I like suspense, and I LOVE a locked-door (or isolated island) mystery, so I'd expected to enjoy this one, but this didn't do it for me at all. There are two couples, Jack and Rachel, and Noah and Paige, going to a destination wedding where they kinda all hate the bride, Rachel and Noah have been friends since college, and still maintain a wonderful close friendship where they understand each other better than their spouses, and Paige spends loads of the book talking about how well-suited Rachel and Noah are, and how it wouldn't even be cheating if old friends got together and.... Ugh.

Anyway, it's not a one-star because there actually WAS a surprising twist with the bride's past.

When I first started this book it was a good steady story of 6 friends who have some drama in their relationships. Their is suspected betrayal, infidelity, questions of paternity, and insecurities and comparisons among friends. About half way through the book, I was on the edge of my seat. I could not put it down and did not want to be interrupted because I had to figure out what was going on only to find out in the end I was totally wrong. I had to pick up my mouth off the floor. Wow. I haven't read anything this intense in a long time and it was well worth it!

I enjoyed this fast paced, quick read about a group of friends in a beautiful location for a destination wedding. I liked the premise of the book and the slow build up of suspense. I did feel that a little too much time was spent building up to the wedding and more time could have been spent on the ending. The ending felt rushed and it was a little confusing. Overall it was an enjoyable read that I would recommend to others.

I enjoyed this book. It starts out as an annoying bride getting majored in a destination wedding and it ends up in tons of secrets. What could go wrong. Well practically everything! So good and kept me glued to the pages.

I requested to read and review this book for free from St. Martin Publishing Company. Wow this book wow. Just when you think you know how the book is going to end or what happened there is a huge curveball. The ending I couldn't have predicted. It was amazing. This book will leave you wanting more and not wanting to put it down. The characters Ali, Rachel, Jack, Noah and Paige and Will. Very much intertwine with each other more then you know. This book will make you think I should never judge something without proof. Is there such this as a happy ending? Can you really know someone whether you live in the same house or have been friends for many years. Does the truth set you free? This book is for a mature reader and can be ready anytime.

This book took place over a timespan of a two wedding weekend. With that being said, it was not short on suspense and romance. I really enjoyed it’s a nice relaxing summer read.

Another fast paced read from Sandie Jones. This one involves three different couples, an affair, and plenty of deceit. It is somewhat easy to guess the twist early on in the novel. That said, the mystery between the couples unfolds in a tangled way, and the intrigue comes in finding out how the twist is revealed to the other characters.

I raced through this one. The characters weren’t always likable but the setting was enthralling and the plot was engaging. I was eager to see its conclusion in a good way. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I had high hopes for this novel, a domestic thriller. The beginning of the book grabbed my attention; six friends going to Portugal to celebrate a wedding and of course lots of secrets come to light. About midway through the book, I found it difficult to get through it. There was a lot of dialogue in the present and past which I found confusing. The ending seemed so rushed. I would have liked a cleaner resolution.

-𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖-
The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones
pub date 8/3

first of all, huge thank you to @netgalley and @minotaur_books for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: i’m going to keep this short since i decided to read this immediately when i got it and it’s not out til August! this book was a fast paced, domestic thriller. i got into the story right away then started to get a little bored. you have to get settled into reading, to me at least- i had a hard time figuring out who was married to who at in the beginning. overall, this is a good summer read and a story you definitely can tell Sandie wrote!
⭐️3/5⭐️

The Guilt Trip is my first read by Sandie Jones and I enjoyed this domestic suspense novel, The lush setting is a cliff-side resort looking out over the ocean. The three couples are there for the wedding of the pairs, while the other five people have been friends for twenty years or more. The plot is fast moving, and the secrets and misunderstandings provide tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Though there are predictable moments, the twisted path to the climax makes a suspenseful and satisfying read.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy of a free ARC in exchange for my honest review. #TheGuiltTrip #NetGalley

Set in a gorgeous cliff-side resort for a wedding, The Guilt Trip brings together 3 couples which include the bride and groom and all the baggage of years worth of deception and unrequited love. This is a crazy train of a read. The Guilt Trip is fast paced and evokes Big Little Lies in that everyone if not lying, is hiding their true feelings or behaviors. The ending is an over-the-top denouement but fit for the story. Beach read material.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for a honest review.

I really enjoyed this book - the location and the various twists and turns! Sandie did a good job on bringing the various characters to life along with their emotions. I think this will be a summer read hit.

This is a fun and twisted read that sent me flying through the pages to see what could happen next. The beginning half of the book was the best in my opinion, with so many questions laid out for the reader to encourage sleepless nights reading in bed. However, when the book began to wrap up, it ended in a somewhat rushed and confusing way. One of my favorite things about the thriller authors I normally read is how no stone goes unturned, and everything is neatly wrapped up in a bow. With this one, there were several things that left me wondering what I read and if I was missing something.. and I completely didn’t understand the epilogue at all.

I will say that I enjoyed the overall vibes of the book- I think some of the twists that came along were interesting and I enjoyed reading a book that was set in Portugal.

I have so much to say about this book but at the same time, don’t even know where to begin. I was immediately hooked from the beginning but found things wordy and so much was going on, it got confusing at times. And don’t even get me started on the ending?! It was rushed and I am left with sooooo many questions and having them answered probably wouldn’t have made me enjoy this but I just wish things were more clear.

I guessed the twist and wasn’t at all surprised by the events that unfolded. Overall things were so overdone, dramatic and so unbelievable. This wasn’t what I expected or hoped for.

The Guilt Trip gave me anxiety. From the onset, I felt the uncomfortable relationships between the three couples, and each page sizzled with tension. For me, there was not a single likeable character in this book. The dialogue grew repetitive and predictable, and ultimately, the twist at the end of the novel was just too little too late.

I loved The Other Woman so I was really excited to get my hands on a copy of her latest book The Guilt Trip. I found it very hard to get into at first but as soon as I got past the first two chapters I was hooked. I couldn't put it down. I needed to know how it ended. Another thrilling book by a much-loved reader.

Review coming soon. Thanks to Sandie Jones, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC; the opinions are mine.

Pub Date 8.3.21
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I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review

Not my favorite from this author- definitely not her best. Hope the next one is up to snuff

The book grips you from the very first page: who is dead, who is she, why does she feel responsible for what happened and most of all, why can she not tell the police the truth? The twists and turns of this book and the lies that end up truths and truths that end up lies all culminate in a knuckle biting ending of murder and attempted coverup. I never saw it coming and I had to get to the end to see what was going to happen.
All this being said in the buildup of the suspense I got more annoyed than excited. Rachel was so beaten inside but then portrayed as strong; I just couldn't wrap my head around it. Her character was too weak and afraid. I enjoyed reading this book but I will recommend it to my friends who really like this genre.
Thank you to Sandie Jones for writing this thrilling book and for St. Martins Press for allowing me to read and review it.

Fast paced with so many twists you don't see coming. I did think the constant overthinking from Rachel was quite tedious. All of the issues could have been resolved even just a little bit of communication and that got old after a while.


This should not have been labeled as a thriller however, its more of a family drama. Still a quick read, it was fun.