I truly enjoyed reading this book! I had no idea where the book was going. It definitely kept me guessing!

I so wanted to love this book but I just found it so hard to get into. It took me forever to read because I just wasn't "pulled in". I finally started reading it and enjoying about 3/4 of the way in. It was good to get to end and just have all the loose ends tied up. Overall, decent read but just kinda drags in the beginning.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I love the book? No.
Did I hate the book? No.
Do I feel like that the execution of the story was missing? Yes
Were there great parts? Yes
I think it was the characters. There were so many of them and I felt like I couldn't get to know the ones that I really wanted to know because the others were developed so well. I felt lost at times during the book. The ending was okay but, was missing something that a normal thriller gives.
I will read Camilla Sten again in the future though because that woman has a mind of all minds.

I was definitely NOT expecting what happened to happen, I was not expecting that the one person did what they did. Or how everything connects in such a crazy and chaotic way. This is such a good story, leaving you in the edge of your seat trying to guess at what is going to happen but really having NO idea.

I really wanted to love this one. The premise was good but I thought the storyline was a little chaotic making it hard to follow especially with the amount of characters in the book.

This is a gripping, atmospheric thriller with a strong locked-room/cold case vibe. If you enjoy stories where the setting is just as suspicious as the characters, and clues unfold at just the right pace, this one’s worth watching out for! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

Love a good thriller! This was a fast read that kept me interested the entire time. I felt there were a few loose ends/the end was a little rushed but overall really enjoyed. Thanks so much for the early free copy!

Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #TheBacheloretteParty. This book started off well for me and I thought it was going to be one of those “stay up reading all night” books, but unfortunately it wasn’t. I enjoyed the dual mysteries presented, but I struggled with keeping track of all the characters and what was going on. Often I would read several pages and completely forget what I read. I’m certain this book would be a better read for someone that has more patience for a drawn out storyline. It was good, just not great.

Great read. An easy, quick, page turner full of twist and turns that kept me wanting to read more! Would highly recommend!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a fast paced book and it really kept me going throughout the story. I wish some details and characters were a little bit more fleshed out, but I loved both Tessa and Matilda! They were strong characters, and I really did feel for them. I thought the plots were predictable, but some of the goriness was genuinely unexpected and I kind of loved it! This book would get an easy 4 stars for me had characters outside of Tilly and Tessa been developed more and if the podcast subplot was tightened up a bit, but I still had a great time reading it!

Happy pub week and thriller Thursday!!

Tessa is headed to her childhood friends bachelorette party on a remote island with a group of girls she hasn’t seen since high school. Seems weird for Tessa to want to go to a bachelorette for a girl she hasn’t really stayed in touch with, but she has ulterior motives. Ten years before a group of girls disappeared on Isle Blind and no one knows what happened to them.

Tessa has a failing career in True Crime and figuring out what happened that night ten years ago is just what she needs to kick start her career back up!

The story is told in duel timelines flashing back and forth between the past and the present on Isle Blind, starting to piece together what happened the night the nantuk four disappeared.

This book kept my interest and I enjoyed the story development! I love a “locked door/cold case” thriller where you know something isn’t right about this island, you just need to figure it out. You’re not sure who you can trust but clues slowly start to formulate!

👀You definitely want to keep your eye out for this one!!

Thank you SO much for my advanced copy! @authorcamillasten @minotaur_books @stmartinspress

🥳pub date: June 10/2025

my rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What starts out as a normal bachelorette party, takes a turn for the worse as one by one secrets are revealed and the disappearances begin.

I really liked Tessa, the FMC. I felt for her, and thought the author did a good job developing her character.

The story got darker and darker and when the truth was revealed I was shocked!

A good summer read- dark but fun. I enjoyed it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars)
A twisty, tension-filled getaway gone so wrong—in the best possible way!

What do you get when you mix old friends, a remote mountain lodge, and secrets that refuse to stay buried? The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten! This gripping thriller had me flipping pages late into the night (with all the lights definitely on).

When a group of women reunites to celebrate a bride-to-be in the Swedish wilderness, what’s supposed to be a relaxing weekend quickly unravels. The isolation, the buried resentments, the chilling setting—it all creates a deliciously claustrophobic atmosphere. And when things start going wrong? Buckle up. It’s so good.

Sten’s writing is sharp and cinematic. You can feel the cold creeping in through the walls, hear every crack of a twig outside the lodge, and sense the growing distrust between the women. There are secrets, flashbacks, and the kind of slow-burn dread that thriller lovers live for.

Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware, this book is a cocktail of suspense, friendship drama, and wilderness horror—with a twist that totally caught me off guard.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. This one would make a fantastic book club pick—just maybe don’t read it right before your next girls’ trip. 😉

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I tried to get into this book a few times and it just wasn't for me.

