The Club
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Summary
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From the author of People Like Her， a smart and sinister murder mystery set in the secretive world of exclusive celebrity clubs， where the A-list members and the staff who serve them all have something to hide。
The Club
The A-List is Dying to Join
Envisioned as a luxurious home-away from-home for Very Important People， The Home Group is a collection of celebrity members clubs dotted across the globe， from London to Lisbon， Malibu to Manhattan， where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites， far from the prying eyes of fans and the media。
The most spectacular and exclusive of all is Island Home--a sprawling， closely-guarded complex of faux-rustic guest cabins， spas， bars and restaurants just off the English coast。 To mark its opening， Home's mercurial CEO Ned Groom and his team have planned a glamorous three-day launch party， easily the most coveted A-list invite of the year。
But behind the scenes， tensions are at breaking point。 Years behind schedule and vastly over budget， the project has stretched a long-serving and long-suffering team to their limits。 There's Ned's trusted PA， who has over decades maneuvered her way from coat-check girl to Home's inner circle; Ned's younger brother， who has sacrificed his marriage and morals to be Ned's right-hand man; the Head of Membership keeping the world's most spoiled and jaded individuals entertained using any means necessary; the Head of Housekeeping， who plays silent witness to the guests' very worst excesses。 All of them have something to hide - and that's before the beautiful people with their own ugly secrets even set foot on the island。
As tempers fray and behaviour worsens， as things get more sinister by the hour and the body count piles up， some of Island Home's members begin to wish they'd never RSVP'd at all。
Because at this club， if your name's on the list， you're not getting out 。 。 。
From the author of People Like Her， a smart and sinister murder mystery set in the secretive world of exclusive celebrity clubs， where the A-list members and the staff who serve them all have something to hide。
The Club
The A-List is Dying to Join
Envisioned as a luxurious home-away from-home for Very Important People， The Home Group is a collection of celebrity members clubs dotted across the globe， from London to Lisbon， Malibu to Manhattan， where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites， far from the prying eyes of fans and the media。
The most spectacular and exclusive of all is Island Home--a sprawling， closely-guarded complex of faux-rustic guest cabins， spas， bars and restaurants just off the English coast。 To mark its opening， Home's mercurial CEO Ned Groom and his team have planned a glamorous three-day launch party， easily the most coveted A-list invite of the year。
But behind the scenes， tensions are at breaking point。 Years behind schedule and vastly over budget， the project has stretched a long-serving and long-suffering team to their limits。 There's Ned's trusted PA， who has over decades maneuvered her way from coat-check girl to Home's inner circle; Ned's younger brother， who has sacrificed his marriage and morals to be Ned's right-hand man; the Head of Membership keeping the world's most spoiled and jaded individuals entertained using any means necessary; the Head of Housekeeping， who plays silent witness to the guests' very worst excesses。 All of them have something to hide - and that's before the beautiful people with their own ugly secrets even set foot on the island。
As tempers fray and behaviour worsens， as things get more sinister by the hour and the body count piles up， some of Island Home's members begin to wish they'd never RSVP'd at all。
Because at this club， if your name's on the list， you're not getting out 。 。 。
Reviews
Shannon
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I really enjoyed Ellery Lloyd's debut， People like her， so was very excited to read her sophomore attempt， especially with the stunning cover and the fact that it was chosen for the March @reesebookclubUnfortunately this was kind of a miss for me。 I did enjoy the exclusive British club premise and anyone who enjoys reading about wealthy people behaving badly should enjoy this thriller。 It was also nice seeing the victim become the victor over her abusers。The book had some decent twists but ultim I really enjoyed Ellery Lloyd's debut， People like her， so was very excited to read her sophomore attempt， especially with the stunning cover and the fact that it was chosen for the March @reesebookclubUnfortunately this was kind of a miss for me。 I did enjoy the exclusive British club premise and anyone who enjoys reading about wealthy people behaving badly should enjoy this thriller。 It was also nice seeing the victim become the victor over her abusers。The book had some decent twists but ultimately there were just so many characters and changing perspectives it was hard to keep track， especially listening to the audio。 I did enjoy Tamaryn Payne's narration but overall I found there was too much going on for me。 I much preferred People like her。 Die hard thriller fans are sure to enjoy this one but it was just an okay read in my books。 。。。more
thewitchdoctor
