Wow! A huge thank you to NetGalley, Jessie Garcia, and St. Martin's Press for providing the ebook. This book was an absolute rollercoaster. Just when I thought I had it figured out, a twist would emerge out of nowhere, leaving me stunned. If you're a fan of unpredictable twists, this book is definitely for you!

What a fabulous book! Quick read with lots of twists. I liked reading from all the different characters perspective. Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

4.5⭐

Two women from different walks of life – Stephanie Monroe and Jasmine Littleton – cross paths on a flight to Denver- Jasmine hoping for a fresh start and on the run from an abusive partner and Stephanie on her way to attend a conference in San Diego. Seated in the same row, they share casual conversation during the flight. A few days later, each of them is untraceable, and strangely enough, the last few messages Jasmine and Stephanie each sent to their close friends mention being charmed by a man by the name of Trent McCarthy. Coincidence? What happened to these women and how is Trent McCarthy connected to these disappearances? What follows is a complex web of deceit, manipulation and much more.

An entertaining psychological thriller The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia had me frantically turning pages until I got to the very end. The short chapters and consistent pacing with twists, turns, and revelations that shock and awe rendered this an unputdownable read for me. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, she throws in another shocker, proving me wrong time and time again! The narrative is cleverly structured and shared from multiple perspectives spanning the days before, during and after the plane trip, continuing through when the women are discovered to be missing and the immediate aftermath. The narrative does suffer from minor repetition, with more than one character on occasion presenting their version of the same events, but this in no way detracts from the overall reading experience. The author has done an impressive job of weaving a fast-paced, well-rounded and intense narrative that at no point loses its momentum, topping it off with an unpredictable ending.

As for most books in this genre, suspension of disbelief is required to enjoy the ride. I finished this book in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed the read.

Overall, I found this to be an impressive debut novel, well deserving of the praise it has garnered. I would not hesitate to recommend it to fans of this genre and I can’t wait to read more from this author in the future.

Many thanks to St. Martin's Press for the digital ARC via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

3.5⭐ rounded up

I can see this on the big screen! As a book, it was bingeable, but this could totally be a Netflix movie or show. Very quick read and I enjoyed it. The last part where the "twists" occurred didn't really unfold well, in my opinion. It felt very unbelievable. The audiobook was very good with different narrators for each character. A full narrator cast is always great!!

*Thank you partners @stmartinspress and @macmillan.audio for the #gifted e-galley and audiobook in exchange for an honest review.*

The Business Trip is a deliciously twisty thriller! Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship and Stephanie is on her way to San Diego for a conference that she isn't excited about attending when they meet on a flight to Denver. The story shifts from their perspective to that of their coworkers and friends over the next week and the text messages they receive from Stephanie and Jasmine, who have each met a great guy from Atlanta and they are going back there with him. The same guy. The reader is left trying to figure out what the heck is going on as the story gets stranger and more compelling. I can't say much more without giving away one of the many twists! The reader is put into the head of each character, hearing their every thought. For me, that got a bit weird, and in some ways it made it harder to like them (who really wants to know anyone's every thought, good and bad?), but I did feel like I had a "front row seat" to what was going on. It's not often a mystery surprises me as many times as this one did, so kudos Jessie Garcia for such a clever story!

The premise of this book is a really good one. Two women from different financial backgrounds, both wanting to escape their worlds for a brief moment meet on a flight which leads to a very inter-woman’s story. The foundation of the book is good. What made it hard to connect with is the writing. Even with multiple people sharing their points of view, the thoughts all seemed the same. The male POV is very over the top. There isn’t one male that isn’t whiny or weak. No redeeming qualities. I struggled not to stop reading multiple times. Some of the situations didn’t connect. Like the head of a news organization scouring the news looking to see if there were any updates on TMZ. What? You’re the news company. You have people who should be looking for updates. Stephanie and Trent are in a higher tax bracket but they behave like Jasmine and Glen.
This book can be great because the story is good. Editors need to go back clean up some of the choppy writing and organize thoughts so it flows better.

If you’re looking for a total page-turner you need to add THE BUSINESS TRIP by JESSIE GARCIA to your must read list.

