I listened to this as an audiobook. I must admit, I had a hard time keeping focus on this book while it was playing. I’m not usually a harsh reviewer, but struggled through this one. Usually I can’t listen to thriller audiobooks fast enough, but I feel like this one really drug. The alternating time frames did help a bit though.

Additionally, several parts of the audiobook didn’t make much sense to me. In terms of the narration- I really disliked the narration of the old woman. I think it was fine for Alex though. The main character wasn’t very likable and I found her to be quite foolish. Her solution to her dreams, interviewing the killers, her fiancés son.. all of it had me wondering what on earth Alex was thinking. Also she has the worst friends ever. Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to listen and review.

The Bachelorette Party by Sandra Block and narrated by Lexi May. The story begins with Mel, Lany the bachelorette Alex all heading to a surprise location which winds up being the murder cabin of the 666 killer. Alex is engaged to perfect Jay and is an intern for prime time a true crime show I believe it’s a TV show. She’s researching the killer Eric who claims to be innocent and despite being an intern she even has a shot at interviewing him on the show, but it’s all up to her manager Toby. The story goes back-and-forth between the bachelorette party and her in the recent pass researching the killer and life with perfect J. The night of the party they smoke a little weed just like the original murder victims did in the next morning when Alex wakes up big tall Mel and little short Lany are missing. For a brief moment Alex sees the blood on her hands and slumber bags and believes she may have even been the one to kill her two best friends but she gets all her wits together and her True Crime knowledge and sets out to see if she could find her friends or at the very least help. It’s around this point that me and the book started to part ways it got so very ridiculous although the twist do come and trust me when I say they do have twist there just not the kind that leave you going OMG but instead you’re going WTF? I knew in the beginning of the story when they tell us that 4 foot 11 Laney was a working actress that they were going to be stretching reality for the reader but the whole thing with her friends and then when she’s reminiscing about Mal and the good times she says remember the week Mel satin her room and we got her therapy… Yes because that sounds like a blast. This book was just out of the box and although the narrator Lexi Mae had a nice voice I don’t think it’s one made for audiobooks. #NetGalley,#HighbridgeAudio, #SandraBlock, #TheBacheloretteParty, #LexiMay,

The Bachelorette Party is an entertaining popcorn thriller with multiple twists and turns. It was a fast paced read, filled with action from start to finish. There's definitely things that kept me guessing until the end while others were pretty predictable.

Now the characters were a little all over the place for me as the plot. I felt like I was missing some resolution for certain plot points to get the full excitement. Although it is still a fun ride through and through, it will definitely keep you entertained from start to finish.

The final twist or conclusion was not what I was expecting, I wished it did go in a different direction, but that's just me !

🎧 The narration by Lexi Mae was good. I just would've liked more of a direction as to the characters, since there were a lot, it was sometimes confusing to follow, and I had to listen again. But her performance was good.

✨️Thank you to @netgalley, @booksparks, @highbridgeaudio & @sandrablockauthor for my gifted copy & ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Sooo I actually liked the book, for the exception of the ending. I felt like it was really underwhelming and I was disappointed honestly. I got confused at times but I still have it 4/5 because it was still good imo!

The bachelorette party

Alex is getting married to Jay and per tradition, a bachelorette party is in the works. However, this party is just with a few friends. Her friends Laney and Melody plan a true crime themed event, centered around Alex’s obsession with the 666 serial killer.

But do they go too far when they plan a night at one of the lodges where the 666 killer murdered one of their victims?? The weather takes a turn and they get snowed in.

The story jumps between present day and 6 months previously leading up to the party. There is also back and forth between I think a podcast ? Or true crime show. You see Alex in action as she interviews the 666 killer who swears he is innocent and the killer is still out there.

Back to present day, Alex’s friends question if she’s sure about the wedding and if she is sure it’s the real thing. It was a whirlwind romance. The first night it’s revealed from Alex’s perspective that she has tendency to have horrible nightmares, sleep walk, or perform injurious tasks when she sleeps.

Alex wakes up to her friends gone and blood all over the lodge, which makes her wonder- is the 666 killer still out there and targeting her? Alex has to survive the weather, the threat, and use her true crime skills to try and discover what happened to her friends and save them if she can.

I found the narrator to be was expressive and did a nice job switching voices, listened at 2.5 x.

I got a bit confused between timelines and characters. For me, the story was exciting but just okay. Didn’t expect the twist, liked the unreliable narrator perspective and mystery. The plot was pretty disjointed to me, I would read more from the author and give another chance, this one just wasn’t my favorite.

Thank you to NetGalley and RBMedia for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Release date 9/3/24!

This struck me as a young adult book. The writing was subpar, the characters unlikeable and the narrator sounded like a teen. Was expecting a lot more from Sandra Block.

