We witness their mischievous actions as they seek revenge, leading to surprising and often humorous outcomes. Naturally, in their opulent world, each day is filled with champagne, extravagant fashion, and astonishingly expensive jewelry. It's a well-executed portrayal of life among the ultra-wealthy, and I couldn't help but wish I could observe it firsthand. This revenge thriller set in a glamorous backdrop is an enjoyable read for any moment.

I found myself kind of dragging through the beginning due to the pace and characters. The initial part of the text is quite perplexing, as it contains numerous descriptions of people and places. Unless you've had the opportunity to visit Monaco, which I haven't, it can be challenging to grasp the significance of the locations being discussed.
The latter half of the story more than compensates for the initial confusion. I found the revenge plot captivating, and the unexpected resolutions of various storylines took me by surprise.

This one took me a bit longer to get through than usual, however, I do recommend it to anyone who was a fan of Big Little Lies and any mystery/revenge plot.

An accomplished novel with several layers. On one level, it's a LOL beach read that romps through the scandalous lives of Monaco's wealthy residents. On another level, it's a satisfying revenge tale with a plot that keeps surprising the reader until the final page. But then, if you dig deeper into this satire, it also poses serious questions and has interesting literary parallels.

Perfect holiday read. Exploring the timeless themes of betrayal and revenge in a glamorous, detailed setting, this was an enjoyable page turner with many LOL moments.
An entertaining cast of complicated characters. Loved how the women interacted, sometimes supportively and sometimes scornfully to humourous effect.
The four main plotlines develop at a good pace and come together nicely. There were some unexpected outcomes and a satisfying ending. Loved all the authentic details and bonkers anecdotes - apparently inspired by true events!

This book was a quick and easy read and if this is at all how some people live, then that's an entirely new world for me! If you're looking for a beach read, this might be a great option!

There are four characters and they are all a little different. I did have trouble keeping track of them but I think it was smart to have longer chapters so we had a chance to spend time with each one. I felt like Polina was the easiest to keep track of, maybe because she was Bulgarian and young and she was making the most of the hand she was dealt - the other women were all older white rich women who are just passing their days smoking and drinking.

Parts of the book were fun but it also felt very surface-level or like details were thrown in halfway through. Like Abigail has an olive farm in the country that we visit toward the halfway mark that we didn't know about. And lots of things happen very quickly here so the timeline is a little tough.

The first half of the book is just meeting the four women and learning who they are trying to take down. But then the second half plays out like an Agatha Raisin or a Stephanie Plum book - there's just so much happening and because you're not really invested in anyone (because most are just rich people behaving badly) it doesn't really seem like any of it matters. This book needs another pass at the editing, too, there were a lot of missing quotation marks (and in some cases too many quotation marks) and maybe more showing and less telling. Like Barbara is supposed to be a bulldog businessperson, but she spends most of her time drunk and having sex with her bodyguard so I wasn't sold on her as a character.

While reading this, I kept wondering where the maids and taxi drivers and waiters live. It sounds like even the most small studio is still in demand. The luxury and patriarchical law of Monaco definitely comes across, and lots of champagne is enjoyed with small dogs in handbags that need their own chair at the table. I think I would be bored with that lifestyle but I get that it's easy to get used to!

The ending is unexpected and completely ridiculous, although it does feel like a second book might be written. Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read and review!

Firstly I always love a four point of view narrative where each chapter is labelled as which person it relates to - makes it so much easier to follow and understand.

The four women in this book are such great characters and I found I liked them all for very different reasons. How funny to form a book club to hide your revenge plan - it’s such a clever idea.

The book says it is inspired by true events - and my biggest question Anna which member of the book club were you!? We’re you on of the main girls: Abigail, Lucinda, Polina and Barbara?

The only way I could have enjoyed this book even more would be to have a glass of champagne and be on a sun lounger by the pool. This book is highly entertaining and had me laughing into the early hours of the morning when I was reading it. And no surprise (as I never seem to get it right) this book had me guessing until the end.

All in Monte Carlo revolves around four women living in Monaco and their struggles living in a patriarchal country. The four women form a ‘book club’ where they plot how to get revenge on the men who have wronged them.

This was a book of two halves for me. I absolutely loved the second half of this book where the women plot and carry out their revenge. This section of the book was really fast paced and entertaining. It had some great twists and I loved the cliffhanger ending.

However the first half of the book was a lot of background information and introducing characters so was quite slow and there wasn’t much going on. Throughout the book a lot of different locations in Monaco are mentioned e.g. restaurants, street names and apartment blocks which got very confusing and if, like me, you are unfamiliar with Monaco, didn’t add anything to the story.

Overall this was a fast paced, entertaining read and if you love rich people drama and Selling Sunset, this book might be for you!

What a dizzy wild romp of a book this is…
Monaco, have always been fascinated by these glitzy Principalities and all that goes with them….the single City state is about the same size as Hyde Park and when you go shopping you can cross streets into France then have lunch in Italy ( I think being born on an Island makes for border fascination ), life is good, no its great for our characters….until they are betrayed and seek revenge….all in the guise of a Book Club
Based on true events the author obviously knows Monaco intimately and portrays the Country so well via sights, sounds, smells and wealth, big wealth
I loved it and want to move there 🤗 well maybe visit there as requirements to live there are,lets say hefty but for the time being am more than happy to have been whisked away to this fairytale land where dreams come true…but also nightmares
The only thing could improve the book is a character list at the beginning and is it character rich ( which isen’t bad as there are no fillers here )
Sumptuous reading

What a beautiful cover. It pulled me in right away. I love the idea of fourfwoman coming together under various circumstances to help one another out. This really isn’t my genre specifically I do know know slot of readers enjoy these mystery thrillers and this one seemed to good to pass up! I will be sharing more thoughts soon! But this seems like the perfect caper to pick up