I binged this wonderfully unhinged thriller which twisted and turned and kept me completely hooked. I’m always game for a book that is giving strangers on a plane vibes. Add in some darkness, desperation and a devilishly fun characters.

This book is tricky to talk about because I don’t want to give a hint of it away. My advice is to dive into this debut and enjoy the ride. You don’t want to miss it.

Huge thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the audio ARC.

THE SYNOPSIS 👇🏻

Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship.

After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man―Trent McCarthy. The messages becoming stranger and more erratic.

And then the two women vanish.

The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the questions: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women― or what did they do to him?

I enjoyed this book! Great writing style. It reminded me of one of my favorite authors and I look for that often in a good thriller book!

Ok I loved this book! Once I finally started reading it I couldn’t stop! Loved the writing and story

Suspend your disbelief for a little while and you will thoroughly enjoy the twisty ride "The Business Trip" will take you on! The first half you will really get into the story and then the tables turn and you really find out what is going on. Honestly the further you get the more far-fetched this story becomes, but I didn't mind it. It was different than a lot of the thrillers out there and I appreciate that!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an advanced readers copy of this book for my honest review.

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📲: The Business Trip
✍️: Jessie Garcia
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📈: 3⭐️
🩸: Psychological Thriller

📝:”One crack in the facade is sometimes all it takes.”

Jasmine is fleeing from her abusive ex-boyfriend, Glenn. Stephanie is traveling for a networking news event. The two of them are seated next to one another on the plane and start a friendly conversation. But not long after the ladies are scheduled to arrive they go missing. They both texted their friends about a man they met named Trent McCarthy who was at first charming & then not so much. Could he have hurt them both?

Two women, both disappear at the hands of a man. Their friends are left with nothing but breadcrumbs of texts, facebook check-ins & random pictures the week leading up to the tragedy. What happened after their flight?

I thought this story drug on for far too long & the repetition from different viewpoints made me want to skip over big chunks of writing. This had a lot of potential but ultimately fell a bit flat for me.

💭If someone handed you $18,000 right now what would you do with it?
🙋🏻‍♀️: I would put a deposit on a new car & get cataract surgery for my Sadie girl 🐾

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I gave this book a 3.8 because I liked the storyline and the ending but didn’t care for the Epilogue, without it I’d give a glowing 4 stars. The Business Trip is author Jessie Garcias debut novel and she nailed the mystery and suspense to catch readers interest. I honestly thought I’d had everything figured out in the beginning but I was definitely mistaken. The story has two main characters but many characters. I was worried in the beginning it would be confusing but the chapters are laid out and explained well so I never felt lost. The book was a fast read and I really enjoyed it.
Stephanie has an amazing job working for the local news station but her personal life is less than impressive. She’s divorced and her son doesn’t seem to care if he ever speaks to her. If only she could come up with a dramatic scenario to make everyone worry about her and realise how important to them she is…..
Jasmine has been planning to leave Glen for over a year. The abuse won’t end and is she ups and leaves he will find her. So she packs up her little belongings and what little money she was able to hide and sneaks off while Helen is asleep. Her plan is to start over in Denver but on the plane she meets a woman who she thinks can help her out. Her plans quickly fall into place and she’s off to San Diego to put her plan into place. If she can pull this off her life will what she always wanted it to be and more.

4.5⭐
The Business Trip by Jessica Garcia
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Oops. I forgot to do this yesterday. 🤦 Oh well. 🤷

Anyway, this book has 8 (read that eight) POVs! AND IT WORKS! I did not get confused AT ALL! and I always get confused when there are too many MCs. This was spectacularly done! Zero confusion and the entire story told from all angles. I loved, loved the first half of the book telling the story about the 2 missing women. You also get to hear their POVs.

Where I think this book could have done better was a little bit less of Jasmine's POV. It seemed excessive. But since I also loved listening to her tell her story I could only take off a half ⭐. Her story was well done. But it created a whole story within a story which I wasn't prepared for.

You like thrillers? Give this one a chance! I will definitely be trying more of JG's books!

