The Guilt Trip: A Novel
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Summary
10 hours， 30 minutes
In the vein of The Other Woman， Sandie Jones’s explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have listeners gripped to the very last chapter。
Six friends。
Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university。 While they once thought that they might be something more， now， 2 0years later， they are each happily married to other people， Jack and Paige respectively。 Jack’s brother Will is getting married， to the dazzling， impulsive Ali， and the group of six travel to Portugal for their destination weekend。
Three couples。
As they arrive at a gorgeous villa perched on a cliff-edge， overlooking towering waves that crash on the famous surfing beaches below at Nazaré， they try to settle into a weekend of fun。 While Rachel is looking forward to getting to know her future sister-in-law Ali better， Ali can’t help but rub many of the group up the wrong way: Rachel’s best friend Paige thinks Ali is attention-seeking and childish， and while Jack is trying to support his brother Will’s choice of wife， he is also finding plenty to disagree with Noah about。
One fatal misunderstanding。。。
But when Rachel discovers something about Ali that she can hardly believe， everything changes。 As the wedding weekend unfolds， the secrets each of them hold begin to spill， and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel。 Soon， jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death。
In the vein of The Other Woman， Sandie Jones’s explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have listeners gripped to the very last chapter。
Six friends。
Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university。 While they once thought that they might be something more， now， 2 0years later， they are each happily married to other people， Jack and Paige respectively。 Jack’s brother Will is getting married， to the dazzling， impulsive Ali， and the group of six travel to Portugal for their destination weekend。
Three couples。
As they arrive at a gorgeous villa perched on a cliff-edge， overlooking towering waves that crash on the famous surfing beaches below at Nazaré， they try to settle into a weekend of fun。 While Rachel is looking forward to getting to know her future sister-in-law Ali better， Ali can’t help but rub many of the group up the wrong way: Rachel’s best friend Paige thinks Ali is attention-seeking and childish， and while Jack is trying to support his brother Will’s choice of wife， he is also finding plenty to disagree with Noah about。
One fatal misunderstanding。。。
But when Rachel discovers something about Ali that she can hardly believe， everything changes。 As the wedding weekend unfolds， the secrets each of them hold begin to spill， and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel。 Soon， jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death。
Reviews
Alessia
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Wow， this book was quite the roller coaster。 The general premise is: six friends go to Portugal for Ali and Will's wedding， but slowly the group begins to fracture as lies compound and secrets are exposed！ *dun dun dun*There were a couple twists I saw coming but enough additional surprises that I found myself gasping out loud as I listened to the audiobook。 I'm normally not a big audiobook listener， but the highest praise I can offer The Guilt Trip is that I found myself just sitting in my room Wow， this book was quite the roller coaster。 The general premise is: six friends go to Portugal for Ali and Will's wedding， but slowly the group begins to fracture as lies compound and secrets are exposed！ *dun dun dun*There were a couple twists I saw coming but enough additional surprises that I found myself gasping out loud as I listened to the audiobook。 I'm normally not a big audiobook listener， but the highest praise I can offer The Guilt Trip is that I found myself just sitting in my room listening to the book， so curious about what would happen next that I couldn't press pause。 This book is a bit like the script for a soap opera （particularly in the last third of the book）， but if you can suspend your disbelief about how adults normally act， it's a good time。 。。。more
Susan
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Rachel and Jack are headed to Portugal for the destination wedding of Jack's brother， Will， and his flighty fiancee， Ali。 Rachel is relieved that their dear friends， Noah and Paige， are going along as a sort of buffer against Ali。 She's not particularly fond of her soon-to-be sister-in-law， but Jack seems unable to tolerate her。But is Jack trying too hard to cover up his true feelings for Ali？ As the wedding weekend drags on， long-standing secrets simmer to the surface until the climactic weddin Rachel and Jack are headed to Portugal for the destination wedding of Jack's brother， Will， and his flighty fiancee， Ali。 Rachel is relieved that their dear friends， Noah and Paige， are going along as a sort of buffer against Ali。 She's not particularly fond of her soon-to-be sister-in-law， but Jack seems unable to tolerate her。But is Jack trying too hard to cover up his true feelings for Ali？ As the wedding weekend drags on， long-standing secrets simmer to the surface until the climactic wedding itself。 Too many people are keeping too many secrets， and Rachel soon suspects that she has misjudged Ali。 Never assume that you've figured out a Sandie Jones novel， because you're undoubtedly wrong。 She is a master of suspense and surprises。 Even if the shocking denouement seems a bit contrived， it can't detract from the addictive nature of this work of suspense。 #TheGuiltTrip #NetGalley 。。。more
