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The Party
by Natasha Preston
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4⭐️
Bessie and her closest friends are going on summer break. Sneaking off from their private school, without their parents knowing, they plan on throwing a massive party. Rich and privileged, these teens actually have acsess to a castle to throw their party. Everyone will be coming. What could go wrong?
With the body count rising and a storm trapping them inside, this party goes down hill fast.
My Thoughts
The best thing about Natasha Preston's book are how they absolutely engross you and drag you into the story. The world around fades away as the characters and setting become more real, taking on a life of their own.
The worst thing about Natasha Preston's books is finishing and knowing you will have to wait and wait for another one to be published. Oh, to be able to hit a delete button and reread all her books for the first time....
There are A LOT of characters. Beyond the seven friends Bessie(f), Kash(f), Allegra(f), Fergus(m), Zeke(m), Shen(m), and Jia(f), there are Hugo(m), Odette(f), Abbas (m), and Raif(m)( Whew, that's a lot of characters to keep track of) Yet somehow Preston has managed to give each of them a personality of their own. With this many people, you would assume it would be easy to forget one or not be able to relate to one, but even the most minimal side characters have been fleshed out enough to give them some semblance life.
The tale is told through the POV of Bessie as she tries to come to terms with her friends dying and the very real possibility it is one of them. As the reader follows along, this becomes a real "whodunnit" with Bessie playing amateur detective while trying to peice it together myself.
Bessie is naive and trusting enough to make her youth believable while also being strong, friends, determined, and loyal. She is the FMC to root for.
If while reading you think the plot sounds familiar, you're not alone. Not only does this book give the same vibe as Preston's own The Cabin, but it also strikes a startling comparison it And Then There Were None ( by: Agatha Christie.) Up until the 4th death I actually thought this was a modernized retelling of And Then There Were None. The atmosphere, the number of people, and the way the first 3 died all led me to this conclusion.
Fear not, after the 3rd death, the book takes a hard left turn and no longer directly resembles any plot line I'm overly familiar with. In a more general sense, it does follow a slasher like formula while still maintaining its uniqueness and originality.
Bessie and her closest friends are going on summer break. Sneaking off from their private school, without their parents knowing, they plan on throwing a massive party. Rich and privileged, these teens actually have acsess to a castle to throw their party. Everyone will be coming. What could go wrong?
With the body count rising and a storm trapping them inside, this party goes down hill fast.
My Thoughts
The best thing about Natasha Preston's book are how they absolutely engross you and drag you into the story. The world around fades away as the characters and setting become more real, taking on a life of their own.
The worst thing about Natasha Preston's books is finishing and knowing you will have to wait and wait for another one to be published. Oh, to be able to hit a delete button and reread all her books for the first time....
There are A LOT of characters. Beyond the seven friends Bessie(f), Kash(f), Allegra(f), Fergus(m), Zeke(m), Shen(m), and Jia(f), there are Hugo(m), Odette(f), Abbas (m), and Raif(m)( Whew, that's a lot of characters to keep track of) Yet somehow Preston has managed to give each of them a personality of their own. With this many people, you would assume it would be easy to forget one or not be able to relate to one, but even the most minimal side characters have been fleshed out enough to give them some semblance life.
The tale is told through the POV of Bessie as she tries to come to terms with her friends dying and the very real possibility it is one of them. As the reader follows along, this becomes a real "whodunnit" with Bessie playing amateur detective while trying to peice it together myself.
Bessie is naive and trusting enough to make her youth believable while also being strong, friends, determined, and loyal. She is the FMC to root for.
If while reading you think the plot sounds familiar, you're not alone. Not only does this book give the same vibe as Preston's own The Cabin, but it also strikes a startling comparison it And Then There Were None ( by: Agatha Christie.) Up until the 4th death I actually thought this was a modernized retelling of And Then There Were None. The atmosphere, the number of people, and the way the first 3 died all led me to this conclusion.
Fear not, after the 3rd death, the book takes a hard left turn and no longer directly resembles any plot line I'm overly familiar with. In a more general sense, it does follow a slasher like formula while still maintaining its uniqueness and originality.