Book Review - The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones

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Title: The Guilt Trip

Author: Sandie Jones

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Pan

Publication Date: 31st May 2021

Rating: 4 Stars

A weekend get-away takes a terrible turn, ending with one dead body, five friends with guilty consciences, and one of them a killer . . .

The Guilt Trip is the twisty thriller from Sandie Jones, the author of The Other Woman, and perfect for fans of T. M. Logan's The Holiday.

A pool-side weekend in Portugal is the perfect way for five lifelong friends to celebrate the upcoming wedding of one of their group, Will, and a chance for the rest of them to get to know Will's fiancée, Ali, a little better. A newcomer to their group, Ali seems perfectly nice, and they are pleased to see Will finally happy after years of bad choices.

But Ali is hiding secrets and by the end of the holiday one of the group will be dead, with the rest returning home as suspects, wondering if they really know each other at all . . .

What an incredibly aptly named book this was. for all the characters could be considered guilty of something and well they are all on a trip. 

Set in sun drenched Portugal, three couples, 5 of which was known each other forever, have their lives turned upside down, as it turns out almost all of them are hiding things from each other. 

But the question is can you guess any of the truth before it's revealed for I couldn't. And this is a very twisty book that has you thinking in one direction and then another, all the while building to a dramatic conclusion. 

This may have been the first book I have read by this author but given how I was gaping open mouthed as the book reached its crescendo, it certainly won't be the last. 

This book has everything,  sun, lies, secrets, characters you can't help but be invested in although not overly likeable, a dead body, and over the course of a few days,  life changing actions and consequences for all. 

Simply put this was my sort of book and I really enjoyed reading it.

Thank you to Pan and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,