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Average rating3.1
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Are you ready for the roller coaster ride that is The Club? . . . A beautifully written, densely plotted murder mystery that takes place at a private club off the coast of England. Read about a luxurious, celeb-only island during a weekend of partying and ultimately murder.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club March ’22 Pick) From the author of People Like Her comes a smart and sinister murder mystery set in the secretive world of exclusive celebrity clubs. Everyone's Dying to Join . . . The Home Group is a glamorous collection of celebrity members' clubs dotted across the globe, where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites, far from the prying eyes of fans and the media. The most spectacular of all is Island Home—a closely-guarded, ultraluxurious resort, just off the English coast—and its three-day launch party is easily the most coveted A-list invite of the decade. But behind the scenes, tensions are at breaking point: the ambitious and expensive project has pushed the Home Group's CEO and his long-suffering team to their absolute limits. All of them have something to hide—and that's before the beautiful people with their own ugly secrets even set foot on the island. As tempers fray and behavior worsens, as things get more sinister by the hour and the body count piles up, some of Island Home’s members will begin to wish they’d never made the guest list. Because at this club, if your name’s on the list, you’re not getting out.
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I really liked the writing style. There were a lot of descriptions, but still, the story was very engaging, despite all the characters not being particularly likable.
This book was fun and a great escapist kickoff to my year in books. It has a great time skewering the rich celebrities at its core and I'm here for it. Fame has become absurd. This book takes that reality and looks at what famous people get away with through an upstairs downstairs lens. It also reveals what the rich and powerful do to get to the top and stay there. I liked the cast of characters. Not LIKED liked - but enjoyed their backstories. Well done by this husband wife writing duo. My second from them. They definitely choose of-the-moment plot points and very timely stories.
I am unsure why people think there are too many POVs. I recall like 5 characters at most, which pales in comparison to high fantasy books.
I liked every single POV and how some people's story overlapped.
Every character is awful in their own way and the ending was delicious. I rooted for some characters.
I read the entire book in one sitting.
My only question is WTF happened with Jackson Crane when Jess “killed” him?