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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
3.5 rounded up.
In this book, we follow sisters, Leah, Sasha, and Erin, with their mother Nadia. Something happened years ago that made Erin leave and had no contact with her family.
Erin decides it's time for healing, and she invites them to her holiday party. Erin isn't the same as they remember. She's posh and uber rich. In fact, the luxe hotel that the party is being held is owned by Erin and her husband. The party takes a drastic turn, and deep-rooted secrets threaten to rip them apart before they have time to heal.
The book is told in multiple povs and is repetitive. I didn't like that. I did love the snowy, isolated atmosphere. The next book comes out next month, and I need to read it because there were some loose strings.
In this book, we follow sisters, Leah, Sasha, and Erin, with their mother Nadia. Something happened years ago that made Erin leave and had no contact with her family.
Erin decides it's time for healing, and she invites them to her holiday party. Erin isn't the same as they remember. She's posh and uber rich. In fact, the luxe hotel that the party is being held is owned by Erin and her husband. The party takes a drastic turn, and deep-rooted secrets threaten to rip them apart before they have time to heal.
The book is told in multiple povs and is repetitive. I didn't like that. I did love the snowy, isolated atmosphere. The next book comes out next month, and I need to read it because there were some loose strings.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Title: The Christmas Party
Author: Mikayla Davids
Pages: 291
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Rating: 4/5
Book Blurb:
A family reunion. A shocking secret. A night to die for…
On a snowy December night, the Bailey family are gathered at an isolated hotel in the English countryside. They’re reuniting for the first time since the accident that shattered their lives ten years ago.
It’s a time for love and forgiveness. But more than one guest has an ulterior motive:
The perfect daughter
The alcoholic
The single mother
The liar
The handsome husband
The adulterer
The beautiful sister
The jealous sibling
The murderer…
As the clock strikes midnight, one member of the party is found dead at the foot of the grand marble staircase.
Everyone is a suspect. But which one of them is a killer?
Review:
Thank you so much Mikayla for allowing me to read and share my thoughts!
I actually had my eye on this read for a while, the description sounded amazing, so when given the opportunity to read and review, I snapped this up! I really enjoyed The Couple on Holiday and The Christmas Holiday by Mikayla, so I was really looking forward to what was to come. I picked Boxing Day to read this too, the timing worked out perfectly!
Let’s start with the prologue, which definitely grabbed my attention and gave me a sense of anticipation for what was to come. As I began reading, I noticed how the author cleverly left me hanging at the end of some chapters, making it virtually impossible to put the book down due to the suspense.
The story is told through a few different perspectives, each of the characters having their own chapters which made this clear and easy to follow, but it meant we we’re able to get into each character’s head, which was really enjoyable. The story does also jump back to the past, again this is easy to follow and helps give you a clearer picture of why we are here today.
I was quite wary of every character which meant I struggled to warm to them, I was constantly questioning everyone's motives and everyone was a suspect, but this is cleverly done by the author because each character does have their own hidden motives, so I was right to keep them at arm's length.
The more I got deeper into the story, the more I could feel the atmosphere building, it really didn’t take long for me to be hooked in, which meant I struggled to put the book down as I was interested in seeing how it would all unfold.
There was so much drama in this read, it really did pack a punch with plenty to get your teeth stuck into. I loved the twists and turns and the curveball we were thrown at the end! The plot really did get thicker and thicker, and you were left wanting more!
This was an easy thriller to lose the day too and I’m really interested in knowing what would be next for the family!
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Aaron and Erin just messed with my brain. The moms story line ABSOLUTELY blew my mind! Sasha, Leah and Erin are just a straight mess like any family and I loved every minute of hearing each story as it’s own and then it coming together in the end.