Every year, friends Liz, Helena, Maggie, and Joni take an annual trip together and, this year, with her marriage on the rocks, Liz chooses a difficult 4-day mountain hike for their excursion. On their strenuous journey, the women must face nature, each other, and someone else keeping close tabs on them?!

Having recently read THE CASTAWAYS, I should have been more prepared for the emotional turmoil this book would put me through, but, alas, I was not.

THE HIKE by Lucy Clarke is told through several POVS (including all of the friends) and an alternate Search chapter that had me flipping pages and guessing all the guesses!

As an avid hiker myself, I LOVED the descriptors used throughout this book - could smell the characters, feel the blisters, and taste those delectable camp noodles 😋

I loved the emotion and tension that Clarke managed to create within this story and am only docking this book a star for the direction the plot ended up taking!

Another great read from Lucy Clarke that has me itching to read more from her!

Huge thanks to NetGalley, Penguin, and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Publication Date: August 29