Linda Leone
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Friends Jack & Rachel and Noah & Paige are off to Jack's Brother Will's wedding to Ali。 A weekend of celebration in Portugal sound like fun right？ Not so much。 Many of the guests seem to not really like Ali。 Is it her beauty and youth that threatens them or is it they think she is a liar？ This book is billed as a thriller， but is actually more of a drama。 It felt a lot longer than it needed to be。 Lots of dialogue surrounding possible infidelity。The ending is a little over the top compared to th Friends Jack & Rachel and Noah & Paige are off to Jack's Brother Will's wedding to Ali。 A weekend of celebration in Portugal sound like fun right？ Not so much。 Many of the guests seem to not really like Ali。 Is it her beauty and youth that threatens them or is it they think she is a liar？ This book is billed as a thriller， but is actually more of a drama。 It felt a lot longer than it needed to be。 Lots of dialogue surrounding possible infidelity。The ending is a little over the top compared to the rest of the book。 Thanks to netgalley and Minotaur Books for the arc 。。。more
Kim Pet
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When a pathological liar is trying to ruin your life， you’re not really sure what to believe， but feeling guilty for minor indiscretions is nothing in comparison。 This long weekend vacation in Portugal will end up changing everyone’s life and lies will be brought out into the open。 Jones delivers an entertaining mystery with turns you can anticipate but also twists that you can’t。 The characters are the chess pieces in this strategic game of who’s who and who is guilty of what。 I read this one i When a pathological liar is trying to ruin your life， you’re not really sure what to believe， but feeling guilty for minor indiscretions is nothing in comparison。 This long weekend vacation in Portugal will end up changing everyone’s life and lies will be brought out into the open。 Jones delivers an entertaining mystery with turns you can anticipate but also twists that you can’t。 The characters are the chess pieces in this strategic game of who’s who and who is guilty of what。 I read this one in a day， I was so enthralled and couldn’t wait to see what ultimately occurred。 Not my last book from this author， that’s for sure！ 。。。more
Lindsay
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Rachel and Noah are long-time friends who are now "happily" married。 They go to a destination wedding for Will， Jack （Rachel's husband）'s brother， and things get chaotic。I。。 am not sure where to start with this one。 I was in the mood for a quick thriller so I reached for this book expecting to be， well， thrilled。 There was absolutely no suspense， that psychological， edge-of-your seat "what's going to happen next？！" with this one; it just wasn't that。 I'm not sure what happened with the marketing Rachel and Noah are long-time friends who are now "happily" married。 They go to a destination wedding for Will， Jack （Rachel's husband）'s brother， and things get chaotic。I。。 am not sure where to start with this one。 I was in the mood for a quick thriller so I reached for this book expecting to be， well， thrilled。 There was absolutely no suspense， that psychological， edge-of-your seat "what's going to happen next？！" with this one; it just wasn't that。 I'm not sure what happened with the marketing， but it was truly just a messy， turbulent relationship drama。This is where I'm not sure how to rate it; I was oddly soaked into the soapiness？ What can I say， I love mess。 If I was going strictly based on that， I was here for THAT storyline; however， then the writing just got - bad。 There were lines thrown in， dialogue that was just unrealistic and gave me pause （for example， there was a line about poop that I can't quote as it's pre-pub， it just had me saying - what？ I mean， I poop in a bag， so I'm here for a crap line， this just wasn't it）。All of these people's problems could have been solved if they just SPOKE to each other。 If the person "A" walked up to person "B" and said "X，" it would have been done， but it was this wayyy unrealistic twisty web that could have been spun if the plot had been more developed。 （MILD spoiler if you can deduce what I'm saying - but then， I'm unsure， as I didn't hang around to find out） A HUGE revelation occurred to the main characters that would have been painfully obvious after a few weeks， but didn't happen until 18 years later？ C'mon。。I ultimately DNF'd at 60%， but I gave it a fair shot。。1。5 stars？ 2？ I don't know， I'm still a little befuddled。。Thank you to St。 Martin's Press， Minotaur Books and Netgalley for an Advanced Reading Copy in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Gail