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Slow burn at first， until around 1/3 through， then it grabs you all the way until the end。 Everyone wants to be famous。 Everyone who is famous wants everyone to know they are famous。 They also all want to be a part of The Club， the highest level of luxury of The Home Group experience。 The Home Group encompasses many resorts all over the world， that cater to the top 1%。 When the newest Island resort opens， bodies start to pile up。 Who’s dead？ Who killed them？ Who’s getting off this Island alive？
Jenna
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Wow。 This book had my head spinning for the first half。 Lots of Povs。 Trying to figure out whodunnit。 But once I figured who was who。 I was intrigued and had to know what happened。
Susan
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Pretend Robin Leach and Agatha Christie got drunk together and decided to write a book to amuse themselves。 Pretend someone found the manuscript and published it。 Well， I think that is what happened here！ Stupidly rich people who do things they shouldn't be doing and are getting away with it。 Then the weekend on the island when the new super high profile protective club opens up and past crimes come back to be paid for。 I loved the depth of the characters and sweet little twists in the story。 Ho Pretend Robin Leach and Agatha Christie got drunk together and decided to write a book to amuse themselves。 Pretend someone found the manuscript and published it。 Well， I think that is what happened here！ Stupidly rich people who do things they shouldn't be doing and are getting away with it。 Then the weekend on the island when the new super high profile protective club opens up and past crimes come back to be paid for。 I loved the depth of the characters and sweet little twists in the story。 Honestly， a few of them could have been a bit contrived， but the writing presented them in such a way that they worked。 And isn't that the sign of good （or devious） writing？ I will warn you， however， that if you gave up adult beverages for Lent you might want to wait and read this after your period of abstinence is over。 Frequently I felt the pull to join the characters for a nice cocktail。 Thanks to NetGalley and Harper for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
Dallas Shattuck
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 The Club by Ellery Lloyd （out now！）Overall， this thriller was a pleasant surprise。 I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d read it， because I had a very bad experience reading People Like Her last year。 However， I found The Club to be fairly different and more enjoyable！I enjoyed the multiple POV and locked room vibes。 There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle that you’ll have to put together as you read this one。 Almost every single character in this book is seriously unlikeable， and by design， you ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 The Club by Ellery Lloyd （out now！）Overall， this thriller was a pleasant surprise。 I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d read it， because I had a very bad experience reading People Like Her last year。 However， I found The Club to be fairly different and more enjoyable！I enjoyed the multiple POV and locked room vibes。 There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle that you’ll have to put together as you read this one。 Almost every single character in this book is seriously unlikeable， and by design， you’ll probably find yourself rooting against most of them。 Which is interesting。I found the ending satisfying and am happy with how it turned out。If you’re looking for a quick， popcorn thriller， then definitely give The Club a try！Thank you @netgalley and @harperbooks for the #gifted copy。 。。。more
Katie Meyer
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I couldn’t finish this one。 I got to page 200 and still couldn’t figure out the point of the book。 It just wasn’t interesting to me！ I wasn’t a huge fan of Ellery Lloyd’s first book， but I thought maybe their writing improved。 Still not a huge fan。
Ildikó Connell
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Not great， not terrible， good covid brain reading because there was zero subtlety and I didn't need to think。 Not great， not terrible， good covid brain reading because there was zero subtlety and I didn't need to think。 。。。more
Ky Venn
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Let me start off by saying this book was infuriatingly good at keeping me guessing。 I kept wanting to read on and on and on to try to find out what was going to happen！ The beginning was slightly confusing to me， but then it all started to piece together and make sense！ I’m interested in reading it a second time to see how things really came together and all the pieces fell together。 It really did feel like I was reading about a game of Clue， and I love books like that！ I love to be kept guessin Let me start off by saying this book was infuriatingly good at keeping me guessing。 I kept wanting to read on and on and on to try to find out what was going to happen！ The beginning was slightly confusing to me， but then it all started to piece together and make sense！ I’m interested in reading it a second time to see how things really came together and all the pieces fell together。 It really did feel like I was reading about a game of Clue， and I love books like that！ I love to be kept guessing。 The book did feel to me to have a lot of “fluff” at times and felt very dramatic in the explanation of certain things， but now that I’ve finished it I think it makes a lot more sense and will even more the second time around。 All in all， I thought this was a great novel and I will definitely be recommending it to my fellow thriller lovers！ 。。。more
