A review by kate_elizabeth
The After Party by Anton DiSclafani

3.0

Eh. The entire plot of this book revolves around a not-terribly-interesting mystery in the life of Joan, a not-very-likable character. It's told from the point of view of her best friend Cece (whose actual name is also Joan but she goes by her middle name literally so that other-Joan can be the only one with that name), who does not have a personality to speak of beyond her obsessive fascination with Joan. There's some intrigue, I guess - the parts with Cece and her mother were the most compelling, and I liked the glimpses of well-to-do Texans in the 1950s - but ultimately the big reveal wasn't that big and I just didn't care that much about what happened to any of these people.