That Weekend
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kara Thomas
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Reviews
Aamir Rasool
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3。5/5 Review to come
Lindsay Werner
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"I'm right back where I started but I'm not the same。 And I'm not going to hide。""The thing about lying is that if you do it enough， it becomes something you don't even have to think about。 Just like breathing。 I would know。 I've been doing it my whole life， for them。 My family。"Woof。 "I'm right back where I started but I'm not the same。 And I'm not going to hide。""The thing about lying is that if you do it enough， it becomes something you don't even have to think about。 Just like breathing。 I would know。 I've been doing it my whole life， for them。 My family。"Woof。 。。。more
Jainab Momo
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Thanks a lot to Penguin Random House & Underlined for the ARC💖Rating : 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Review : The best thriller I read this year！ Fast-paced & filled with plot twists。 The story was so compelling that I couldn’t think of anything else untill I had finish it。Enjoyed a lot reading this suspenseful & thrilling novel。 Anyone who is into thrillers should read this one！
BookBagDC
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This is a story about memory。 It is prom weekend。 Instead of going to prom， Claire， who just broke up with her boyfriend， goes with two of her best friends Kat and Jesse， who are also a couple， on a secret trip to Kat's family vacation home。 After an awkward first night， the three plan to hike up a local mountain and camp overnight。 The next thing Claire knows， she wakes up alone， with a head injury， Kat and Jesse nowhere to be found， and no memories of the last 48 hours。 The book then expl This is a story about memory。 It is prom weekend。 Instead of going to prom， Claire， who just broke up with her boyfriend， goes with two of her best friends Kat and Jesse， who are also a couple， on a secret trip to Kat's family vacation home。 After an awkward first night， the three plan to hike up a local mountain and camp overnight。 The next thing Claire knows， she wakes up alone， with a head injury， Kat and Jesse nowhere to be found， and no memories of the last 48 hours。 The book then explores the efforts of law enforcement， Kat's families， the media， and， most importantly， Claire to find out what happened in those two days -- and Claire soon realizes that the mysteries may extend far beyond just her missing 48 hours。This was an exciting thriller。 I don't want to say too much to avoid giving anything away， but there were several twists that kept me surprised。 A "lost memory" thriller can sometimes feel either unbelievable or too easily resolved。 But here the author skillfully unfolds the mystery without gimmicks or unrealistic plot developments。 The author also does a terrific job of making the reader feel Claire's frustration as she battles her memory issues as she dives deeper into trying to solve what happened。Strongly recommended！ 。。。more
Delfina
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excuse me what
Sarah （booksargram）
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holy shit。 review coming later today
Karen。Books。Cats。Travel。Food。
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Thank you @prhaudio and @getunderlined for my copies of That Weekend！This was one of my most anticipated YA books for this year and it did not disappoint！ Both versions are fantastic。 The audio was very well done， super easy to follow， and the story kept me wanting to listen to see what was going on。 If you are a fan of dual timelines， multiple narrators， and YA thrillers you will enjoy！
Jennifer Margeson
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My new favorite YA summer thriller - That Weekend feels like a cross between The Last Mrs。 Parrish and Flowers in the Attic。 The story starts with a bang from Claire's point of view but halfway the reader gets a new narrator。 Thomas earns 5 stars for plot and intrigue - so many unpredictable twists and turns that I could not put it down。 I might have liked a little more character development all the way around， especially some of the ancillary characters like Novak。Cummings and Mike Dorsey。 I kn My new favorite YA summer thriller - That Weekend feels like a cross between The Last Mrs。 Parrish and Flowers in the Attic。 The story starts with a bang from Claire's point of view but halfway the reader gets a new narrator。 Thomas earns 5 stars for plot and intrigue - so many unpredictable twists and turns that I could not put it down。 I might have liked a little more character development all the way around， especially some of the ancillary characters like Novak。Cummings and Mike Dorsey。 I know I won't be able to keep this book on my classroom shelves。 Thanks so much to #NetGalley for the opportunity to preview #ThatWeekend by author Kara Thomas。 I absolutely loved it！ 。。。more
LibraryLaur
