𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ★ ★ ★ ★
𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: August 12, 2025
𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪:

This was my very first book by Katie Bishop and I loved this. I love a very well written domestic thriller that keeps you on your toes flowing flawlessly to the end. The setting is so fitting for the storyline and the characters were well developed and well written. We have secrets in here, twists and turns and you may not see the ending coming. This is releasing at the perfect time for the vibe of this read in August of 2025. This is one that you will want to put on your TBR. I am now headed to read her previous work—The Girls Of Summer. I will now have Katie on my radar for reads.

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: Domestic Thriller, Secrets, Fast Paced, Mystery

Large thank you to our Author, NetGalley as well as St Martins Press

Thank you to Minotaur Books for my arc.

So I love Katie Bishop's writing so much, I loved her Debut " the Girls of Summer" so much and so when Minotaur reached out with her next book, I jumped on it immediately. I'm a huge fan of thrillers whose stories center around memory and how it can become distorted as it goes from person to person.

High Season was no different, you're following Nina who " witnessed" her sister be murdered as a young girl. Or did she? With the looming documentary focusing on her sisters death. Nina returns home to find out what really happened.

I loved this so much, i loved getting everyone's perspectives focusing on one event in the story, its actually something i would've really loved to see in The Girls of Summer because i feel like it adds so much more to the story and this was so heartbreaking and yet tragic at the same time. High Season really makes you feel for every character and makes you have empathy for why they did what they did.

rounding up from about 3.5 ⭐️ Like my partner said when i chose this book from my (very long) TBR…..it sounds like the books you read. This book was a quick read that definitely kept me coming back to actually find out the answer which is always what i’m looking for in a book. From the beginning i sort of figured it out, but you gotta finish it to be sure. 😂 overall i enjoyed this book!

A very quick read, with many twists that kept me guessing as the mystery unfurled. I"m likely not the ideal reader for this, as I struggled a little with the prose throughout, but I enjoyed the plot and its resolution at the end.

High Season is the first book I've read by Katie Bishop. Overall, I liked it. Although I felt the first half was slow. The second half made me not want to put it down. I typically don't like when there are sections of a podcast, such as with true crime girl I tend to skip over those. I would consider buying another book by this author depending on the subject..

This was the first book I have read by this author, but certainly won’t be the last. Nina, who was five at the time was the only witness to her sister’s murder. She told her family and the police it was her babysitter Josie, who she saw fighting with her sister in the pool and was holding her under water. Twenty years later and Nina is back where it all happened and trying to remember what really happened to her sister, because she is starting to wonder what she thought she saw was really true. This book was very well written and I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend you read this book, if you like a good mystery, you won’t be disappointed. Thanks Netgalley for this arc.

4.5 ⭐️

I loved Katie’s debut novel “The Girls of Summer” so I knew I would be reading this one. I absolutely loved it and flew through this. A domestic thriller that really keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nina was only 5 when she became the youngest person to testify in the murder trial of her sister, Tamara. Twenty years later, she’s not sure if she remembers that day quite the same.

Everyone has their secrets and is definitely a suspect. When the final twist is revealed, it wasn’t just a cut and dry ‘this is who killed her’. There were a lot of little twists that really added to the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC!

High season Is an intricately woven novel set in 2004 and 2024 that draws you in gradually as the book progresses and the facts become clearer and more entwined. After many twists and turns the truth is told and regrets are plentiful but too late. This one is a winner.

I flew through this sizzling summer thriller and enjoyed it very much. 20 years ago, Tamara was murdered in her own pool while friends and family were gathered at her house for a party. The only witness was her 6 year old sister Nina. Now, a podcast is delving into the murder to see if there is any new evidence to support or contradict Nina’s account of that evening. When you are looking for that perfect beach read for next summer, remember to pick up High Season as it doesn’t come out until then. I promise it will be worth the wait! Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martin’s Press for the ARC!

This book will be a great August beach read for sure. The writer kept me going and wondering to some extent, what would happen and then tied it up with the bow I sort of predicted. Alot of cliches, some characters certainly better than others but overall, still a good read.

An electric story of a twenty year old tragedy that lead to the incarceration of one young woman and the death of another.

When Josie returns to her beautiful French resort town, she wants to keep a low profile. Josie spent time in jail and the story behind her time behind bars has resurfaced with the popularity of a True Crime Podcast in the making. The podcast is sure to be a hit as Josie was found guilty based on only one piece of evidence - the testimony of a 5 year old Nina.

Bishop builds story and tension as we hear from Nina, Josie and others involved in the event.
With plenty of flashbacks and fully fleshed out characters, Bishop has created a thrilling story of teenage love, family loyalty and tragedy.

#stmartinspress #highseason #katiebishop

This is another twisty, fast-paced thriller by Katie Bishop. Bishop is master of storytelling and suspense, and High Season kept me guessing until the very end. I highly recommend it.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Publishing Group for a ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rich people behaving badly in foreign seaside locales is rarely a bad time — of reading, that is. HIGH SEASON, despite being told across dueling timelines, is an easy read, the story unspooling quickly despite its multiple twists and turns. I enjoyed its nod to true crime podcasts and that they’re no more truthful than any other story, and will definitely be looking for more from Bishop.

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

What happened 20 years ago to a 16 year old in the south France that her twin brother is left to pick up the pieces? What lead up to that day and the consequences that are still presence? Things are not all as it seems.

Lovely writing and intense thrills! This entertaining book is set over two summers two decades apart, High Season explores the nature of memory of then six year old, Nina. Now 26, Nina is not sure of what she saw the night her sister died. Thrilling and fast paced — this is a must read!