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The Guilt Trip takes place during the weekend destination wedding of Will and Ali。 The other characters are Will’s brother and sister-in-law and Rachel and Noah （long time friends）。 Ali is a recent addition to their group。 I really wanted to like this book。 The premise was interesting。 But， if you are expecting a suspicious death and the aftermath， you won’t find it here。 It took the entire book to get to the dead body and I never really saw guilty consciences。 I found it hard to swallow that th The Guilt Trip takes place during the weekend destination wedding of Will and Ali。 The other characters are Will’s brother and sister-in-law and Rachel and Noah （long time friends）。 Ali is a recent addition to their group。 I really wanted to like this book。 The premise was interesting。 But， if you are expecting a suspicious death and the aftermath， you won’t find it here。 It took the entire book to get to the dead body and I never really saw guilty consciences。 I found it hard to swallow that these 40-something year old adults couldn’t talk to each other about anything of substance。 I got tired of the “I think he’s cheating on me” and “She’s always flirting” type of dialogue。 I will say the murder took me by surprise。 But this book didn’t make me want to seek out other ones by the author。 That is my definition of a 5 star book。 。。。more
Bethany Blake
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Well！ Sandie does it again！ I’m a huge fan of her previous works， and I’m so excited that this one lived up to her name！ I find that a lot of authors can never quite measure up to their first explosive debut， but everything Sandie has written sense is definitely keeping the ball rolling。 The Guilt Trip kept me on my toes， while I also found myself deeply concerned for the characters， their well-being & their futures。 It’s hard sometimes in thriller books to really be invested in the characters， Well！ Sandie does it again！ I’m a huge fan of her previous works， and I’m so excited that this one lived up to her name！ I find that a lot of authors can never quite measure up to their first explosive debut， but everything Sandie has written sense is definitely keeping the ball rolling。 The Guilt Trip kept me on my toes， while I also found myself deeply concerned for the characters， their well-being & their futures。 It’s hard sometimes in thriller books to really be invested in the characters， but the depth of the characters in The Guilt Trip was a nice surprise。 The guilt trip is a novel full of twist & surprises， that will have you gasping on one page， cringing on the next， and tearing up after that！ It was a nice surprise that once I finished the book， I noticed there was a strong message about how we treat each other。 The first half of the novel is desperately entertaining。 I loved reading about the dynamics of the friendships & relationships， and reading about Ali’s Over the top ways。 The second half of the book is where shit gets real， where it all goes down。 The twist ending was a bit predictable， but trust me when I say it didn’t make it any less fun！If you looking for a quick， binge-able thriller， and are a fan of Sandies previous books than I’d highly recommend this one！ 。。。more
Alyce （Alyceloves2read）
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Thank you @netgalley and @monotaurbooks for this advanced listeners copy of The Guilt Trip by @SandiJones in exchange for an honest review。 Wow。 What can I say？ This was one wild ride。 The drama and the suspense started from the very beginning and kept going until the very last page。 There were several points when I thought I had it figured out， but I was so far off。 The author had a way of deceiving the reader into thinking one way and then twisting the story in a totally different direction。 I Thank you @netgalley and @monotaurbooks for this advanced listeners copy of The Guilt Trip by @SandiJones in exchange for an honest review。 Wow。 What can I say？ This was one wild ride。 The drama and the suspense started from the very beginning and kept going until the very last page。 There were several points when I thought I had it figured out， but I was so far off。 The author had a way of deceiving the reader into thinking one way and then twisting the story in a totally different direction。 It was amazing。 The main point here is trust NO ONE。 Rachel is anxious about her upcoming trip to Portugal for her brother-in-law's wedding。 First there is the strange way her husband Jack is behaving and then there is the way Ally， the bride- to be is grating on all of their nerves before they even leave the airport。 Luckily， her best friend Paige and her husband Noah are coming along too， and she is thankful for their presence for the sake of her sanity。 Upon their arrival to the beautiful seaside villa， the drama between the 3 couples begins to escalate and Rachel begins to question her husband's fidelity。 But Rachel is hiding a secret of her own， one she had buried for nearly two decades。 As the wedding day draws closer the tension becomes unbearable。 It seems everyone is hiding something and Ally seems to be flaunting her indistrections right in front of all them。 Rachel is not sure who she can trust anymore or if they will even make this home from this trip alive。 Luckily， you will not have to wait long to check this one yourselves。 It is due out August 3rd！ 。。。more
Amanda
