Book Review: The Pact by Hilly Barmby

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Pact

Subtitle:

Author: Hilly Barmby

Genre: Thriller

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62828610-the-pact

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Another great book by this author. When love is lost and a life cut short, a pact is made to meet again at the age of 30. However, has too much happened to get together again as friends? Or have too many lives been destroyed?

What I liked about the book:

The story is fast-paced and full of twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I’m afraid I guessed at the outcome too early.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is another great thriller by this author.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a thriller, although it is described as woman’s fiction.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Probably not
Adult	Yes

 

If you like thrillers, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

When an overdue reunion takes place, it stirs up old memories that have long been buried . . .

 

In the twelve years that have passed, much has happened. So when Michael Storm arranges a New Year’s Eve party, it threatens to have deadly consequences.

 

Hope has married her long-time sweetheart, whose secretive behaviour with money is straining their marriage.

 

Sabine has become a supermodel and married an aristocrat but has secrets and problems of her own.

 

Shy Elena came close to a breakdown after her dreams of a future with the man she loved were dashed. She harbours fears about a mysterious fire that killed two men in her home, and is devastated when her best friend dies. But what caused his death?

 

As the reunion draws near, the relationships among them start to fracture, and the hidden truths about the past start coming to the surface—with murderous results . . .

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