Ashley
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3。5 Brief Synopsis: Home， a network of exclusive clubs resorts around the world for the wealthiest celebrities and businessmen。 The Club holds lots of secrets and lies。 The largest Home resort has its grand opening weekend on an exclusive island and just the most exclusive members are invited。 The secrets and lies come to a head leading to chaos and death。My thoughts:-This is very slow burn but the last half of the book gets crazy！-There are a lot of characters to keep straight but once I got to 3。5 Brief Synopsis: Home， a network of exclusive clubs resorts around the world for the wealthiest celebrities and businessmen。 The Club holds lots of secrets and lies。 The largest Home resort has its grand opening weekend on an exclusive island and just the most exclusive members are invited。 The secrets and lies come to a head leading to chaos and death。My thoughts:-This is very slow burn but the last half of the book gets crazy！-There are a lot of characters to keep straight but once I got to know them all I really enjoyed that the story was told in multiple characters points of view -SO。much。drama！ secrets， lies， celebrity gossip and deathOverall I enjoyed this book！ It stated off slow for me but once secrets started to be revealed I just kept wanting to know more！ Thank you NetGalley and Harper books for this eARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Stephanie Thigpen
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I love murder mysteries and wanted to love this book。 I truly tried because the premise was so promising。 I got about 130 pages in and had to put it down and walk away。 I can’t even remember a time where I wasn’t able to power through a book， but this one did it for me。 SO overly descriptive to the point of being painful。 So。 many。 convoluted characters。 Just all in all， a mess IMO。
SHE
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Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review！ The Club is about the Home Group， where members are the elite of the elite and can go to one of the Home Group’s many locations in order to relax and have fun without the watchful eye of the media following their every move。 Ned Groom， the owner of the Home Group， is launching a new location- Island Home-and is holding a three-day long launch party to celebrate。 However， tensions are brewing behind the sce Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review！ The Club is about the Home Group， where members are the elite of the elite and can go to one of the Home Group’s many locations in order to relax and have fun without the watchful eye of the media following their every move。 Ned Groom， the owner of the Home Group， is launching a new location- Island Home-and is holding a three-day long launch party to celebrate。 However， tensions are brewing behind the scenes， secrets are no longer secret， and Ned Groom has something special in store for the supposed “lucky” few invited to the island before the weekend has begun。 The story focuses on Adam， Ned’s younger and often overlooked brother， Jess， the recently-hired Head of Housekeeping， Annie， the overworked Head of Hospitality， and Nikki， Ned’s personal assistant， and all of them have something to hide。What I liked: The structure of this book was glorious。 I loved how each chapter ended with a snippet of a news article written about the events that had taken place at Island Home and having each chapter be a different time （Friday Morning， Friday Afternoon， Friday Evening， etc。） was a great touch。 It was a brilliant way to build suspense and add to the mystery of what could’ve happened （and also allowed for dramatic irony in latter parts of the book， which I’m always a proponent of）。I fell in love with all of the characters through their POVs， and I liked how each chapter had one section dedicated to each of them。 They were all very well-written and were the perfect ways to watch the puzzle pieces of the story fall into place。 It’s strange how Ellery Lloyd can make you root for each of the characters， even when they are in direct opposition to each other at times。I’ll also say that the mystery elements were very well-executed。 The foreshadowing was on point， and the suspense had me on the edge of my seat。 Additionally， when everything aligns and you can see the big picture at the end， it’s immensely satisfying （in my opinion， that’s what truly makes a good mystery）。What I didn’t like:It was a bit slow at the beginning， despite small lines of foreshadowing to keep you invested。 This coupled with the length of the chapters made for a difficult read at first。 However， the pace picks up quite a bit once you get into it， and there were no issues from there on out。Finishing thoughts:This was an amazing mystery and an amazing book， and I can’t wait to make people I know read it so I can enjoy seeing them figure everything out for themselves。 I’m very glad I chose this to be my first mystery/thriller of the year！ 。。。more
Sheri
