I enjoyed The Long Weekend, it had twists and turns galore. I marked it down a star as it faltered a little near the end and I wasn’t entirely satisfied by the last chapter.

Loved this - beautifully written, creepy and intriguing. I was drawn in by the idea of three women locked together in a remote location with a mysterious, ominous note. Brilliant set-up, and the rest of the book more than delivered

This is a very layered mystery thriller. It starts with 3 women heading to a remote farm a day ahead of their husbands, the men of which are lifelong friends. The women don’t have the closest, nor healthiest dynamic and even the car journey there has its challenge. The husband of the couple that manage the barn they are to say in has dementia, which is making his behaviour harder for his wife to manage, and he often goes out late at night & behaves erratically. The situation takes a very dark turn from the moment the women arrive to find a courier has delivered a card, suggesting one of their husband’s recently deceased friend’s widow has exerted revenge on them, and plans to kill one of their husbands. With no mobile signal, and terrible weather no one can make contact to ascertain whether this is a hoax or something truly sinister.
There are so many twists and reveals that the story keeps you on your toes. None of the characters are particularly likeable, with whopping flaws. I did struggle to retain which wife was with which husband, which might have been just me, but it did make my reading stutter, as the scenes switched from the women at the retreat to the individual men and Eddie, the widow. The ARC had no chapters, so there was the added blur where you couldn’t tell which character was furnishing you with their point of view. Added to this, Macmillan kept you guessing which character was scheming murders, with more than one character displaying psychopathy.
You could argue some of it is rather farfetched, but the depth of each character’s flaws, their darker history and background, makes for very engaging reading. Each character develops and reveals hidden unpalatable or complex depths. So long as you’re able to run with some dubious plausibility it makes for a very entertaining and dark read. Quite atmospheric and easy to picture yourself at the remote barn amidst its isolation and exposure to the elements. Ideal escapism on a dark night.

Thank you for providing me with an advance review copy of this book. Enjoyed reading, would recommend....

As soon as I saw the line from the letter, I knew I had to read this book and that it woukd be wonderful., I was right. it was utterly captivating, I couldn't work out what was coming next, or who was narrating. The way the atmosphere and tension develops is genius. I never saw the ending coming, and I liked the way it wasn't a happily ever after ending. Brilliant.

Great twists and turns ..but…

By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands.

I loved the synopsis of this psychological thriller and was excited to read it. I did enjoy the characters and plot and the way it was narrated by different characters then as you got further into the story it turns around and smashed your assumptions into small pieces! I had to go back and read earlier sections to understand what I had read previously, I did think that was very clever.
In some ways I felt the second half was missing something and rushed through to the conclusion. All in all though a great book and only marked down a star for this.

Thanks for NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
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A twisty thriller! Very enjoyable, lots of guessing and detective work required. A great setting that made you feel you were there!

3.5⭐️
Wow! What a hot mess! This was crazy and I really don’t know what to say. This author writes a great mystery-suspense.
Can you get 4 couples together and all get a long? And what if most of them are obsessed, crazy?
Parts of this didn’t work for me and other parts were good. At times it was too much. Overkill?? There is definitely a shock factor a couple of times. Will I read another by this author? Absolutely.
Thanks Century via NetGalley.

I love when books pull out a twist that makes me go back and read parts again to check what I missed and also to check that the bait and switch actually makes sense. I really enjoyed this book and loved the ending as well. All these people are horrible and who doesn't love horrible people!

Another unputdownable murder mystery. From the very creepy setting at the start this book keeps you on your toes throughout. Excellent plot with lots of twists and turns. I liked the way it was written from different points of view especially when you were unsure which side of the story you were getting. Definitely worth a read.

A group of university friends all meet up at a remote cottage following the death of one of their group on their first holiday since the tragedy. But when none of the wives can get hold of the husbands following a threat things start to spiral. I enjoyed this thriller - it was interesting how the plot all worked itself out. It did have a lot of characters and without chapters or character names it was sometimes difficult to work out from whose point of view it was from. I loved the setting and the insight into all the couples. They all had the flaws and it was working out who was the most damaged. It was definitely a weird friendship group. Overall a good thriller with a good plot.

I could literally not put this book down! A thrilling, fast paced page turner FULL of twists and turns!

You will not be disappointed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers for an early eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a bit slow to start with, I found it good but it didn't hook me in until at least half way.
Once I'd got half way through, I found myself thinking of the book and wanting to read it every chance I could get.
The lot had a good twist and was exciting when it all started to kick off.
Once I'd got to the good bit, it then picked up speed and was exciting, thrilling and I was hooked.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes thrillers and slow starts.

Well I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I had read a few not great books in a row and was so relived that I had picked this next. It kept me guessing, which I love. There is nothing worse than guessing the ending from the beginning. None of the characters are particularly likeable but that didn't bother me with this story, they all had their own backstories which made it somewhat easier to understand them.

A downside is that there are no chapters and the POV changes frequently so you really need to be paying attention while reading. I didn't find it particularly annoying like some other reviewers as I felt it kind of just 'worked'.

A lot less predictable than I thought it was going to be, I was so pleasantly surprised. 5 stars from me!

The synopsis for the book sounded so intriguing I had to read it. Three wives go for a weekend away to a remote setting with their husbands to join them the next day. But on arrival they find a letter saying one of their husbands will be killed by a person they know before the end of the weekend. It moves swiftly and had my attention but then it started feeling a bit messy with just too much going on and the lack of chapter distinctions did not help either. In the end it felt adequate but just not special. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Brilliant typical murder mystery, three friends rent a cottage on a farm, one is level headed one is an alcoholic and the other is a princess. Pretty typical but the very ending did shock me!

Oooh this was a good’un! Fast paced, thrilling and tons of twists!! Would recommend, 4 stars from me.

I'm a huge Gilly Macmillan fan however this one just didn't grab me - I usually enjoy multiple pov in a novel but this I felt didn't quite work

The Long Weekend is fast paced and full of twists however, there was just something about it that made it hard for me to really get into. This is the first book I’ve read by Gilly MacMillan but I’d definitely try her others.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Fast paced and gripping from the start, I loved this tense thriller. I enjoyed the development of the characters and the history of the relationships and dynamics as well as the rather desolate but beautiful location for this story. It built to a thrilling climax and kept me hooked throughout - a real pager turner!