*Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.*

Um ... Not good???? If you like middle class women moaning about their lives and then following this up with a random plot point and murder then go for this.

It wasn't terrible, but I trudged through it. The best parts were about the scenery and the island itself.

Rating: 4.5 Stars

One of the Girls was my first Lucy Clarke novel, but after galloping through the book and finishing it in a day, I can safely say that it will not be my last.

Six friends have come to a gorgeous Greek island paradise to celebrate Lexi’s engagement. All of them are looking forward to four days of lounging by crystal blue waters while sipping cocktails and topping up their tans. This holiday in Greece is going to be one the six of them will never forget – only none of them thought that it would end up being for all the wrong reasons!

The laughter and celebrations are all masking secrets, lies, deceptions and resentments that have been festering for far too long. With simmering tensions sky high, their idyllic holiday comes to a halt when a dead body is discovered on the rocks below. The six of them were meant to be the best of friends, but which one of them was driven to murder and why?

Will the perpetrator of this shocking crime be uncovered? Or will they strike again before the next flight home?

Lucy Clarke really knows how to pen an addictive spine-chiller that is absolutely impossible to put down. One of the Girls is a sun-drenched page-turner that is dark, creepy, unpredictable and so twisted readers will be jumping out of their seats by the end of each chapter.

Brilliantly plotted and superbly written, thriller fans are going to thoroughly enjoy Lucy Clarke’s One of the Girls.

A great read. Perfect for a summer holiday.
Set on a Greek Island, a hen do with a mismatch of characters. All of them with a secret and their own agenda for being there.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Another great book, had me gripped from the start.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

Not so much a whodunit than a who dies. Great twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout. I loved the location and the setting of the hen party. The characters were a little clichéd which is probably my main negative. A solid 4 stars and would recommend to those who enjoy thrillers.

I really enjoyed this book, it ticked off things that I love in books including being fast paced, having lots of twists and turns and being written from different character POVs. I also enjoyed the guessing of whose body it was which wasn't revealed until the end. Definitely recommend.

One of the Girls is a run-of-the-mill holiday read, with an atmospheric setting, cliche characters and formulaic plot. I listened to an audio version and narration was also unremarkable.

What a fantastic summer read.
I loved how each characters story came together at the end.
This wasn’t a fast pace book but that didn’t bother me. I enjoyed getting to know the characters.
The ending was great and I didn’t see it coming.
Thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this book

Thank you NetGalley for my advance copy of this book. I am a big fan of Lucy Clarke’s books and so was really excited to receive an advance copy. It did not disappoint. I really enjoyed the mini chapters from different characters perspectives and the whole thing kept me guessing throughout. There were lots of twists and turns which kept me intrigued and also kept me hooked. I would definitely recommend!

A refreshing thriller about the secrets kept between friends and the way they can snowball out of hand. The setting was enchanting, the character development very well done, and the tension dragged out the whole way through, keeping me gripped from start to finish!

This book is the perfect summer read. Lexi is getting married and her hen do is taking place on a Greek island. Six old and new friends are invited and we soon realise that all of them are keeping secrets. We learn that at the end of the four day holiday someone will be dead and someone will be a killer, but a slow reveal of the secrets each woman is hiding brings this to a conclusion. The chapters are narrated by each of the women and flows perfectly. There are so many twists and turns, tension and jealousies and plenty of surprises. A fabulous holiday read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A slow burn mystery with a satisfying denouement. Written from the point of view of six very different women on a hen weekend in Greece, it is an ideal.beach read. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

I adored Lucy’s previous book so couldn’t wait for this gem. It definitely hasn’t disappointed…

This is a book with a mixture of characters- initially I had to work out who was who and definitely haven’t liked or trusted all them.

This is an intriguing and tangled web plot which I have really enjoyed delving into and getting lost in. Clarke has thrown in twists that have left me a little speechless.

This has been a great sunny back holiday read and has had the perfect mix of tension and individuals involved in the story.

I love how Lucy writes and this is another MUST for the TBR. I am already eagerly anticipating what might be coming next.

Absolutely gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2022

This is one of my favourite reads of the year. Absolutely brilliant. The characters are amazingly written, each with their own quirks and personalities (some likeable, some not so much) and the storyline is so gripping with twists, turns, and jaw-dropping shocks. The descriptions of the beautiful scenery and villa setting is wonderful and really places the readers there in the moment. Another cracking read from Lucy.

I loved this book! It has been sitting on my shelf for a few weeks and I now wish I had read it sooner. It’s the perfect dark beach read. It’s atmospheric, well written and has lots of twists. It’s definitely worthy of a big fat 5 stars and I’d strongly recommend it.

This was a brilliant thrilling read about Lexi and her friends who all go to a villa for her hen. They are a mixed bunch of old friends and newer friends through the years. They are all very different characters with only lexi in common.

This was a great read and I just loved how it all came about and ended with a body of which you have no idea on who until the very end.

Thank you to Netgalley & publisher for the book.

A deadly hen party that whisks you away to a remote Greek Island for laughter, tears and screams.
In typical hen party style we have a group of friends, some who know each other intimately and others who only know of each other, All are connected through the bride to be, all want to make her hen special but one of them is also plotting murder.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I didn’t guess the twist, and the intricacies of the relationships between the women was intriguing.

I found this book very difficult to get into, one moment I felt there was loads of drama and tension and I was hooked and then the other half felt like it was dragging and added nothing to the story. The last 90% when there was a plot twist though - I did not see that coming and had my suspect to be someone else, so that was a nice surprise and the way the author tied it all together was good too!
I would say this would be a perfect holiday read, had a lot of summer vibes and I would’ve much rather read this laying by the pool 😅. Would recommend if you like mystery and girl friendship groups.

Positives:
- different POV each chapter which I enjoy as it gives a better understanding of the story
- each characters secrets intricately woven into each other
- beautiful setting of a Greek island

Negatives
- found Bella insufferable
- slow moving

A hen party at a remote villa on a beautiful Greek island. But everyone there is hiding their own secrets, and not everyone is going to survive the weekend.

I really, really enjoyed this. Clarke's prose is super immersive and engaging. She beautifully sets the scene of this Greek villa atop a cliff, and makes use of the setting throughout the narrative.
She also does a really great job of balancing quite a few POVs. They all served a purpose and moved the story along. They were also all nice and distinct, which can be hard to acheive at the best of times, let alone with a larger cast and in such proximity to each other. That can render certain POVs obsolete, and they can sometimes merge slightly if their narrative voices are not clear enough. Not here. Each character had their place in the plot, and their personal insight was carefully placed where it was needed the most, either to reveal or withhold certain information. I just really enjoyed how she structured it all and brought it all together.
The bringing it all together, specifically, was very satisfying. In retrospect, the set-up and foresahdowing was all there so it didn't feel forced in there for the shock factor, but also, it didn't feel glaringly obvious either.
The one element, which was this book's version of Chekhov's gun really, that was continuously pointed to throughout, still managed to throw me (a few times) in the final act. Which, again, I really enjoyed.
The pacing was good. There was a nice gradual build up of tension as the unease grew amongst the group. The character interactions were interesting and varied. There were characters just getting to know each other, as well as characters with a lot of history and baggage being brought into their current dynamic (interstingly; some we're aware of, some we're not, and some, they were not even aware of).

Overall, a solid thriller, well written and structured, that kept me engaged for the most part.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for my e-arc of this title, recieved in exchange for an honest review.