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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a quick. It was not super thrilling or scary, but it kept me interested enough to finish it. I couldn’t really relate to the protagonist and the party itself didn’t even start until the 2nd half of the book (lots and lots of errands….) so just an ok.
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!
What the... what was this book? There were SO many things happening in the beginning of this book, yet it somehow felt so slow and boring I thought a few times I was going to quit. The prologue had immediately intrigued me and I obviously needed to know who did what and why, but I struggled to care through probably the first 70% of the book before it really started to get good.
A Death At The Party takes place over the course of a full day, which I'm thinking is a problem in itself for me and books, but it literally was A PLAY BY PLAY of every single thing the MC did during the day and I just wanted to skim through all of it. I guess it was buildup but it was boring and I felt like so much of it was unnecessary. The pay off with the reveal at the end was really good, even if it was fairly predictable, which is why I'm giving this book 3 stars and not 1.5. I'll definitely be giving this author another shot, but this one was not my favourite.
A Death At The Party takes place over the course of a full day, which I'm thinking is a problem in itself for me and books, but it literally was A PLAY BY PLAY of every single thing the MC did during the day and I just wanted to skim through all of it. I guess it was buildup but it was boring and I felt like so much of it was unnecessary. The pay off with the reveal at the end was really good, even if it was fairly predictable, which is why I'm giving this book 3 stars and not 1.5. I'll definitely be giving this author another shot, but this one was not my favourite.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I’m right in the middle with this one, I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either. Some parts were incredibly interesting and at times I was thoroughly enjoying this novel and convinced it would be a five star read because there’s nothing I enjoy more than a good psychological thriller. This one had some original and unique ideas that I really did enjoy but then one element in particular threw me off the story. The characters are just so insufferable at times that I wanted to rip my eyeballs. They were seriously next level annoying and had no redeeming factors whatsoever. So while the story was great, the characters prevented it from being as good as it could have been.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Love a good slow-burn thrill read!
A Death At The Party opens with a death (yes, at a party), then backtracks into what led to the event.
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review!
Canadian author Amy Stuart's latest novel starts off simply enough - Nadine Walsh is holding a lavish party at her home to honour the 60th birthday of her author mother, Marilyn Mallay.
As with any great thriller, this is not the way things remain.
Throughout the day of the party, we are taken into the web of events and deceits that will lead to the title; back to the death of Nadine's teenaged aunt Colleen 30 years earlier.
Glints of unreliability arise, and reveals along the way leave many questions as to who will meet their demise, why, and by whose hand.
Recommended!
For release on March 7.
A Death At The Party opens with a death (yes, at a party), then backtracks into what led to the event.
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review!
Canadian author Amy Stuart's latest novel starts off simply enough - Nadine Walsh is holding a lavish party at her home to honour the 60th birthday of her author mother, Marilyn Mallay.
As with any great thriller, this is not the way things remain.
Throughout the day of the party, we are taken into the web of events and deceits that will lead to the title; back to the death of Nadine's teenaged aunt Colleen 30 years earlier.
Glints of unreliability arise, and reveals along the way leave many questions as to who will meet their demise, why, and by whose hand.
Recommended!
For release on March 7.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol