Our Holiday is well written with good characters. It is a topical subject at the moment whereby second home owners enjoy their holiday homes by the coast but the locals have other ideas and want to push out these holiday makers due to a housing shortage for themselves.

However I didn't resonate with any of the characters and didn't particularly like them. I found the plot a little too slow for my me and found myself skipping through to the final few chapters.

I normally enjoy Louise Candlish but this book just lacked the pace for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Our Holiday is well written with good characterisation (although I disliked every single character). I did find the slow-burn plot a little too slow for my liking and found myself plodding through the final few chapters.

Not what I’d call a thrilling thriller, sadly.

After enjoying the author’s previous novels, the synopsis for the book was appealing, and the first part held promise with an interesting setup, but as the story progressed, it diverged into multiple scenarios and introduced numerous characters, none of whom I felt a strong connection with. While the slow-burn pacing can be appealing in some cases, I found this one to be excessively slow for my taste.

I'm a massive fan of Louise Candlish's books and thus it pains me to say that I just didn't gel with this one at all, which given I also tend to love books featuring holidays, has surprised me greatly.

It is an interesting story, and the topic of second homes and tourism is something that is becoming more and more prevalent all over the world I am constantly seeing articles with anti-tourism protests in various of the countries I like to holiday in.

So this one being set in an idyllic resort near Bournemouth should have resonated (or maybe its because I'm not a fan of Bournemouth that increased my not so positive vibes towards this book).

There is nothing wrong with the book and I strongly suspect it was all me - I just didn't really take to any of the characters and kept getting Perry and Linus muddled which didn't help.

I suspect it was just a case of the wrong book at the wrong time for me, as at time s I was definitely hooked and keen to see what would happen next. And I did enjoy it more and more as the parts progressed.

It's a perfectly good book, I've just enjoyed the others the author has written more.

Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

What a great book. What starts off as friends meeting up at their respective holiday homes on the South Coast for August summer break soon descends into chaos. They quickly find themselves embroiled in conflict with a local group who want to keep homes for local people and not visitors with second homes. Things take a turn for the worse as the activities of the local protestors escalate causing a rift between the respective friends.

Just when you think things can't get any darker the unthinkable happens. This book kept me guessing until the end and is another sure-fire winner for Louise.

A good holiday read
A few twists and turns
Plenty of secrets and lies
It will keep you hooked
Thanks NetGalley

A riveting read about city dwellers who buy a second home and come head to head with villagers who are campaigning against people who buy second homes and drive up prices. Slightly confusing as there are lots of dynamics and people and strange names but it was a good read!

I really enjoyed this story which tackles some contemporary issues about wealth, privilege and the tensions between those who have and those you have not.. I thought the characters were well developed and the tensions and secrets rang true. Some of the exchanges between generations made me smile and I found the story intriguing as the climax unfolded.

I enjoyed previous books by Louise Candlish and she is an author I would always choose to buy a new book by. This was an enjoyable read and I liked getting to know the characters, I don’t feel it was the best Louise book but I still enjoyed reading it and I feel fans of her previous work would enjoy this one too.

Our holiday is a story about housing, doesn’t sound thrilling but is very relevant and contemporary. I enjoyed the characters and the plot to begin with.

I was slightly disappointed by the ending…it felt quite drawn out without a real resolution. Linus in particular was mostly absent by the end and so we don’t get to learn his views of the fallout.

Perry was an interesting character and I enjoyed his storyline.

A good read but somehow underwhelming in the thriller department. 3.5 rounded to 4

Second home owners enjoy their holiday homes by the coast but the locals have other ideas and want to push out these holiday makers due to a housing shortage for themselves.

I normally enjoy Louise Candlish but this book just lacked story, intrigue and suspense in my opinion.

This was good for existing fans of Louise Candlish - she delivers exactly what you'd expect. But, it was a little repetitive and doesn't offer anything new to the genre.

I have enjoyed previous books by Louise Candish so was looking forward to reading this.

I enjoyed this thriller, well written but quite complex with lots of different characters.

Not as good as her previous books but still a great read

I am a big fan of Louise Candlish. I feel like her thrillers always focus on really modern subjects and have a strong sense of place, and this was exactly what I found with Our Holiday. The setting was such an important part of the story and it was incredibly descriptive and realistic, after reading I felt like I really knew the area and could picture the type of people living there and the things that would happen in this type of coastal resort. The only downside for me with this particular story was that I wasn't especially hooked by the storyline. If I don't connect with the characters and am not rooting for anyone to survive or get away with something, it loses any tension for me personally. However, the story is very contemporary and relevant, looking at the resentment towards second-home owners in popular holiday locations in the UK. Definitely a thought-provoking subject matter but I would have preferred more of a 'thriller' element than I felt this book provided.

I have enjoyed the author’s previous novels, and the synopsis for this one was intriguing. The first quarter held promise with an interesting setup, but as the story progressed, it diverged into multiple scenarios and introduced numerous characters, none of whom I felt a strong connection with. While the slow-burn pacing can be appealing in some cases, I found this one to be excessively slow for my taste.

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I was hoping too. It was a very slow burn and felt like it took a long time to see in what direction the story was going. Was really gripped by any of the characters either.

I've been a big fan of some of Louise's previous books so was looking forward to this one. Unfortunately it didn't quite hit the spot for me. There were sections that kept me intrigued but other parts that dragged a bit. Lots of character narration made it a little bit confusing to keep track. I really liked the concept and setting though.

Thanks to HQ and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. I'm a big fan of Louise Candlish, having read and enjoyed a number of her thrillers in the past. While this book didnt quite pack the same punch as The Other Passenger and The Heights, it certainly picked up in part two. I found the beginning a little too slow burn, got a bit confused with all the character names and wondered where some story lines were going. The second half however seemed to gain pace and finally kept me more enthralled and empowered to keep reading. An enjoyable read but not one i would rush to recommend.

A nail bitting family thriller that exposes the deep tensions in a seaside hotspot between the locals and the wealthy who descend a few weeks a year to holiday in their second homes. The locals are being outpriced, and the hot summer sees lots of protests and tempers flaring. Two couples arrive from the city expecting a fun and relaxing summer, and instead, the summer ends in a death. A read reflective of current issues in coastal resorts. #ourholiday #louisecandlish #familythriller #netgalley

Topical subject building the plot towards a nail biting conclusion. Narrated by the many characters; of which I found too many, along with complex relationships to keep track of( I read on kindle & would have preferred a paper version allowing me to refer back). I didn’t bond with any character which left me in the position of “going along with the story “ rather than rooting for a particular outcome. Not your average lazy summer read, this will keep you on your toes.