The Bachelorette Party was an atmospheric, remote island thriller that was fast paced, although also a bit predictable. The book starts with a bang with four friends on their annual trip to a remote island that ends with none of them ever making it home. Then we jump forward a decade and are following another group of friends as they embark on a destination bachelorette party to a yoga retreat on a remote island. Tessa has been consumed by the story of the 4 women who disappeared, which leads her to create a wildly popular true crime podcast. Until decisions she makes lead to her podcast and her life going up in flames. She's not in the mood to go celebrate her best friend getting married, but the island that the retreat is on seems eerily similar to the one the women may have vanished from. This could be the opportunity she needs to turn things around and follow one of Sweden's unsolved mysteries.
There was a lot about the book that I enjoyed, but also a lot that seemed a bit far-fetched. Some of the plot twists were extremely predictable, but it had a great group of characters and showed some wonderful aspects of strong female friendships.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending a copy my way. All opinions are my own.

Thanks @stmartinspress for an ARC and @macmillan.audio for an ALC.
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Dark secrets, a remote island, and a vanished group of lifelong friends? YES PLEASE. I’ll follow Camilla Sten anywhere, and this twisty thriller did not disappoint. If you’re like me and love your crime fiction with a dash of true-crime obsession and a lot of eerie atmosphere, this one should be on your TBR, like yesterday.
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Tessa is a fallen podcast queen chasing one final lead: the decades-old mystery of four best friends who vanished without a trace from a secret island hideaway. When her bestie’s bachelorette party ends up taking place on an island suspiciously similar to the one from the cold case? You know things are about to go very wrong.
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Sten builds tension like no one else. You feel the isolation, the anxiety, the not-so-quiet unraveling of everyone involved. There were moments I had to pause the audiobook just to breathe. Laura Jennings’ narration is absolutely chilling in the best way. Her voice brought every layered emotion to life, especially Tessa’s inner unraveling as she digs deeper into the past.
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If you’re a fan of:
✔️ Cold case mysteries
✔️ True crime podcasters
✔️ Girl-gang dynamics turned dangerous
✔️ Atmosphere so thick you can hear the fog rolling in
✔️ Audiobooks that keep you up at night…
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then The Bachelorette Party needs to be your next read/listen.

First off, I would like to thank St. Martin's Press|Minotaur Books and author Camilla Sten for allowing me to read this novel, The Bachelorette Party, via Netgalley. All opinions following are my own.

This novel bounces back and forth between two main time frames and one smaller one that comes into play later in the novel. Ten years before the present time the novel is taking place, four women disappeared on Blind Isle, a hidden, remote island off the coast of Sweden. They were four friends who had come to the island since they were teens. They would spend one drunken, carefree night together, and then they would go back to their busy lives. Except in 2012, that didn't happen.

Fast forward ten years to the present. Tessa is down-on-her-luck. She went from famous, true crime podcaster to infamous, FORMER true crime podcaster. However, her oldest friend is getting married, and she, along with the other bridesmaids, are going to Blind Isle for the bachelorette party. She doesn't want to go, but she feels obligated. Plus, no one knows what truly happened to those four women who disappeared ten years ago around, if not on, Blind Isle. It was assumed that they drunkenly crashed their boat and were swept out to sea. However, Tessa has never quite believed this explanation. She hopes in going to Blind Isle, she can solve the mystery once and for all, and rise from the ashes of infamy.

Will she be successful, or is she going to be another victim of Blind Isle?

This book was a fast read. While I didn't predict everything that happened, I was able to see some of the twists coming. While it all did come together, I felt it a bit far-fetched. I also felt like it took awhile to set the premise of the story up. It seemed to drag for the first 20% or so. Therefore, I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️. That being said, it was a fun, entertaining read. Readers who enjoy locked room mysteries may find themselves enjoying this one.

A twisty dual timeline mystery about two separate girl trips gone awry. Unfortunately, I found the characters very flat and hard to connect which distracted from the story. At times, I was a bit confused about which timeline we were in. Thank to NetGalley for the chance to read and review this one.

The Bachelorette Party is an atmospheric thriller set in a remote island in Sweden. The story opens with 4 murders then zips ahead 10 years.

In 2012, longtime friends Matilda (Tilly), Anna, Elvina, and Linnea meet on Isle Blond for their annual getaway. They are murdered one by one by an unknown assailant.

In 2022, disgraced podcaster Tessa is joining her sister Lena and old/new friends for Anneliese’s bachelorette island. Tessa, being a true crime podcaster, is eager to attend once she finds out the location…a newly constructed hotel on Isle Blind owned by none other than Irene, the big sister of Matilda, one of the 2012 victims. Could this be her opportunity to revive her career?

Once on the remote island, the yoga retreat/bachelorette party is going smoothly until someone goes missing and the crew realizes they are in danger. Tessa can’t help but put her true crime junior brain to the test and try to link the past murders to current events and she doesn’t realize the truth is right under her nose.

The setting is described in detail and the tension and stress of the characters is felt in this locked room mystery. I did guess the ultimate culprit but that did not take away from the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

I’m a big fan of @authorcamillasten and her Scandinavian thriller novels. Her newest, The Bachelorette Party, is a locked door murder mystery.

I recommend this book if you love:
💙 remote settings
💙 dual timelines & POVs
💙 strained friendships
💙 true crime podcasts
💙 plot twists

Also, the cover is stunning and pictures don’t do it justice!