Three couples. Two bodies. One secret.
Dark Fell Barn is a “perfectly isolated” retreat, or so says its website when Jayne books a reservation for her friends. A quiet place, far removed from the rest of the world, is exactly what they need.
The women arrive for a girls’ night ahead of their husbands. There’s ex-Army Jayne, hardened and serious, but also damaged. Ruth, the driven doctor and new mother who is battling demons of her own. Young Emily, just wed and insecure, the newest addition of this tight-knit band. Missing this year is Edie, who was the glue holding them together until her husband died suddenly.
But what they hoped would be a relaxing break soon turns to horror. Upon arrival at Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note claiming one of their husbands will be murdered. There are no phones, no cell service to check on their men. Friendships fracture as the situation spins wildly out of control. Betrayal can come in many forms.
This group has kept each other’s secrets for far too long.
The Review
THE LONG WEEKEND
Gilly Macmillan
The characters started out confusing and ended that way. There are four couples that you are made to keep track of during the book and as much as the author may have tried they had no distinguishing characteristics.
The book greatly suffered from a lack of depth and diversity.
One wife felt like the next. Each husband a carbon copy of the other.
The storyline was not built to be scrutinized it was meant to be glossed over and the entertainment value was in the implausible-ness of it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unnecessarily confusing and I’d say pass on this one.
Thanks to Netgalley and William Morrow for this advanced copy!
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