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3。5 stars Lots of twists and turns， and interesting characters。 Secrets start coming out in the lead up to the wedding， and Rachel has to decide who to talk to and whether to confront anyone。 There is lots of talk of affairs and infidelity。 Rachel starts finding clues that support her theories。 Everything comes to a head at the wedding。 I liked Rachel， but she blamed herself for too much。
Ursula
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Loved this one。 Lots of twists and turns。Jack & Rachel， Noah & Paige are setting out for a destination wedding for Jack's brother， Will and his fiance， Ali。 This book is filled with drama， tension， lies， and much more。 Just when you think you have everything figured out， you don't。 Loved this one。 Lots of twists and turns。Jack & Rachel， Noah & Paige are setting out for a destination wedding for Jack's brother， Will and his fiance， Ali。 This book is filled with drama， tension， lies， and much more。 Just when you think you have everything figured out， you don't。 。。。more
Carolyn Amate
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This book was just an ok read for me。 I give it 3 stars。 The story was interesting from the beginning where 3 couples came together for one of their weddings。 Drama and secrets between each otherbegins to unfold。 The story seemed to drag at some points and get confusing at others。 The book I felt was good but not Great。 3 stars。
Emily
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3。5 rounded up。。I really liked this book。 The first half felt just like a contemporary drama to me with 3 couples going away for a wedding weekend and then drama ensuing between all the couples。 The story line was well developed and j was really intrigued to see what happened with the characters at the end。 The twist was kind of out of no where for me though and I didn't love how everything wrapped up in the end， even though I was page turning until the end to figure out what happened！ I like Sa 3。5 rounded up。。I really liked this book。 The first half felt just like a contemporary drama to me with 3 couples going away for a wedding weekend and then drama ensuing between all the couples。 The story line was well developed and j was really intrigued to see what happened with the characters at the end。 The twist was kind of out of no where for me though and I didn't love how everything wrapped up in the end， even though I was page turning until the end to figure out what happened！ I like Sandie Jones though and would recommend reading this I thought it was a fun time！ 。。。more
Debra
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As a one day， quick read， "The Guilt Trip" was a fun novel that focuses on the drama that happens when adults are bad at communicating with each other。 Because WOW， the people in this book are very bad at communicating with each other。5 main characters- a bunch of secrets。A group of friends are attending a destination wedding- the bride appears to be a ditzy， hyper-sexualized drama queen。 The groom， who is actually more of a side character， is the brother of one of the main characters。The beginn As a one day， quick read， "The Guilt Trip" was a fun novel that focuses on the drama that happens when adults are bad at communicating with each other。 Because WOW， the people in this book are very bad at communicating with each other。5 main characters- a bunch of secrets。A group of friends are attending a destination wedding- the bride appears to be a ditzy， hyper-sexualized drama queen。 The groom， who is actually more of a side character， is the brother of one of the main characters。The beginning hooked me and the characterization of this wacky group of friends was interesting and dynamic。 As the story continued though， each character became their one trait， to the point of detracting from the story。 In a sense， I get what the author is trying to do- as people get backed up into their own lies， one way to "deal" with it is to buckle down and stick with the lie （hence， each character got one characterization type that followed them throughout the rest of the story）。 Each twist in the story started to become a bit more ridiculous though， until I was honestly happy when the story was finished and I could rid myself of these frustratingly frustrating people。I recommend "The Guilt Trip" to people who are looking for a quick read with minimal 'thriller/suspense' vibes。 The "suspense" parts of the story come from constant miscommunication and what people will do to maintain the status quo。 Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this book- I hope that my review does not detract any readers- while the story was not for me， I do think that it can find many readers that will find this type of story interesting and unique。 。。。more
Kristy Browning
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I feel badly rating this book so low， I REALLY liked The Other Woman， but I just felt like I wanted it this one to be over almost the whole time。 I did listen to the whole thing， and the ending is good！ I just feel like it takes a very long time to get there。 While I didn’t mind being subjected to the narrator Rachel’s inner monologue， I feel like it could have been a lot shorter。 By the end， I had to increase the speed to 1。75 to get through it quickly。 Overall， it’s an interesting story。 Thank I feel badly rating this book so low， I REALLY liked The Other Woman， but I just felt like I wanted it this one to be over almost the whole time。 I did listen to the whole thing， and the ending is good！ I just feel like it takes a very long time to get there。 While I didn’t mind being subjected to the narrator Rachel’s inner monologue， I feel like it could have been a lot shorter。 By the end， I had to increase the speed to 1。75 to get through it quickly。 Overall， it’s an interesting story。 Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan audio for this ARC。 。。。more