I listened to the audio version of this book and I just want to know who decided to hire a narrator that did such horrible accents. One of the main characters is Australian and she BUTCHERED his accent. It was so distracting that sometimes I had to go back and listen again because I missed what was going on. There was also a Long Island accent at one point that was equally as awful.

Also, there were online conversations that were a little hard to follow in audio version, so I think this would have been better as a physical read. That isn't saying much though, because the story wasn't great either.

I loved the idea of the "did he or didn't he" with the man arrested for the 666 killings. I could have seen it going either way, so I was on board. Other than that, the only other thing I liked was the cover.

The entire ending was so ridiculous. I can't really say much without spoilers; even talking around the spoilers will give some stuff away. It was so over the top and dramatic and some of it was super predictable.

Overall, I feel cheated.

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.
Narration was good.

A fun ride, but too many twists relied on characters behaving like no sane human ever.

Premise - a journalist with a violent sleep disorder investigates the murders of young women, getting to know their presumed killer, in one timeline. In the other timeline (just a little while later) she’s at her bachelorette party from hell, during which her besties have vanished and their lodgings look like a horrifying crime scene, read: blood everywhere. Throw in a too-good-to-be-true fiance, some unreliable narrator goodness, and it’s a fun setup for a thriller.

I really enjoyed the conversational voice in this. I truly felt like I was inside her head, and it was an interesting place to be. Unfortunately, the unexpected twists were unexpected because they didn’t feel true to the way that humans behave and reason. One crazy person is plausible, a whole group of people who aren’t in a cult making bizarre choices together is… odd.

That said, I really enjoyed Block’s voice and would definitely read more from her! This one just needed a bit more of a developmental edit.

I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by Lexi Mae, but I think I would have enjoyed the physical book more. The read felt a little low energy to me, though I’ve been spoiled by some incredible audiobook performances lately so this is probably a me problem!

Thanks, NetGalley and Highgate Audio, for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

- kickass FMC
- whodunnits
- serial unalivers
- the twists and turns
- some f*cked up besties

Ty to NetGalley and everyone for the audio ARC!!!

A serial killer obsessed woman who sleepwalks visiting a murder cabin/previous crime scene? What can go wrong? Simply... Everything. Alex wakes up the next morning with blood on her hands. Literally. And is thrown straight into a murder mystery as she discovered her two missing best friends: Melody and Laney.

This went from zero to 100 REEEEEAL QUICK. It was fast paced, and Alex went off on a strange adventure to get to a phone or to get help from the police. It was gripping, sometimes lacking at certain parts, but it was a good story.

Alex works as an intern at Crime Line, and is planning a wedding to her fiance, struggling with the fact that she has a 12 year old stepson at 26 and that her fiance is hiding a secret.

Eric Meyers, the 666 'serial killer', claims to be innocent. "Hell is hot, and I got burnt." I did like most of the interviews with him.

The chapters were super super super short. It was frustrating sometimes, albeit entertaining, switching between them and now. Just as I was getting super into it, it would switch to a new chapter. I didn't really like the podcast chapters too much.

I really did like the voice of the narrator. It was sweet, intriguing and kept me interested. Also, super props for all the accents and all the different voices she can do.

I didn't expect the ending twist, and I freaking hate/loved it. My mouth was hanging open and I wanted to yeet my phone across the room.

Honestly, I'm a teensy but disappointed with the ending.

Alex deserves WAY better than her fiance and "best friends".

I feel like I need to sit down for an hour and process the last hour of this book.

"The Bachelorette Party" combines elements of true crime, a traditional thriller, a girls' trip, and a whodunit murder mystery, drawing you in from the very first chapter and keeping you guessing throughout. Like with many of my favorite thrillers, I thought I had figured out the plot early on, only to be surprised by an unexpected twist. The story unfolds through a dual timeline, allowing you to get to know the main character, her friends, and those she encounters while researching a crime for her internship on a crime television show. If you enjoy a book that keeps you guessing, this one is for you.

Alex, a true crime enthusiast, goes away with her two friends for her bachelorette weekend. Told across past & present timelines this is a twisted tale that had me gasping out loud often. There were unexpected reveals throughout this novel that had the reader guessing until the final chapter

I would have preferred a more structured format for the audiobook as there were a lot of characters introduced throughout the novel that were hard to keep track of with the audiobook.

Thank you RB media and netgalley for the ALC.

Thank you Netgalley for an audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review.

Well, I'm glad this book was fast paced, or I probably wouldn't have made it through. The main character is so dumb that it's hard to root for her. None of her decisions made any sense. Her friends sucked. Everyone sucked. I had the ending figured out pretty early on but thought there was no way it would actually end that way because it was so unrealistic. But it did.