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A review by bookishblondegirl
The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley
3.0
In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…
This was a very quick read for me because it was well-paced and gripping. I did not realize that this is part of a series featuring the same detective, but it works just fine as a standalone. For the most part, I enjoyed this and was entertained the whole time. I thought the use of multiple POVs contributed to the story, with Libby's POV being particularly interesting.
As entertaining as this was, I did have a couple of issues with it. Namely, the book is called "The Night of the Party", so I figured that it would be the kind of thriller where big secrets are revealed throughout the course of a single night and by the end someone is dead. In reality, the great majority of the book did not take place at that party or on that night. I just had a different idea of what type of story this would be, so when it wasn't that set up it threw me off a little. This is more of a procedural thriller. Secondly, the story was somewhat generic and predictable, but when you read as many thrillers as I do, that is somewhat inevitable.
Though this novel may ultimately not stand out in my memory in the future, I still had a lot of fun reading it. Overall, I liked this and recommend it for those in search of a quick and easy read with compelling characters. I will be looking into this author's other novels!
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Bookouture for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can read The Night of the Party of 01/12/21!
This was a very quick read for me because it was well-paced and gripping. I did not realize that this is part of a series featuring the same detective, but it works just fine as a standalone. For the most part, I enjoyed this and was entertained the whole time. I thought the use of multiple POVs contributed to the story, with Libby's POV being particularly interesting.
As entertaining as this was, I did have a couple of issues with it. Namely, the book is called "The Night of the Party", so I figured that it would be the kind of thriller where big secrets are revealed throughout the course of a single night and by the end someone is dead. In reality, the great majority of the book did not take place at that party or on that night. I just had a different idea of what type of story this would be, so when it wasn't that set up it threw me off a little. This is more of a procedural thriller. Secondly, the story was somewhat generic and predictable, but when you read as many thrillers as I do, that is somewhat inevitable.
Though this novel may ultimately not stand out in my memory in the future, I still had a lot of fun reading it. Overall, I liked this and recommend it for those in search of a quick and easy read with compelling characters. I will be looking into this author's other novels!
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Bookouture for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can read The Night of the Party of 01/12/21!