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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
Girls' Night Out by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
I received a copy of this novel from the publishing house. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Following up the success of, The Good Widow, proved to be a challenge and an inspiration to this dynamic writing duo. The writers confess that they felt pressured to deliver as successful of a book and that, in the end, it even ended up threatening their own friendship.
This is exactly what they decided to explore in this fictional friendship of three estranged friends who have some wounds to heal. The three head to Mexico to try to get past some of their difficulties and address the current decision of two of them needing to decide if they want to continue in their business together or sell it.
When one of the girls goes missing, the other two must piece together what happened to her and the mystery surrounding a local man who had decided to befriend the missing girl.
Each of them carries secrets that also cloud whether their involvement could also have been linked to the disappearance and each of these secrets is explored through their own viewpoint.
This is a fun read to pack in your beach bag and a testament to two friends who overcame their own hurdles to put another thriller out into the world.
Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union for a copy of this book! At first, I found the timeline to be hard to follow. Once I was able to get past that, I quickly was hooked. Great, quick beach read.
This novel was a slow burn for me. I had a hard time relating to the characters at first, and I felt like while I knew it was going to be an interesting plot line, I felt like the backstory took too much away from the climax. I also was left wanting to know more at the end. There were some definite entertaining parts in this book, and it was worth the read!
For the absolute life of me, I could not tell these 3 women apart. It is told in alternating chapters of the women in a before/after timeline. I can't even tell you what happened in the book because I am still unsure who is who.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5. It dragged a bit, and the suspense just wasn't there.
Holy Crap!!!
This book was so suspenseful! Usually when one reads a suspense novel, you have a theory or two about what happened or whodunit. Not so with Girl's Night Out, at least for me. I had NO IDEA what happened and who was responsible (or if there was even anything to be responsible for...). This book kept me in suspense, literally until the end. Fabulous page turner! I highly recommend reading this book!
This book was so suspenseful! Usually when one reads a suspense novel, you have a theory or two about what happened or whodunit. Not so with Girl's Night Out, at least for me. I had NO IDEA what happened and who was responsible (or if there was even anything to be responsible for...). This book kept me in suspense, literally until the end. Fabulous page turner! I highly recommend reading this book!
This was like a Real Housewives vacation gone wrong. Three women who have been friends for a long time but have SO MUCH TENSION and CATTINESS among themselves, so they decide to escape to Tulum for a girls' weekend to solve their problems. It was like RHONY's Scary Island episodes (Anybody? Season 3? RHONY? Scary Island? Turtle time? Anybody?) but in book form and with a missing person. The story is told through the alternating perspectives of the three women, and starts off with one of them waking up on the beach with no memory of the night before and then finding that one of her friends has disappeared. I found myself skimming a bit towards the end and not really caring what happened to these ladies, but overall, it was a pretty fun, quick read.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!
This one captured my interest from the start. The title is intriguing and so is the relationship dynamics between the three friends that are the focus of the story.
Ashley, Lauren and Natalie have been friends for about 20 years and recently something happened between them that drove them apart. Ashley, who feels guilty over the rift, invites the others to a resort in Mexico, with hopes that they can mend their relationship.
However, once there, Ashley meets Marco and doesn’t appear that interested in reviving her friendship with Lauren and Natalie. The nuances of a three person relationship were captured so accurately by the authors. It does always seem as if one person is the odd one out when there are 3 involved. This scenario plays out over and over again throughout the book.
I was completely immersed in the story, but did grow weary of the constant drama between the women. At times, they seemed more like high school or college age than the 40-somethings they were supposed to be.
I think this would be a great book for a book club discussion, as it touches on several topics that women can relate to in some way. It also had a bit of a twisty ending, which is always a plus!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read an advance copy and offer my honest review.
Ashley, Lauren and Natalie have been friends for about 20 years and recently something happened between them that drove them apart. Ashley, who feels guilty over the rift, invites the others to a resort in Mexico, with hopes that they can mend their relationship.
However, once there, Ashley meets Marco and doesn’t appear that interested in reviving her friendship with Lauren and Natalie. The nuances of a three person relationship were captured so accurately by the authors. It does always seem as if one person is the odd one out when there are 3 involved. This scenario plays out over and over again throughout the book.
I was completely immersed in the story, but did grow weary of the constant drama between the women. At times, they seemed more like high school or college age than the 40-somethings they were supposed to be.
I think this would be a great book for a book club discussion, as it touches on several topics that women can relate to in some way. It also had a bit of a twisty ending, which is always a plus!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read an advance copy and offer my honest review.