Not so much a whodunit than a who dies. Great twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout. I loved the location and the setting of the hen party. The characters were a little clichéd which is probably my main negative. A solid 4 stars and would recommend to those who enjoy thrillers.

I really enjoyed this book, it ticked off things that I love in books including being fast paced, having lots of twists and turns and being written from different character POVs. I also enjoyed the guessing of whose body it was which wasn't revealed until the end. Definitely recommend.

One of the Girls is a run-of-the-mill holiday read, with an atmospheric setting, cliche characters and formulaic plot. I listened to an audio version and narration was also unremarkable.

What a fantastic summer read.
I loved how each characters story came together at the end.
This wasn’t a fast pace book but that didn’t bother me. I enjoyed getting to know the characters.
The ending was great and I didn’t see it coming.
Thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this book

Thank you NetGalley for my advance copy of this book. I am a big fan of Lucy Clarke’s books and so was really excited to receive an advance copy. It did not disappoint. I really enjoyed the mini chapters from different characters perspectives and the whole thing kept me guessing throughout. There were lots of twists and turns which kept me intrigued and also kept me hooked. I would definitely recommend!

A refreshing thriller about the secrets kept between friends and the way they can snowball out of hand. The setting was enchanting, the character development very well done, and the tension dragged out the whole way through, keeping me gripped from start to finish!

This book is the perfect summer read. Lexi is getting married and her hen do is taking place on a Greek island. Six old and new friends are invited and we soon realise that all of them are keeping secrets. We learn that at the end of the four day holiday someone will be dead and someone will be a killer, but a slow reveal of the secrets each woman is hiding brings this to a conclusion. The chapters are narrated by each of the women and flows perfectly. There are so many twists and turns, tension and jealousies and plenty of surprises. A fabulous holiday read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A slow burn mystery with a satisfying denouement. Written from the point of view of six very different women on a hen weekend in Greece, it is an ideal.beach read. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

I adored Lucy’s previous book so couldn’t wait for this gem. It definitely hasn’t disappointed…

This is a book with a mixture of characters- initially I had to work out who was who and definitely haven’t liked or trusted all them.

This is an intriguing and tangled web plot which I have really enjoyed delving into and getting lost in. Clarke has thrown in twists that have left me a little speechless.

This has been a great sunny back holiday read and has had the perfect mix of tension and individuals involved in the story.

I love how Lucy writes and this is another MUST for the TBR. I am already eagerly anticipating what might be coming next.

Absolutely gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2022

This is one of my favourite reads of the year. Absolutely brilliant. The characters are amazingly written, each with their own quirks and personalities (some likeable, some not so much) and the storyline is so gripping with twists, turns, and jaw-dropping shocks. The descriptions of the beautiful scenery and villa setting is wonderful and really places the readers there in the moment. Another cracking read from Lucy.

I loved this book! It has been sitting on my shelf for a few weeks and I now wish I had read it sooner. It’s the perfect dark beach read. It’s atmospheric, well written and has lots of twists. It’s definitely worthy of a big fat 5 stars and I’d strongly recommend it.

This was a brilliant thrilling read about Lexi and her friends who all go to a villa for her hen. They are a mixed bunch of old friends and newer friends through the years. They are all very different characters with only lexi in common.

This was a great read and I just loved how it all came about and ended with a body of which you have no idea on who until the very end.

Thank you to Netgalley & publisher for the book.

A deadly hen party that whisks you away to a remote Greek Island for laughter, tears and screams.
In typical hen party style we have a group of friends, some who know each other intimately and others who only know of each other, All are connected through the bride to be, all want to make her hen special but one of them is also plotting murder.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I didn’t guess the twist, and the intricacies of the relationships between the women was intriguing.

I found this book very difficult to get into, one moment I felt there was loads of drama and tension and I was hooked and then the other half felt like it was dragging and added nothing to the story. The last 90% when there was a plot twist though - I did not see that coming and had my suspect to be someone else, so that was a nice surprise and the way the author tied it all together was good too!
I would say this would be a perfect holiday read, had a lot of summer vibes and I would’ve much rather read this laying by the pool 😅. Would recommend if you like mystery and girl friendship groups.

Positives:
- different POV each chapter which I enjoy as it gives a better understanding of the story
- each characters secrets intricately woven into each other
- beautiful setting of a Greek island

Negatives
- found Bella insufferable
- slow moving

A hen party at a remote villa on a beautiful Greek island. But everyone there is hiding their own secrets, and not everyone is going to survive the weekend.