Megan Alabaugh
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Secrets， lies， and a destination wedding will forever change the lives of three couples。 The relationships among the six are complicated-Rachel and Noah have been best friends since college。 Rachel is married to Jack and Noah is married to Paige， Rachel’s best friend， and they are off to celebrate the marriage of Jack’s brother Will to Ali。 Who used to work for Jack。 While the middle of the book is a bit bogged down with misunderstandings and vague communication that strain credulity， I found th Secrets， lies， and a destination wedding will forever change the lives of three couples。 The relationships among the six are complicated-Rachel and Noah have been best friends since college。 Rachel is married to Jack and Noah is married to Paige， Rachel’s best friend， and they are off to celebrate the marriage of Jack’s brother Will to Ali。 Who used to work for Jack。 While the middle of the book is a bit bogged down with misunderstandings and vague communication that strain credulity， I found the ending tidy and satisfying。 。。。more
Jessica M
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This book was different than I expected in delightful and thrilling ways。 The premise reminded me of JT Ellison's Her Dark Lies， except with six points of view， which USUALLY is a turn off for me， but worked just fine under the craftful hand of Sandie Jones。My favorite part of this book was the ending--a thriller that twists and turns， but leaves my heart warm？ That's the right combination， in my opinion。 I'll be back for Jones' next book for sure。 Thank you NetGalley & Minotaur for the free e-c This book was different than I expected in delightful and thrilling ways。 The premise reminded me of JT Ellison's Her Dark Lies， except with six points of view， which USUALLY is a turn off for me， but worked just fine under the craftful hand of Sandie Jones。My favorite part of this book was the ending--a thriller that twists and turns， but leaves my heart warm？ That's the right combination， in my opinion。 I'll be back for Jones' next book for sure。 Thank you NetGalley & Minotaur for the free e-copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bagun
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。Summary: Three couples at a destination wedding are about to have their lives unravel as secrets are revealed and lives destroyed。 。Review: While I love mysteries and thrillers this book was so powerfully centered on sexual intrigue that it felt a bit out of my wheelhouse。That said， this book quickly captured my attention。 The secrets and revelations came one after another leaving me desperate to know what the heck was going on。 Even to the very end though…wtf？？？The audiobook was well-narrated 。Summary: Three couples at a destination wedding are about to have their lives unravel as secrets are revealed and lives destroyed。 。Review: While I love mysteries and thrillers this book was so powerfully centered on sexual intrigue that it felt a bit out of my wheelhouse。That said， this book quickly captured my attention。 The secrets and revelations came one after another leaving me desperate to know what the heck was going on。 Even to the very end though…wtf？？？The audiobook was well-narrated and a pleasure to listen to。 。3。5/5 I think folks interested in romance would probably rate this even higher。 It’s a good book。。 。。。more
Ramona Mead
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Since reading/listening to The Other Woman， I haven't encountered another of Sandie Jones' books that I like nearly as much。 I was hoping this new release would be better than her last （The First Mistake） but no luck。 This book was a disappointment all around。 It's labeled as a mystery and psychological thriller， which isn't accurate。 It's not a fast paced twisty type listen。 There's a little mystery and definitely suspense， but it's a slow burn， domestic drama。 The story follows three couples t Since reading/listening to The Other Woman， I haven't encountered another of Sandie Jones' books that I like nearly as much。 I was hoping this new release would be better than her last （The First Mistake） but no luck。 This book was a disappointment all around。 It's labeled as a mystery and psychological thriller， which isn't accurate。 It's not a fast paced twisty type listen。 There's a little mystery and definitely suspense， but it's a slow burn， domestic drama。 The story follows three couples traveling together for the wedding of one couple。 Their lives are intertwined in various ways， which come to light as the plot unfolds。 I didn't like any of the characters。 They're all vicious drama queens， even when best intentioned。 I hated the way the women gossiped about each other。 It was stereotypical competitive women BS that shouldn't be written anymore because it justifies the behavior。 Women are not always out to steal each others men and make fun of their fat phases， gross。 The author tried too hard to throw the reader off course。 I guessed many of the "twists" which always bums me out。 I also found the writing generally weak and lazy。 The narration by Clare Corbett was one of the few redeeming points here。 She did a great job giving the characters personality and adding to the drama。 I doubt I'll try this author again， though I would recommend this book for anyone who liked her last one。 。。。more