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A fast， suspenseful read with plenty of twists and turns。*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review。
Faith Hurst-Bilinski
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That Weekend is listed as a Young Adult book， but it really works as just a mystery/thriller。 Right from the beginning the reader is just as in the dark as Claire。 She wakes up on a mountain path， covered in blood and no idea how she got there。 Yes， that has happened in a lot of books。 This one does it well。 Claire is taken to the hospital， where she meets the absolute worst nurse ever， and soon finds that she has lost over a day and her best friends are missing。 Claire being unable to remember That Weekend is listed as a Young Adult book， but it really works as just a mystery/thriller。 Right from the beginning the reader is just as in the dark as Claire。 She wakes up on a mountain path， covered in blood and no idea how she got there。 Yes， that has happened in a lot of books。 This one does it well。 Claire is taken to the hospital， where she meets the absolute worst nurse ever， and soon finds that she has lost over a day and her best friends are missing。 Claire being unable to remember what happened makes a lot of people very suspicious。 She deals with being speculated about by friends and strangers alike。 The first part of the book goes back and forth between the few days heading to that weekend that Claire remembers and the aftermath。 It seems that the mystery is solved in the first half of the book but it’s just getting started。 I was really enjoying this one。 Started reading it one night and had to finish the next day。 There was one twist thrown in at the end that almost ruined it for me。 It seemed unnecessary and took away from Claire’s journey for me a little bit。 That aside， I really enjoyed being with her on this journey。 。。。more
Ashley Gartner
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The twists in this book never stopped！ I was fully engaged in this story the whole time。 I loved the different perspectives during the story， and I never saw the ending coming。 There was plenty of suspense， and I liked how the twists were surprising but not too farfetched either。 I could see this whole story happening in real life。 An excellent thriller， I would definitely recommend this to others！
Kara Sofilka
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Kara Thomas does it again！！ She truly knows how to make a story come alive with suspense， fear， and concern。 She drops hints that let you feel confident about what’s going on， then sends you down a twisted path that was not what you were expecting。 Claire turns up in the woods totally bartered and not remembering how she got where she is。 All she knows is her 2 best friends are missing， and the last thing she remembers is them getting ready to go camping。The time that the novel spans， the loose Kara Thomas does it again！！ She truly knows how to make a story come alive with suspense， fear， and concern。 She drops hints that let you feel confident about what’s going on， then sends you down a twisted path that was not what you were expecting。 Claire turns up in the woods totally bartered and not remembering how she got where she is。 All she knows is her 2 best friends are missing， and the last thing she remembers is them getting ready to go camping。The time that the novel spans， the loose ends that get tied up neatly。 There’s so much to love about this book！ 。。。more
Mrs。
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I received a complimentary copy of That Weekend from NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own。Wow—novel that kept me guessing from start to finish！ Loaded with love and loss， （a missed relationship opportunity）， friendship， betrayal， danger， this one has everything—even memory loss: molding Claire into an unreliable narrator， and family trauma: causing Jesse to be overly loyal。 Kat is just plain selfish。 Fantastic novel。 I could easily see this one morphing to the silver I received a complimentary copy of That Weekend from NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own。Wow—novel that kept me guessing from start to finish！ Loaded with love and loss， （a missed relationship opportunity）， friendship， betrayal， danger， this one has everything—even memory loss: molding Claire into an unreliable narrator， and family trauma: causing Jesse to be overly loyal。 Kat is just plain selfish。 Fantastic novel。 I could easily see this one morphing to the silver screen。 。。。more
Chelsea
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This just wasn't for me。 I don't really careabout teen drama。 Some of the story and twists were good， but after around half way through it was a little too much。 If you like YA thrillers then you might like this one。 This just wasn't for me。 I don't really careabout teen drama。 Some of the story and twists were good， but after around half way through it was a little too much。 If you like YA thrillers then you might like this one。 。。。more
r。bookish
