Sandie Jones was a new to me author and i have to say i loved the Guilt Trip!! it was great!! Cannot wait for to read more by this author

this book fell completely flat. from the mystery to the romance it didn't do it for me. I really wish it did because it promise but unfortunately, it didn't.

This is one of those books that the reader almost needs a scorecard to figure out who is who and what the relationships are, with the added element of a wedding It is a book with characters with lots of secrets, lots of background garbage, and a huge ending!! In other words this book contains everything but the kitchen sink, but it is a quickee read and worth the quickee time it takes to consume it.

#TheguiltTrip by @sandiejones_author
is my most recent #ALC provided by @macmillan.audio for review. As this stunning cover shows, much of this story takes place #cliffside. Three couples head to a beautiful cliffside villa in #Portugal for a wedding. The dramatic backdrop however cannot rival the drama that ensues as tensions and suspicions swell higher than the sea crashing the rocks below.
I stayed up until 2am because i HAD to hear the ending of this book which was shocking and highly satisfying at the same time! If you have your pick of things to read, pick this one up first!! Also, huge props, #asalways to @macmillan.audio for doing a bangup job on the audiobook!
This book was so much fun to listen to with a full cast acting out this awesomely devious story! Many thanks again to @macmillan.audio @minotaur_books, @stmartinspress, @netgalley and the author for the opportunity! Pick this up as your very next read!!

this wasn’t as “thriller-y” as i had hoped and left me wanting more. it started strong but never built up to a huge twist that I was hopeful for.

Thank you Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the gifted book!

This book was a JOURNEY. The first 3/4 I was so bored and kept wanting to DNF but I figured it had to redeem itself. Then the last bit of the book I was super invested in. Then the epilogue....I have read the epilogue no less than 5 times and still don't fully get it. I even sought out spoilers on the internet and no one has a good answer. This whole book could have been solved with people actually having conversations and not letting themselves be manipulated into going against their gut. It was pretty exhausting...

Heavy trigger warnings for infidelity.

I was able to snag an audiobook copy and flew through it over the weekend. I don't think the story was inventive, however, it had enough suspense to keep me listening. It felt like the Friends cast with all the drama and relationships and infidelity within marriages...like I said, not inventive. I will say, Sandie Jones does a great job to keep the tension and suspense alive in her storytelling.

Yesssss this was so good!!! I’m absolutely obsessed with Sandie Jones! Told in third person for 99% of the book, I had all kinds of theories flying around in my head and it’s crazy that I didn’t pick up on some of the clues in there that I totally should have! The ending was *chef’s kiss* perfection! I can’t wait to read her next book!

Good story!!

Description
In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones’s explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have readers gripped to the very last page.

They went away as friends.
They came back as suspects.

Rachel and Jack. Paige and Noah. And Will. Five friends who’ve known one another for years. Then along came Ali, Will’s new fiancée.

The three couples travel to Portugal for Ali and Will’s destination wedding. The weekend away at the gorgeous cliff-top villa is a chance to relax and get to know Ali an little better. She seems perfectly nice—and Will seems happy after years of bad choices.

But when Rachel discovers a shocking secret about Ali, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them holds begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel.

In Sandie Jones’s explosive new suspense novel, jumping to conclusions can become the difference between life and death.

I had trouble getting into this one. I'm not sure if it's because I've read several other "group of friends on vacation"-type thrillers over the past couple years or if it was the specific characters in this one, but I just couldn't maintain focus and wasn't really enjoying the story. None of the characters were people that I really wanted to spend time with, and it felt like so much build-up for very little reward.

This was my first Sandie Jones novel. Oh I loved this weekend getaway to Portugal turned into a suspenseful family drama. All their secrets revealed!

This book reads like it was written by an American trying to sound British. The reader is hit over the head repeatedly with awkward phrases and explanations for slang that obviously interrupt the pacing. That was my first thought when I started this read and it only went downhill from there.

In the first Chapter I honestly thought these people were all early twenties until they started talking about their teen kids. The forced airport banter and reminiscing is downright mind numbing. Rachel is a terrible protagonist. She's somehow supposed to be smart and intuitive but is passive and shallow. She and Paige are a couple of mean girls who spend all their time either reminiscing about the good old days or complaining about Ali. The dynamic between Jack and Ali was obvious from the first time Rachel mentions the weird tension. Everyone somehow has the same basic personality and was interchangeable to the point that I was skimming through their mind numbing socializing.

The conversations are incredibly forced and tedious to the point where I was just waiting for the mystery. I did not care for any of the characters and the story has been told in many other thrillers much more efficiently. I am not sure why this book has received such good reviews - it was a miss for me. 1.5 stars - not the worst but definitely did not enjoy it and

I really liked the characters and the premise seemed really good but I just dont think the book delivered. Thank you for the book.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I absolutely love the idea of the story, and felt connected to the characters. But once reading, it fell a little flat for me. I was really disappointed, because I’ve loved other works by the author. It definitely is worth reading, but I did hope for a little more.

I feel bad because I really tried to get into this book but just something was lacking for me, I am still interested in her future books however.

What was meant to be a. joyful celebration in a picturesque location ended up to be...well, not that. The webs Sandie Jones weaves in her latest book are complicated, and I spent most of my time reading cycling through each character, wondering who was going to crack first. While the ending did throw me for a loop, I think the way it was tied up was altogether satisfying. Not ALL of my questions were answered, but it was worth the ride nonetheless.

Sandie Jones is a go to thriller author that I go to when I need a palate cleanser. This book worked for me and i look forward recommending her books in an upcoming thriller recommendation episode.

Will and Allie are getting married in a fantastic destination wedding trip on an island. Allie had worked for Will's brother, Jack, who had introduced them. Jack is married to Rachel and they have one son. Jack and Rachel's best friends, Paige and Noah, are also going although they aren't that close to the bride and groom.
It seems like it would be a marvelous trip but there are undercurrents everywhere. Jack and Allie seem to have tension between them for some reason. Rachel notices that and chalks it up to Jack's recent distance from them all. She knows he is working something out and is giving him space to do so. While Paige is Rachel's best friend, she has known Noah longer and the two of them had been best friends for quite a while. Perhaps because of this, Jack and Noah have never been close and seem at times to be hostile to each other.

Once on the island, things are still strange. Rachel starts to believe that Jack is having an affair with Allie. He had spread a rumor about Allie and another man at work but what if that was just camouflage? Then there is Noah. He has decided now is the time to tell Rachel he still loves her and that he believes Rachel and Jack's son is actually his, an idea that could possibly be true. Paige is ready to go for Allie on any grounds as they are oil and water. Will this marriage ever take place?

Sandie Jones has written a twisty tale that leaves the reader changing their viewpoint over and over again. Each person seems to have secrets and as these are slowly revealed, the relationships change also. Some are lying but how to determine the truth? This book is recommended for psychological thriller readers.

The Guilt Trip was a solid mystery. Perhaps not the ultimate page turner, but it had some great moments. The plot was well laid out. It was overall a fairly good read!

I really enjoyed this book. There were so many twists and turns, I couldn't put it down for long. One complaint was that it was a little hard to keep track of so many characters and who was married to who. The end was also a bit confusing as to who was saying the epilogue. I assume Noah, but can't be sure.