Brooke
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Three couples， all six of them friends， head to Portugal to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Will and Ali。 But the longer the group is together， the more the secrets start spilling， and the more the friends jump to conclusions and look at each other through a new set of eyes。 Are any of these secrets true？ Or is Ali a pathological liar and trying to remain the center of attention？ I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a good job。 She was clear and precise and her em Three couples， all six of them friends， head to Portugal to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Will and Ali。 But the longer the group is together， the more the secrets start spilling， and the more the friends jump to conclusions and look at each other through a new set of eyes。 Are any of these secrets true？ Or is Ali a pathological liar and trying to remain the center of attention？ I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a good job。 She was clear and precise and her emotions added an extra element to the story。 The writing was well done， and had a lot of potential for this to be a fantastic， thrilling， shocking book。 Unfortunately， it ended at good writing。 The beginning of the story was interesting and I had a lot of hope for a twisty， shocking thriller。 The ending was a twist， kind of， but it wasn’t mind blowing or really even that surprising。 I guessed the ending by 3/4 of the way through。 My biggest issue with this book was the characters。 I don’t think I have ever read a book with such annoying， whiny， immature characters。 Every single one of them had thought someone else had done something horrendous， but not a single one wanted to confront anyone about it。 The entire story was one person jumping to conclusions and gathering “evidence” against another， and listening to what other people had to say about the same person， but never actually talking to that person about the issue。 Communication is not a strong point with these characters， but gossip runs rampant。 The ending was honestly the best part of this book， in my opinion， but it was also extremely confusing。 One of the big reveals was kind of glossed over and it wasn’t even blatantly stated。 It was kind of revealed in a hidden meaning， beating around the bush type of way。 I had to really think about what was said to get the full impact of the reveal instead of just having that “aha！” moment。 I also felt like the ending left a lot of loose ends， not everything seemed to fit together or feel completed。 I don’t know if that was on purpose or if the endin was rushed， but to me it felt like the latter。 I think this story had a lot of potential but I couldn’t get past the annoying characters。 I was constantly rolling my eyes and thinking they sounded like a bunch of middle schoolers who had their feelings hurt because someone else called them a mean name。 I also think the ending should have been more detailed and complete to really give a final punch。 I think the reveals were important and great， but they were done in a poor manner and it took away from the overall impact。 This book was just okay for me。 I didn’t love it nor did I hate it， but I don’t know that this will be one I recommend solely for the confusing ending。Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the review copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Helen
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Wow， I did not think this story was going to be so jam packed with surprises and unexpected twists。 A wedding weekend with family and close friends ends up in disaster with lots of intrigue and unexpected suspense 。 I was totally absorbed and I did not anticipate the unexpected ending。
Ashley Hite
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Thank you NetGalley for an advanced audio copy of The Guilt Trip。Rachel's brother-in-law， Will， is getting married and she， her husbands， and their two closest friends， Noah and Paige， are attending the destination wedding in Portugal。 Rachel adores Will but his fiancée， Ali， is another story， she is a bit of a loose cannon who her husband， Jack， has grown to despise after Ali quit working with him。 On the way to the villa Jack reveals a secret about Ali to his wife and friends， that rocks the g Thank you NetGalley for an advanced audio copy of The Guilt Trip。Rachel's brother-in-law， Will， is getting married and she， her husbands， and their two closest friends， Noah and Paige， are attending the destination wedding in Portugal。 Rachel adores Will but his fiancée， Ali， is another story， she is a bit of a loose cannon who her husband， Jack， has grown to despise after Ali quit working with him。 On the way to the villa Jack reveals a secret about Ali to his wife and friends， that rocks the group because he has decided to keep it from Will。 