I have read quite a few books by Phoebe Morgan and really enjoyed them so was really looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint. Once I started reading it I just couldn’t put it down. I loved reading about the two couples , their chit chat and their trip to Bangkok and found it easy to follow and relate to what was happening. It was a gripping read, full of suspense and tension and I just knew something bad was going to happen but just couldn’t work out. There were lots of twists and turns and a very unexpected ending. A brilliant book!
Many thanks to Netgalley and publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I absolutely loved the setting of Thailand, and all of the descriptions of Bangkok made me feel as though I was there.

But I'm very glad I wasn't on this holiday of a life time as things started to go wrong almost immediately, at it was very hard to know who to trust.

We mainly had the viewpoints of Saskia, Holly and Lucas and its clear they are all not being totally honest with each other, and as the days go by the trust they had seems to disintegrate.

I wasn't really sure who to believe or trust myself, and I was definitely curious as to what Saskia was hiding, and also why Lucas was hiding what he was especially.

Two of them are clearly rich, two of them are struggling financially, and between them they seem to be incredibly careless of their possessions which allows a stranger to enter their group as a hero.

The tension certainly mounts as the action unfolds, but on the whole it's a gentle psychological suspense that does keep you on your toes, and certainly had me eager to discover the identity of the dead body in the prologue.

I enjoyed the writing style, and would be eager to read more from this author.

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

Another great psychological thriller by Phoebe Morgan. I previously really enjoyed her novel The Wild Girls and this novel, though very different, is also set in an aspirational destination. The twist was brilliant!

I loved other books by the author but this one didn't feel as engaging. It's an easy read but lacks the gripping feel of The Doll House and I didn't really feel as though I was in Thailand with the characters. A good read but I'd love for the author to return to something along the psychologiul vibes of the Doll House. As a psychological thriller, this one just missed the mark for me.

The Wild Girls was one of my favourite reads so reading one of this authors novels is always a thrill and I couldn't wait for The Trip. I loved the premise snd the front cover snd the book itself lived up to my expectations.
If you love a thriller with relatable well rounded characters and a twisty exciting plotline this ones for you. I couldn't out it down! It was the perfect beach read

What if you are on holiday with your friends? What if you live the perfect life? What if money is no object? What if you are hiding your past? What If your past catches up with you?...Read it!

I’ve enjoyed this author’s previous books even her writing can sometimes be a bit of a hit or a miss for me. Unfortunately this was the latter. Full of racial stereotypes and profiling, it was clear that the author had never been to Thailand which isn’t presented well in this book. The characters embody peak white privilege and not in an ironic way. It takes a while for the thriller part to get going too. The first quarter is just so much description of their activities as a tourist. The plot just wasn’t compelling.

Set in Thailand, this novel follows two couples in their early thirties—Saskia and Theo, and Lucas and Holly—highlighting their stark financial contrasts: one couple is budget-conscious while the other is extravagantly wealthy.

The story begins with intrigue as a hidden secret looms, and the couples’ vacation takes an unsettling turn with missing items, unresolved bookings, and eerie messages.

The novel offers a swift, engaging read, providing an escape to sunny Thailand from a rainy day at home.

I really enjoyed this book, if you’re into psychological thrillers that have suspense and about people trying to work people out then you are in for a big ride. Enjoy the trip.

Not really a book that engaged me well enough to give an excellent review. I will say it had good points but I never felt I was in Thailand. I was just reading about it. A good author makes you feel like you are there.

As an avid follower of Phoebe Morgan’s novels – the ones she edits and the ones she writes – I was looking forward to ‘The Trip’ and hoping that it would surpass her recent novel ‘The Wild Girls’ which described a group of friends, purportedly on holiday in Botswana, but did not truly conjure up a lasting atmosphere of what is a very unique African country. ‘The Trip’ reprises the theme by setting out a trip to Thailand, this time by two couples, and it does a little better in anchoring the storyline in its unique setting. Other elements are, however, a little predictable: the recurrent friction between the two wealthy holidaymakers (Saskia and Theo) and the less affluent couple (Lucas and Holly), the eerie suspicion the characters have of being watched, the mysterious stranger who suddenly integrates themselves into their uneasy group … I enjoyed the novel enough to persevere with it to the end, but I cannot help wishing for Phoebe Morgan to return to London, the location of her unsurpassed debut ‘The Doll House’ which focused less on setting and more on intrigue. I wish to thank NetGalley and Harper Collins U.K. for facilitating access to a free ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Four friends head to Thailand.... It twists and turns and is an easy read. But somethings are too obvious and annoying. Not checking a backpack after it was missing... simple things that didn't add up for me and were too obviously wrong..

This was a great beach read! I’ve read all of the authors work to date and throughly enjoy each one!

4 friends go to Thailand for a luxury holiday, looking for a week's break in the sun. There are some hiccups along the way, a hotel booking that hasnt come through, a missing backpack, a lost watch -but they're all seemingly having a great time. When the missing backpack is returned to them all by fellow holidaymaker Caleb, he quickly becomes part of their gang. But there's more to Caleb than meets the eye, and he has history with at least one of the four friends.
A fun read and entertaining page turner

A thriller set in the country I’d just come back from holidaying in? Yes, why the hell not?

The Trip finds 4 friends vacationing in Bangkok and of course from the get go everything starts going wrong. This adds to the unease some are feeling and while there are lots of tense moments, there was also a veeeeeeeeery big build up before it all suddenly came to a head about 80% of the way in. 🙃

I love thrillers but this one missed the mark for me.
The author kept describing locals that the main four came into contact with as, ‘the Thai woman,’ ‘the Thai lady ’or ‘the Thai man’ etc etc. This happened multiple times in the book and I just kept thinking why? Why not just call them the bell boy or the spa therapist etc or whatever their roles were in the book. The cleaner in one scene was described as the Thai cleaner. Why couldn’t he just be the cleaner? One of the locals was described as having perfect English too. These all felt like unnecessary descriptions and as it happened so many times, I began to question the thinking behind the word choice more. As far as I can see, no one else seems to have mentioned this in their reviews so perhaps you can tell me what you think.

I went in blind so after I finished, I read the blurb and it is quite misleading as it leads the reader to make a false assumption about the plot and there is also a huge spoiler in it so avoid the blurb if you still intend on reading this.

Overall, the novel definitely felt thrillery and the setting was perfect but the constant references to the ethnicity of the local people just felt icky.

Disappointingly this was a DNF (my first ever). I really tried to persevere but it was just very flat writing, very little action, too much in depth and basic description of the journey to Thailand and just a few strange occurrences in an attempt to build suspense but it just really wasn't for me.

I chose this because the authors who had given it good reviews are some of my favourite but was very disappointed

Four friends holidaying in Thailand. I just wanted to keep reading this book. Good twists and turns. A great beach read.

Phoebe's books are all such fun, escapist romps - I fly through them every time and THE TRIP was no exception!

A brilliant book to read on holiday. Although, if you're in Thailand it might be a bit too close to you.
Four friends go on holiday. The location sounds great. The author does a great job of scene setting. The business on Bangkok and the quietness of the island.
I sped through this. Desperate to find out what was going on. No spoilers here, but, I will say there are a few red herrings.
Something about the way this is written just flows so easily. It really gives you a great idea of the characters and their relationships.

An idyllic holiday to Thailand is planned for four friends. But just wait. They will certainly be pleased to be home following nightmare encounters with horrors from the past.
A well written story that you will want to follow them on till the end.