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ngl didn’t think i’d read an incest book in 2021 but here we are
Cindy • leavemetomybooks•
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This was a fun YA thriller。 I thought I knew what was happening， but the second half of the book is one big twisty twist， and it was great。Thanks to Random House Childrens & Delacorte Press & NetGalley for the review arc。 AVAILABLE JUNE 29
Rebecca
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Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review。RTC
The Library Ladies
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（originally reviewed at thelibraryladies。com）Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！Kara Thomas is one of those authors who has never disappointed me。 I have genuinely enjoyed and been surprised by all of her books， and she has easily been one of the authors whose works I am guaranteed to read as soon as I possibly can。 I admit that the pessimist in me tends to worry whenever I pick up a book by one of these ‘can do no wrong’ authors， as I am always wondering ‘is （originally reviewed at thelibraryladies。com）Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！Kara Thomas is one of those authors who has never disappointed me。 I have genuinely enjoyed and been surprised by all of her books， and she has easily been one of the authors whose works I am guaranteed to read as soon as I possibly can。 I admit that the pessimist in me tends to worry whenever I pick up a book by one of these ‘can do no wrong’ authors， as I am always wondering ‘is this the book that is going to disappoint me？’ Thus far， with her newest novel “That Weekend”， Thomas has never done so。 Hell， when I was reading this book and I was enjoying it and trying to figure out what was going on， I had an epiphany moment in the tub （when I wasn’t even reading the book） in which I thought that no， THIS was going to be the big reveal that was going to change everything。 I wasn’t even mad about it， as it was， to my mind， a great reveal and surely that was what was going to happen because that would be genius。And then， like she always does， Kara Thomas went and pulled the rug out from under me and my expectations of what was to come。But I am so ahead of myself。 “That Weekend” is a YA thriller that could have used some tried and true tropes to tell a pretty familiar story。 Thomas is a talented enough writer and mystery weaver that she could have done this and still made it work and feel fresh， but no， instead she takes it to other places that make it all the more interesting and suspenseful。 We mostly follow Claire， a girl who went on a camping trip with her best friends Kat and Jesse， and woke up in the wilderness with a head injury， blood on herself， and no memory of what had happened for the past twenty four hours。 On top of that， Kat and Jesse are no where to be found。 From the jump we are in the weeds as much as Claire is， as she is the perfect unreliable narrator in that she has memory loss AND has some issues with Kat and Jesse that she is only starting to work through （specifically， the fact that they are now a couple， and she has been in love with Jesse for years）。 The mystery of what happened to Claire and what happened to Kat and Jesse seems pretty straight forward at first， with familiar beats and plot points， but never fear; Thomas has much more in store。 What happens next is an engaging and very addictive mystery about friendship， secrets， trauma， and the things we don’t know about the people we love most。 I really liked Claire’s storyline trajectory， as she goes from victim of something， to scrutinized potential suspect， to hard boiled amateur detective， all while realistically dealing （or perhaps not dealing） with the horrifically traumatic experience she went through and continues to go through as time moves on。 Her characterization felt realistic in it’s messiness， and her resentment and determination was organic and never forced。 Because of this， she was easy to root for， even if she was sometimes hard to like。 We do get to see into the minds of other characters a little bit， and while they are all done well too， it’s really Claire that shines as a flawed but mostly empathetic protagonist。And as I was gushing above， the mystery is so well plotted that I was always a few steps behind。 Thomas has all the clues laid out so that you can trace everything back， but she knows how to keep them close to the vest。 The reveals and surprises are all pretty darn rewarding because of this， and the pacing was such that I found it very hard to put this book down。 And even one kind of out there late game twist that could have been seen as overkill was done in a way that I really didn’t hate it。 It didn’t necessarily ADD to anything， but it worked well enough that the late revelation wasn’t the cheap moment that it could have been。 Thomas also brings up some good， damning points about true crime tourism and media， as not only are there some armchair detectives online who come off as pretty terrible， there is a VERY clear nod to that horrible trauma scavenger Nancy Grace in one of the characters whose only goal is to get ratings by turning the public against literal teenagers。 It’s one of the things that the true crime community really needs to reckon with， as people like Grace （and this character） see blood in the water and exploit it for ratings， even if they make chum of innocent people in the process。“That Weekend” continues the streak that Thomas has had from the get go。 It may be my favorite of her books。 Thriller fans of all ages should definitely check it out。 。。。more
