The novel starts with friends Huge, Charlotte, Alex, Laura & Jack having a weekend away at their friend’s Mother’s farm for the anniversary of their friend’s death.

Secrets will be forced into the open as the group continue to lie about the events surrounding what happened to their friend.

It was slow for the first half of the book. I wanted more anticipation from the writing.

Overall, I enjoyed the book though. There were a few twists at the end that caught me by surprise

Thank you Hachette Australia and Netgalley for the gifted copy

I do love a good debut, especially when it is by an Aussie author. A new voice in crime fiction to have on the radar is always a good 5pm. I thoroughly enjoyed The Reunion, and devoured it over 2 days.

10 years ago, 6 high school friends went on a camping trip to celebrate the end of school. Only 5 came home. Now they have returned to where it happened for a reunion with their lost friend’s mother. She knows that they are keeping information about what really happened., and wants to know the truth.

This was so wild! A story of friendship, grief, secrets and lies. That day changed them all forever and we see how each of them have been affected. Told in chapters of the past and present, we learn what happened to get to that fateful day.

Thanks so much to Hachette Australia and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. Look out for it on February 13th, 2025.

I finished this book in two days. It was one I 100% picked due to the title alone. It was a fast paced read with two different timelines being the main storyline.

Laura, Hugh, Charlotte, Alex and Jack have been invited by Martha to honour the 10 year anniversary of her son Ed's death. Ten years ago the friendship group went on a camping expedition but only five of them returned alive. Martha invited them all to the homestead to finally get some much needed answers. But when the guests wake up the next morning things just aren't right. For starters Martha has disappeared and other strange occurrences like the water taps being shut off. Is this all just a coincidence? They are a million miles from civilisation and in this heat it is impossible to leave. Will Martha get the answers from the group she needs?

I will say I absolutely loved this one and once this is released I will grab a physical copy for my bookshelves. I enjoyed the locked room thriller aspect (always a favourite of mine). The chapters flowing from then and now really helped paint the picture of what happened before and during the camping expedition and of course now with everyone's secrets exposed. What a perfect debut novel.

Thank you Hachette Australia and Netgalley for the gifted copy for my honest book review.