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chelle22's review
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Violence, Car accident, Blood, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship
smlima1992's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Gore, Murder, and Car accident
Minor: Infidelity
becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Violence, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Car accident, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Vomit, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Rape, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and War
catbuechler's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting
Minor: Miscarriage
kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Author: Sandie Jones
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 2.75
Pub Date: August 3 2021
Thank you to Minotaur books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
T H R E E • W O R D S
Intriguing • Domestic Drama • Average
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Six friends. Three couples. One destination wedding. Everything should be perfect right? But mix in a few secrets and you have a recipe for disaster.
When Rachel, Jack, Paige, Noah, Ali and Will arrive in Portugal for Ali and Will's wedding the villa is a paradise and they can't wait to enjoy a weekend of fun. But as the weekend unfolds, and Rachel begins to question Ali's fidelity, each person's secrets begin to be spilled leading to a whole lot of chaos.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The synopsis for The Guilt Trip sounded intriguing and promising, but for the first two-thirds there wasn't a whole lot going on, and then in final third there was too much going on. Meaning - I was never fully invested in this story, and a full disclosure it took me an entire month to get through this novel. It's marketed as a thriller, and yet there wasn't a whole lot of thrill happening at all. I'd say it's more of a domestic drama than anything.
It didn't help that I figured out one of the major plot twists pretty early on, and the characters are all unlikeable (aside from maybe Will). It also felt as though there were one too many secrets. The writing is decent, and the setting spot on, so if gossip, assumptions and domestic drama is your thing you'd probably enjoy it. For me, I didn't hate it but I also didn't love it. Throughout the entire thing, I simply just kept hoping it would get better, and I will say the ending helped.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers who like a good soap opera
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Death, Infertility, and Sexual content
death of a spousedanielghurst's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence