In case you missed it, earlier this week we interviewed Kara Thomas! Check out the interview and the GIVEAWAY for a signed copy of That Weekend. We’re accepting entries until Monday July 26th. All you need to do is comment on the previous blog post!
After a devastating breakup, Claire Keough plans to skip the prom and go away with her two best friends Kat Marcotte and Jesse Salpietro. Without telling their parents, the three sneak up to Kat’s parent’s house secluded in the mountains of Upstate New York.
But when Claire wakes up days later, she remembers nothing. Even worse, Kat and Jesse are missing. Between the stuck up classmates and the relentless press, everyone has a theory about what happened to Kat and Jesse…many of which include Claire.
As Claire’s memory comes back slowly after she returns to Long Island and she starts to dig into what really happened on the mountain, things are worse than she ever expected. And maybe her two closest friends weren’t who she thought they were. Told through the events of a year, Claire has to decide if knowing the truth is really worth it.
There was a unanimous consensus from everyone in who participated in our July book club. We LOVED this young adult mystery book. That Weekend has everything from compelling characters, a suspenseful plot and morally ambiguous MCs.
The book starts out with Claire’s point of view, but later on we get to see Kat before she went missing. For the most part everyone liked Claire, even when she made some tough decisions. While we all felt bad for Kat at times, wow did she get on our nerves. She was so selfish and basically used everyone in her life. Some of the things she did literally left us speechless. Jesse was the most complex character of the three. It took us until near the end to see where Thomas wanted to go with his character development. We couldn’t decide if what he did was redeemable or not. Sometimes we felt bad for his situation, other times we wanted to shake him.
The time frame had us excited. While it starts right after Claire is found alone in the mountains and injured, it eventually jumps to the winter to see how Claire is coping. We liked the time jump because it was essential to the mystery of the story. The story ended roughly one year after the main events to see what Claire did after everything.
However, we can’t spoil anything…even though we wish we could because THAT ENDING. So much happened in the last quarter of the book that made us stop and think wtf? All we’ll say is that Thomas does an amazing job of surprising the reader and weaving an intricate web. Even the last few pages had us wondering what these characters would do next.
Overall, if you love mysteries, thrillers or suspense, pick up That Weekend immediately. Again, if you want to enter to win a signed copy, check out our previous blog post from Monday July 19th.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Sounds good!
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Thank you!
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This sounds like a good one. I’ll have to check it out the next time in a YA mood. Thanks for sharing.
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We hope you give it a try.
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Sounds very intriguing! I am a definite mystery loving reader so this is right up my alley. I’ll need to check it out!
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We hope you like it!
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Great review! I read That Weekend a while ago and I have to admit I loved it too – definitely up there with my favourite mysteries! Thanks for sharing.
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We’re so glad you enjoyed it too! Thank you!
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I immediately put this on my book list after reading your review. It sounds great and I love to read ya books so I can recommend them to students. Thanks!
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We really hope you enjoy it! It’s great that you can recommend them to your students.
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i’m always on the lookout for a good thriller/mystery, and this one sounds promising! great review💜🖤
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Thank you! 🙂
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Okay, this sounds incredible – so much so that I just jumped on my library website to check. I’ve been making a point of making use of the library more as of late and much to my luck, they have one copy of That Weekend! I quickly put a hold on it so that I can check it out because this sounds like something that’s right up my alley. I LOVE a good mystery or thriller lol
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That’s amazing! We’re so happy that you found it at the library and can read it soon. We’d love to hear your thoughts!!
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It took a bit for the hold to pay off, had to wait for it to be available and apparently, there were a couple of people before me BUT I now have this book in my possession and can’t wait to dig into it!
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Sounds like a great thriller! I am glad that you both enjoyed it. 🙂
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Thank you!
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I like how you go through the story haha. It’s an interesting book and review. I’m a big fan of mysterious stories.
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Thank you!
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Great review! I’m glad you enjoyed this book – I read it a while ago and I agree, it was such an amazing read!
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We didn’t know about this book until your review!
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Definitely going on my tbr!
Fantastic review and thanks so much for sharing it!
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