The tensions between the three couples are high but they have all agreed to put on a good face and share a villa in preparation for the nuptials。 As the weekend unfolds it turns out Ali may is not the only one keeping secrets， as it turns out they all are。 Will anyone's marriage survive this fateful weekend？I really enjoyed The Guilt Trip， it is a suspenseful novel full of twisty story lines and flawed characters。 With all of secrets each character is keeping it is hard to know who to champion for， but this is done well which keeps each person interesting。 There were a few subplots that were a little more forced and the ending was a bit unexpected but otherwise this was a good emotional thriller。I had the audiobook read by， Clare Corbett， I greatly enjoyed her performance and look forward to more of her work。 。。。more
Laura Gardner
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Thx to libro。fm for the audiobook！
Jen
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Thank you so much NetGalley for an advanced audio copy of this book！ LOVE this book。 I have read others by Sandie Jones， but I think this is her best。 Jack and Rachel go to Portugal with their friends Paige and Noah for Jack’s brother’s wedding。 Will has led a somewhat nomadic life and Ali seems to be a bit of an exaggeration， from who she knows at work， to saving the life of a stranger， she’s just over the top。 Until it comes out that Ali has been threatening to tell Rachel…。。I am so glad that Thank you so much NetGalley for an advanced audio copy of this book！ LOVE this book。 I have read others by Sandie Jones， but I think this is her best。 Jack and Rachel go to Portugal with their friends Paige and Noah for Jack’s brother’s wedding。 Will has led a somewhat nomadic life and Ali seems to be a bit of an exaggeration， from who she knows at work， to saving the life of a stranger， she’s just over the top。 Until it comes out that Ali has been threatening to tell Rachel…。。I am so glad that this book was on audio so that I couldn’t flip ahead and find out the ending。 This would be really great for book club。 It’s coming out early August， get it for the perfect beach read！ 。。。more
Gabrielle
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Thank you so much， @minotaurbooks for this ARC of The Guilt Trip！ Thankfully， you won’t have to wait long to get your hands on this one as it releases Aug。 3rd！An utterly delightful thriller riddled with delicious lies and deceit！ Rachel and her husband， Jack arrive at a breathtaking villa along the shores of Nazaré to celebrate a wedding weekend of her brother-in-law and her soon to be sister-in-law， Ali。 Along with Rachel’s best friend Paige and her oldest， dearest friend， Noah， this destinati Thank you so much， @minotaurbooks for this ARC of The Guilt Trip！ Thankfully， you won’t have to wait long to get your hands on this one as it releases Aug。 3rd！An utterly delightful thriller riddled with delicious lies and deceit！ Rachel and her husband， Jack arrive at a breathtaking villa along the shores of Nazaré to celebrate a wedding weekend of her brother-in-law and her soon to be sister-in-law， Ali。 Along with Rachel’s best friend Paige and her oldest， dearest friend， Noah， this destination weekend is sure to be a memorable one。 It’s not long before the festivities go sour， however， as a trail of breadcrumbs leads Rachel to question just how well she knows this alluring， flirty， and devil-may-care bride。 Why does Ali seem so infatuated with her soon to be brother-in-law？ And why is he acting so shifty himself？ As Rachel seeks to unveil the truth， she must be careful as to not unveil the lie she’s been hiding for the past twenty years。 Accusations are made and tensions build quickly。 The clock is ticking on this wedding and there is only so much time left to possibly stop a life altering decision from being made。 More than a couple of people are playing with fire and it won’t be long before someone gets burned。 The Guilt Trip was such a fun， gripping read。 The suspenseful build-up made it difficult to not devour this book in one sitting。 I felt myself holding my breath along with these characters as they found themselves in the most dicey situations。 Jones does an excellent job misleading her readers， which is something I greatly appreciate in a suspense novel。 I also enjoyed that the ending wasn’t left too open-ended as I’ve often found to be the case in this genre。 This girl need answers！ At the risk of sounding like a sadist， I loved how twisted this story was。 As the rising tides inched their way up this oceanside venue， I delighted in watching these friends squirm as they found themselves irreparably over their heads。 The Guilt Trip is the perfect reminder that all actions come with a price and a secret can never truly stay hidden forever。 5 starfish for this engulfing summer thriller𓇼 𓇼 𓇼 𓇼 𓇼 。。。more
Marianne
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Thanks to NetGalley for an early copy of the audiobook。 The narrator did a great job。 I just don’t think the “thriller” really came through for me in this format。 I wasn’t shocked at any of the twists。 The story was fine—I just wouldn’t classify this book as a thriller in my mind。
Adanna
