Sisters Lori and Erin came to Fiji together for a relaxing getaway but only Lori makes the connecting flight to a remote stretch off the mainland. That plane ends up disappearing and Erin flies back to London devastated to have lost her sister. Two years later, the pilot of the plane turns up alive in hospital and it appears that what actually happened on that missing flight is about to be revealed. This very chilling novel felt so realistic and I think that’s why it affected me as much as it did. The beautiful setting of Fiji against such a horrific plot provided the perfect juxtaposition. As well as being a story of sisterhood, The Castaways is suspenseful thriller that keeps twisting and turning towards an unpredictable but satisfying end.

The best book I've read this year so far!
A plane crashes on its way to a Fijian island with no survivors.
One passenger's sister will do anything to get to the truth of how the crash happened.
The book moves from present day storyline for the sister to the past storyline of the crash.
An unexpected event happens in the present which makes the past seems more unreal!
I couldn't put this book down and would highly recommend to any reader.

I love Lucy Clarke’s writing and have enjoyed all of her previous novel so I had very high hopes for this one and I’m so pleased to say that it more than lived up to them! This novel follows sisters Lori and Erin. They went on holiday together and one night had a row which led to Lori getting on a plane and Erin walking away. The plane disappears and Erin is left full of regret and a desperate need to know what happened to her sister. The novel follows Erin in the present and Lori a couple of years earlier and I loved this way of telling the story. It meant the reader was privy to more knowledge than the characters but it was still twisty and gripping. I had my suspicions about what had happened to Lori and while I was partly right there was so much more to this novel than I ever could have seen! I love the fierceness of Erin’s determination to find out what happened, and the single-mindedness she showed in trying to find out. I was rooting for her the whole way through. The love that was there between the sisters shines off the pages in the novel and I found that incredibly moving. I loved that this is a twisty mystery novel with real heart and love at its centre. I highly recommend this one!

Great read, full of twists and turns. Well written and I look forward to reading more of this author

Wow this was a great book. The story follows two sisters, Lori and Erin who are on holiday in Fiji. They are due to fly out to a small island together but after an arguament Erin doesn't show up for the flight and so Lori goes alone. Mid flight the plane goes missing and neither the plane nor survivors are found. Erin spends the next few years obsessively trying to find out what has happened and starts to uncover some very sinister secrets. I loved how the story is told from Erin's current perspective of her investigation and Lori's past perspective of the lead up to the crash and what happened. The book just felt like it was constantly building and building to a big climax which kept me reading. I found myself really looking forward to diving back in to the story each time I'd had to stop to do life stuff and would have happily binged it all in one go if possible. I thought that Erin and Lori were both really relatable and likeable characters.
From the cover I expected a thriller but this is definitely a mystery book and by the mid point I had many, many questions and theories. It was such a fantastic experience to see each question answered and each mini mystery wrapped up as the book drew to a close. I will definitely be reading more of Lucy Clarke's books after this!

I really enjoyed this book. I got really invested in the characters and there were lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing. Definitely worth a read.

Well written This story is about two people who become life long friends. Proving that opposites can and do attract Another gentle and well written story from this author. I cant wait for the next one

An excellent, suspenseful, thriller. Two sisters on a holiday of a lifetime. How does one end up on a small aircraft and the other doesn't? The story is told by both sisters - one in the present day and one from the day of the crash. A really gripping story finding out what happened and if there were any surivvors. Great twists and turns!

When you want to escape to an island and feel like away from everything, then Fiji is perhaps an island that springs to mind. Blue seas and white sand. Warm sun and beautiful scenery, the perfect place to be castaway.

Expect for Erin and Lori, sisters who have decided on a holiday to Fiji.

Lori gets on the plane.

Erin does not.

The plane disappears and Erin is left wondering about what has happened to Lori?

Told in both the past and the present, from both Lori and Erin, we see all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle set out in front of us and as we learn the story of the two sisters and how they both find themselves where they do.

In Fiji, in the past and in the present.

There are as many answers as there are questions and when the pilot of the missing plane reappears after two years, Erin has to know the truth.

I could write more, but that would take away some of the fear, the trepidation, the importance of the setting, that feeling that you are far away from everything and that perhaps it is not paradise after all.

An excellent thriller that was perhaps not what you were expecting and that made it all the more interesting.

Sisters Lauri & Ellen are on holiday in Fiji. They have an argument the night before they are due to take a plane journey and only Lauri boards the flight. The plane goes missing and Erin is left fighting for the truth of what happened during that fateful journey.

The story is told from 2 perspectives, Erin in the present and Lauri in the past. This is a well written story, with a clever plot and excellent characters. A tense and interesting read. Highly recommended.

