#BlogTour How to Slay on Holiday by Sarah Bonner #HowtoSlayonHoliday @sarahbonner101 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #BookReview

Hello! Welcome to JuliaPalooza for my stop on the Blog Tour for How to Slay on Holiday by Sarah Bonner, which was published by Boldwood Books on 27 February 2025.

About the book

You’d kill for a holiday like this one…

Chloe has spent months planning the murder of her husband, Scott. Everything is ready, but first she must create the perfect alibi to avoid any suggestion of her involvement in his death. And what better way to avoid suspicion than playing the loved-up wife on an extravagant holiday with their extended families?

A luxury villa on the Greek island of Mykonos should provide the ultimate setting for her week of make-believe married bliss. But as the sun sets on their first evening in paradise, the cracks in Chloe’s plan begin to show. Family rivalries bubble to the surface. Scott’s sister, Tori, begins to ask awkward questions, suggesting she might know more about Chloe’s plans than she should. Then there’s the villa concierge, Grace, who is watching her guests’ every moves.

As tensions rise, can Chloe manage to keep her murderous intentions hidden? And can she stop herself from adding a few more people to the body count along the way?

Fans of Katy Brent, Bella Mackie and Julie Mae Cohen won’t be able to resist this twisty, darkly funny crime thriller.

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How to Slay on Holiday is another rollicking rollercoaster ride from Sarah Bonner. Having loved last year’s How to Slay at Work, I was really excited to pick up this new book and it did not let me down. The story is told from different viewpoints and we start with Chloe, desperately trying to put on a happy face during her luxury holiday to Mykonos. Straight away, the narrative is funny, with lots of interesting teasers dropped in, setting the scene. There were so many cocktails and champagne splashed about that I felt really left out not having any! Some of the characters are more sympathetic but some are really unpleasant.

The style is so easy to read and the story just zips along; I read over 50% in just one sitting. There are some major twists partway through and they really took me by surprise. Towards the end, I could not put the book down. I did not at any point know what was going to happen next and I could not guess how it was going to end. The only thing I would say is that the ending felt a little rushed, just compared to the pace in the rest of the book. That aside, I wholeheartedly recommend How to Slay on Holiday and I really look forward to seeing what Sarah Bonner does next. With huge thanks to the publisher for my copy of How to Slay on Holiday and to Rachel’s Random Resources for my spot on the blog tour.

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