I received a digital arc of this from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

The blurb for this book sounded great and right up my street. I thought I wouldn't be able to put it down. But I was wrong. Whilst it was a good book it didn't keep my interest. I wasn't rapidly reading the pages to find out what happened next. It seemed a slow burner to me and especially initially it was very slow to get going. 

Not a bad read but it's not a book i'll remember months down the line.

While the premise of this story is very good, I am just so tired reading about women who participate in such debauchery.  It’s just not entertaining to me.  However, the book was full of secrets, manipulation, and interesting twists.  The story is unpredictable and has you guessing until you’ve turned the last page and closed the book.  I love it when an author accomplishes that.  I’m just ready for a book that does not encourage the type of behavior these women exhibited.  Really!  You wake up the morning after your bachelor party in bed with someone who is not your fiance?!

Thank you to NetGalley and Severn House Publishers for my advanced review copy.  All opinions and thoughts are my own.

I really struggled to get through this book.  There wasn't one likable character.  They all had secrets and they were doozy secrets and even their friendships felt forced.  I would try another book by this author but I didn't care for this one very much.

This book was alright. Not a single character was likable, and it didn't exactly blow me away, but it held my interest throughout. Plus the ending was actually a surprise and caught me off guard, so kudos for the author on that point. But overall, this was less of a thriller and more regular fiction. I wasn't super suspenseful, even though the premise seems like it will be.

This was not what I was expecting at all; it's not a cute, funny romcom, but a gripping thriller. I couldn't put it down, pulling an all-nighter to get it finished.

I enjoyed this book, it had a lot of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end. I would definitely read another book by this author in the future.

I was hooked right from the beginning of this book. A group of girlfriends go out partying for a bridal shower. One ends up murdered. The characters are well written  The story is filled with drugs, sex, and violence, and some good plot twists that kept me engrossed.  Highly recommended.

Thank you netgalley and publisher for the early copy!

I checked the first few chapters, however, I decided to put it down.

A woman decides the time is right to look back at the night that changed the future for her and her band of friends in a very profound way.  It was her bridal shower night that went wrong.  A friend dead, others close to her suspected of being the murderer, mysterious characters who might or might not be involved, it just confounds everything.  Told in alternating chapters by the various characters, it all weaves the night together into a powerful ending.  Did she go through with the wedding?  Who was the murderer?  Why was her friend murdered?  You get your answers and your ending, but it might not be what you wanted or expected.  Just read it already!

This book had me hooked from the beginning. It seems all of the characters had secrets which made the mystery of whodunnit even better. Good amount of twists and turns. I didn’t see the ending coming. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The characters in this book grabbed my attention immediately and brought me into both their individual and collective stories just like I was a part of the group.

Friends for a multitude of years, Maggie, Carol Anne, Angela, Natasha, and Suzanne could not be more different. And while I did not personally identify with any of the characters, I still found myself being drawn further and further into the story with each turn of the page.

I only skimmed a very little bit (probably close to three paragraphs) but it was only because I was so anxious to find out what was going to happen next. What decisions would Maggie make? What secrets that have been buried so deep for so long are going to be revealed? I loved the pace of this book and I never found myself being bored. In fact, I found myself reading way past my usual bedtime several nights in a row in quite a frenzied pace! 🙂

As you can see from my rating, I highly recommend this book. If you love stories about friendships, plots that are difficult to figure out, and if you are in a deep reading slump, you will enjoy this book. It’s a mystery, a thriller, and at times gives glimpses of some truly twisted love stories.

Thank you, Catherine O’Connell for an extremely entertaining book that will help many people out of their reading slumps! 🙂

Maggie is getting married in a few weeks, so she goes out to celebrate one last time with her closest girlfriends from high school, Angie, Suzanne, Natasha, Kelly and Carol Ann. Several terrible things happen that night, with the worst leading to the death of one of her friends. Who killed Angie? Was it random or is there a chance another one of them might be next?

The Last Night Out is told from the point of view of all of the ladies, along with a few husbands, boyfriends and the cops. I liked that about it - hearing the same events but from others' perspectives was interesting. This novel is set in the late 80's, before cell phones and social media, so it's eye opening to see how much our world has changed. The well developed characters are engaging and entertaining, with so many twists and turns I didn't expect. The story ends after a few weeks, but continues with an epilogue that wraps each character's story twenty years later, which I loved.

The Last Night Out by Catherine O’Connell is a well-written book about a last night out before a wedding. The bride and her bridesmaids had a great time by getting into all kinds of trouble, until Angie, one of the bridesmaids was found dead the next day. This was good dark thriller, which kept you in suspense until the end. There was a surprise ending and the entire plot was fully explained at the end. Highly recommended. Thank you to Net Galley for providing an advanced reader’s copy for review.

A good thriller with interesting characters. It seemed like everyone had secrets. The 1988 setting was different and enjoyed the writing style.

I want to thank the publisher "Blackthorn"and Netgalley for the opportunity of reading this terrific book!I

This book revolves around six friends,  though five of them are the major focus of the complex story.   There is murder, adultery, many lies, backstabbing, jealousy, Dark humor and some really interesting and fun storylines that follow each of the women and the men or (lack of men) in their lives.   The story reminds me of a modern day "Peyton Place" for those of you who remember or have heard of that long ago wonderful nighttime soap opera that touched on many taboo subjects for that era.   This book had everything and then something more.   A wonderfully written story that takes place in 1988 and the author captures the feel and nuances of that time with such precision and fine tuning that I forgot it was the present year, and with so many twists and shockers, it may  keep you reading well into the night!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I happily recommend it to any reader who loves the flair of exciting drama and I have given a rating of 4 1/2 Relevant 🌟🌟🌟🌟✴ Stars!!

A Bachelorette party, "I think they used to be called hen parties", that goes wrong. I wasn't overly impressed if you over do things you must pay the consequences.

What a book ... a thriller that kept me at the edge of my seat. I loved the way the plot unfolded, I found the characters very relatable. Highly recommended reading. 

Many thanks to Netgalley and Catherine o Connell for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

A brilliant, edge of your seat, thriller. I loved this psychological thriller, it kept me in suspense throughout and had many surprises. Really well written, even the characters I disliked I wanted to learn more about.

I mean doesn't just the title of this book make you want to read more?! It truly did capture my attention and also freaked me out a little! But I definitely recommend reading this one!

Wow, what a book!  This is one of the best thrillers I have read this year.  It grabbed me from the first page and keep me mesmerized until the very end.  The story takes place in the 80s and begins at Maggie's bachelorette party which is starting to wind down.  Some of the friends decide to go to a bar to keep the celebration going.   Bride-to-be Maggie wakes up the next morning with a strange man in her bed and then gets a phone call with news that one of her party-going friends, Angie, has been found dead.  There are lots and lots of twists and turns in this book and surprises galore!  Thank you NetGalley and Blackthorn Books for the opportunity to read this fantastic thriller.  I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great read.