Amazing writing, as always, by Lucy Clarke. I loved this book. I felt like I was on that Greek island with those women.
Thanks to Netgalley and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A stunning Greek villa. A long weekend away for a hen do. Beautiful sunshine, sea, and plenty of alcohol. What could possibly go wrong...

It's rare that I enjoy a thriller as much as I enjoyed One Of The Girls, which is brilliantly plotted. Each woman on the hen do felt well rounded and I found my sympathies shifting constantly between them. The ending, meanwhile, had me gasping out loud. Very highly recommended: the perfect holiday read this summer. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

I'm a Lucy Clarke fan, especially since reading Last Seen and finding out she's local to me. Her descriptions of locations was so detailed, I knew exactly where it was before she confirmed it in an interview. She is just as descriptive in One Of The Girls, where 6 friends/acquaintances hold a hen do on a remote part of Greek island. Was so descriptive that I felt I was there with them, seeing the sights, smelling the aromas, eating the food, drinking the wine and interacting with them all.

I loved the characters and how each chapter gave their viewpoints and relationships with the others and their back stories. Each had more going on under the surface and not all being totally honest with each other. Right from the start we knew one of them would die and one of them had to be the killer. I thought I'd picked up certain tiny clues and was convinced about a third into the book that I knew who was killed, by whom and why. Wrong!!!! Then, as I got further along in chapters and more back stories were revealed I kept changing my mind about all three things. And I love that in a book. Also, at first I started off liking some characters and disliking others but as the story progressed, my opions changed as I learned more about each of them. Also something I like in a book.

There were parts though that reminded me too much of Liane Moriarty's "Big Little Lies" and I didn't want that. I wanted complete unpredictability to the very end. There were twists and turns. some obvious but some unexpected too. I've given a four out of five rating as I'm not entirely satisfied with which character was killed and by whom. Yes, it makes sense but I'd still rather it had been someone else by someone else. You'll have to read it to see what I mean!

Other than that, it did keep me reading, I did want to know what happened next, I did enjoy each chapter and think this is the ideal holiday read.

One Of the Girls is the first book I’ve read by Lucy Clark but it will certainly not be the last – what a great read this is!
I absolutely loved Clark’s writing style, using the different women’s point of view in each chapter to slowly unpick the thread of the narrative that holds them altogether in this tangled web of deceit, set against the beautiful backdrop of an island in Greece.
Lexi Lowe is settling down and getting married so of course she needs to celebrate the end of being single with a bang, in the form of a hen do on the fictional Green island of Aegos organised by her best friend Bella.
I really felt that I’d been transported to this stunning island with clear water, white washed walls and delicious Greek food along with the six women thanks to Clark’s excellently descriptive writing – a perfect bit of escapism.
However, this hen party is far from Utopia. We know from the get go that someone is killed but who is it and why?
The story is told in alternating chapters with a point of view of each of the main characters Lexi (the bride to be), Bella (the best friend), Robyn (a close friend from school who was part of a trio of Lexi and Bella), Eleanor (the soon to be sister-in-law, Ana (a new friend from yoga), Fen (Bella’s girlfriend and it’s her aunt who owns the villa they are staying at), and an unknown narrator.
In each chapter we slowly learn each character’s background and the undercurrent that lies beneath the surface of their friendships and the lies start to be revealed.
This was a semi closed room mystery that leaned more toward a character study than thriller but nonetheless I found it very dramatic and tense especially the last few days of the hen party.
Clark had me absolutely hooked.
I wanted to know who was hiding what and how it would all unravel, after all the truth always comes out in the end.
There’s definitely nods to Big Little Lies which I am a huge fan of, there were troubling undercurrents of each character and all were lying and hiding something.

As the six narratives progressed, I became more involved with each and didn’t want any of the characters to be the one who died or be the murderer, I was well and truly invested.
I think this could be adapted into a one-off series for TV really well!
Thank you to NetGalley, Lucy Clark, and Penguin Group for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy Clarke is becoming one of my favourite authors. I worked with her briefly years ago, but would immediately request any new books she delivered, as they are guaranteed to be pacey. I love how her books focus on friendships, and this is no different.

My first by Lucy Clarke, and I loved it and I thoroughly recommend it.
This is a perfect read for any season, but it got me in the mood for a holiday.
The setting was a beautiful villa in a remote location on a Greek island.
Sounds idyllic right? It mostly was.
It was a brilliant plot that drew me in and I couldn’t put it down.
All the girls had some link to the ‘hen’, Lexi Lowe, which included old school friends Bella and Robyn.
I found the group relationships fascinating. The secrets, both old and new, that as a reader we knew about. I like the chapters told by different characters.
Thanks to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and NetGalley for the review copy in which I give my honest opinion.

Six very different women head to a Greek island for a hen party, by the end of the weekend there will have been a murder.
I loved this book! I loved how all the different characters had their individual backgrounds and stories and how they unfolded as the story went on.
I loved the suspense and the twists.
This is a perfect beach read with a bit more substance than your average beach read.
5 stars from me.

An intense and twisty slow-burning thriller, One Of The Girls is a character-driven and emotion-fuelled story full of drama, with a conclusion that I did not see coming!

I struggle to get into books that are based around a group of female friends who have no right to be friends anymore, so it did take me a while to get into this book. It's obvious that everybody is hiding something or holding back some truth and there is so much uncomfortable tension between this group that I was desperate for their secrets to start spilling.

But stories about conflicting personalities, long-buried resentments and past betrayals always rely on how everything comes together. And wow, this one ends with an explosion.

I had my guesses about who would cause up the most trouble and I had my hopes that one character would be killed off (Sorry, Bella!), but nothing I predicted came close to how this story actually came undone.

And while I've read a few books with "explosive endings" recently, they didn't work at all because their ending felt so detached from the build-up. But this is how you write a shocking finale with an unexpected twist in the right way, as everything finally made sense!

Although the friendships themselves are verging on breaking, I enjoyed the kinder moments between new friends, the acceptance of grief, the excitement of a first-time mum getting away from it all and remembering who she used to be before all the nappy changing and snot wiping. And that's because Clarke creates each character with great depth, giving them all two sides to their personalities.

I expected to enjoy this one after loving Clarke's previous book, but she really took me by surprise with this one and I had such a fun time with it.

When a group of friends (I use the term loosely) travel to Greece for a Hen Party, you know it will be interesting, intriguing and irresistible. Admittingly this story unfolds slowly but concludes to reveal an intense, emotional fuelled, who-done-it murder mystery. This absorbing and thrilling read will have you turning pages so fast it becomes a fire hazard!

Lucy Clarke's ability to keep the reader engaged through her characters is second to none. In a plot that takes you alongside these ladies, the multiple points of view allow the reader to gain insight without becoming dull and boring. There are many strong personalities in this friendship group; some I liked and related to, others I loathed. Everyone connected somehow to the other, with a conclusion that holds no punches.

The only reason why this isn't a five star read for me is that there are other books by this author that I enjoyed more. However, it is essential to note that this is my personal preference only and not be taken into account when considering reading this! A highly recommended read that will keep you guessing till the very end.

This was my first book by Lucy Clarke. It won’t be my last. Having read good reviews of it, I was looking forward to starting to read it. After reading the first few chapters, I thought it was going to be average chick lit. I was very wrong. There were so many interwoven relationships, it kept me guessing, especially near the end. I didn’t suspect that ending for one minute! It is a story of Lexi’s “hen do” on the fictional Greek island of Aegos. Six “hens” set off and arrive at a marvellous villa, miles away from anywhere. The story progresses through each day and gradually the secrets of each of the “hens” is revealed. I couldn’t put the book down during the second half. I do recommend this book. My thanks go to NetGalley and the publishers for an arc of this book.

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as The Castaways if I’m honest, but I did enjoy reading it.

Lucy is excellent at setting scenes and I could feel myself in Greece, smelling the flowers, sea and that distinct chlorine smell of swimming pools in the evening.

It’s more of a light read than The Castaways, very much a book to sit and read where it’s set, the plot and twists are excellent.

A good read overall, and fans of Lucy will enjoy it.

My thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction

Former wild child Lexi Lowe is now a clean-living yoga teacher and getting married to respectable Ed... rather to the alarm of her best friend and maid of honour Bella, who's determined to give her a hen do to remember. It's safe to say she succeeds.

The hens gather for a week at a villa on a Greek island: Lexi, her old friends Bella and Robyn, Bella's girlfriend Fen, new friend Ana and soon-to-be sister-in-law Eleanor. The characters are interesting and - mainly - likeable; I particularly liked Robyn and Fen. Of course, they all have secrets, and/or past traumas, or are having secrets kept from them. And of course it will all erupt before the end of the week...

It was a really enjoyable read with a satisfying ending. Thanks for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

One of The Girls is about 6 women on a Hen weekend in Greece. On the last night tragedy strikes and one person ends up dead.

The chapters alternate between the women and I loved this about the book. The chapters were short and it was a great way to get to know each of them.

Each character was described in such detail that I felt like they were real people and I almost felt like I was there with them. This is the first book in a long time that I have read and felt so taken in by the characters. Don't get me wrong, I didn't like all the characters -Bella for example was rather annoying - but I most definitely appreciate how rounded and well written they all were.

From the very beginning you know that someone is going to end up dead. Then you spend the entire book trying to work out which character it will be and how it will happen and the author absolutely keeps you guessing right up until the very last second.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would definitely recommend it. It was also my first book by this author and I will be checking out their others.

Well, I didn't expect to find this one quite as gripping as I did! Secrets and lies, deceit, pretence, it's all happening here and all building to an ending you can't guess - and don't want to. While each character has their flaws (who doesn't?) you don't want any to be lost - there's still time for honesty and forgiveness, but for one of our characters time is running out... Don't enter the final chapters too late in the evening, you won't be able to turn out the light till it's all over.

This is a great holiday read about friendship, betrayal, love, lies and a suspicious death. All of this amidst a backdrop of a fabulous Greek holiday villa where a group of women gather to celebrate a hen do.
It’s so descriptive you can almost feel the sun and taste the tzatziki.

What, for me, lifted this above a 3* Good Read was the excellent writing of the characters, who were all so interesting. Also, there’s a mix of timelines throughout, shown by a different font and it’s done so well that I maintained interest throughout. It’s also really well summed up.

All in all, I’d highly recommend either to read in the sun, or, to imagine you are.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the opportunity to preview and congratulations to Lucy Clarke.

Thank you to the author, publishers Harper Collins and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.

To be honest I was a little bit worried before I started this book. There’s a trope of secrets from the past leading to death and drama during a weekend reunion of old friends (normally women) in an isolated location, that I’ve read a lot of versions of, most of them disappointing. This book certainly leans heavily on that premise. Old friends and new, plus her future sister-in-law join bride-to-be Lexi on a hen weekend in a cliff top villa on a beautiful Greek island.

There’s the charismatic, but acerbic best friend, the one with the drinking problem, the new mother feeling guilty for leaving her baby for the first time, the incomer who may have more of a history with the group than they think, the one who doesn’t feel they fit in and the one who can’t let go of how they were as teens. All of these characters are ones I’ve seen before in very similar circumstances.

But, Lucy Clarke manages to takes this very familiar premise and create an engaging thriller that manages to surprise and hit home emotionally. One of the things which really sets it apart from the pack is the well-roundedness of the characters. Yes, there’s the hurt feelings and snippy comments that are often a feature of people whose lives have grown apart trying to pretend they’re still the same friends they were as teens, but if a character lashes out we understand why. That’s much better than many of the books of this type I’ve read where the popular and charismatic yet uncaringly cruel character remains so fundamentally unlikeable throughout that it seems impossible any of the others would ever want to spend time on her company let alone go on a weekend break together.

A really enjoyable, fast-paced thriller.

I absolutely love these types of books where a group of girlfriends gets together. This one I thought was just okay. I'm not sure if it was because I've read a few of these back to back and I think I compared them unknowingly. I loved the writing of this book and will pick up more from this author.

This is my first Lucy Clarke novel and I enjoyed it.

I know it is described as a thriller but I just found it an easy read with some suspense. The development of the relationship between the women on Lexi's Greek hen weekend was interesting and the different personalities shouldn't really get along but they do. There are secrets and half truths from all involved which just kept my interest. I wasn't too keen on the multiple POVs but that is just my opinion. I also didn’t particularly warm to any of the characters except for Eleanor, I loved her honesty and how she viewed life.

I really enjoyed this novel about a group of women who go on a hen weekend but all are hiding a secret which fits perfectly together at the end.
The fictional Greek a island setting was luxurious aswell as having a slightly eerie side to it and all the characters where well written and intriguing, each with their own backstory.
A great summer read that keeps you guessing.

3.5-4 stars

Good holiday read, well written with short punchy chapters, relatable characters and lots of intrigue -
I enjoyed this :)

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC