Book Review - How To Slay On Holiday by Sarah Bonner

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Title: How To Slay On Holiday

Author: Sarah Bonner

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 27th February 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

You’d kill for a holiday like this one…

Chloe has spent months planning the murder of her husband, Scott. Everything is ready, but first she must create the perfect alibi to avoid any suggestion of her involvement in his death. And what better way to avoid suspicion than playing the loved-up wife on an extravagant holiday with their extended families?

A luxury villa on the Greek island of Mykonos should provide the ultimate setting for her week of make-believe married bliss. But as the sun sets on their first evening in paradise, the cracks in Chloe’s plan begin to show. Family rivalries bubble to the surface. Scott’s sister, Tori, begins to ask awkward questions, suggesting she might know more about Chloe’s plans than she should. Then there’s the villa concierge, Grace, who is watching her guests’ every moves.

As tensions rise, can Chloe manage to keep her murderous intentions hidden? And can she stop herself from adding a few more people to the body count along the way?

Fans of Katy Brent, Bella Mackie and Julie Mae Cohen won't be able to resist this twisty, darkly funny crime thriller.

Sarah Bonner is fast becoming an auto read author for me, two books read by her so far and both total winners in my book. 

I was completely addicted reading this story, which starts off as a nice simple story - all Chloe has to do is play the loving wife for a week's holiday in Mykonos and then no one will suspect her of being behind her husband's murder when he dies the following week. 

And the more I learnt about Scott, the more I agreed, he deserves to die and Chloe seems totally lovely. 

But well best laid plans are only good if no one discovers them, and its turns out no one is quite what they seemed.  And the more we learn the more intrigued I was, and hooked on finding out what would happen next. 

There is a fabulous mix of characters on this extended family vacation, and with both families being involved in what sounded like not completely above board activities (to put it mildly), there are all sorts of interesting dynamics at play. 

And I would never have predicted how any of this would turn out. 

I couldn't get enough of this book, and I loved all the lies, deceit, good intentions and more,  even if I was left wondering who exactly I was meant to be able to trust. 

I just loved this book a lot and whizzed through the pages oblivious to the world around me. 

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