A physcological thriller that really kept me trying to guess what was going on. It starts out rather simple and then all of a sudden I had no idea what was happening. It's brilliantly plotted!! I love that I had to keep reading to unravel the mystery twist. I didn't particularly care for any of the characters but the uniqueness of the story is what kept me turning the pages. It's different but good different!

Fantastic book. I loved the storyline line, & the characters . Kept me up all night as I couldn't put it down⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book started with a brilliant and truly original premise.

I had high hopes for it, but after a good start the writing felt unexpectedly pedestrian, and the plot spiralled in a way that began to seem increasingly far-fetched.

Many other reviewers gave this story good reviews, so perhaps it is just not for me. I give it 2.5 stars. To each their own!

The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia

Out 16th January 2025

Thank you so much to @headlinebooks for the ebook ARC.

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Quite enjoyed this one! I’d definitely say this was more of a popcorn thriller, as parts of the story were a little far-fetched. Nevertheless, it was still a fast paced, entertaining read.

The story is told from a multi-character POV, switching between them in each chapter. At the start I did feel like there were a lot of characters, so I did find it a little confusing and hard to follow at times. Alongside this, there were an awful lot of typing errors in my ARC copy which was slightly annoying. I know this can happen though with PDF format e-books, and it wasn’t unreadable.

Trent was such a horrible character! I definitely felt a lot of hate towards him, with the way he acted towards women. Once the book got past the halfway mark, it became a lot more gripping and hard to put down. I could really visualise some parts as a film which I loved!

I did not see the big twist coming towards the end!There had already been a twist revealed, which left me with a few unanswered questions as I wasn’t sure of the reasoning behind it. However, everything then fell into place and made sense, with a satisfying ending too!

Overall, I thought this was a great popcorn thriller for a debut author! I’ll certainly keep an eye out for more books from this author in the future.

Totally not what I expected but this storyline was great, and what a surprising end.
The only problem I had was the foul language. 4,5 stars

Thanks NetGalley, the author and publisher for the chance to read this. This review is my honest opinion.

Two women who look alike meet on a plane. One is a dirt poor barmaid running from a relationship with a violent man, and the other a news director who is well off.

Their lives have intertwined from one chance meeting.

The plot of this story was good, if you ignore the far fetched parts of it.
However, it was long winded, over explanatory, and there was a massive cast of characters, not many of them that I liked.
I felt sorry for Jasmine at first, but she really was a conniving person.
Stephanie was more true to life, lonely, well connected, friendly and accepting.

I think that the book could have been shorter and had less text messages and narrators.

3/5 stars from me

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

This book was gripping and I found myself holding my breath in the initial pages to see if everything would turn out alright!

This book was highly addictive with many twists and turns to keep you turning the pages well into the night!

What an an amazing read. Had me hooked from the beginning, so many twists and turns, and a storyline that unfolded from every characters perspective. It is so well constructed and written, and the story was believable. Loved the characters, and they were all integral to the plot. An brilliant debut novel and I look forward to the next one!

I did enjoy this book; however, it would have been so much better if it had not been so unbelievable. It started off so well, and I was really enjoying the story, but then things just went silly very quickly. I mean, find my doppelganger.com???
Jasmine was such an unlikeable character; I found everything she did to be selfish and 'poor me'. Stephanie was a much more relatable and likeable character, saying that the ending was great and tied everything up nicely. I would definitely read more by this author.
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The twists kept twisting!!

I had no idea who the killer could possibly be up until the point the author made it obvious and even then, I was shocked.

I loved the multiple POV going back in time, it added extra information and depth to the story. It was great to see what everyone’s opinions were on what had happened to their friends.

Glenn?! Disgusting human! Also severely unhinged and scary.

The only slight negative (?) I would say is that I didn’t see much point in Diana being introduced. I understand it added an additional twist to the story but just felt it was a tad random. That being said, absolutely loved the rest!

I want to start by saying the cover of this book was what caught my attention. I have since seen the cover of the USA version and I never would have given this book a second look with that cover.

That being said, I LOVED this book!! It starts out with jasmine leaving her abusive boyfriend and encountering Stephanie on the plane as she heads to a business trip. While at this business trip, she meets Trent who is very full of himself.

How are all these people connected?? This book is broke into separate parts which basically explains each of the main characters part of the story. So many twists. So many shocking moments. I could not get enough of this book.