I really enjoyed reading this book. The story was wonderfully told, keep me hooked until the very end. The characters were so well-written with rich backstories and superb character descriptions. I certainly would recommend this book to my friends.

While interested in the premise of this book, I found that it was not really a book that I loved. Asha is a very good writer and has a diverse cast of characters, but I found the plot lacking and the twist to be an okay sort of read. Nothing really dazzled me and I found that the story dragged a bit. I did enjoy the introductions to the characters in the beginning, but they got boring with their inner monologues and I got annoyed with each one at some point.

I may not be the intended audience for this book, but enjoyed the intrigue once we kinda got it.

Thank you William Morrow and HC for this arc!!

Bizarre at times, this story didn't add anything to my life.

Some women who do yoga together in FL decide to go to a yoga retreat for a week. Of course they are nothing alike so you can cover every idiosyncrasy possible. We all know stories of Florida Man, but this is Florida Women in all their glory. Wait, Florida Women and 1 man who is in training to be a yoga master, but masters something else entirely during most of his stay at the retreat.

Of course the real yoga master isn't what she seems and the event, while fun at times, just felt pretty dumb to me. I don't want to say more in case I give away anything. Suffice it to say, 2 stars is generous.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance reader copy. Honest opinions expressed here are my own and are freely given.

The Namaste Club is a bit of a humorous mystery set on a yoga retreat which blends drama, quirky characters, and suspense into a lively, entertaining read.
This week, Shakti, the retreat leader, is hosting a yoga retreat for a group of Miami women. The group is diverse, with plenty of drama and lively dynamics that keep the story engaging. Shakti works hard to keep everyone on track, but tensions simmer as personalities clash.
Early on, we learn that someone dies before the retreat ends. As the story unfolds, details about the events leading up to the tragedy are gradually revealed, keeping the mystery alive. The novel is thoroughly entertaining, with its cast of unique, sometimes passive-aggressive personalities.

The book is highly readable, offering insight into the backstories of each attendee and how they arrived at the retreat, their search for self-discovery, and perhaps even redemption. The balance of the story made The Namaste Club an enjoyable and engaging experience.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy. This is my honest review.

I just finished “The Namaste Club” by Asha Elias, and I’m disappointed to say I did not enjoy this book at all. I so wanted to enjoy this one as I really enjoyed her cheeky first novel, “Pink Glass Houses” so much, but I just did not like this book.

I think the author was going for satire but was too over the top with the characters of which absolutely NONE of the characters were likeable, just NONE. I also did not care for the author’s ridicule of religion and I absolutely hate to read political commentary in a fictional novel.

I read to escape and for enjoyment, so no politics please. Unfortunately I have to rate this book 2 stars. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. This book publishes on July 1st.

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A satire of rich women behaving as rich women do at yoga retreats? Sign me up.

Bitingly funny and smart, *The Namaste Club* held my interest and made me laugh out loud throughout. A purely fun read and one I recommend.

This was my first time reading the author and I will definitely read more.



Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the DRC

Absolutely loved this book1 Quick summer fluffy beach read with a hint of smut and murder. What's not to love?

As a side note, you may want to change the greek organization at the end of the book's name. Sigma Kappa is a national women's fraternity/sorority based in the US and is often confused with a national men's fraternity, Kappa Sigma. Either way, it could possibly open up some dialogue that may force a change....


Thank you again for the opportunity to read this book! Absolutely loved it and am looking to reading more from Ms. Elias!

Fun with an edge!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read the ARC. I enjoyed loved “Pink Glass Houses”, so I was excited to read an advance copy of Namaste Club—and it didn’t disappoint! A fun, layered read with just the right amount of edge. The shifting timelines and multiple POVs kept things fresh and engaging. Sharp, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable.

This was a quick, fun read about a group of women who end up at a Yoga Retreat together and chaos quickly ensues.. best friends fighting, a love triangle, and a raging Republican. I enjoyed the story!

This book was sassy and fun all the characters had me laughing and had my favorites wouldn’t mind another one of this loved it!

1st time reading this author who is from Florida
I was able to read the ARC of this book thanks to the publisher
I couldn’t put this book down !
I now live in Florida and could relate to many of the scenes.
What a great read about a group of woman from different walks of life and in different places in life
They end up going to a yoga retreat for the week where there are many twists and turns
Female Jealousy’s when their is a male in the group
Someone ends up dead but the one that is accused and what happens to them is a shocker.

3.5 stars

This is a quick, easy read that is perfect for a beach read. I enjoyed the multiple POV's, and the characters' struggles were relatable. There were a few slow parts, but it balanced out overall. Secrets abound, which keeps readers guessing. Characters are relatable and flawed, and the Florida setting was enjoyable. I also really loved Bubba, who was a nice surprise and added some humor to the story.

