‘I was literally racing towards the finish as I just had to know!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsThey were all there the day your sister went missing. Who is lying? Who is next?THEN – In charge of her little sister at the beach, Claire allowed Eleanor to walk to the shop alone to buy an ice cream. Placing a coin into her hand, Claire told her to be quick, knowing how much she wanted the freedom.… quick, knowing how much she wanted the freedom.
Eleanor never came back.
NOW – The time has finally come to sell the family farm and Claire is organising a reunion of her dearest friends, the same friends who were present the day her sister went missing.
When another girl disappears, long-buried secrets begin to surface. One of the group hides the darkest secret of them all…
If you loved Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, this gripping psychological thriller packed full of twists and turns will be impossible to put down.
What readers are saying about The Reunion:
‘Whoa! Never saw THAT coming!! I could not put this book down – stunning!’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Oh wow, it was absolutely brilliant. An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will have you tearing through the pages.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Keeps you guessing all the way…I never saw THAT ending…Brilliant read 5 stars.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘This story kept me turning the pages late into the night and early in the morning. It’s been a long time since a book has had me feeling so much suspense.’ Nigel Adams Bookworm, 5 stars
‘If you only read one psychological thriller in 2018 then make sure it’s this one.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A definite must read!… I flew through this book and will be recommending it to anyone who will listen!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A really gripping story, lots of twists and turns and a corker of an ending… An absolutely brilliant book and one I highly recommend.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A top notch psychological thriller – intriguing, compelling and at times heart-breaking… An excellent read which I couldn’t wait to get back to every time I put it down.’ A Ticket to Everywhere, 5 stars
‘Wow does this story fling you all over the place. Lots of wonderful twists and turns, red herrings and a never saw that coming ending.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A brilliant book from Samantha Hayes with an ending that you won’t forget easily!!! 10/10, 5 stars and highly recommended.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I read it in two sittings, The ending left me gobsmacked coming as a complete shock, it was hard to put down and highly recommended.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Wow, wow, wow!… this one literally kept me up all night… so many emotions that your head will be spinning–seriously, right up until the last page that had me gasping!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
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a very interesting book
I wasn’t too fond of this book in the ending I don’t even think I really got the ending of it it was a strange
I didn’t see the end coming!
1/2 STARS
So The Reunion by Samantha Hayes, what a ride this was.
This is one of those books that once you start there’s no getting off and I loved this tale so much.
So the Reunion tells the story of thirteen year old Lenni going missing, the year is 1996 and Claire allows her little sister to go off and buy ice-cream alone.
If you think that’s a bit old to be supervised, Lenny herself is described as special, so I think she obviously has some degree of learning difficulties.
Lenny vanishes and despite a police investigation, there’s not a trace of her to be found.
So fast forward a few years, 2017 to be precise and Claire is now married with two children and living next door to her parents.
A successful realtor married to a neurosurgeon her life is going well,
On account of her fathers, Altzheimer’s Claire decides to have a reunion of the old gang who saw her dad as a father figure growing up.
This is where it gets fun, and I can reveal without it being a spoiler that Lenny is alive.
This book is told from a lot of peoples POV one of them being Lenny.
In fact, this is the reason I removed half a star, I thought there was maybe too many voices and I would have been satisfied with just Claire and Lenny, I believe that was actually overkill.
sometimes less is more.
But that’s only a small issue and the rest of this experience was fantastic.
I was kept guessing throughout and while some individuals I loved others were too horrible for words.
The husband Callum for one, how could you be married for so many years and not realise what someone’s true heart is, well there are no words for his sort of behaviour, horrid individual.
And also the friend’s daughter Rain think her name was, I have teenagers and thank god none of mine are as awful and precocious as her.
Couldn’t stand her.
The reunion will get the cogs in your brain moving and it threw so many red herrings around I thought I was fishing.
It kept me guessing throughout. and I can honestly say I was shocked when the outcome was finally revealed.
So this was excellently written and my only criticisms was the point I mentioned earlier about too many voices and also I would have liked to have seen a certain someone brought to task for there actions.
So I felt this lacked that all-important ingredient closure.
Over than that this was a win-win for me that I am happy to recommend.
This was an exciting seat of your pants read that I highly recommend.
I was provided with an ARC of “The Reunion” By Netgalley of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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I enjoyed this book. Due to time constraints, when I started reading this book, I had small blocks of time in which to read, so I had difficulty getting into the story at the beginning. Once I had time to really devote to the book, I was hooked. The story centers around a group of teens that always hung out together and usually congregated at the home of 3 of the teens. The parents of the three were like a second set of parents to the group. When one of the group disappears, it changes everyone’s lives. Twenty years later Claire, one of the 3 teens, decides to host a reunion of the old group, partially to reconnect to everyone and partially trying to bring back memories for her dad, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It was great to remanence with everyone until a teenager disappears. As the investigation develops, many questions plague the reunion attendees. Would your best friend hurt you? Why would your husband ask you to lie to the investigators? What connects the newest disappearance to the old disappearance? Who can you really trust? How far would you go to protect a friend or family member? Towards the end of the book, it is almost impossible to put it down.