Book Review - The Beach Party by Nikki Smith - #HolidayReading Mallorca

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Title: The Beach Party

Author: Nikki Smith

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 30th June 2023 

Rating: 5 Stars

Six friends.

The holiday of their dreams.

One night that changed it all . . .

1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa.

A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying - sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts - an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare.

Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night.

And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

Well I could hardly spend a fortnight in Mallorca without reading the thriller set there that just happened to be on my kindle. 

And it certainly is twisted, I was never completely sure who I could believe. 

We a treated to predominately the story of over 30 years ago in 1989 when a group of friends went on an end of uni trip to Mallorca, and what happeend especially on the night things didn't quite go according to plan. 

I was never fully sure of the groups dynamics, but what was quite clear is that there was one leader and that they had everyone under their thumb,. 

It's shocking how fast just basic human decency disappears when your sole motivation is to protect yourself all all costs. 

I absolutely loved the ending, it was exactly what various characters needed. 

A highly enjoyable thriller with a hot and sunny backdrop. 

Thank you to Viking and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.