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I picked up this book on a whim。 It is about an exclusive club on an island accessible by a road that is cover by the tide part of the time or helicopter。 It’s opening weekend and the most elite of the elite are there。 All phones are collected upon arrival so people can be themselves without worry about pictures。 What could go wrong？What I loved most about the book was all the twists。 They just kept coming！ The story is also told between chapters by a news article that interviews the guests and I picked up this book on a whim。 It is about an exclusive club on an island accessible by a road that is cover by the tide part of the time or helicopter。 It’s opening weekend and the most elite of the elite are there。 All phones are collected upon arrival so people can be themselves without worry about pictures。 What could go wrong？What I loved most about the book was all the twists。 They just kept coming！ The story is also told between chapters by a news article that interviews the guests and explains a little of what is happening after the weekend is over。 This was interesting and provided valuable background。 I enjoyed the pace of the book， which is easy to follow。Thank you the the publisher for an advanced reading copy。 。。。more
Megan Leprich
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Well this was a bit of a disappointment。 I actually had high hopes for this book even though I haven't read their other book， the premise and synopsis intrigued me and I was really excited to read it。This book is about an exclusive celebrity club with locations across the world that have the most luxurious accommodations you could possibly imagine。 The owner Ned is opening a new location and has planned a three-day launch party to celebrate with only the top A-list celebrities on the list。 But m Well this was a bit of a disappointment。 I actually had high hopes for this book even though I haven't read their other book， the premise and synopsis intrigued me and I was really excited to read it。This book is about an exclusive celebrity club with locations across the world that have the most luxurious accommodations you could possibly imagine。 The owner Ned is opening a new location and has planned a three-day launch party to celebrate with only the top A-list celebrities on the list。 But mysterious things begin happening and everyone has something to hide， including his staff。 Then the bodies begin piling up and everyone's secrets are about to be exposed。The book was told from 5 point of views which was a little much for me， I couldn't keep the character's names straight with the story that matched up with them。 I had to constantly go back to see whose chapter I was on until I got used to their voices and mannerisms。 All of the characters were fine but the main thing about this book that I didn't like was how much it dragged for me。 It felt really drawn out when just trying to explain the smallest thing and with so many different characters even outside of the main characters， this was a difficult read。I knew going into this book it wasn't going to be a thriller， it was more of a mystery but you have to make it through almost 75% of the book before anything starts really happening。 Little tidbits are dropped here and there but for the exciting parts of the book you have to slog through a lot。Maybe celebrity， drama-filled mysteries just aren't for me。 I contemplated DNFing this book numerous times but decided just to power through and get it done。 This is a book I will quickly forget I ever read even if the writing style wasn't the worst I've ever read。*Many thanks to Harper Collins for the gifted copy for my honest review* 。。。more
Shravani B
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Everyone covets an entry into a club just called as 'Home'。 The top tier membership is more elusive。 But is the entry worth it？ Dive in to 'The Club' to find out！The Club builds up the momentum slowly for the story to come together at the end。 Its definitely not a fast paced thriller and has more of a literary with a rock and roll sort of vibe。 This is a character rich novel and every character has a role to play with a story。 I really enjoyed this novel once it hit the 30% mark and had a hard t Everyone covets an entry into a club just called as 'Home'。 The top tier membership is more elusive。 But is the entry worth it？ Dive in to 'The Club' to find out！The Club builds up the momentum slowly for the story to come together at the end。 Its definitely not a fast paced thriller and has more of a literary with a rock and roll sort of vibe。 This is a character rich novel and every character has a role to play with a story。 I really enjoyed this novel once it hit the 30% mark and had a hard time putting it down。 。。。more
Sherly Arokya | TheModernBookLover
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Sooooo， I received an e-ARC for this and now it's also Reese's March pick for her bookclub？？I feel so like a main character right now！！Cue that background music 😎😎 Sooooo， I received an e-ARC for this and now it's also Reese's March pick for her bookclub？？I feel so like a main character right now！！Cue that background music 😎😎 。。。more
Jill