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Three couples go away for a picturesque destination wedding in Portugal。 It should be the perfect getaway for the six friends。 Instead， secrets are revealed， and there are fatal consequences。The Guilt Trip opens with a bang。 The friends arrive at their idyllic villa and begin preparing for the wedding。 They all have secrets that they are hiding and are somewhat suspicious of each other。 There's a lot of gossiping and a little bit of cattiness。 Count me in！ Subterfuge fills the middle of the book Three couples go away for a picturesque destination wedding in Portugal。 It should be the perfect getaway for the six friends。 Instead， secrets are revealed， and there are fatal consequences。The Guilt Trip opens with a bang。 The friends arrive at their idyllic villa and begin preparing for the wedding。 They all have secrets that they are hiding and are somewhat suspicious of each other。 There's a lot of gossiping and a little bit of cattiness。 Count me in！ Subterfuge fills the middle of the book。 Various characters use lies and deception to keep their secrets hidden， which leaves the reader to guess who is telling the truth。 I struggled with the slow pace， and the story didn’t seem to be advancing。 The book's final section had me turning the pages as fast as possible to figure out what was going on！ All of the lies and deceit are slowly revealed， and the puzzle pieces finally fit together。 I loved the ending of The Guilt Trip！ The Guilt Trip is an entertaining， twisty， domestic drama。Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur for the digital review copy！ 。。。more
Brittany
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I went back and forth listening to the audiobook and reading The Guilt Trip。The narration was fantastic。 I really enjoyed listening to the story。As for the story， it reminded me a bit of The Guest List- lots of secrets， lies， and drama amongst a family and friend group。 Each character was keeping something from someone， and each character got some closure。 I liked that every chapter almost ended on a mini cliff hanger。 Not many of the characters were very likable since each one was unrelia I went back and forth listening to the audiobook and reading The Guilt Trip。The narration was fantastic。 I really enjoyed listening to the story。As for the story， it reminded me a bit of The Guest List- lots of secrets， lies， and drama amongst a family and friend group。 Each character was keeping something from someone， and each character got some closure。 I liked that every chapter almost ended on a mini cliff hanger。 Not many of the characters were very likable since each one was unreliable but it made for a quick read， filled with drama and some twisty turns。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you @minotaurbooks for an ARC for my honest review。 #netgalley #bookstagram #books #theguilttrip 。。。more
Basic B's Guide
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No rating - DNF at 25%When I think of a solid suspense or thriller I think of turning the pages。 Most of the time that involves a story with great pacing and short chapters。 At 25% in， I was only on chapter 4 and nothing had happened。 Way way too much dialogue as well。 The characters felt one dimensional and lacked any real intrigue for me。 I’m throwing in the towel now。Thank you Macmillan Audio for the free alc。 I will say that I probably wouldn’t have gotten past the first chapter had I not ha No rating - DNF at 25%When I think of a solid suspense or thriller I think of turning the pages。 Most of the time that involves a story with great pacing and short chapters。 At 25% in， I was only on chapter 4 and nothing had happened。 Way way too much dialogue as well。 The characters felt one dimensional and lacked any real intrigue for me。 I’m throwing in the towel now。Thank you Macmillan Audio for the free alc。 I will say that I probably wouldn’t have gotten past the first chapter had I not had the audiobook。 。。。more
Mary
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I received a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Rachel， Jack， Paige and Will all go to Portugal to attend the wedding of Ali and Will， Jack's brother。 But the 6 of them spending 4 days together erupts in suspicion， decades old secrets being revealed and a wedding tragedy that no one could have seen coming。 The beginning of this story was a little slow for me。 There seemed to be a storyline going and then Rachel would reflect on something that happened years ago， and then i I received a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Rachel， Jack， Paige and Will all go to Portugal to attend the wedding of Ali and Will， Jack's brother。 But the 6 of them spending 4 days together erupts in suspicion， decades old secrets being revealed and a wedding tragedy that no one could have seen coming。 The beginning of this story was a little slow for me。 There seemed to be a storyline going and then Rachel would reflect on something that happened years ago， and then it would come back around。 That was a bit disruptive to me and seemed to break up the flow of the book a bit。 But when it all came together it was in the here and now and I didn't want to stop reading it。 Overall， it was a good story that I was not disappointed in。 Thank you NetGalley， St。 Martin's Press and Sandie Jones。 Scheduled release date is 8/3/21。 。。。more
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