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A review by cindy_f
The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones
4.0
The Guilt Trip follows two married couples (Rachel and Jack, Paige and Noah) as they travel with Jack’s brother Will and fiancé Ali to Portugal for their wedding. They stay at an amazing seaside villa. From the start, there is contention towards Ali, the newcomer to this tight-knit group. Rachel is more welcoming towards Ali because they will be sisters-in-law. Also, Ali once worked for her husband Jack.
Ali is young, flirtatious, overly-dramatic and high maintenance. Much drama surrounds Ali as Rachel discovers inconsistencies and half-truths from conversations with Ali.
There’s some character development in the first half between Rachel and Paige. Also, speculations fly of extra-marital affairs, paternity, and deception between a couple individuals. For long-time friends, seems a lot of “stuff” gets revealed during this destination wedding. Makes me wonder how they’ve maintained this friendship with the secrets and lies beneath the surface. In this drama, things aren’t necessarily how they appear. There’s definitely a lot of tension which I thought Ms. Jones did a great job creating.
I found this book entertaining and it kept me guessing throughout due to misdirections and misunderstandings between the characters. I was expecting more of a thriller in this remote seaside spot, but I enjoyed the twists in the end. I’d rate this 3-1/2 stars rounded up
Ali is young, flirtatious, overly-dramatic and high maintenance. Much drama surrounds Ali as Rachel discovers inconsistencies and half-truths from conversations with Ali.
There’s some character development in the first half between Rachel and Paige. Also, speculations fly of extra-marital affairs, paternity, and deception between a couple individuals. For long-time friends, seems a lot of “stuff” gets revealed during this destination wedding. Makes me wonder how they’ve maintained this friendship with the secrets and lies beneath the surface. In this drama, things aren’t necessarily how they appear. There’s definitely a lot of tension which I thought Ms. Jones did a great job creating.
I found this book entertaining and it kept me guessing throughout due to misdirections and misunderstandings between the characters. I was expecting more of a thriller in this remote seaside spot, but I enjoyed the twists in the end. I’d rate this 3-1/2 stars rounded up