This was a fun, suspenseful read!

I loved that throughout the book it leaves you questioning who to trust and who to believe. The amount of anxiety that filled me every time a character went somewhere privately with another character was insane. I genuinely felt the need to say my goodbyes every time it happened.

When I say that this whole premise is literally my worst nightmare. Isolated thrillers? They have to be some of the best of the genre.

What let me down about this book was the reveal. I would’ve loved it if the illusion was kept up to the very end and not given us all the answers the way it did. I felt their point of view took away an element of suspense and surprise for me.

Also, how did Beth end up turning herself into the victim at the end of it all? She cheated on her husband but SHE’S the one who decides a divorce? Don’t get me wrong, it annoyed me how Derek never supported her concerns or listened to her when she spoke up about what was happening but why wasn’t her infidelity brought up again?

Overall, I found this book fantastic and I found it so easy to become immersed into the story and the mystery surrounding it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Rowen Chambers for providing me with this ARC. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full review2024 arcs-netgalley murder-mystery ...more4 s Amanda Richardson935 10

The Last Trip was a twisted thriller - who are the good guys and who are the bad? Beth and Derek have been together since college and often meet up with old friends. This trip may be the last before they all start to have kids. They want to have a good time, but snowed-in in the deep woods may be a killer.

One by one, the friends start to have accidents that turn deadly. Is this just bad luck or have long-buried secrets come back to haunt the group? Maybe they didn't know their friends as well as they thought they did.

Very, very good read - I really enjoyed the secrets within the group and the twisted plot. Stayed up way too late to finish this book!2 s Jacki van de Schoor119 1 follower

Thanks to Netgalley, Xpresso Book Tours and Rowen Chambers for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love this type of thriller trope and I really wanted to The Last Trip, but unfortunately it fell short for me.

I d the premise and the setting was atmospheric. The storyline was good, but the characters and their behavior really let it down.

Beth was far too suspicious of everyone all the time, it was unrealistic. She was also whiney and argumentative. I didn't her character at all.
The other characters were a bit flat and stilted. Most of the conversations they had with each other were strange, they didn't seem things people would really say to each other, especially seeing as they were meant to be close.

It was all a bit too outlandish to me.

2.5 stars from me.1 flayne80 5

A storm is raging, you're stranded in a luxury vacation home with your best friends from college, sounds a fun week relaxing away from it all.. Then strange accidents begin happening, just when you think you know who is to blame, the suspect ends up dead. Fast paced locked room mystery that keeps you reading. A quick read .4 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.1 Phyllis Fried198 4

Stranded

A very intense and twisted story that takes place at an isolated vacation house in a forest, during a big snowstorm. Phones disappear, someone freezes outside and the former friends try to figure out how to get away. It's a pretty good story but it takes a while to get going. 1 Ching Pamin75

Worth the hype.1 Melissa Pomeroy91

Fast paced thriller. Kept me entertained. Would definitely recommend 1 Rah236 3

Beth and her husband Derek join their old college friends for a wintery reunion at their friends secluded cabin. This will be their last reunion, as the guests start accidentally dying. Or is it accidental?

Beth is the main narrator for 80% of the story and I found her to be so one note. She is high strung, suspicious of everyone, anxious and winey. Everything was suspicious, everything was someone after her, and everything was her husband not agreeing with her. I found as I read on and the narrator changes, the new narrators also felt one note and flat, meaning Chambers may struggle when writing from a characters perspective.

I found the entire story to be quite ludicrous and outrageous. I didn’t enjoy the plot or the characters. I won’t be reading more by this author. 1 Lauren3,573 137

3.5 Stars

Note: I received a copy of this book from Xpresso Book Tours via NetGalley.

Annually, Beth and her husband Derek embark on a trip with their college friends, a tradition that leads them this year to a luxurious cabin nestled deep in the snow-covered mountains of New Hampshire.

Yet, shortly after their arrival, an uneasy feeling settles over Beth. She implores Derek to leave, sensing an impending threat, but he's resolute on staying, given this is their sole vacation for the year. Attempting to quell her unease and enjoy the time with friends, Beth's sense of foreboding intensifies. The situation takes a darker turn when the only road out is blocked, and their phones mysteriously vanish. The ominous atmosphere reaches a peak when one of their friends is discovered dead. Despite assurances that it was a mere accident, Beth remains unconvinced. Her suspicions deepen when another friend meets a similar fate, leading her to believe these incidents are not accidental but intentional.

Isolated with no means to call for help or leave, Beth becomes convinced that their trip was a setup, a trap designed to bring them there and systematically eliminate them. The pressing questions echo: Why were they lured into this perilous situation, and who among them is the puppet master behind it all?

Diving into this book, I was immediately drawn to the vibes reminiscent of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," a classic mystery that I loved the whodunit plot theme. The secluded luxury cabin in the snowy mountains added a promising layer to the setting, setting the stage for a suspenseful narrative that I found quite intriguing.

It took a bit of time for the story to hit its stride. The allure of the remote cabin and the unfolding mysteries kept me turning the pages, but the plot could've benefited from a quicker pace.

Beth, serving as the primary narrator for the majority of the story, struck me as somewhat one-dimensional. Her character, high-strung, perpetually suspicious, and often veering into anxious territory, dominated the entire storyline. Every event seemed tinged with suspicion, everyone appeared as a potential threat, and her husband's dissent became a recurrent theme that was pretty off-putting to me. A shift to multiple perspectives could have added depth to the storytelling, offering a broader exploration of the characters and their perspectives. Despite this, the secrets and the unraveling of the plot made for a compelling read.thriller whodunit Jenny M183 4

Every year, Beth and her college friends go on a reunion trip. This year, the trip is a secluded but luxurious cabin in the wilderness. Beth immediately has a bad feeling about the trip - the road out is blocked due to a snow storm, and everyone's cell phones go missing. When one of Beth's friends is found dead, she becomes even more worried and scared. Everyone else says it was just an accident, but Beth is not so sure. And when yet another friend dies in an accident, Beth is 100% convinced that something is not right. Is one of her friends a killer?

This book reminded me so much of another book I read. I was looking but can't remember the title of that other book. But very similar plot line.

I did enjoy the suspense and the constant guessing of who to trust and which friend might be responsible for the deaths. However, given I had read a very similar book and the over reliance on locked room tropes, this novel fell short for me. In addition, I found much of the plot unrealistic and, at times, a little silly.

I also found our main narrator, Beth, a bit annoying. What further annoyed me was her husband - the constant gaslighting made me hate him! The rest of the characters were also really annoying, so that made the novel a bit difficult to read.

Overall, an average read but the above-noted negatives leave me giving this one a solid 3 star rating.

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Steph Mann16

Gripping right from the start!
Loved this book! It was full of suspense and the pace of the book kept me hooked! I read this in one day, which is rare for me! It's based on a group of long term friends that meet up in a beautiful cabin in the remote area in New Hampshire, USA
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