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How much do you want to be part of “the club”？ Intrigue and mystery surround this thriller about an exclusive and elitist club for celebrities who are just dying to join。 On an isolated island off the coast of England， there is a launch weekend of the newest exclusive Island Home resort led by Ned Grooms， a narcissistic and very controlling CEO。 Everyone who is anyone wants to be included。 Arriving first are the A-listers of the Home Group: Keith - a voyeuristic photographer， Kurt - son of a for How much do you want to be part of “the club”？ Intrigue and mystery surround this thriller about an exclusive and elitist club for celebrities who are just dying to join。 On an isolated island off the coast of England， there is a launch weekend of the newest exclusive Island Home resort led by Ned Grooms， a narcissistic and very controlling CEO。 Everyone who is anyone wants to be included。 Arriving first are the A-listers of the Home Group: Keith - a voyeuristic photographer， Kurt - son of a former member， Jackson - also known as Captain Aquatic， and Freddie - a talk show host and presented with an opportunity that they won’t be able to turn down。 Ned’s loyal staff consists of Annie Sparks who really is the force behind all the day to day mechanisms; Nikki， his young and dedicated PA; Jess， the newly appointed head of housekeeping; and Adam， his brother who has always done everything his brother has told him to do。 But each have secrets of their own and have their own agendas。 When things begin to get out of control， suddenly everyone wants to leave。 But， before the weekend is out， not everyone will leave the island alive。This story is a page turner as it keeps you on the edge of your seat and engaged。 I love how the POV changes from chapter to chapter to give the reader a keen insight to the varying characters。 The author has written characters who are multi-dimensional and complex。 Reminiscent of a good Agatha Christie with all the suspects looked in a room， the twists at the end are a doozy。 I loved this book and if you like a good whodunit， then think you will too。 Many thanks to #netgalley， #theclub #ellerylloyd for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Bree
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A twisty thriller located at a prestigious club for only the richest and most exclusive guests。 I couldn't put the book down once I started （seriously I finished it in a day）。 The multiple POVs kept me interested。 The epilogue was wonderful。 3。5/5 stars for me。 A twisty thriller located at a prestigious club for only the richest and most exclusive guests。 I couldn't put the book down once I started （seriously I finished it in a day）。 The multiple POVs kept me interested。 The epilogue was wonderful。 3。5/5 stars for me。 。。。more
Cheri McElroy
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3。25 stars。 The Home is a group of worldwide resorts for the rich and famous。 Run by Ned Groom and his brother Adam， they're the place everyone wants to be invited to。 And Island Home is the ultimate Home getaway。 But the weekend of the opening， things aren't all that they seem， and people start dying。 One by one。This book has a wonderful cast of nasty characters， a tense atmosphere， and a fast-moving plot。 If you like isolated， closed-circle mysteries， this will be perfect for you。 I've read a 3。25 stars。 The Home is a group of worldwide resorts for the rich and famous。 Run by Ned Groom and his brother Adam， they're the place everyone wants to be invited to。 And Island Home is the ultimate Home getaway。 But the weekend of the opening， things aren't all that they seem， and people start dying。 One by one。This book has a wonderful cast of nasty characters， a tense atmosphere， and a fast-moving plot。 If you like isolated， closed-circle mysteries， this will be perfect for you。 I've read a lot of mysteries like this and it wasn't my favorite， but I did enjoy it。 Thank you to #NetGalley for the ebook ARC。 。。。more
Booksandcoffeepleasemx
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Kristina | wanderingpageswithkp
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Thank you very much to Netgalley and Harper for the eARC in exchange for my honest review。 For me， The Club had the potential to be a great thriller with a unique premise， but it lacked the execution。 My thoughts:-there were so many characters making it difficult to follow along。 -the buildup was a bit much。 I love a whodunnit but we didn’t figure out who died until almost 75% in。 -I’m a fan of straight forward， non-descriptive writing and I felt this book had too much fluff & details -the revea Thank you very much to Netgalley and Harper for the eARC in exchange for my honest review。 For me， The Club had the potential to be a great thriller with a unique premise， but it lacked the execution。 My thoughts:-there were so many characters making it difficult to follow along。 -the buildup was a bit much。 I love a whodunnit but we didn’t figure out who died until almost 75% in。 -I’m a fan of straight forward， non-descriptive writing and I felt this book had too much fluff & details -the reveals didn’t blow my mind and the ending left me wanting moreI will admit I am very picky when it comes to thrillers and while this wasn’t my cup of tea， I know many will enjoy it！ If you like descriptive writing， a slow burn， and a unique plot then give The Club a read。 。。。more
Amanda
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review coming tomorrow
Kathy Martin