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Two women one flight. Their paths cross with multiple red flags. They both go missing, but who is really the master mind in this story, it will keep you guessing the whole time. A+ for storyline, has me sucked in right from the beginning. The story is told mainly in the POV of the two main characters. This is done the right way and not in a way that would create confusion. So A+ for writing style as well. At about62% through the book, the story just got to worst. To much explanation and not enough action. It’s like everything that I loved about the first half of this thriller was broken down and explained thoroughly. I feel like this was unnecessary and took from the book. I mean in a thriller I love the suspense and mystery aspect. Too much explanation kills the plot line for me, and honestly takes away from me as a reader because it turned off my imagination.

Interesting thriller and a solid debut by the author. I had a pretty good time with this. Looking forward to more
4 stars

Rating: 4.5/5
I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

This book is about Jasmine and Stephanie, they have nothing in common when it comes to their everyday life, and happen to meet on a long flight, but nothing will ever be the same once they get to their destination. You have Jasmine who is running from an abusive relationship and Stephanie who is going to another conference for her television newsroom. It’s a few days later when they both disappear after meeting the same man, however it's not clear that they’re missing because of their friends and colleagues, but their messages start becoming alarming and now everyone is wondering who this mystery man is and what did he do?

This book is a great mystery thriller. It has the right amount of suspense and action to keep the reader wondering what was happening next. I liked that the author wrote this book with multiple pov’s and that you get to see what the messages are from each character. I found the author did a great job with keeping the reader enthralled throughout the book and you will find clues throughout too. I know that I was sucked in right away because I had to figure out what happened. Right when I thought that I had the story figured out the author dropped something in and I was blown away, I really loved that. I did find myself a little bit lost at the start of the book but no worries. By the time you get to the middle of the book it will make sense, and you will start to be able to piece together what happened. The characters were well developed and learning more about them in the second half of the book really helped me to have a better connection with them. I found the ending to be great and I loved that the author gave the readers a jaw-dropping shocker. I did find myself able to connect with Stephanie more than Jasmine but that is me.

Overall, I found this mystery thriller to be fastish paced, great build up to the ending, and nail biter book and great twists taken in the plot. I would recommend this book to other readers, and I can’t wait to see what else this author will bring us.

I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to review this book.

The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia is a seriously impressive fast paced thriller. I’d tell you to skip the blurb and go in completely blind, but the odds are if you are checking out the reviews you’ve already read the blurb. Stephanie and Jasmine are strangers with nothin in common but happen to end up seated next to each other on a plane. They have no idea what they are in for. Told in multiple POVs, this story is loaded with twists, turns, and tension. If pressed I could probably nitpick a few things, but I won’t because I read this in two sittings, so I can’t deny I enjoyed it. 4.5 stars (rounded up to 5) Seriously impressive fictional debut for Jessie Garcia. I’d like to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of The Business Trip.

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Fast paced read that will keep you turning the page. You have two different women on the same flight. One who is fleeing an abusive relationship and the other is heading to a work conference. These women have never crossed paths until this flight. Both women end up disappearing. Throughout the book you get the POV's of the various friends and coworkers of these two women who are trying to figure out what happened. The end of the book had a major twist that made my mouth drop. One of the best thrillers that I have read in awhile.

Sometimes you just want to read a light scary book, with people who behave badly, ideally with a plot twist you didn't see coming. This book falls squarely in the Gone Girl category of unreliable, unlikable narrators, with an author playing games with the readers.

I read it in a day, which is exactly what I wanted. It's not well written, but it is easily read.

The one caveat -- and it's a big one -- is the entire thing hinges on a concept that is entirely unrealistic (not giving it away, too much of a spoiler). Like -- the whole plot hinges on a character making use of a service that absolutely does not exist, is not even necessary, and would never work. I think it's a signal that this plot category -- unreliable narrator thriller -- is so overloaded, it' s gettin harder and harder to find new angles.

That said: easy to read, and if you're in the mood for a light mystery with bad guys who get their due, have at it!

As far as twisted unpredictable thrillers go, this book wins the gold. The writing is flawless and gripping. At one point I could not flip the pages fast enough. With that said, the story became far fetched and unlikely at points.

What I loved:

- The multiple perspectives painting an ever growing picture of nefariousness.
- The slow and deliberate unraveling of each character’s perspective.
- The unpredictable direction this story took on several occasions.

I will definitely read more books by this author. Her writing style and level of suspense are two things I really enjoy while reading.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the author, Jessie Garcia, for the opportunity to read an early version of the book.