An enticing read, set in Greece, it's the tale of a group of women on a hen do and what happens on their weekend stay there. Each chapter is about each character and only to say that each chapter leads you to an unexpected conclusion, definitely recommend, kept me hooked from beginning to end

A good solid and fun summer read, keeping you glued until the end. Everyone is a suspect, nothing is as it seems, and the ending catches you off guard. Recommended.

I love Lucy Clarke's books - they've yet to disappoint and this one was certainly no exception!

Set over four days at a hen do in an atmospheric villa in Greece, we learn lots about these six friends and their hidden secrets and lies.

As you can probably predict, nothing on this hen do goes quite according to plan - how well do you really know your friends?

A great fast paced read with multiple characters to get to know and understand.

Loved it

Six girls go away to a Greek Island to celebrate Lexi’s hen party. But are they all really there to celebrate the hen or do some of them have ulterior motives?

I’ve not read anything by this author in ages and I really don’t know why, I’ve yet to be disappointed by one of her books.This is an easy, gripping read with loads of twists.

In a few months, I will actually be organising my friends hen do so I really hope it doesn’t end up like this one! 😂

A fantastic read. I really enjoyed this book the story is told over four days and involves six friends who are staying at a villa in Greece celebrating one of the girls hen party Each chapter is told by each of them and it grips you from the beginning. Lots of twists you don't see coming and all of them have hidden secrets. A real page Turner that will keep you guessing.

So I was really looking forward to reading this, having saved it as a good holiday read. It is set in Greece and so does make for a holiday read, but unfortunately one that I'd not class as particularly great. The main story is six girls off on a hen week, spending a week in a secluded villa in Greece to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Lexi, one of our main characters. As you begin reading it soon becomes apparent that this is not going to be a typical hen week without something sinister occurring. Each chapter is told from the perspective of each of the six characters, Lexi, Bella, Robyn, Eleanor, Ana an Fen, and it is quickly implied that each has their own story and skeletons in the cupboard. This is really what let it down for me, I couldn't help but feel this type of book has been written many times before, with this kind of narrative. I found most of the characters unlikeable and so had little empathy with any of them when problems began to arise. When revelations were made towards the last part of the book I also wasn't shocked or surprised and could see most of the twists coming. For these reasons the book left me feeling slightly disappointed as it lacked originality, however, for others may just be the kind of thing to enjoy whilst sitting by the pool as an easy holiday read. My thanks go out to netgalley and Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this.

I really wanted to enjoy this however there was a lot of characters and a lot of trying to build suspense and it just was not for me.

I really enjoyed Lucy Clarke's earlier book, The Castaways, so requested this one on NetGalley. Finally got round to it, and it was even better than I expected.

I'd have preferred the title to be "One of Us" rather than "One of the Girls" because the author repeats the phrase "One of us" several times at key moments. In fact, I wonder if this was originally the title. I can see why One of the Girls works though, as it centres a character who has been quite lonely in her earlier life because of a very horrible man (not a spoiler - most of them have horrible men in their past).

Otherwise, this is a perfect ensemble cast. As the blurb tells you, a bunch of women go off on a hen do and death ensues. It opens with a red scarf floating from a body, and at several points we return to this image, thinking this will be the moment that the death takes place. Only for it not to be.

Until, quite suddenly, it is. The death has happened and the women must decide what to do next ...

A four-star read for me rather than five only because I guessed who died a good hundred or so pages before I think I was supposed to, and this made one particular arrival and the 'revelation' along with it a bit less thrilling than otherwise.

However, I definitely would recommend this to anyone who likes the subgenre of crime fiction I call "chick lit gone a bit evil." In fact, I've already recommended it to three friends for their holiday beach read, and I only finished reading it half an hour ago!

This is a fast-paced, twisty and impressive thriller. The premise is simple: a group of women embark on a hen party on the faraway flung greek islands. What follows is a character-driven storyline with multiple point of views offered. I did find it tricky to differentiate between the different characters and voices, in particular, because they were all quite similar. But this is the perfect summer holiday read for when you want to lounge about at the pool or by the beach. Very fun!

One of the Girls - Lucy Clarke

Firstly I thought there were just the right amount of characters within this story to keep it super entertaining without getting confusing. I loved the pace of the book and sped through it due to the suspense created by the author. The food and setting descriptions were amazing, plenty of secrets to be discovered with an amazing ending! Thank you so much NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the opportunity to read this book in return for my honest opinion.

This was a slow burn book. The relationships of all the girls on the hen do slowly unravel and it helps build the tension. Lots of twists and turns and overall a great book! Would definitely recommend - perfect holiday reading!

Six well formed characters who head abroad for a hen do. With past allegiances and friendships coming to the fore over the time away. Loved this book, well written and full or twists and turns.

Started a little slow but once I was into it there were many twists! A dark tale based on a hen weekend with 6 women attending. Turns put everyone has secrets...

This was a solid thriller. I loved the twists and turns and the solid storyline. It was atmospheric and had me interested from start to end.

Another brilliant book by Lucy Clarke. Her style of writing for this story was fabulous. I could see the scenes playing out in my mind. I loved each of the characters and I loved the ending!
5 stars!

I was absolutely absorbed in this book, I couldn’t put it down.
The setting was great, the character development was great and I loved having a chapter per point of view. I loved how you couldn’t trust anyone and I really didn’t guess the ending at all! Definitely a good summer feeling thriller to get stuck into!

Perfect gripping holiday read from one of my favourite authors. Great characters, plot and twists, with plenty of sunshine.

Six girls on a hen weekend in a remote luxury Greek villa, each hiding their own secrets. Tensions soon rise, revealing the complexities and layers underlying their relationships, old and new.

Can't wait to read more from this author.

I really enjoyed Castaways so I was looking forward to picking up another Clarke but I was so disappointed!

What I loved?
She built six distinctive characters, all flawed, all with secrets & took them to a gorgeous Greek villa I was intrigued to see what happened next.

What I didn't?
... basically everything that happened next! Absurd is the word that springs to mind. I won't do spoilers but 🙄🙄🙄

I really enjoyed One of the girls by Lucy Clarke;
A group of six friends are on a greek island for a hen weekend. The story is told from the POV of each character (
I struggled a bit at the beginning to differentiate them...). They all have a secret we gradually learn about...
Thanks to netgalley and HarperCollins UK for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

One of The Girls seems like fun, something to sweep you away onto a Greek Island for a weekend of hen party shenanigans. Or so you would think, except that rather revealing cover and then from the start, you know something is going to happen to spoil it. Five women are invited to Lexi’s hen-do for fun and games before she ties the knot. The book becomes dark as tensions rise and become pretty well sustained as bit by bit secrets are revealed. The tensions between the women reveals their layers and complexities of their friendships.

There are themes of female identity, friendship and forgiveness running through what is a compelling book with quickly paced, short chapters. It practically poses the question of how far would someone go in such a climate and will keep you guessing which of the women will end up a murderer.