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Huge amount of thanks to NetGalley and Harper publishing for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my opinion。 The Club is exactly that。 An exclusive club for the most elite celebrities。 The cover says ‘everyone’s dying to join’ and the body count within the span of a few days is impressive。The amount of twists， turns， and secrets within this story are amazing。 Each one is intertwined with another secret。 A little bit of a slow burn， but when it catches， it blazes。 Really enjoyed it， high Huge amount of thanks to NetGalley and Harper publishing for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my opinion。 The Club is exactly that。 An exclusive club for the most elite celebrities。 The cover says ‘everyone’s dying to join’ and the body count within the span of a few days is impressive。The amount of twists， turns， and secrets within this story are amazing。 Each one is intertwined with another secret。 A little bit of a slow burn， but when it catches， it blazes。 Really enjoyed it， highly recommend picking it up on March 1 。。。more
Sara Ellison
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Celebrities and staff behaving badly at the opening event of an exclusive island club。 There are multiple characters and POVs， and many well-plotted twists and turns。 You'll see some of them coming， but in a book like this， you will still get to be surprised。 I would place this book in one of my favorite categories--what I like to call the "luxury thriller"。 These books are the same as a typical mystery/thriller， but with filthy rich characters in luxurious settings。 Think "Every Vow You Break" Celebrities and staff behaving badly at the opening event of an exclusive island club。 There are multiple characters and POVs， and many well-plotted twists and turns。 You'll see some of them coming， but in a book like this， you will still get to be surprised。 I would place this book in one of my favorite categories--what I like to call the "luxury thriller"。 These books are the same as a typical mystery/thriller， but with filthy rich characters in luxurious settings。 Think "Every Vow You Break" by Peter Swanson， or the book this one reminded me the most of， "The Guest List" by Lucy Foley。 A great book to read by the pool on vacation。 3。5 stars rounded up to 4*eARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Babs | babs_reviews
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When I walk into the club 。。。 all eyes on ME。 This is very much how Ned Groom， owner of the luxurious， incredibly elite chain of Home clubs， feels when he walks into one of the locations。 He likes to be the center of attention and when things don't go his way he can throw the biggest tantrum。 Yet， if you're not at one of his clubs， then are you really somebody？Told from different pov's we get pieces of a story that spans decades。 This felt more like a heavy drama laced with mystery。 The start is When I walk into the club 。。。 all eyes on ME。 This is very much how Ned Groom， owner of the luxurious， incredibly elite chain of Home clubs， feels when he walks into one of the locations。 He likes to be the center of attention and when things don't go his way he can throw the biggest tantrum。 Yet， if you're not at one of his clubs， then are you really somebody？Told from different pov's we get pieces of a story that spans decades。 This felt more like a heavy drama laced with mystery。 The start is slow， and the pacing a bit off until you reach over the halfway mark and the ending was a bit predictable。 Jess， a girl trying to better her life and leave the past。 Nikki， the PA to Ned， who is fiercely loyal when you are good to her。 Adam， the younger brother living in Ned's shadow his whole life。 Annie， who plays a role for Home that makes her the person to know。 These characters tell us a story of blackmail， betrayal and murder！ I liked the idea here and would have liked to see it paced out differently and be geared more thriller with an active killer people are aware of。 That said， if you are the type that likes to sit with some popcorn when drama unfolds， then give this one a go！Thank you so much to Harper for the gifted copy！ 。。。more
Stephanie Cooper
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I LOVE this book！！！ Like their last book， Ellery Lloyd wrote very unlikable characters。 And a few who are very likable but I’ll leave it up to you to decide which are which！ I personally am a HUGE fan of unlikable characters。 There’s something about the despicable traits that just pull me in！ I also love multiple POV and this book delivers in spades！ I don’t want to spoil anything but the very last sentence of the book made the entire book absolutely phenomenal！！！
Magaly | Catchy Book Nook
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I loved the way the Vanity Fair article was used to weave the background information in this book。 At the beginning this functions as exposition and later on the details of the article help fill in the gaps to help solve this mystery。 The book was slow in pacing and it took a while for things to really happen。 I felt like fewer details would have allowed for the same plot to happen at a quicker pace。 It wasn’t until after the halfway point that I really felt like there was enough information to I loved the way the Vanity Fair article was used to weave the background information in this book。 At the beginning this functions as exposition and later on the details of the article help fill in the gaps to help solve this mystery。 The book was slow in pacing and it took a while for things to really happen。 I felt like fewer details would have allowed for the same plot to happen at a quicker pace。 It wasn’t until after the halfway point that I really felt like there was enough information to move the plot along。 Before that it felt like we were following a lot of breadcrumb trails。I commend the writers for the way they presented these terrible characters。 While I didn’t truly like any of the characters， I really felt that they were all complex。 The novel wrapped up in ways that I found to be anticlimactic。 I expected that this would be more of a thriller and it didn’t really feel that way。 If you’re looking for a novel on the complexity of social relationships and selfishness， this provides a good case study。 。。。more
nat
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2。5 // going into this u thought that the people who were killed and who killed them would be the center of the book。 instead the murders were the least interesting part of the story for me。 by the time we got to the murders i forgot this was supposed to be a murder mystery。 in all of the chapters we got 4 povs and a snippet from articles。 it was a very slow and descriptive book and tbh i wasn’t interested in the articles at all （which i think were supposed to keep me engaged）。 in those 4 povs w 2。5 // going into this u thought that the people who were killed and who killed them would be the center of the book。 instead the murders were the least interesting part of the story for me。 by the time we got to the murders i forgot this was supposed to be a murder mystery。 in all of the chapters we got 4 povs and a snippet from articles。 it was a very slow and descriptive book and tbh i wasn’t interested in the articles at all （which i think were supposed to keep me engaged）。 in those 4 povs we got to see what secrets they were all keeping。 ultimately the ending was a bit unsatisfying。 。。。more
Megan Houde
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The club is an A-List members only book about the next up and coming selective home， built and exclusive to only those who are on the list。 The Island Home is finished being built and it’s grand opening is one to die for。 Ned Groom is the founder of The Homes， lavishly built homes for the rich and famous。 A getaway from the getaway。 This time around he’s built the biggest resort on and island and only a few are invited to party and this has tension rising amongst some of the famous not invited。 The club is an A-List members only book about the next up and coming selective home， built and exclusive to only those who are on the list。 The Island Home is finished being built and it’s grand opening is one to die for。 Ned Groom is the founder of The Homes， lavishly built homes for the rich and famous。 A getaway from the getaway。 This time around he’s built the biggest resort on and island and only a few are invited to party and this has tension rising amongst some of the famous not invited。 And with tensions rising， some people wish they weren’t invited at all… because this is one Home you can’t escape。 Once the bodies start to rise， the secret start to slip。 From the get go you’re thrown into a tense plot beginning with a death。 Than we start to meet the characters， each telling their own story， which drags a bit in the build up， but than the games begin and who you think is out to get them isn’t。 This is one where I can truly say I didn’t “see that coming。” It’s a rollercoaster and some characters I couldn’t stand but felt for them all the same。 I love a good cat-and-mouse thriller and the mystery behind each character is worth the binge。 。。。more
Lori
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I liked the premise of this book， but it short for me。 The book was overly descriptive in things that didn’t matter to the plot or the character arcs。 It started very slow and continued that way， then the plot twists gave me whiplash near the end。
Jessie Carvalho
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The Club is about Home， which are resorts for celebs and rich elites。 This is a crazy story of an exclusive club with various locations around the world， where members pay dearly for doing whatever they want。 This book is full of twists and turns。 It's told from multiple points of view。 The owner is awful， but the staff do what they must to cater to their members。 It definitely moves slow for a bit。 I would say around halfway through the book it picked up。 Everything really comes together by the The Club is about Home， which are resorts for celebs and rich elites。 This is a crazy story of an exclusive club with various locations around the world， where members pay dearly for doing whatever they want。 This book is full of twists and turns。 It's told from multiple points of view。 The owner is awful， but the staff do what they must to cater to their members。 It definitely moves slow for a bit。 I would say around halfway through the book it picked up。 Everything really comes together by the end。 I enjoyed it。 Definitely recommend！"Because at this club， if your name's on the list， you're not getting out。"Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and Harper Collins for the ARC！ 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Club&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Club&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0