The Bad Review Thorn

Three women. One book. Zero stars.ER nurse Ellie thought a wellness retreat might help her recover from burnout. Psychiatrist Tessa wanted a reset. Lab manager June just needed to breathe. But when the shuttle drops them at Blueberry Hill—a remote estate that doesn’t match the brochure—they begin to suspect their invitation was more than a mistake.The house is elegant. The meals are perfect.And their host? Obsessed with feedback.What begins as a quiet weekend unravels into a twisted game led by “Les,” a charismatic retreat facilitator with a chilling secret: she’s actually Celeste Bellamy, the discredited surgeon behind The Right Dose, a medical thriller panned by all three women online.Now Celeste wants to prove her book wasn’t fiction.And she’s willing to re-stage every impossible scene to make her critics believe.As each woman is forced to relive her own worst professional moment—with a real patient, real stakes, and real blood—they must decide: is the only way out an apology?Or will they be forced to write their own ending?THE BAD REVIEW is a razor-sharp psychological thriller about ambition, revenge, and the stories we tell ourselves to