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The setting is France and Kate is minutes away from meeting her three college friends for a long overdue joint vacation with them and their families. They were the best of friends and roommates in college and spent vacations together every year until they drifted away from the tradition five years ago. She’s looking forward to it, her husband Sean, teenaged daughter Lucy and 10-year old son Daniel all in tow. Soon after their arrival, Kate notices her husband being overly protective of his phone. When he’s otherwise occupied, she checks it and finds a cryptic message that leads her to believe he’s involved with another woman. And it has to be one of her friends based on what’s said. Is it Rowan, the wealthy host of the fabulous vacation villa who owns her own business, or Jennifer the full time helicopter mother of two teen-aged sons or Izzy the single one who is constantly moving around the globe.

This would have driven me crazy and it was doing the same to Kate since she opted not to confront Sean. The vacation devolves into suspicion and intense scrutiny of every move her friends make, especially when interacting with Sean as she tries to figure out the who. I could identify with Kate’s paranoia and it gets even more complicated by her daughter’s odd behavior where she’s clearly weighed down by something. Everything takes on more meaning and suspicion shifts to all of the friends at some point.

The psychological aspect of this story was off the charts. It had a wonderful start, pulling me in immediately.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and give an honest review

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I loved the setting of this book and the unpredictability from each character! The writing style left just enough to be wanted at the end of each chapter to keep me reading. Definitely look forward to more from this author!

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Kate and her husband are gathering for a week at a French villa with three other families. Even before they have all arrived the tensions begin to mount and Kate realizes her husband is probably having an affair with one of the women that will be vacationing with them. But, Kate wants to figure out who it is before she confronts her husband with her suspicions.

While it has a good premise, The Vacation fell flat for me. On the whole, the characters were unsympathetic and don’t even get me started about the children. The story is based on the fact that no one communicated with each other and, for me that was very frustrating and irritating.

T.M. Logan is a good writer and The Vacation could of, would of, should of been a great book. As it is, it was just ok. It had all the right elements, including a variety of interesting characters and the atmosphere of a luxurious villa in the French countryside, and that helped to keep my attention to the end.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

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Can Kate really trust her lifelong friends when she discovers those incriminating texts on her husband's phone? She determines Sean is having an affair with one of the other women on their vacation. Meanwhile, she still needs to help entertain, watch the kids and keep a poker face until she knows what's really happening.
As usual TM Logan has my head spinning with all the possibilities until the very end!

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I enjoyed reading this mystery/ thriller. The Vacation centers around four good female friends on vacation in Italy together with their families. I actually found myself looking up the cities lol. Great book!

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Better than expected, wild ride all the way to the end. Good twists and turns with logical explanations that weren't too far-fetched even though it seemed anyone could have been guilty. Will be on the lookout for more from TM Logan.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

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Four college roommates and best friends plan a trip with their families after years apart. After one woman reads her husband’s texts, a mystery starts to unfold.

This one had twists and turns until the very last page! I seriously enjoyed the story, and immediately am looking for more books from this author.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

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While the premise for this book intrigued me, the actual story did not meet my expectations. I did not connect with the characters and found Kate to be irritating. From young to old, there wasn’t a single redeeming quality to any individual. I had high hopes, but this book just had me rushing through to the end so I would be finished. Ugghhh!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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T.M. Logan does not disappoint with yet another edge of the seat read. This book had my attention from the very beginning. Once I started reading I couldn't stop. Interesting characters and story. This book is one for the keeper shelf!

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I found this to be an enjoyable read, keeping me on my toes throughout. The storyline was written well and flowed seamlessly. I look forward to reading more by this author!

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This one surprised me. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it and honestly I haven't heard much about it but it sucked me in pretty quickly. I really loved getting to know the characters and trying to figure out the mystery. Overall 4/5 stars from me!

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Kate and her best friends, and their families, are all vacationing together. When Kate finds a text on her husband's phone that leaves her to believe that he is having an affair with one of her best friends, she begins to question everything. When she gets closer to figuring out who it is that is having an affair with her husband, things get dangerous and she realizes that everyone has secrets.

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Another solid thriller by TM Logan. Loved the short chapters and the mystery. The audio is great, too! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy.

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I really enjoyed this thriller from T. M. Logan. There were a lot of characters and a lot of different things going on that added depth and variation to the plot. There were many misunderstandings between the characters and red herrings to throw readers off. I loved the French vacation house setting and it worked beautifully for the story. I found the ending to be completely unexpected, intelligent and satisfying.

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I love Logen's writing, it flows so perfectly. I really enjoyed this thriller. The twists and turns were great and the characters were fleshed out perfectly. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down, I definitely recommend this book!

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Really liked this twisty story and the premise was fun. So many secrets, lies and betrayals and that’s really what I need in a thriller.

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You have friends who are a lot like family but how well do you know them? When this group of friends descend on a vacation of a lifetime they discover secrets. One realizing that her husband is having an affair and another is hiding a deep secret that she may live to regret the rest of her days. Another amazing book by T.M. Logan!

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I wanted to love this one, but I just didn't. The adult characters who are supposed to be 40 just seemed to be much younger. They didn't make great decisions and none of them seemed to take anything the children were doing that seriously. There were some plot devices dropped in to make things look like something other than what they were, but the explanations fell flat for me. I knew things weren't what they seemed for the whole book, although I didn't guess the actual plot twist itself. More believability would have been nice, or you know...if the characters actually talked with each other....but if that were the case, there wouldn't have been a story.

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I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this at the moment. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

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TM Logan has become one of the authors I look forward to reading over the summer months, and this one was no different complete with a vacation setting and theme,

Another 5-star read and I can't wait to read Logan's next book

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