Mrs。 Kenyon
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Claire wants to spend the weekend with her friends。 She just broke up with her boyfriend and now isn’t the time to sit at home when everyone else is at prom。 Claire and her friends hike up the mountain to camp， but she is the only one who comes down。 She also doesn’t remember anything after Friday， when they arrived at Kat’s family’s place。 What happened during the missing time on the mountain？ Are Kat and Jesse alive？That Weekend is a stand-alone mystery that will quickly grab the reader’s atte Claire wants to spend the weekend with her friends。 She just broke up with her boyfriend and now isn’t the time to sit at home when everyone else is at prom。 Claire and her friends hike up the mountain to camp， but she is the only one who comes down。 She also doesn’t remember anything after Friday， when they arrived at Kat’s family’s place。 What happened during the missing time on the mountain？ Are Kat and Jesse alive？That Weekend is a stand-alone mystery that will quickly grab the reader’s attention。 Claire discovers that there are secrets everywhere and not everyone has her best interests in mind。 Thomas has written a novel that made me want to stay in one place so I could keep reading it。 All the questions do get answered in the end and everyone who enjoys a good suspenseful book should give this one a try。 。。。more
Cait （Luckycharmedlovesbooks）
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Four and a half stars。 I could definitely have devoured this book in one sitting if life didn’t get in the way HAHA。 The expert way the story builds and then the twist hits， then another small twist thrown in。 Whoa！ I really felt for Claire and Kat， the two main characters。 I was so invested in their story that it felt so real。 I highly recommend this one！ Thank you to Netgalley， Delacourte Press and Kara Thomas for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion。
Susan Metallo
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After a teen couple goes missing， presumed dead， the friend who had accompanied them on the fatal camping trip tries to push past her amnesia to find the truth。 I'd recommend this one to readers who like a plot driven by twists and suspense and care less about character development。 Most of the interesting character building starts about 50% of the way through， when Claire finally makes the jump from amnesic victim to amateur investigator。 Since I prefer character-driven narratives， it wasn't un After a teen couple goes missing， presumed dead， the friend who had accompanied them on the fatal camping trip tries to push past her amnesia to find the truth。 I'd recommend this one to readers who like a plot driven by twists and suspense and care less about character development。 Most of the interesting character building starts about 50% of the way through， when Claire finally makes the jump from amnesic victim to amateur investigator。 Since I prefer character-driven narratives， it wasn't until that 50% mark that I really connected with the story， and even then， some of the twists weren't founded enough for me。 But there were lots of twists， and because the novel started with full-throttle suspense， thriller readers who don't need that character connection will be sucked in immediately。 。。。more
Tonyalee
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Wow。 Just wow
Julie
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This was such an unexpected gem。 I really enjoyed reading it。 One night I stayed up late and was so creeped out I had to keep checking that the doors were locked。 Thank you NetGalley and Delacourt Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest feedback。THREE BEST FRIENDS， A LAKE HOUSE， A SECRET TRIP -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG？ Turns out a lot！This book takes you down a windy path where secrets， betrayals， lies， and surprises lie at every turn。 Such a wonderful journey。 I enjoyed the en This was such an unexpected gem。 I really enjoyed reading it。 One night I stayed up late and was so creeped out I had to keep checking that the doors were locked。 Thank you NetGalley and Delacourt Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest feedback。THREE BEST FRIENDS， A LAKE HOUSE， A SECRET TRIP -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG？ Turns out a lot！This book takes you down a windy path where secrets， betrayals， lies， and surprises lie at every turn。 Such a wonderful journey。 I enjoyed the entire book and the characters。 Kara Thomas does a great job of doling out information in small morsels that make you think you know where you going— but whoa！ Nothing is off limits in this story！ If you like thrillers， definitely add this one to your to be read list。 。。。more
