S1 E4: The Girls Weekend by Jody German

The Girls Weekend: Secrets, Meltdowns, and Spa Weekend Chaos

Bound Sisters Podcast Recap

This month on the Bound Sisters Podcast, we talked about The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman—and let’s just say, it was a girls’ trip no one is ever going to forget (and probably none of us would’ve said yes to in the first place).

It starts with June, who gets roped into a weekend-long baby shower-slash-reunion with her college besties at Sadie’s fancy coastal mansion. Sounds like a fun getaway… until Sadie vanishes, blood shows up, and suddenly everyone’s acting shady. And yeah, the cops are involved.

“Nobody needs to make this a thing. We do not need to have whole baby shower weekends ever" - Jyl

Old Friends, New Tension

Right away, we all picked up on the weird energy between the women. Sadie’s the hostess with major control issues. Em’s got secrets. Kimiko’s trying to dodge legal trouble. And June? She just broke up with her boyfriend and used to date Sadie’s husband. So… it’s awkward.

“They weren’t like blood sisters or sister wives, but Sadie acted like they had all signed some lifelong caretaking contract.”– Kellye

We spent a lot of the episode trying to figure out why June even came. Like, ma’am—go home. But her internal guilt, history with the group, and the fact that Sadie is really good at guilt-tripping made it make just enough sense.

So. Many. Suspects...

Once Sadie goes missing, things spiral fast. Nobody trusts anybody, and everyone's kind of looking over their shoulder (and at each other). We all had different theories about what happened, but one thing was clear: Sadie had a way of stirring the pot. Whether it was planning a book based on her friend’s trauma or cornering people into sharing feelings, she was not subtle.

“She thought it would be healing. I was like, no. That is not the word I would use.”– Myranda

There’s also a side romance storyline with Leo, which gave us big “two-day whirlwind” energy. Very much a “sure, let’s move in together even though we’ve barely had lunch.”

“They literally have known each other for like two or three days and they’ve had an hour-long interaction.”– Myranda

The Ending (No Spoilers… Kinda)

Don’t worry, we won’t spoil the full ending, but let’s just say some of us guessed it early, and others were still surprised. There are hidden letters, creepy moments, and a scene where someone casually suggests they do another girls weekend.

“This would be so traumatic for me… and that soon? I’m like, WHAT?”– Kellye

Also, if we never see another canoe scene again, it’ll be too soon. Why is there always a canoe?

“Amy is just totally chill in the back of the canoe. And June’s like, I guess I’ll paddle us.”– Jyl

Overall Vibes

This one had big locked-room mystery energy, crossed with friendship drama and a little soap opera flair. There was definitely a lot to unpack, and we had fun doing it. Did we love all the characters? No. Did that stop us from talking about them like we knew them personally? Absolutely not.

Listen and Follow Along

Catch the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts, and let us know what you thought of The Girls Weekend. Was it twisty and fun? Or just one big red flag with hors d'oeuvres?

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“Actually, what would really help our podcast is if people gave us reviews and five stars… then the internet goes, oh, you’re cool.”– Myranda

See you next time!

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