!The Namaste Club by Asha Elias, the book is set in Miami at a wellness retreat being held by a local yoga teacher name Shokti, and her apprentice the only man Daniel. The attendees are going to be first Indira and Jesse both divorced both single mothers but where in Deira has embraced her singleness in sexuality Jesse is very tentative about getting back in a sexual lifestyle. they also both gave up their religions to marry they’re now ex-husband’s. For Jesse it was Judaism and for Indira it was Hinduism next up is married mother of two Caroline who is an obey your husband personified typ. She is a gun toting racist who also claims to be religious and is there because her husband told her to go. Barbara is the stereotypical yoga hippie hold out who can say without saying that she is in to yoga. she’s the type of person who you can’t tell if she is 40 or 70. As far as Shakti goes she is beautiful truly believes in what she preaches and is very devout to her spirituality. Daniel is a hot 20 something man bun wearing douche bag who believes he is a gift to women and Jesse sadly has a little crush. Caroline immediately doesn’t like Jesse and Indira for different and sometimes the same reasons. Then again Jesse isn’t a big fan of hers especially after she shoots a python and tries to go on a gun toting boar hunt. Barbara has taken the week at the retreat to be a silent non-talking participant and mainly stands around and smiles at least in the beginning. Eventually someone will be found in the swamp with the alligators but why is he there and who did it? Shakti tries so hard to keep the retreat on task but it seems slowly but surely the train is leaving the track and she slowly loses all control. this was a pretty good book they do have some political opinions in the book and there’s a lot of things I have opinions about but this review is about the overall book and it’s entertainment factor and it is very very entertaining. I love a funny book and this made me laugh more than once with a clever story and although there wasn’t big twist in the book I still absolutely recommended it is a solid read not as long as most novels but so worth the time. #NetGalley, #WilliamMorrow, #TheBlindReviewer, #MyHonestReview,#AshaElias, #TheNamasteClub,

I knew going in this was about annoying people but it was too much. There's probably a target audience who knows these people but I avoid them in real life.

This was a ride, that’s for sure! 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. None of these characters were particularly likable, some less than others. I wasn’t a fan of the hunting scene - wish we could’ve left the animals out of it.

The Namaste Club is a yoga center perfect for a getaway with lots of reflection and a place for redemption, at least that is the sales pitch.

I enjoyed the fact that there were many different characters, some you love some you hate and some you love to hate and that you get the perspective of all of them. I really enjoyed the satire element of the book and the twisty ending.

This was a total cover grab.

I do feel a bit weird with the name, as I wanted to get into a mode of being able to laugh but it felt disrespectful? I do not know as a white woman is the issue.

The jokes were totally my sense of humor. I giggled no less than 6 times in the first 20 pages.

Unfortunately, there was more than 3 POVS in this book, which hinders my reading experience. I either need an audiobook at that point or physical book or it becomes inaccessible. I have had this issue with books in the past and try to stick to two POVs at the absolute most and 4 main characters at the most, as I cannot keep track of things.

I want to say I would recommend this to my audience and recommend it to others but since I wasn’t able to fully finish it, I do not know if there are any offensive pieces of content in this book that could cause trauma. I was looking for a funny humorous book to take a break from all the dark fantasy because my brain was hurting from multiple POVS, so I am bummed this one had so many.


This being said, I will totally look for the audiobook once this releases to see if I can listen from my library and give it a chance as it did make me giggle and I really enjoyed what I heard. I am giving it 5 stars since it was formatted properly, it made me giggly, and I enjoyed what I sampled. Having there be multiple characters is not necessarily anything wrong with the book, but a personal preference.


Thank you so much for the opportunity to read thi eARC! I am leaving this honest feedback voluntarily.

I don’t really think we’re at a point in time where real life daily 2025 dynamics transfers comically into satire. I found this more exhausting than intriguing. I didn’t enjoy this read and wouldn’t recommend it.

This book was fun! A delightful sendup of welless/influencer culture baked into a murder mystery. Will put on summer reading lists!

Namaste Club could have been so much more with the luxurious drama allure and White Lotus feel. The wellness retreat that promised a complete reawakening had a lot of potential but unfortunately was not for me.

Story went back and forth between 5-6 different perspectives that didn’t allow me to truly capture all the character development within the book. There were some quirky personalities so I wish I could have experienced that more and have more of a connection of what was going on.

Overall, it could be a good read if you’re looking for a light read with a whimsy drama and “Florida man” story but this was not memorable for me.