Caitlin Theroux
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Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 The opinions expressed herein are mine alone and may not reflect the views of the author， publisher， or distributor。So， here's a fun little story。 I read Kara Thomas' THE CHEERLEADERS back when it came out， and I wasn't taken with it at all。 Hence my hesitation to really dig into this despite the great blurb。 But man， am I glad I gave her another chance， because THAT WEEKEND was fantastic。Claire and her best friends Kat and Jesse go to stay at Kat's family's lake Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 The opinions expressed herein are mine alone and may not reflect the views of the author， publisher， or distributor。So， here's a fun little story。 I read Kara Thomas' THE CHEERLEADERS back when it came out， and I wasn't taken with it at all。 Hence my hesitation to really dig into this despite the great blurb。 But man， am I glad I gave her another chance， because THAT WEEKEND was fantastic。Claire and her best friends Kat and Jesse go to stay at Kat's family's lake house in upstate New York instead of going to prom。 They arrive Friday， planning to spend Saturday hiking up the mountain， but something goes horribly wrong。 Claire comes to in the forest， her hands covered in blood， and with no memory of what happened。 Now Kat and Jesse are missing， and the only person who could give the authorities information has amnesia。 How long before any clues turn up， or worse， the bodies？I'm trying my darndest to find a critique that doesn't sound nitpicky， but that's all I can summon。 Nitpicks。 And any reader or writer can tell you that that's pretty impressive。 The one thing I can bring to mind immediately treads deep into spoiler territory， so I'll let you figure out what this means， dear reader: some of the characterization lacked depth。 I really liked Claire and her parents， though。The pacing is probably the thing I appreciated most about this book。 Point A to Point B takes some heavy backroads， a few U-turns， and when the Big Reveal comes about， you feel satisfied， but expectant。 Clearly not everything has unraveled， and then that unexpected。。。thing。。。comes out and makes your eyebrows hit the roof。 Usually I'm spot-on with forecasting the Twist， and with this one， I was right。 But there was more that I didn't anticipate and could have had I been watching closely。 Made me sit back and say， "Kara Thomas， you clever bastard。"I blew through this once I got over my hang-ups， and I'm really glad that I did。 This book is definitely worth the investment。Content Warning:Domestic abuse， blood， kidnapping， alcohol abuse， incest 。。。more
blondethrillerbooklover
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Claire and her two best friends， Kat and Jessie， go camping on prom weekend， rather than to the dance。Claire is found unconscious， hurt and alone with no memory of what happened。Kat and Jessie are nowhere to be found。What happened？ 👀_________________________________I loved the way this story was put together。 It’s told in both past and present and also changes POVs later in the story。With great character development and a steadily moving plot， it kept me entertained and guessing the entire time。 Claire and her two best friends， Kat and Jessie， go camping on prom weekend， rather than to the dance。Claire is found unconscious， hurt and alone with no memory of what happened。Kat and Jessie are nowhere to be found。What happened？ 👀_________________________________I loved the way this story was put together。 It’s told in both past and present and also changes POVs later in the story。With great character development and a steadily moving plot， it kept me entertained and guessing the entire time。 While I did figure some of it out， there were some spins that I definitely did not see coming。 I really， really liked this one！ Definitely recommend to YA Thriller lovers✨ 。。。more
Paige （pagebypaigebooks）
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"It’s easier to live with anger at someone than to deal with the pain of missing them。”I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review！I've also posted this review on Instagram and my blog。Instagram PostBlog PostAs many of you know， mystery thrillers are some of my all time favourite types of books， and when we have a narrator with memory loss， it becomes even more intriguing。 As soon as I started this book I needed to know what happened。 The pre "It’s easier to live with anger at someone than to deal with the pain of missing them。”I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review！I've also posted this review on Instagram and my blog。Instagram PostBlog PostAs many of you know， mystery thrillers are some of my all time favourite types of books， and when we have a narrator with memory loss， it becomes even more intriguing。 