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2 ⭐. Why did I read this? I liked the location I guess. It was set in the next town over from me. Amazon and Goodreads descriptions said it was a dark comedic murder mystery. I never saw it, just a lot of spoiled unhappy rich people. And the murder that was coming soon? Didn't happen until the last chapter. 🤨🫤😡

This was an entertaining read. College friends reunite, but they all have their issues & troubles and all is not as perfect as it seems. Then one of them ends up dead.

A group of friends from college reunite for a luxurious weekend in Napa. As the wine flows so do the old rivalries and resentments. I always love a good college reunion story and was fairly engaged on this one until the ending. It felt rushed and somewhat ridiculous.

Whoa! Very slow lead in. The anxiety and drama in this group of “friends” was anxiety inducing in itself. This book was like one of those roller coasters that take you round and round, finally picking up speed to take you into a crashing waterfall movement. Raj appears to be saving face by throwing an all expenses paid weekend for his college friends. Old injuries come to the forefront and hidden secrets are exposed.

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This was just okay for me. It was an engaging beach read but not one of my favorites for this year!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

A soft pick for me, and a pick only because the last third of the book finally made me go “ohhh, okay girl I‘m with you now!”

I‘m not a big fan of tropes that rely so fully on shallow characters and/or on toxic females and friendships, but I did enjoy the setting (that yacht life seems doable, yes please!) Once the story got underway at last, I at least wanted to know how it all wrapped up and kept me reading. Not great, but not bad!

This sultry beach read is next on my list. It's just starting to get warm here so it's perfect timing. Will update when I know if it's as enticing as the cover implies!

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The yacht trip from hell but yes I would go if invited! Belle‘s “friend” asks her to go on her old boyfriends yacht for her birthday..no one needs a friend like Summer. Good tension and activity throughout this read. Another great summer read.