3.5 stars as an audiobook.

As someone who is part of the bookstagram/booktok community, this one was such a fun read.

Six book influencers go away to connect with fellow book influencers and talk about books they love. As soon as they arrive, things start to go wrong and now everyone just wants to survive the weekend. Secrets are revealed and friendships are tested. I have never read anything by this author, but this felt pretty YA to me. Not a bad thing, I love YA mysteries, but not sure others will.

I do appreciate how the author talked about how book influencers have to balance their love for reading and posting content. I don't post reviews outside of goodreads and netgalley, but I do imagine, if you read THAT much to be a content creator, it can definitely be easy to get burnt out. Quite a few influencers talk about how they have book slumps and it's easy to see how.

I didn't love the ending and rationale for everything that happened, however, that's just a personal opinion. The narrator was a bit over the top, however, I didn't mind it, but it did further cement my comment about this reading/listening like a YA novel.

I believe Kiersten described this book as a love note to her readers, I swear it totally reflects the bookstagram community and her love of her booksta/book tok peeps. I laughed at so many pieces of this book, I kept thinking…#ifeelattacked 🤣😂🤣

One thing I love about KM books is that she has virtually no filler. This book was the perfect length…she’s not one to throw words in order secure a higher page count and I love that about her writing.

This one was good, not as dark and twisty as some of her others (Ahem…Do Not Open…) but I still enjoyed it. I’m always gonna prefer her more guttural stuff. I’m a glutton for punishment. This def wasn’t my fav of hers though (which doesn’t mean it’s bad just for me there are others of hers that I liked better).

The best way to describe it is a bookstagrammer’s nightmare with some Hitchcockian vibes mixed in. It has all of the things us bookstagrammers are passionate about inside and awaiting our outrage. IYKYK.

Also before reading this book, I’d never heard of chili-cuterie but I 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 try it. Sounds amazing.

In the book the influencers talk about their bookish hang ups / habits…throwing away dust jackets, finding other lovers/haters in the community to support love/dislike of a book, making the faces that the characters make in a book you’re reading while reading it…

Kirsten Modglin is always a great go-to author and the audio version (quick listen!) was wonderful. Fantastic book

I would consider myself a Kiersten Modglin super fan! I devour everything she writes. This one felt different. It was a little slow burn to get to the suspenseful part! But once it did, I couldn't listen fast enough. I loved the idea that they're book influencers on a trip together. The end was so twisty and a little confusing for me. I didn't feel like it was clear enough. But I still devoured it in 24 hours! I thought the narrator was great.

This is a difficult one to review. There were some parts that I really liked. Particularly I really liked how the author talked about being a book reviewer and how difficult it can be managing your social media and also still finding joy in your hobby. Sometimes you can be so consumed with posting and creating content it takes away from the love of the hobby. I like that this was talked about in the beginning of the book. The story seemed a little odd to me. It just seemed all over the place. It is the story of a group of book friends who gather together to have a book weekend in this very odd, scarcely populated town. It seems odd that they would pick this place and how they would have went to a town with no libraries or book stores to shop in. The end reason for the murders were just very odd to me. Now I will say this, I listened to this on audio an the narrator could be a little over the top sometimes. I might have had a different experience if I read it instead of listened.
Another thing that I felt odd was that most of the time the characters ages seemed to change. I couldn't help but feel that they seemed and acted like they were must younger than mid 20s. They seemed much more like characters from a YA novel.

I really liked how this book started. A weekend away for a group of online influencer friends to meet in-person for the first time. It takes place in a creepy little town where everyone knows everyone and they hate the people the rental house brings to them. I like these kind of stories-set in the woods, shadows are moving characters not sure if they’re really seeing what they think they saw, but the way this one ended was a bit disappointing to me. I do think the theme of the story was important (which I won’t mention to prevent spoilers); I just didn’t like the turn the story took. I enjoyed the narrator. Her voice was pleasant and easy to listen to. She had great tone and her inflection for male voices wasn’t overly dramatic. I love Kiersten Modglin, but this one just didn’t do it for me. However, I look forward to see what she does next!

Thank you @NetGalley, #KierstenModglin and #DreamscapeMedia for the opportunity to listen to this advance copy for an honest review!

I really could relate to this one as I would love to go on a book escape with fellow book influencers and talk books. I had to laugh as when they were talking about some of their book hang ups as some of those were just so relatable.

It seems like it is going to be a relaxing weekend just chatting about books but not everyone is who they claim to be. I enjoyed the fast pace and the paranoia of not knowing what the actual truth was or who to believe made for a great thriller.

I can never get tired of her books as they are a quick binge read or in this case listen and the narrator was amazing. They are the perfect escape from reality.

This is my first Kiersten Modglin book and I’ve heard so much hype about her twisty thrillers I could not wait to dive into this one. As a newer book influencer I loved the premise - I just could NOT get past the narrators voices! When she was speaking as herself she was very enjoyable to listen to but once she started speaking in other voices for other characters it was the most annoying cringy thing I’ve ever heard and I listen to a lot of audiobooks. So I am taking that part out of the equation to give my review.
Six friends and book influencers meet for a weekend away.
To chat mystery books, gather material for posts and the occasional collaboration.
But soon they find themselves in a drama of their own.
Strange things begin to happen.
Then one of them witnesses a crime to the people next door and they start to find out the truth.
Secrets come to surface, no one believes them and they establish that they can’t trust each other.
Before long it all comes crashing down and the shocking facts are revealed.
Kiersten writes fast paced, page turning, twisty and suspenseful stories.
I must stand up and applaud her as she continues to come up with great ideas for novels for her ever expanding list of titles.
A character driven spine chiller with domestic drama vibes.
I think the ending fell flat I have too many questions! I am definitely going to try another of her books.
Thank you NetGalley And dreamscape media for the audio of this read!

A fun little popcorn thriller. If you make book content of any kind, I recommend giving this one a listen! For a book on the shorter side, the characters were surprisingly well developed.
The narrator was super animated which made the story even more fun to listen to.
That wild twist towards the end I never could have seen coming.

Thank you KMod for another amazing thriller! The story moves incredibly fast and is certainly relatable in the book promotion world! KMod really understands her fan base.

I enjoyed the premise of the story. The ending was shocking and made gasp in more than one spot!
The narrator of the audio was great. Smooth and even, her voice also sounded fine reading deeper voices. The chapters flow smoothly and the audio definitely adds flair to the story! Don't pass this one up!