Thank you to Harpercollins UK, Netgalley & the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. What a page turner. I loved this book from cover to cover and absolutely devoured it.
Based around an airplane crash which has separated two sisters, it tells the story from each sisters point of view.
Lori got on the doomed aircraft and hasn't been seen since the plane crash meanwhile the on going narrative with her sister Erin tells her story since the disappearance of the aircraft.
Add in some interesting and dubious characters, we have a great thriller .
Brilliantly written, the author ties up every loose end and answers every question the reader may have by the end of the book.

Great book, couldn't recommend it highly enough.

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Well what can I say! I love this author and have read all of her books and will continue to do so. She knows how to catch your imagination and run with it....
I love the strong sister relationships in her stories and the way she draws you in and keeps you guessing.
Couldn't put this book down and can't wait for the next one.

I won’t say too much about the plot because I don’t want to ruin it. But to give you a vague outline, sisters Lori and Erin decide to go on a sunny holiday together but become separated before they reach their final destination. Journalist Erin is now desperately searching for answers as to what really happened to her beloved sister, and it looks as though there might be more to the story than first appearances might have suggested…

This is the first of Lucy Clarke’s books that I’ve read but it absolutely won’t be my last; I was totally hooked from the first page to the end! It has a really clever, twisty plot, which kept me wanting to read “just one more chapter” and the South Pacific setting lent a particular mysterious atmosphere to the narrative. I found some parts extremely tense!

I think plotting and pacing a thriller must be super difficult and Clarke has absolutely nailed it in The Castaways. It has all the elements I look for in a thriller while also creating these wonderful 3 dimensional characters and relationships. The lovely bond between the two sisters made me all the more desperate for Erin to find out what happened to Lori, and to discover who or what was at fault.

Perhaps not one to read in the airport on the way to your dream destination but The Castaways is 100% brilliant, pure escapism. I loved it!

With thanks to Harper Collins for gifting me a digital copy to review.

Another smash hit by Lucy Clarke. The Castaways is definitely one of the most tense and mysterious thrillers I've read in a long time. Brilliant. Couldn't put it down xx

This is one author where I love every one of her books. I would finish her latest one and almost count down the days to the next one...
She doesn't write quick enough for me..
What is so lovely is that she incorporates her travel experiences into her books.
She certainly does her research for them too.
Her latest book The Castaways is partially set on the island of Fiji, her honeymoon destination..
She packs her writing journal and away she goes...
The perfect writing life don't you think..
We meet twins Lori & Erin in this story.
Twins that are very close to one another but their lives change irrevocably one night on holiday after an argument while having dinner.
Erin storms off and when she doesn't turn up for their flight the next morning, Lori feeling brave decides to go ahead and boards the small plane.
The plane crashes and the next two years Erin spends looking for her sister and the missing plane.
The story alternates between Erin now and Lori before the flight and when it happens.
I loved how it was told..
You find the story and what does happen unfolding from such great and very different viewpoints.
There are secrets, disappointments and lots of frustration but what shines through the pages is the love both sisters have for each other.
I did read one review of this book before I read it and the person felt that the book fell flat in the middle...
Not one little bit for me. I found it to be fast paced in what was happening and some scenes quite dramatic.
I don't think Lucy Clarke took her foot off the pedal for the whole book.
I'm not sure what outcome I expected but it worked for me.
So very well worth your time 💕

Wow ! As always a brilliant read from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down I absolutely loved it. It spirited me away to far flung lands. What a brilliant read !
10/10

This was my first novel by Lucy Clarke but won’t be my last.
Two sisters, Lori and Erin, go on a amazing once in a lifetime holiday it thanks to an argument Lori boards a flight to the next destination on her own. The flight disappear and all aboard are deemed dead. Erin then has to deal with the guilt of losing her sister. Two years later the pilot is found Alice so Erin goes back to investigate.
The novel is told from the POV of both sisters. It’s a fantastic read and kept me hooked from page one to the last page.
Thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The plot was really good, the story was quite captivating and I wanted to know what it would happen all the way until the end. I found the characters interesting, well fleshed, and the alternating perspectives and timelines made soooo much sense! The ending was really good and did not expect some of the stuff that have happened. I also liked the decision the younger sister made, it made total sense.

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A SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN…

It should be like any other holiday. Beautiful beaches. Golden sunsets. Nothing for miles. You’ll never want to leave. Until you can’t…

Gripping, twisty and full of sun-soaked atmosphere, THE CASTAWAYS will whisk you far away to the island – and never let you go.

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I have a terrible fear of flying and after this I probably will never get on another flight again! This was a really tense read, the plane crash is the stuff of nightmares! I enjoyed the relationship between the sisters, yes family can be very complicated! The first half of the book was probably the most enjoyable for me. The happenings on the island and after that were pretty unbelievable at times but it is a novel and you just have to suspend disbelief. That poor baby is all I could think about. But a good, very atmospheric read and I enjoyed the different points of view throughout.