I really, really enjoyed this. Clarke's prose is super immersive and engaging. She beautifully sets the scene of this Greek villa atop a cliff, and makes use of the setting throughout the narrative.
She also does a really great job of balancing quite a few POVs. They all served a purpose and moved the story along. They were also all nice and distinct, which can be hard to acheive at the best of times, let alone with a larger cast and in such proximity to each other. That can render certain POVs obsolete, and they can sometimes merge slightly if their narrative voices are not clear enough. Not here. Each character had their place in the plot, and their personal insight was carefully placed where it was needed the most, either to reveal or withhold certain information. I just really enjoyed how she structured it all and brought it all together.
The bringing it all together, specifically, was very satisfying. In retrospect, the set-up and foresahdowing was all there so it didn't feel forced in there for the shock factor, but also, it didn't feel glaringly obvious either.
The one element, which was this book's version of Chekhov's gun really, that was continuously pointed to throughout, still managed to throw me (a few times) in the final act. Which, again, I really enjoyed.
The pacing was good. There was a nice gradual build up of tension as the unease grew amongst the group. The character interactions were interesting and varied. There were characters just getting to know each other, as well as characters with a lot of history and baggage being brought into their current dynamic (interstingly; some we're aware of, some we're not, and some, they were not even aware of).

Overall, a solid thriller, well written and structured, that kept me engaged for the most part.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for my e-arc of this title, recieved in exchange for an honest review.

Ever since I read Lucy Clarke's early book 'The Blue' (recently rebranded as 'No Escape') I have followed her work avidly. This latest book 'One of the Girls' was an auto buy for me, I didn't even need to read the "blurb" to know I would love it. With both wedding and holiday seasons in full flow right now this is a book you need to have packed ready for your down time.

Lexi and Ed are getting married. The perfect excuse for Lexi's best friend Bella to leap into action and arrange the best hen event in history. Unfortunately for Bella things start to go off course right from the airport terminal as she and partner Fen bump into one of Bella's former colleagues who blurts out information about Bella which she's been keeping close to her chest. This is the first of the cracks to appear over the holiday, each getting bigger and more traumatic to the group.

Every one of the girls in the friendship group is battling with some kind of secret or life event which they haven't shared with the others, whether it's recent or historical. Gregarious Bella goes headlong into situations without thinking through how her reaction will affect anyone else, then goes into a period of self-loathing which she reflects onto other people which just makes things even worse. The revelations just keep coming right the way through the book and the reader is kept in the dark as to who will become the victim of the story as described in the synopsis.

Lucy has described the scenery and overall atmosphere of the Greek island villa and local town beautifully, so if you don't want to take a trip to the area by the end of the book I would be amazed. Just probably best not choose it for your hen event!

It was supposed to be a perfect weekend bachelorette Greek getaway. Six women getting together to celebrate Lexi’s engagement. The island and its ocean views are glorious, but dangerous undercurrents run beneath the sunset swims and midnight cocktails. Each of the women is hiding a secret. Someone is determined to make sure Lexi’s marriage never happens - and one of them doesn’t leave the island alive.

This book is a great twisty mystery. I found it fast paced and read it within a couple of days. I particularly loved how the author kept the identity of both the victim and the murderer concealed right until the end, enhancing my suspicions of everyone in the group. The Greek island setting was so atmospheric, I desperately wanted to be there - despite all the darkness.

The story is told from perspectives of all six women. The first few chapters set the scene as we get to know them all, and then the story picks up the pace. I felt invested in each woman, desperate to know what secrets they were hiding. Highly recommend this one! Wonderful if you enjoy a summer thriller.

This had all the makings of a good thriller but it kind of missed the mark for me. The characters were interesting and i did think there were some clever moments with the writing but it was all kind of blah overall and felt a little underwhelming. I liked the world building in this as it made it feel as if i was in Greece but i thought the reveal could've been handled a little better as it did feel a little messy when compared to other thrillers.

What could go wrong on a long hen weekend on a beautiful Greek island? Turns out a lot when you throw the eclectic group of girls celebrating Lexi’s hen do. As the novel progresses, you realise everyone has something to hide and that some may not be strangers after all.

I loved that the six characters were so individual and distinct from each other. I knew when reading each chapter who was the narrator and got to know their motivations as the story progressed. I loved the little foreboding sections in between the chapters too, what a way to keep the tension high, constantly reminding you that someone is going to die ensuring you can never relax into the read as the idyllic weekend is going to implode at some point.

The only real negative I have is I found Bella super annoying, like too annoying to be redeemable in my opinion. She is so protective of Lexi and wants to prove to everyone that she is the BEST friend, she constantly reminds everyone she is the self-designated maid of honour. Obviously, this is fuelled by major insecurities which do get revealed but it wasn’t enough to make me care about the character. Saying that, I did enjoy this read it would be perfect to take on holiday and enjoy sitting by the pool with a big ole glass of wine. I will definitely be checking out her other books.