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That Weekend

Item: That Weekend
Rating: 5
Author: Kim

category: Book Reviews
tag(s): young adult
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title: That Weekend
author: Kara Thomas
published: 6.29.2021 | Tuesday
publisher: Delacorte Press
genre(s): thrillers
pages: 332
source: bought
format: eBook
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the blurb

Three best friends, a lake house, a secret trip - what could go wrong?
It was supposed to be the perfect prom weekend getaway. But it's clear something terrible happened when Claire wakes up alone and bloodied on a hiking trail with no memory of the past forty-eight hours.
Three went up the mountain, but only one came back.
Now everyone wants answers - most of all, Claire. She remembers Friday night, but after that... nothing. And now Kat and Jesse - her best friends - are missing.
That weekend changes everything.
What happened on the mountain? And where are Kat and Jesse? Claire knows the answers are buried somewhere in her memory, but as she's learning, everyone has secrets - even her best friends. And she's pretty sure she's not going to like what she remembers.

a few notes
review

content warning: ❗some graphic violence❗

POV: 1st person; dual
keywords/phrases: betrayal, friendship
tropes: twisted endings, high stakes, red herrings
spice: 0🔥
language: 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

read this if… you love twists and turns and stories of betrayal.

The story of That Weekend is thoroughly engrossing, a true page-turner. This is a book that perfectly balances the action of the plot with character-driven elements. The twists and turns, the red herrings, are perfectly placed and well developed. I was kept off-kilter throughout the story, which is something I truly love in this genre. And the characterization was on point, whether you hated them, loved them, or just weren’t sure what to think!

About Kara Thomas

Kara is the author of THE DARKEST CORNERS, LITTLE MONSTERS and THE CHEERLEADERS.
She is also the author of the Prep School Confidential series from St. Martin’s Griffin under the pen name Kara Taylor.
Kara has written for Warner Brothers Television and currently writes full-time on Long Island, where she lives with her husband and rescue cat.

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