jessie Garcia.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

Two very different women meet on a plane. Stephanie Monroe, a divorced mother with a grown son and busy job as a television producer in Madison, Wisconsin, is on her way to a news conference in San Diego. Jasmine Littleton, who works at a dive bar, has sneaked out of her boyfriend’s trailer in the middle of the night to flee her abusive relationship. The women have nothing in common and no history together, but they board the same flight to Denver. Then they disappear, causing friends and co-workers disturbed by increasingly odd and worrisome texts from them. Both women seem to have met a desirable man named Trent McCarthy.”

The author keeps the reader guessing as long as possible. When she’s forced to reveal her hand and return the narrative to the main characters, she keeps enough tension to involve any curious reader in the outcome. It’s a thriller that kept guessing due to the unexpected plot twists. I enjoyed this fast paced psychological thriller.

The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia is a whirlwind, action-packed thriller that will blow your mind in the best way! I raced through the book way too fast as I couldn't put it down! The book starts out with 2 women on a plane, Jasmine and Stephanie. They are very different people. Stephanie is on her way to a conference in San Diego for her television news job. She's a person behind the scenes and in charge. Jasmine is fleeing a toxic, abusive relationship. The women are seated next to each other and get talking. They both send text messages to friends and the message is the same and about the same man! How is this possible? As the messages become stranger and more dark from each woman, their friends get worried.

Both women vanish! No one has heard from them since the last text message and the police are notified. Each woman mentioned a man named Trent McCarthy. Was he involved with both women? Did he do something to Jasmine and Stephanie? Where are the women now? Why can no one reach them? As you read this book your heart will race and you'll flip pages at a record pace because the suspense becomes unbearable! I love books that keep you guessing and this one definitely did! The twist at the end was magnificent and I never saw it coming! Wow! This is a must read for anyone that loves thrillers! The Business Trip is now available and should not be missed! I rate The Business Trip 4 stars with a very high recommendation. I look forward to the next book by Jessie Garcia as I am now a huge fan. I'd like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of The Business Trip in exchange for a fair review. #TheBusinessTrip

In The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia, Stephanie and Jasmine, two women with seemingly separate lives, cross paths in unexpected and chilling ways. When both vanish after sending identical, increasingly disturbing messages about the same man, the mystery deepens: Who is Trent McCarthy, and what dark secrets tie their fates together?

This book was an intense, edge-of-your-seat thriller that kept me hooked from the very first page. The fast-paced storytelling drew me into Jasmine’s desperate attempt to escape her abusive boyfriend, Glenn, and left me breathless as the mystery unraveled. As new characters emerged in part two, the plot thickened, and I found myself eager to uncover what happened to the two missing women. Part three peeled back the layers on Trent, revealing him to be even more vile than I could have imagined. But when part four hit, the story took an unexpected turn that, for me, fell flat.

Without giving too much away, the direction of one character’s arc left me unsatisfied, and the wild ending demanded a significant suspension of disbelief. Still, this debut thriller delivered plenty of twists and compelling moments. Despite some missteps, I enjoyed the ride and look forward to seeing what Jessie Garcia writes next.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review:

3.5 stars rounded up.

✨ The Vibes ✨
A book that will shock even the most seasoned thriller reader

📖 Read if…
✨ You prefer thrillers with multiple POVs
✨ You want more twists than you can count
✨ You enjoy moral grey areas

The Business Trip starts off like your standard thriller: two women, Stephanie and Jasmine, disappear after taking trips out of state. One was on the run from an abusive partner, the other was on her way to a conference. They don’t know each other, but they both mentioned a man named Trent before they vanished.

I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers and as a result, I’ve found that I’ve become pretty good at guessing the ending. I thought I had this one figured out only to have my theories foiled multiple times while reading. It’s hard to get into specifics about what I liked without spoiling things, but I thought the way the story was structured was really creative. The book starts with Stephanie and Jasmine’s POVs but in the later parts, we get to see the mystery unfold from the perspective of their friends, family, and, of course, the mysterious Trent. It felt really unique compared to most of the other thrillers I’ve read recently and I think readers who are feeling a bit burnt out on the genre would find this story to be a refreshing change of pace.

The Business Trip is out now. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Business Trip by Jesse Garcia is the story of a sociopath. It starts off simply enough with a woman running from an abusive relationship. Two others, from different cities, different news directors prepared for a conference in San Diego. Jasmine got the idea when she sat next to Stephanie on her way to Denver. Stephanie was traveling on to San Diego. Jasmine started planning right then. She was no stranger to murder. She’d done it before. She resented people who had more than she did. She wanted a new life. Ergo, kill to get it. Just for fun, see how many lives can be ruined on the way.

We planned along with Jasmine. Sometimes it got a little repetitive, but it was a decent plan. Like your mother told you: if you want to keep a secret, don’t tell anyone else. That was ultimately what blew the plan apart. The people’s loves were still ruined. It was an interesting novel with a surprise ending. Entertaining. Like being drawn to a car wreck. I couldn’t look away.

I was invited to read The Business Trip by St Martin’s Press. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #StMartinsPress #JesseGarcia #TheBusinessTrip

Jessica Garcia's debut novel is just Wow! I never saw that coming and it captivates you from the very first page. The book revolves around Stephanie and Jasmine, who find themselves on the same flight, yet their lives couldn't be more different. Stephanie is heading on a business trip for her news station, while Jasmine is escaping an abusive relationship. Their paths cross in away that sets off a series of events that will shock you and leave you stunned. You get dual perspectives for both Stephanie and Jasmine allows you to get to know both characters so when they diappear you feel the dread for both women. The pace of the book is quick, and the stakes are high, ensuring that you are fully invested in the outcome. The twist become more unpredictable, leading to a climax that is both satisfying and thought-provoking. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Garcia throws another twist in that leaves you reeling. The Business Trip is an impressive debut and I can't wait to see what she writes next! *A side note that I also listened to the audio of this book it made the book even better.

Such a fun debut, I can’t wait to read whatever Jessie Garcia writes next. The short chapters, constant twists, and multiple povs had me flying through this thriller! I was gripped from the beginning and found the end to be incredibly satisfying. Thank you St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for my copy.

This was quite the twisty debut, my book peeps!! Definitely fast-paced too!! 🙌

Lots of POVs to keep track of, but I did feel it was doable. I also felt that there was a much simpler solution to Jasmine’s plight. 🤔 But it was still a fun read that kept me hooked! 👏

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Jessie Garcia for the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for my honest review! I look forward to reading more from Jessie in the future! ❤️