I requested an ARC of this book via NegGalley because I really liked Sarah Goodwin's <em>Stranded</em>.

<em>The Private Jet</em> has a similar lost in the wilderness, "Man vs. Nature" vibe

Rich and famous for being famous, Lila Wilde, daughter of a legendary rockstar and lifestyle influencer, travels to Thailand with her boyfriend to film some reels and enjoy a tropical vacation. Her plan goes to hell in a handbasket when her private jet, with a party crowd onboard, crashes in a Thai jungle.

Cue drama, pain, and tears. Once the veneer of civilization is lost, people's true selves emerge. Goodwin does a great job immersing the reader in the jungle setting and making the characters come alive.

Where I struggled was with Lila as a protagonist. Her personality flipped from spoiled princess to brave survivalist too quickly to be believable. Even then, I didn't find her likable and couldn't bring myself to root for her.

On the whole, this is a well-written, fast-paced story that fans of this author will surely enjoy.

Animal Farm with a rich kids twist! This book will have you hooked from the beginning to the end!
Lila has everything at her fingertips; endless cash to spend, luxury condo, multiple houses to party in; all thanks to her very famous dad. After a fun raging night out, Lila finds herself impulsively inviting a number of guests from the bar onto her dad's private jet to one of his houses. Impulsive night out soon turns into a nightmare of a plane crash. Left stranded in an isolated jungle. Some survived the crash, but how many will survive the jungle?

This whole book could be irrelevant if people just didn't do drugs. For some reason, I thought the setting was stuck on a plane itself, so this was an entirely different book than what I got from the blurb. A bunch of people are high and drunk in Thailand and decide to take Lila's dad's jet to their house. It crashes. In the jungle without a flight plan. All these people are just trying to survive. I ended up skimming most of it when they crashed in the jungle. Was not exciting for me, but that doesn't mean it's not a good book.

Oh wow what a read that was!
I wasn't sure to start with but once we got to the trip on the jet i just couldn't read it fast enough.
We certainly find out about the true character of a number of people and the horror of it all, oh my goodness.
Its difficult to write this review without giving to much away but this is the best thing i have read for a while.
Fabulous writing from Sarah Goodwin and what a great movie this would make.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy.