First, I want to thank Kerry Wilkinson, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

WOW!!! I thought Kerry Wilkinson’s The Sleepover was good but dang his sequel After The Sleepover was jaw droppingly good! Who would have thought in a million years that a similar incident would happen again! A family’s worst nightmare comes true!! So many Deja vu moments in this must read book!

I highly suggest if you have not already read The Sleepover that you do so before reading After The Sleepover. Kerry does refresh us a little bit of what happened in the last book. However, to get the full story and for After The Sleepover to make more sense I would read the first one! You will be so glad you did as both books are amazing!

My feelings were mixed on the whole movie premiere aspect! One one hand it was an interesting story to tell and to be on the big screen was huge. It was a great segway into the story. However, on the other hand it would be painful for Leah to watch!

After The Sleepover was fast paced, addicting, intense at times, and jam packed with wicked twists and turns. One that I never in a million years saw coming. Infact, I was cracking up laughing at the reasoning behind this one scene! It was just so epic!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a wild ride and had me on the edge of my seat. I was surprised at how it measured up to the first book because at first I did not think it would be as gripping. This was full of twists and turns and I really enjoyed the book.

After reading the first book I couldn't wait to read the second and wasn't disappointed. Another page turner with great characters and totally believable, with a great twist at the end. Kerry Wilkinson never disappoints.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC.

Thanks to Net Galley and Bookouture for an ARC of this book for my honest review.
I didn’t realize this was a second book but for me it worked as a standalone.
This book kept me interested and turning the pages. I really enjoyed it. Twists and turns left me hanging.
I hope there will be another one

I really enjoyed this story. It kept me on my toes and found it hard to put down. I highly recommend this book. Brilliant.

After the Sleepover is the follow up book to The Night of the Sleepover and I would recommend you read them in order so as to fully understand them. This one is full of twists and turns that kept me reading long past my bedtime. Fantastic read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my ARC.

For this book to make complete sense you really should read The Sleepover first. If you haven't and possibly intend to then I'd stop reading now as this review might inadvertently include spoilers.
So... If you recall from book one, Leah was the sole survivor of a sleepover during which her three friends vanished. Despite everyone's best intentions the mystery has never been solved... Officially! But there are two people left who do know the truth but they are not telling... So... it comes as no shock when you hear that the mystery is still talked about some 25 years later. Even more so with the premier of the film that was being researched in book one.
And then three teenagers go missing again. Boys this time, during a camping trip...
And so begins another twisty turny ride stuffed full of secrets, lies, dysfunctional behaviour, red herrings, obfuscation and everything else you'd need for a book of this genre. Of course, knowing what we all know from book one puts us a step ahead of the game, but not far ahead enough to work out what is happening. Unless you guess... which I did and was kinda right! But that's cos I'm a smartypants who lives, eats and breathes this genre book...
As with all his books, this one also contains some great observational humour throughout which had me giggling and rolling my eyes along the way. It also contains some great characters too. What it doesn't contain however is any superfluous waffle or padding so it really does get in with itself very well indeed.
All in all, a cracking followup and, with the way it ended, maybe not the last in the series... I'd definitely be up for more... My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

After the Sleepover by Kerry Wilkinson was a very intriguing story.
This story just drew me in from the first page and I was lost. From the very beginning this was a gripping and unputdownable story. I found this to be very well written story with a great plot. Fantastic characters that draw you in and a story woven so well you are invested from page one! The plot and the characters are written well and believable.
Wilkinson kept me completely engrossed and hanging on every word.
Another engaging and intriguing read from Kerry.

Thank You NetGalley and Bookouture for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Something sinister and slithery snakes through this novel.
On the 25th anniversary of three girls disappearing after a sleepover, three boys go missing too.
Right from the beginning I had a ton of questions, I didn’t believe anyone’s story.
I thought Leah was detached and sort of a lurker.
As the strands of the story finally came together I still wasn’t satisfied with the answers but there are some sickos out there!

This is the second book in the series. I would recommend you read the first as there is alot of references to the first read and the backstory. It’s a fast paced read that keeps you guessing and throws you many twists and turns along the way. The characters were likeable enough but kept you at arms length somewhat which added to the suspense. This one keeps you guessing till the last word which is always a plus in a read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to listen to and review #AfterTheSleepover

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by Kerry Wilkinson, with the audio narrated by Olivia Darnely - 4 stars!

Twenty-five years ago, Leah had a sleepover with 3 friends. By the time morning rolled around, Leah was the only one left. Now history appears to be repeating itself. Three boys decide to camp out near one of their homes; when morning dawns, they're gone.

This is the second book in this series, which I didn't realize, but it definitely works as a stand alone too. It's tense and as a parent, you can only imagine the heartbreak of both of these situations. This one had an open ending, so I'm definitely hoping there is another book in this series!

Really good story line and wasn't any issue that it was the second book in a series.
The characters were a similar age to me so I totally understood and followed everything that was happening.
A little twist at the end was also good.

Thank you to Bookouture for giving me this book to read and review. While I did receive this book free of charge, my review is honest and in my own words.

It was difficult when a small town tragically lost three teenage girls the night of a sleepover. One of the girls was left behind while the others vanished and were never seen again. Now twenty-five years later, the same town experiences a loss again. Three teenage boys go missing after a sleepover. Is this a coincidence, or two horrible yet unrelated events?

Leah, the girl left behind from the sleepover twenty-five years ago, finds herself in the middle of this investigation. She was called in as a friend although she had no relationship with anyone involved. While reading this story, I asked myself why several times. Why was Leah called in, why was Leah so closed off, and why was Leah so quick to get involved?

There are many plot twists in the story with moments of tension building and then fizzling out again. I thought I had the story figured out at one point, but I was wrong. There are points in the book that you question every character. Are they are friend or foe?

The author created a wonderful visual picture of the farm and the town in which the story takes place. I actually felt like I was there while reading. The characters were written with great detail although I found myself being unable to relate to them. I always felt something was “off” with both Leah and Jennifer . The “off” felt a bit sinister at times but it could have been that they were not very friendly and outwardly loving.

The story was very interesting and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. It’s a great book for a book club, as there is a lot to discuss.

I finished the book wishing I had definitive answers to one of the big events in the story. I don’t want to say too much and give anything away. I heard that there may be a third book so hopefully the answers I’m looking for are in there.

Happy reading!!

This book has so much mystery and suspense that it kept me turning the pages. As I read, I thought I had the mystery figured out and then I would read on and I was wrong :).



Thanks so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

I’d like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘After The Sleepover’ written by Kerry Wilkinson in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Exactly twenty-five years after Leah Pearce’s three friends disappeared during a sleepover, the premiere of a film is being shown at the Community Centre documenting what happened during the disappearance and how the town has coped with the notoriety afterwards. It’s during this evening that three boys, Dylan, Alf and Mo, are having a sleepover in the field backing onto Dylan’s home. When his mother Jennifer goes out to the three tents and finds them empty she rings the police who start searching for the boys and when she asks if Leah will stay with her Leah agrees but it only brings back memories she’d rather not think about.

After reading ‘The Night Of The Sleepover’ I was keen to read the sequel ‘After The Sleepover’ and find out how life has treated Leah during the years since the disappearance of her friends. Although I thought it slow at times and there wasn’t much in the way of excitement, it did capture my imagination as I tried to work out what had happened to the boys and where they were. This isn’t once of the author’s best thrillers but I enjoyed it and as it’s book two of ‘The Sleepover Series’ I’ll be looking forward to reading book three.

Twenty-five years ago Leah Pearce had a sleepover with her three best friends. During the night the other three girls were taken and never found. In the previous book Leah found out the fate of her friends contemporaneous with the brother of one doing a documentary on the disappearances. Now on the night of the film’s premiere in their small town a group of three boys are having a camp out in the yard of one. The next morning the boys are missing. Jennifer, the mother of one of the boys was a schoolmate of Leah’s and she asks for Leah’s assistance, thinking Leah will understand.

The first “Sleepover” book must have been fairly popular, and it was a good thriller, as is this. There isn’t a huge amount of overlap between the two except, of course, with the character of Leah, but a reader could easily read this as a standalone. This didn’t break new ground in the genre or anything, but I liked it, and I really found Jennifer quite enjoyable to read about. Recommended.

As a sequel there was great expectation and anticipation boy was I not disappointed.. Although this is a sequel you dont need to have read the first one to enjoy this. The same thing has happened again and the syory focuses on that with interwoven links to tge past. Its full of twists and turns. The final act leads me to beluve there may be another instatelment. I loved the way the chatacter continued to evolve and the addition onf a new chatacter linked to the past but part of a new mystery. The mystery itself being solved at points felt like the police were just an escape goat to move tge story along. However once as acrrader you had more interactions with charlie you understood that it was just the character way .
This was a throughly enjoyable 5 start highly recommended read from start toi finish. Thank you netgallery and publisher and author for thus arc.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Bookouture for the ARC #AfterTheSleepover by #KerryWilkinson. This second book in the series was just as good as the first. It was twisted and demented and the fact that the ending could happen is utterly devastating. But that’s what makes this book so dang good. Highly recommend this series and this author.

This is the 2nd book in this sleepover series. I really enjoyed the fast pace and twists in the first book so was looking forward to reading this one. Although I enjoyed it I felt it was a real slow burner and even though it was a shorter book it felt longer in places. I was disappointed I didn’t love it as much as the 1st one but I think the slower pace was the reason. Having said that I can’t wait for the next book.

★★★★★ 4.5 stars (rounded up)

Three teenagers disappeared...now it's happened again...

The follow-up to "The Night of the Sleepover" , I actually liked this one more. I'm not sure why. Maybe because there was more of a sense of closure at the end? Throughout this book I was thinking "4 stars"...and then, the ending. Ramped it up 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Definitely worthy of it with that bombshell ending. While this is the second in the series, it can easily suffice as a standalone although you do get more backstory to the original mystery by reading the first book.

The story opens with a premiere screening of the documentary that was being made in the first book about the disappearance of the three teenage girls at a sleepover at which Leah attended when she was fifteen. She woke up the following morning and her friends' sleeping bags were empty; they had gone. And their disappearance has remained a mystery for twenty five years. The documentary didn't really rake up any new information, just rehashed old theories, introduced new ones and ended as ambiguously as it only could without the mystery ever being solved.

The following morning after the screening, Leah awakes to a couple of police officers on her doorstep. Three teenage boys have disappeared overnight and the mother of one of the boys was asking for her. Did Leah know her? She wasn't sure but apparently they were at school together. But school had such a vague recollection of memories mostly due to the fact three of her friends had vanished overnight and she was expected to carry on as normal despite no one knowing what had happened to them. Now it seems Jennifer Bailey wanted her at her side as the only other person to know what it feels like to be "left behind".

The mystery deepens as police continue to search Jennifer's farm. How can three teenagers disappear overnight? For it to happen in a small town not once but twice in its lifetime? It seems the town's WhatsApp group is full of theories and answers, all of them pointing fingers at someone or something. Questions are raised and allegations made. But does anyone really know what's happened?

As much as she doesn't want to be, Leah become embroiled in this latest mystery as Jennifer rants and figuratively cries on her shoulder. Suspicion falls on their weird neighbour who has threatened violence if her son Dylan, one of the missing boys, continues to trespass on his land. And when asked about Dylan's father, she reveals a not so nice picture of the absentee parent. But through it all, Leah listens and takes note. Before the end of the book she will have the mystery figured out...but at what cost?

AFTER THE SLEEPOVER is a slow burning mystery like the first one, it's startling difference being that jawdropping ending which I felt was a perfect touch. There are plenty of red herrings throughout to keep you guessing as to where this story will go. Will you figure it out as Leah does? Or will Kerry have you hoodwinked?

While this book does refer to Leah knowing what happened to her missing friends, that mystery is reserved for the first book and is not actually revealed in this one. And while you can read this one as a standalone, I don't think you will pick up on a lot of the nuances peppered throughout unless you have read the first one also.

None of the characters are really likeable, even Leah is pretty hard to connect with. I found her relationship with Ben a bit of a non-starter as it didn't really go anywhere in the story so I kind of felt what was the point?

As always, Kerry's trademark wit can be found throughout which had me chuckling at times. But the piece-de-resistance of this entire tale was the final pages. I cannot say enough how perfect that ending was.

I would like to thank #KerryWilkinson, #Netgalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #AfterTheSleepover in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.