Thriller

The Pact

The Pact

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  • Create Date：2022-08-21 08:51:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Sharon J. Bolton
  • ISBN：1409198324
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Summary

A golden summer， and six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures - until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong， and a woman and two children are killed。

18-year-old Megan takes the blame， leaving the others free to get on with their lives。 In return， they each agree to a 'favour'， payable on her release from prison。

Twenty years later Megan is free。
Let the games begin 。 。 。

Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton is back， with her twistiest thriller yet。

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Reviews

Helena B。 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Acabei por ser surpreendida por este livro。Ele dá-me a vibe de diversos filmes e séries e eu achei que seria uma leitura interessante。 E acabou por ser， acho que a autora tem uma escrita baste fluida o que torna a leitura bastante fácil e rápida。Houve sem dúvida algumas coisas que me surpreenderam， houve outras que já previa， no entanto não estava à espera do final que teve。Só queria que houvesse a possibilidade de a Megan ter uma vida melhor do que a que teve e do que a que terá。

Barbara ，

It’s been a while since words on a page made my heart pound and my palms sweat， but that happened to me many times while reading The Pact。 This clever， compelling and thought-provoking story was one of the most original I’ve read lately。 I was in awe of Bolton’s ability to offer a sympathetic female protagonist without once delving into her point of view。 Instead the story is told by the others involved in the tragic deaths of an innocent mother and her two young children for which the main char It’s been a while since words on a page made my heart pound and my palms sweat， but that happened to me many times while reading The Pact。 This clever， compelling and thought-provoking story was one of the most original I’ve read lately。 I was in awe of Bolton’s ability to offer a sympathetic female protagonist without once delving into her point of view。 Instead the story is told by the others involved in the tragic deaths of an innocent mother and her two young children for which the main character is imprisoned for 20 years。 I’ve been a huge fan of S。J。/Sharon Bolton since I read her first book many years ago。 She is one of my favorite authors and one who only gets better at the craft of writing with each new book。 。。。more

Leigh Ann ，

actual rating 4。5

Maggie ，

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Elizabeth ，

A few curse words but an excellent book overall！ Well written。 Lots of twists。

Dee Dee Walker ，

3。5 stars！ A good solid book。 I took off stars for two reasonsThis is a slow thriller。 It didn’t have me sitting on the edge of my seat。 There is a twist but it’s pretty easy to figure out！ The positive about this book is that it is a different plot than what I’m used to in thrillers。

carrie ，

im sorry but that ending was so shit like did the author run out of time？？？ seriously shit

Kimberly Loner ，

If you believe a lie for long enough， say 20 years， does it become the truth？ To 5 friends in The Pact， it certainly seems to！ They are actually a group of 6， and their characters are defined pretty clearly。 First， they are all brilliant， the “crème de la crème” of senior prefects at Oxford。 Talitha， an indifferent， commanding leader; Felix， a daredevil authoritarian; Xav， handsome and logical; Amber， naive， sweet， and alcoholic; Daniel， nerdy， submissive， yet the smartest of all; andMegan， a fa If you believe a lie for long enough， say 20 years， does it become the truth？ To 5 friends in The Pact， it certainly seems to！ They are actually a group of 6， and their characters are defined pretty clearly。 First， they are all brilliant， the “crème de la crème” of senior prefects at Oxford。 Talitha， an indifferent， commanding leader; Felix， a daredevil authoritarian; Xav， handsome and logical; Amber， naive， sweet， and alcoholic; Daniel， nerdy， submissive， yet the smartest of all; andMegan， a fairy-like mystery， a dark horse。 It’s the night before their exam results， and all are expected to make all As， moving onto Cambridge and perfect futures。The book begins with a dare- driving the wrong way at full speed down a major highway。 We learn every one of them has done it， except Daniel。 The group pushes him to do it， resulting in an unbelievable tragedy。 In a huge leap of faith， Megan agrees to take responsibility， and tells them that she will expect a favor from each of them later in life。 They agree to anything， relieved and convinced she will get off lightly， not a big deal。Until she is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison！ The book fast forwards here and we pick up with Megan leaving prison， completely changed。 She begins to enter each of their lives again， ready to cash in on her favors。 None of them want anything to do with Megan， and freely admit that she’s a murderous ex-con out to ruin their lives。The story then takes a Lord of the Flies turn for the worse and I could not put it down！I only took off a star for the ending。 Several loose ends were left hanging and I didn’t understand the murderer’s motive， because “that person had a nervous breakdown” just wasn’t really enough。I want to read more from this author though！ 。。。more

Heather ，

3，5

Beth ，

Sharon Bolton always leaves me scratching my head。 When I think it’s all figured out， she throws in a tiny little bit of doubt！ Love her books。 Have read everything she’s written。

Laurie Smith ，

A good read。

Claire Scottish ，

Pure trashy escapism！

Rita Andrade ，

Não tinha este livro na minha wishlist， mas quando surgiu a oportunidade de ler por empréstimo， aceitei。 Terminei a sua leitura há um mês， mas só agora tive disponibilidade e vontade de escrever a opinião （tenho várias em atraso， como infelizmente já vem a ser habitual）。 Entretanto já ouvi algumas opiniões positivas sobre "O pacto"。Da minha parte， não há muito a dizer: foi um livro que me aborreceu e que， a dada altura， até confessei a umas amigas estar a ser um suplício de ler。 Achei vários aco Não tinha este livro na minha wishlist， mas quando surgiu a oportunidade de ler por empréstimo， aceitei。 Terminei a sua leitura há um mês， mas só agora tive disponibilidade e vontade de escrever a opinião （tenho várias em atraso， como infelizmente já vem a ser habitual）。 Entretanto já ouvi algumas opiniões positivas sobre "O pacto"。Da minha parte， não há muito a dizer: foi um livro que me aborreceu e que， a dada altura， até confessei a umas amigas estar a ser um suplício de ler。 Achei vários acontecimentos previsíveis e， apesar de ter sido surpreendida por certo desenvolvimento crucial para a história， lamentavelmente não o considerei credível。 No entanto， como se costuma dizer: a minha opinião vale o que vale。 Julho de 2022 。。。more

Nena ，

Wow。。。 This was dark， crazy， very good characters， i was guessing till the end。。 Enjoyed it a lot。。

Phoebe ，

3。5

Catherine ，

I dunno。 Good writing but somewhat unbelievable。 Surprise ending。

Joyce Rigg ，

WOW！ Six friends make a pact in order to cover a crime。 Twenty years later the time has come to keep their word。 I had to turn from reading to listening as I couldn't keep my eyes open but I had to know what was going to happen。 Finally fell asleep， very satisfied with knowing the outcome at 4a。m。 Do not start this book just before going to bed。 WOW！ Six friends make a pact in order to cover a crime。 Twenty years later the time has come to keep their word。 I had to turn from reading to listening as I couldn't keep my eyes open but I had to know what was going to happen。 Finally fell asleep， very satisfied with knowing the outcome at 4a。m。 Do not start this book just before going to bed。 。。。more

Gail （Neuroknitter） ，

📚3。5⭐️ I loved the premise。 The beginning had me hooked。 The return of the protagonist kept me going for a bit。 The pacing was fast and propulsive。 Atmosphere was dark and gloomy， and I liked how the past timeline was incorporated into the present， especially through photographs。 The author hit all the major beat marks with reveals and twists。 But。 The characters were pretty despicable and it was unclear why someone would voluntarily take sole responsibility for the crime and volunteer to be inc 📚3。5⭐️ I loved the premise。 The beginning had me hooked。 The return of the protagonist kept me going for a bit。 The pacing was fast and propulsive。 Atmosphere was dark and gloomy， and I liked how the past timeline was incorporated into the present， especially through photographs。 The author hit all the major beat marks with reveals and twists。 But。 The characters were pretty despicable and it was unclear why someone would voluntarily take sole responsibility for the crime and volunteer to be incarcerated。 Compound that with a lot of whining from grown adults in lofty positions 20 years later， who are still making bad decisions， and it just became over the top。 IDK。 Many elements were predictable， including the ending; although， I didn’t know why that character did what they did， nor how they managed it。 And then it just wrapped up quickly and very tidily。 I so enjoyed Daisy in Chains and the first couple of Lacey Flint novels。 This story just kind of missed the mark for me。 As always， YMMV！！ I’m not done with this author， there are a couple more older stand alones I want to read。 When she is good， she’s brilliant！ 。。。more

skattkatten_ ，

Pakten är en thriller i sann Sharon Bolton anda。 Sex vänner orsakar en allvarlig trafikolycka， en av dem offrar sig och tar ensam på sig skulden。 Hon tillbringar 20 år i fängelse men när hon kommer ut är det "payback time" och det blir inte billigt。 Pakten är en thriller i sann Sharon Bolton anda。 Sex vänner orsakar en allvarlig trafikolycka， en av dem offrar sig och tar ensam på sig skulden。 Hon tillbringar 20 år i fängelse men när hon kommer ut är det "payback time" och det blir inte billigt。 。。。more

Janelle ，

4。5*

Janine ，

Great holiday read， couldn’t put it down！

Emma-Jayne Best ，

Brilliant！！

Bookish。Caterpillar ，

☀️ The book follows a group of six friends who are enjoying their summer drinking and partying until one night when a dare goes horribly wrong resulting in death of a mother and her two daughters。 One of the friend Megan is ready to take the blame while the others are free to get on with their lives。 But she has one condition…。。Each one of them agrees to owe her a favour upon her release from the prison。 She can ask for anything she wants…。。Now 20 years later Megan is back from the prison…。 And ☀️ The book follows a group of six friends who are enjoying their summer drinking and partying until one night when a dare goes horribly wrong resulting in death of a mother and her two daughters。 One of the friend Megan is ready to take the blame while the others are free to get on with their lives。 But she has one condition…。。Each one of them agrees to owe her a favour upon her release from the prison。 She can ask for anything she wants…。。Now 20 years later Megan is back from the prison…。 And It’s payback time…。☀️ This was my first book by the author and I can say with 100% certainty that it won’t be my last。 The book was gripping and fast paced。 There was so much going on that it kept me at the edge of my seat。 I did loss interest for some time in the second half but then the story took pace。 I literally read it non stop。 This book was a perfect mixture of suspense， unexpected twists， friendships & betrayal， secrets， creepiness and pacts long forgotten。 ☀️ I loved the character of Megan。 No matter how cruel her actions appeared at times but I was definitely in team Megan。 And here comes my typical line: I didn’t see the end coming。 However it did took me some time to digest it。 If you love psychological thrillers then this one is a MUST READ。 And trust me you won’t be disappointed。 。。。more

Jacqui ，

"We set events in motion that summer。 Sooner or later， they were going to catch up with us all。"Hell hath no fury。 Something that got me out of a severe reading slump。 After a series of unremarkable books， The Pact was an intense， cat and mouse game that had me guessing until the end。 This sat on my TBR list for way too long。 I will definitely be reading more from Sharon J。 Bolton in the future。 "We set events in motion that summer。 Sooner or later， they were going to catch up with us all。"Hell hath no fury。 Something that got me out of a severe reading slump。 After a series of unremarkable books， The Pact was an intense， cat and mouse game that had me guessing until the end。 This sat on my TBR list for way too long。 I will definitely be reading more from Sharon J。 Bolton in the future。 。。。more

Jo Ring ，

Very good 9/10

Lilian Samuelsson ，

Sharon Bolton i toppform！ Mörkt， spännande och oförutsägbart。

LeoniBG ，

Veelbelovend boek。 Verhaallijn goed uitgewerkt。 Echt een goede psychologische thriller。 Onderwerp fascineert mij。 Hoe kun je je leven opgeven voor vrienden door in je eentje de schuld op je te nemen？ Ik begrijp alleen het einde niet。 Past totaal niet bij het boek。 3x opnieuw de laatste hoofdstukken gelezen， zo niet wat ik had verwacht。 Anders zeker 4 sterren。

Laura T ，

3。5

Donna Weber ，

Tightly woven， pulse pounding read with a twist that will leave you reeling！ My issue only issue is a lack of clarity to the big reveal。 Review to come。"When you think you can't possibly be more afraid， you learn that you can be， that there is no limit to fear。"He had a sense of a fragile structure crumbling， as though he’d pulled a supporting card from a stack and they were in that split second before the whole lot tumbled。 Something was happening， and he didn’t have a clue what it was。In payin Tightly woven， pulse pounding read with a twist that will leave you reeling！ My issue only issue is a lack of clarity to the big reveal。 Review to come。"When you think you can't possibly be more afraid， you learn that you can be， that there is no limit to fear。"He had a sense of a fragile structure crumbling， as though he’d pulled a supporting card from a stack and they were in that split second before the whole lot tumbled。 Something was happening， and he didn’t have a clue what it was。In paying the price that should have been his， Megan had stolen his redemption。 。。。more

Daniel Pertuz ，

I'd say 2。5 stars rounded up to 3。The book had a really interesting premise and it starts off with a bang。 You can understand why teenagres would agree to something like that。 However， it reads like a wasted opportunity to do something really awesome with the idea。Absolutely NONE of the characters are people you root for。 Not even Daniel。 Certainly not Megan （even though the author kinda tries to redeem her at the end。 And that ending。。。 it's not even a cliffhanger。 it's like the printer ran out I'd say 2。5 stars rounded up to 3。The book had a really interesting premise and it starts off with a bang。 You can understand why teenagres would agree to something like that。 However， it reads like a wasted opportunity to do something really awesome with the idea。Absolutely NONE of the characters are people you root for。 Not even Daniel。 Certainly not Megan （even though the author kinda tries to redeem her at the end。 And that ending。。。 it's not even a cliffhanger。 it's like the printer ran out of ink and the author just said "fuck it" and sent it to the publishers。 That was the one part I disliked the most。 I could see the twist coming a mile away as well。So why 2 start and not 1？ becuase for the first 150 or 200 pages I was hooked。 But if it had been darker there at the end or not as predictable， maybe it would 3 stars （the ending alone just makes it dissappointing）。 。。。more

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