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A fun & engrossing read that is best consumed in one breathless, nail-biting, heart thumping sitting to avoid breaking the tension. A clever twist on the whodunit - you're also guessing who they dunit to! Characters are nicely despicable & everyone has motives aplenty to top any/all of the others so there's plenty of very enjoyable guesswork to be had with lots of juicy red herrings. Pacing is spot on, tension & suspense build really well ⬇️⬇️⬇️

My hold finally came in. I‘m so excited to start this one! Anyone else who has read it-what did you think?

A group of nine friends decide to spend New Year‘s Eve at a remote lodge in the Scottish Highlands. Each have secrets, and for one of them, this will be the last New Year‘s Eve they celebrate. I loved the writing but didn‘t have the warm fuzzies for the characters. The narrative changes perspective between the characters - I suspected who the victim was about halfway through, but couldn‘t guess the killer until the end. Worthy read!

Another long day at work, so I‘m treating myself and starting this one tonight. I‘m also very aware of the other books I‘m in the middle of reading...one of these days I‘ll have a regular downtime schedule again!

Halfway through this murder mystery in the highlands. A group of old “friends” head to a cabin in the woods. What could go wrong??? lol everything.

I enjoyed this murder mystery and the remote setting but it dragged a bit. Some of the characters were intriguing and some were not filled in sufficiently so it could be unveiled at the end. Took me too long to get through this though

A New Year‘s reunion for 8 friends in the remote Scottish wilderness and one is a murderer and one won‘t make it out alive! Historic blizzard seals the lodge from the outside world. Story is full of suspense, secrets and surprises. Interesting characters that find out how keeping your friends close can be harmful! Reminded me of Agatha Christie‘s Orient Express mystery. Kept me guessing all the way thru! Recommended for mystery thriller lovers!

I‘m sure this is a fun winter mystery, but it‘s not something I want to read now. A group of privileged self-absorbed middle-aged friends meet to celebrate New Year‘s at a remote Scottish castle. Someone dies and one of the friends is likely the killer. Meh. Not bad, but just not for now. It‘s springtime after all! 🥶 🔪 🌸 🏰

I had gotten this from a Goodreads giveaway and enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. This book had twists of every kind and the writing was just so good. The author did a good job of concealing everything until she wanted you to know what was happening and I didn‘t guess the outcome. It was suspenseful and exciting and I highly recommend this one.

Starting this one while I alternate between a few books. Busy weekend so probably won‘t get much reading done unfortunately.

Since there are no flowers blooming outside where I live, I have to settle for #flowers that will never die.

#springintoreading
@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A murder among friends

College friends have a yearly tradition of being together on vacation during for New Year‘s Eve. This time they are in an isolated lodge with just two employees and two strangers. We know early on there is a missing guest but with the alternating past and present time lines we don‘t find out who until the end. There were a lot of secrets and characters. I did audio and there was a full cast with fabulous accents.

This was sounds like a intriguing, adventure!

Shaking off my #dayfromhell by dissolving into some great books. Finished this debut novel from British author Lucy Foley & I quite enjoyed it. Set on a huge estate in the Scottish Highlands At Hogmanay(NYE)it‘s a whodunnit when everyone had a reason to want her dead. Guessed it halfway through, but as a debut it‘s pretty good. My #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterF #Pop19 #ADebutNovel & #ReadingWomenChallenge #BookBoughtOrBorrowedIn2019

Helping our youngest move into her very first rental so lots of boxes, clothes & tears. From me mostly. She‘s our baby, our last left which means hubs & I are now empty nesters.😢 Taking a moment while she goes to buy more coat hangers & milk & starting this Scottish thriller about 9 old friends celebrating Hogmanay until a dead body is found in the snow & old secrets are brought to the surface.

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would based off of other reviews. This is not a fast paced thriller, but instead focuses on the secrets between a group of college friends. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy murder mysteries in a contained setting as well as books focused on interpersonal relationships between friends. This book wound up being a pick for me!

Soooo torn on what to pick next from this stack 🤔📚

The very best of the 9 books I finished this week!

Woke up early this morning to take hubby to the ER for a kidney stone. He‘s home, but still in pain, so today is coffee and reading while keeping him company kind of day. Any prayers that this passes quickly would be so deeply appreciated.

I should technically be reading this right now since it‘s due back soon...but I‘ve been sucked down musical memory lane and think I‘ll just keep watching music videos of all the bands I listened to in high school instead 😅 I blame my brother for asking me today about the music I listened to at his age. Sorry book, another time. 🎶🤘🏻

I thought this was just ok. There were a few surprises along the way but sometimes it felt like a bit of a slog.

A fun somewhat locked room mystery with a group of old friends getting together at an isolated hunting lodge for New Years. One ends up dead, and you flip back in forth in time and perspective to learn what happened. A few parts were predictable, but overall a fun read!

