Lucy Clarke
June 2022
ISBN 9780593422649 (ISBN10: 0593422643)
About:
The latest twisty psychological thriller from internationally-bestselling author Lucy Clarke, One of the Girls is the delicious story of a bachelorette trip on a stunning Greek island… that ends in murder.
It was supposed to be the perfect weekend away. Six very different women travel to a sun-soaked Greek island for a bachelorette trip, to celebrate Lexi’s upcoming wedding. From the glorious ocean views to the quaint tavernas and whitewashed streets, the vacation seems too good to be true. But dangerous undercurrents run beneath the sunset swims and midnight cocktails – because each of the women is hiding a secret. Someone is determined to make sure that Lexi’s marriage never happens – and that one of them doesn’t leave the island alive.
Gripping, twisty, and full of sun-soaked suspense, this timely thriller examines the joys of female friendship…as well as the deadly consequences when a relationship goes wrong.
Review:
One of my favourite authors I must admit I struggled with this at the start, and only really got into 50 % of the way in. I didn’t find a character I liked and found the story went on too long about each hen. There are plenty of clues in the run up to the death but I didn’t see any of them. The twists just kept coming from about 3/4 way in, the way the hens lives were interwoven, each not knowing the connections. Fen’s history providing a side story which seem unnecessary. This book is about friendships, past history and body issues. How these can shape a person life, how the cruelty of words can hurt to the core and live long in the soul.
If I had one thing that confused me, it would be the hen that fell, no explanation of how she is one minute on the rocks in a place that no one could survive to suddenly being ok.
Definition: Hen is referring to the girls at the hen party.
