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A review by thenovelstitch
The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten was pretty much your average thriller -- a group of four women, dubbed the Nacka Four, mysteriously disappear on a secluded island off the coast of Sweden and ten years later another group of women head to that same island to celebrate a bachelorette party.
Tessa, our main character, is a podcaster turned social pariah after something terrible happened, presumably around her podcast. You won't find out what that thing is though until you're practically done with the book and by then it will be hard to care. Tessa is struggling with the fallout of this mysterious situation and she's broke which becomes her defining personality trait in this story. With less than 20 bucks to her name she joins her sister and friends at a luxury resort on the same small Swedish island those four girls disappeared at ten years earlier. She feels like an outcast, and can't quite get the hang of the social dynamics between old friends who have new lives. When one of them mysteriously and suddenly leaves the island at night, leaving only a note behind, Tessa begins to suspect that what happened to the Nacka Four is now happening to them.
Overall, the book was a typical thriller. It was fast paced, had dual timelines and was full of twists and turns that unfortunately were pretty predictable. The Bachelorette Party is a 3/5 star read for me, however I did read advanced reader copy so I am hoping that the editorial team will clean it up a little bit more before publishing. The biggest issue I had with the book was the amount of unnecessary exposition from Tessa, especially her inner thoughts. The author spent so much time telling us how Tessa was feeling and yet we are strung along for most of the book around the "big thing" that Tessa is carrying. I really hope the editors trim a LOT of fat here. I get that in first person POV it's really easy to over explain the character's experiences and it was just too much here. I also didn't like any of the characters, but not because they were annoying characters but because they kinda all blended into each other.
Overall I think I would recommend this book if you want an easy beach reach or something similar. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Tessa, our main character, is a podcaster turned social pariah after something terrible happened, presumably around her podcast. You won't find out what that thing is though until you're practically done with the book and by then it will be hard to care. Tessa is struggling with the fallout of this mysterious situation and she's broke which becomes her defining personality trait in this story. With less than 20 bucks to her name she joins her sister and friends at a luxury resort on the same small Swedish island those four girls disappeared at ten years earlier. She feels like an outcast, and can't quite get the hang of the social dynamics between old friends who have new lives. When one of them mysteriously and suddenly leaves the island at night, leaving only a note behind, Tessa begins to suspect that what happened to the Nacka Four is now happening to them.
Overall, the book was a typical thriller. It was fast paced, had dual timelines and was full of twists and turns that unfortunately were pretty predictable. The Bachelorette Party is a 3/5 star read for me, however I did read advanced reader copy so I am hoping that the editorial team will clean it up a little bit more before publishing. The biggest issue I had with the book was the amount of unnecessary exposition from Tessa, especially her inner thoughts. The author spent so much time telling us how Tessa was feeling and yet we are strung along for most of the book around the "big thing" that Tessa is carrying. I really hope the editors trim a LOT of fat here. I get that in first person POV it's really easy to over explain the character's experiences and it was just too much here. I also didn't like any of the characters, but not because they were annoying characters but because they kinda all blended into each other.
Overall I think I would recommend this book if you want an easy beach reach or something similar. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.