As soon as I started this book I needed to know what happened。 The premise of waking up in the woods sounds terrifying but it also kept me hooked to the story and made me sympathize with Claire immensely。 A few times I found that the decisions that some of the characters were making were a bit unbelievable。 But otherwise I enjoyed learning about the characters and their respective histories and backgrounds。 Each were clear in my mind and they all played a part in the overall story。 They all had character growth and I found that my initial impressions of each of them changed dramatically as the story progressed which was very exciting！ My favourite character would have to be Claire herself， as I enjoyed her determination and dedication。 I thought the mystery was very well written with clues evenly spread out， giving you just enough information to let you speculate。 The partial dual timeline was very informative and added an extra element to the plot。 We also had quite a few twists in the end that I never saw coming！Overall I had fun uncovering this mystery！ 。。。more
Bickering Book Reviews
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For a more in-depth review watch https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=Orrpf。。。Rating 2。5: The first two-thirds of this book were an amazing thriller but the resolution and the surprise twist didn’t work for us。 Thomas is an amazing thriller writer and we will keep reading but this book was not our favorite by her。 We received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 For a more in-depth review watch https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=Orrpf。。。Rating 2。5: The first two-thirds of this book were an amazing thriller but the resolution and the surprise twist didn’t work for us。 Thomas is an amazing thriller writer and we will keep reading but this book was not our favorite by her。 We received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura
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I enjoyed this as a fun "summer read。" Claire wakes up hurt， alone， and bloody on a hiking trail。 She was supposed to be with friends。 Where are Kat and Jesse？ Why can't she remember anything from the day before？ The plot thickens as Claire tries to recover her memories and search for answers。 This dark and twisty tale will delight readers who like a "true crime" kind of tale！ I enjoyed this as a fun "summer read。" Claire wakes up hurt， alone， and bloody on a hiking trail。 She was supposed to be with friends。 Where are Kat and Jesse？ Why can't she remember anything from the day before？ The plot thickens as Claire tries to recover her memories and search for answers。 This dark and twisty tale will delight readers who like a "true crime" kind of tale！ 。。。more
Kristi
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What happened to Kat and Jesse up on the mountain？ Claire wants to know; she was there after all but she has no memory of any events surrounding Kat and Jesse’s disappearance。 A secret trip to Kat’s grandmother’s lake house starts the ball rolling in this twisted YA thriller。 Kat， beautiful， wealthy， and popular has secrets that she hasn’t even told her best friend， Claire。 Claire， who secretly loves Kat’s boyfriend， Jesse， but hides it under the guise of friendship。 Jesse， moody musician from t What happened to Kat and Jesse up on the mountain？ Claire wants to know; she was there after all but she has no memory of any events surrounding Kat and Jesse’s disappearance。 A secret trip to Kat’s grandmother’s lake house starts the ball rolling in this twisted YA thriller。 Kat， beautiful， wealthy， and popular has secrets that she hasn’t even told her best friend， Claire。 Claire， who secretly loves Kat’s boyfriend， Jesse， but hides it under the guise of friendship。 Jesse， moody musician from the wrong side of the tracks， in love with Kat but could he have once had feelings for Claire prior to Kats arrival？ Kara Thomas has a way with twisty well-plotted thrillers。 I’ve devoured all her books and because of this， That Weekend was one of my most anticipated reads this summer。 I。 Was。 NOT。 Disappointed。！ There’s a strong whodunnit theme present but along with this is a changing perception of just how well do we know one another？ What actions have far-reaching consequences and what secrets will destroy even the best of relationships？ I loved the changing perspectives throughout the book but especially with Claire who trusted and loved without question。 Amid a media circus covering the disappearance of Kat and Jesse， she has to decide who to trust and this is where she learns that wolves often appear in sheep’s clothing and many have secrets they’d like to keep hidden … at any cost。That Weekend is a compelling story that kept me reading/listening to every thrilling word。 Highly recommend this one to any fan of the authors or the genre！My thanks to @PRHAudio for the ALC and Random House Children’s/Delacorte Press for the DRC。 。。。more
Ally Watkins
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