The Weekend Away: the bestselling thriller behind the major Netflix movie starring Leighton Meester out now

I enjoyed this book. It was a fast paced read , good characters I will try to stream the movie now

I did enjoy this book and it kept me interested but did not “blow me away” as some thrillers (ie- anything by Harlen Coban) can do. I will read another book by this author though and hope it is absorbing enough to keep me up all night!! I love reading and often read 3-4 books a week.

“ ‘You’re my best friend,’ she says. She says it forcefully, as though I might contest it. ‘You’re mine too,’ I say laughing. ‘Never forget that,’ she says, looking into my eyes in such a strange way that my laughter dies.”Maybe I loved this better than most and I’m not ashamed! It captured me and I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Orla and Kate, two best friends for many years, create a tradition of flying to exotic destinations together, but with Orla having a newborn, Marlow, amongst a slew of other things, including emotional challenges and setbacks, their trips have been in short supply in recent years. But this year, that’s about to change as they decide to visit Lisbon, Portugal, together.“I’ve always been so good at reading people but now I feel like I can’t trust myself or my instincts. Everything’s off kilter.”However, what starts off as an innocent journey ends as anything but. Kate goes missing and Orla has to retrace in her mind everything about that night, every action and step taken, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Without leaving out the words hurled in moments of burning, impassioned anger, in order to figure out where she has gone, which becomes increasingly difficult to do on account of the fact that Orla has been suffering gaps in memory due to overconsumption of alcohol and potentially drugs that night.“I’m a whirlpool dragging everyone who comes close to me towards an unfortunate end.”At the beginning, though, before the drama comes to a head, Orla and Kate are almost foils of each other: Orla being the practical, no-nonsense mom whose partying days are seemingly long behind her and Kate, the vivacious woman who sets any room alight with her resplendent charm, but also has cunningly mastered the art of manipulation and deception.And I thought, throughout, that the cracks in the façade of their friendship were thoroughly examined as nothing was as it seemed for even a second. Both were, at their core, sad and yearned for something stronger to keep them tied to the present moment, in different, but equally fascinating, yet despairing, ways. I could feel their emotions viscerally and unsettlingly, as layers of their characters were beautifully peeled back before moments of reveal. And I also could intuit deeply the strength build in Orla, in the most empowering of ways, to fight back and continue persevering on her journey to find her friend, even when she winds up finding out that she knew next to nothing real or honest about her. Someone you thought was so close to you, in this case like an adopted, fun sister, can actually be so far, so removed from what you believed to be true and trust, as well as additionally be hiding secrets that could just take a turn for the deadly.“For a moment, it felt as though the truth was lit up bright as the sun, but now a shadow has passed in front of it and everything is murky once more.”This book took me like a whirlwind and entranced me until the very end where just enough is left to ponder what will happen next in this world and to these characters. I won’t forget them nor will I forget what brought them hopefully together and tore them more tragically apart.

The story was good but what a disappointing ending. Worst ending I have read in a while, just left you hanging.

throughout the book felt like a constant panic attack, distracting me somewhat from what is otherwise a suspenseful, rapid fire storyline. Characters were well developed and accurately reflect on. Police bending over er backwards to convict, even if wrong.

I read this in one day! I absolutely could not put it down. Even propped it in front of me while I ate! It has multiple twists and turns and keeps one guessing throughout. While I refrain from cliches, this was a REAL page turner.

I see why Netflix is picking this up. It’s a fast read because I couldn’t put it down. The characters are engaging and the plot does twist until the very end. I’d recommend this to thriller readers.

The main characters are Kate and Orla, friends who head out for a girl's weekend to Lisbon Portugal. They are both in their late thirties and these two women couldn't be more different. Although they have been friends for years their current lives now have distinct contrasts.Kate is wealthy, single, in great physical shape and quite sexy. A party girl who is about to be divorced.Orla is married to Rob and has a nine month old baby girl. She is flabby, out of shape and leads a sedate lifestyle.These two friends have had many past weekend get-aways away from their London lives. Paris, Istanbul, Spain....this was before Orla became a mother. Now Kate wants to get her friend out and party as they once did. Well, anyone who has experienced recent motherhood knows you are tired earlier, you go to bed earlier and the party lifestyle has left the building!A fun fancy dinner was in the plans but Kate then wants to go to clubs and bars. Orla reluctantly goes along and then things get weird. After meeting two handsome men at a club (Kate's preplanned idea) the evening takes a bad turn. Orla awakens to an empty apartment and Kate is gone. Orla has no idea what happened as she was passed out. She then starts looking for her friend with the assistance of Konstandin, the cab driver who ferried them to the club earlier.Konstandin's character was well developed and you will love his part in this mystery. He is from Kosovo and has a good backstory.Orla was fairly naive and it's hard to believe someone could be as dense as her character is portrayed. Still, she kept me invested as the narrator of this story, as did the unraveling of Kate's life. The ending was a bit abrupt and I wish that had been fleshed out more. Maybe it's a plan for a second book.This is the first novel I have read by Sarah Alderson and I enjoyed it. Definitely will search out more by this author.

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Twists and turns galore - some I picked up on and others I was shocked by. An excellent psychological thriller .

I really enjoyed this storyEasy to readLots of twistsWill definitely be reading more books by this author

Sehr spannend und ein echt überraschendes Ende! Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert! Gut zu lesen, auch wenn man nicht perfekt Englisch spricht :-)

Seen the movie. Book just as good as the film.Good read for a holiday or for staying at home.