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The Vacation

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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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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has tension and twist along the way. The characters were well developed and they seemed like people I know in real life. I am interested in reading more from this author!

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After reading 29 seconds, I became an avid fan of T.M Logan. His books are excellent!

This book, I could not put down! I actually finished it on the same day! It doesn’t have great reviews on Goodreads (Average: 3.91) but don’t let that put you off!

The premise of the story is that a group of families go together to vacation in a luxurious villa in the south of France. However, one of the women in the group suspects her husband is cheating with one of the women on the trip. She wants to uncover the truth, but someone in the villa wants to hide their secret and is willing to kill.

The setting, the characters, the twist and turns, the action-packed story, the amazing ending! I couldn’t ask for anything better. This would be an amazing summer read!

I also highly recommend 29 Seconds and Lies from T.M. Logan!

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TM Logan really knows how to write a crazy story! Kate, her family, and her three best friends and their families are taking a vacation together in France. But once they get to the vacation house, Kate finds texts on her husband's phone that seem to show that he is having an affair. But which one of her friends is it with? As Kate tries to figure out what's happening, she also begins to see just how not perfect her friend's lives and relationships truly are. She notices that there is something off about her own teenage daughter. Everything is a mess and she needs to get to the bottom of it. And then, someone is murdered. Who is the murderer? This whole book made me crazy--in a good way! I whipped through it because I just had to know what was going to happen next and how things were going to go down. What a great book!

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I really enjoyed reading this book. I picked it up because a vacation in the south of France sounds like something wonderful - and I wanted to see just what could go wrong when these friends get together. The surprises kept hitting and once I thought I knew what was happening, I was proven wrong and something else happened! I enjoyed not knowing it all until the very end!

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I've loved T.M. Logan's previous books, Lies and 29 Seconds, giving both either 4 or 5 stars, but The Vacation-not so much. This book didn't have the same feel of the previous two books and as much as I wanted to love it, it was just okay. I felt like it was underwhelming although the premise sounded excellent with all these friends going on vacation to celebrate their 40th. I think the second plot with the teenagers/kids added nothing to the plot about who was having the affair and just bogged down the story. It became predictable and the writing repetitive at times. Logan is an amazing author, and I do look forward to his next novel!

Thank you NetGalley and St.Martin's Press for the DRC. All opinions are my own.

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