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A review by hharkins
The Wedding Party: An addictive psychological thriller full of twists and turns set on a sweltering Australian beach by Rebecca Heath
2.5
2.5⭐
I was so excited to get into this one, but it ultimately left me disappointed.
We are told the story across three POVs and two timelines. It flows well and is easy to keep track of.
We have Adele who is marrying Jason, the best friend of her childhood sweetheart (Ollie, who died tragically 12 years prior) and Melanie (Ollie's mom) carrying us through the current events. The details leading up to Ollie's death are all told from his sister, Sophie's POV.
I don't understand the choice to have Adele and Melanie's chapters in 1st person VS Sophie's chapters in 3rd person. But, we'll move on from that.
It took me a while to get into this one. I kept putting it down and coming back to it. There isn't a likable character in the bunch, which makes it hard to care about what's happening to any of them.
I was honestly just rooting for the boat to crash at the end and take them all out 😂. It doesn't happen, and I didn't call the final twist(s) so that does redeem this one a bit.
Overall, it's an okay read. I just didn't feel any tension or suspense because I just really couldn't bring myself to care about a single one of the characters.
Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC copy to read and review. My opinions are my own 💕.
I was so excited to get into this one, but it ultimately left me disappointed.
We are told the story across three POVs and two timelines. It flows well and is easy to keep track of.
We have Adele who is marrying Jason, the best friend of her childhood sweetheart (Ollie, who died tragically 12 years prior) and Melanie (Ollie's mom) carrying us through the current events. The details leading up to Ollie's death are all told from his sister, Sophie's POV.
I don't understand the choice to have Adele and Melanie's chapters in 1st person VS Sophie's chapters in 3rd person. But, we'll move on from that.
It took me a while to get into this one. I kept putting it down and coming back to it. There isn't a likable character in the bunch, which makes it hard to care about what's happening to any of them.
I was honestly just rooting for the boat to crash at the end and take them all out 😂. It doesn't happen, and I didn't call the final twist(s) so that does redeem this one a bit.
Overall, it's an okay read. I just didn't feel any tension or suspense because I just really couldn't bring myself to care about a single one of the characters.
Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC copy to read and review. My opinions are my own 💕.