I received an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and publisher Little, Brown Book Group UK, in exchange for an honest review.
I adore thrillers centered around 'bunch of people go to a house somewhere and something creepy happens', but it is an admittedly saturated market. The Cliff House delivers solidly on this premise but it's difficult for me to say it particularly stands out.
The Cliff House is the story of Jen's bachelorette party, a chance for old friends and old enemies to reunite in an isolated house on an island. Among the guests are rockstar Michelle and her ex-bandmate/best friend Helena, Jen's ex husband's sister, her new husband's sister and two other friends. Among all this chaos and classic social awkwardness, disaster strikes when someone is found dead and yet another person goes missing. With the guests threatened from an unclear source, someone must reveal a secret to prevent another death.
To be honest, I actually read this book twice before reviewing it. The first time I didn't think much of it and couldn't remember it very well, whilst the second time I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it a lot more. There are a ton of characters and interactions between those characters, and I think it was a little easier to keep them separate in the audiobook. It was also easier to follow who was who on the second read.
Overall, this book is a reasonably enjoyable thriller. It has a good cast of characters, a lot going on (which is better than a book that drags) and a decent pace. I feel like a lot of the individual elements are nothing unique, but if you like thrillers with this premise then there's no reason not to read this
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