Oh, I've been eager to read this!

Well so far 2019 has been abysmal when it comes to reading. I‘ve finished a bunch of manga but only ONE book 😪 So here‘s some books that I want to read this month... because that‘s been going so well...hopefully by posting them here it‘ll help motivate me to read again. This is part 1 of my TBR, I‘ll post part 2, which is just manga and graphic novels, later. On top of these I have 6 other books I‘m in the middle of that I need to finish 😖

I hope I'm not supposed to be liking these characters. I'm nearly a third of the way through and none of them seem to have any redeemable qualities.

I can see why this got a 43% rating. One major thing I did not like is the slow pacing of the book.I had already guessed who had gotten murdered well before the 30% mark. However, the author chose to do the big reveal in one of the last chapters of the book. Totally boring and frustrating. Also, all of the so called friends are terrible people. Bunch of wankers. The lot of them!

I'm at the halfway point and my interest is starting to wane. Where is the suspense? 🤔

#BookMail Pt2 I kept putting this in my cart then out then back in on Goldsboro.com By the time I realised I did want it, of course their signed first edition was sold out🙄So I‘m stuck with just the bright hardcover. Sigh. Seriously, the plot sounds so good. Isolated estate in Scotland. Dead bodies. What‘s not to love?

Loved THE HUNTING PARTY — great winter literary thriller!

There were many (many) similarities to Ruth Ware's In a dark, dark wood to make this one feel fresh for me, but I did enjoy it. It's a firm 3-3.5 star read for me.

I preferred Foley's The Invitation to this one. That felt like it had more suspense to it yet The Hunting Party is the one getting a huge amount of hype.

My Husband and I had a belated Valentine‘s Day date while he was in town. Went to eat, watched a movie, and he loved me enough to let me have a mini #BookHaul with B&N‘s 50% off sale. Had so much fun and I definitely needed the night out. Love My Handsome Warrior with all my heart ❤️

Book # 7 for 2019
#thrillerbooks #thrillerreads #murdermystery #thriller #thehuntingparty

Look what I just got on loan. This one sounds good!

Starting this one today.
Oh dear, that blurb is crazy to see now on the cover eh? 😳

If you enjoy a mystery, antics of characters, learning that the characters really didn't show their true colors, and waiting for the “ball to drop,” THE HUNTING PARTY will be a book you will want to read.

Ms. Foley's writing is very descriptive and beautiful.

If you can describe writing as lush, that is how beautiful the sentences flowed and created a picture.

FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/2S0lR9w

HAPPY PUB DAY!!

An annual reunion of friends on New Year‘s Eve at a new location with the added beauty and terror of a huge snowstorm that cuts everyone off from the rest of the world is where the THE HUNTING PARTY begins.

All of the friends have something to hide, and one turns up dead.

Which friend is the killer?

Find out more tomorrow when my full review goes live.

Really looking forward to getting going on this once I've finished my current read! 🦌🗡🔫🏹

Looking forward to starting this - I‘ve heard good things via my book blogging buddies!

#monday #currentread

This was a bit crime by numbers. I never felt surprised by the plot twists. There was an attempt to deepen the main characters, to round them beyond their stereotypes but at the end of the day rich, spoilt, beautiful people are hard for me to get all that worried about. But it is competently written and someone looking for a pacy little mystery might do worse.

Can‘t wait to curl up with this!!

9 friends meet at a remote hunting lodge in Scotland for New Year. Secrets, lies, & murder ensue.

Told from several viewpoints, I thought it was well written but I found the plot very predictable. Rating: 3⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, HarperCollins UK, for the opportunity to review an ARC.

I‘m in 🎉🔪

Really enjoying this thriller, wish I could skip all the adulting and just read all day!

I wasn‘t sure what to think of The Hunting Party at first. There was a lot of build up in the first half, but there was so much pay off that the wait was worth it.

It's #HumpDayPost time! @MinDea

1. ^ (The Hubs met my friend's snake, and the snake looooooved him).
2. All the places!
3. I made steak with rosemary and a delicious homemade blue cheese and garlic butter to top it off.
4. I love to either listen to an audiobook while I cook dinner or curl up with a good book or movie and a glass of wine.
5. I did Small Business Saturday at the bookstore, Cyber Monday at Libro.fm and Giving Tuesday.

It doesn‘t happen often, but I love waking up to these emails! This seems like the perfect book to be cozied up by the fire over New Year‘s (when the story takes place). Really looking forward to this one.

#bookmail ! I love this cover

While I must admit I didn‘t really find any of the characters particularly likeable, This a real whodunnit like Agatha Christie‘s books. Lucy Foley has written a slow, smouldering, tension building tale which will keep you reading into the early hours. I can thoroughly recommend it...

I would like to thank the Author/the Publishers/NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest revie