Scan barcode
A review by lime_lacroix
The Final Party by A.A. Chaudhuri
4.0
This is the first book I’ve read from this author and I want to thank her and Hera Books for allowing me to read it for review!
When it first started, it gave me White Lotus vibes. The setting and the vacation…definitely reminded me of that. The fact they were alone and not at a resort made that fade just a little as it went on.
It’s a story of how much the weight of secrets and lies can control and ruin lives.
I feel like it was a little slow and I didn’t notice much change in how each of the characters spoke. Each chapter was a different POV, but they all sounded like the same person to me for the most part, which didn’t really bother me but I know some people really want a lot of differentiation between the voices of characters.
I did enjoy the story and I was very interested in knowing exactly what happened and who else knew that was possibly outside the friend group.
A few of the characters were pretty horrible people, but they were meant to be, so she wrote them well.
I wasn’t necessarily on the edge of my seat, but I did stay very interested. It could have been a little faster-paced throughout. You didn’t really start finding anything out until halfway through and then it did start to pick up. I wouldn’t say I was on pins and needles, but I did want to finish to find a resolution.
There were a few shocking moments. A few I did sort of suspect, but a couple that I didn’t.
Overall, I thought it was a good book! It kept me interested and it was a good story about how secrets and lies can cause bigger issues than if you’d just been honest with people.
When it first started, it gave me White Lotus vibes. The setting and the vacation…definitely reminded me of that. The fact they were alone and not at a resort made that fade just a little as it went on.
It’s a story of how much the weight of secrets and lies can control and ruin lives.
I feel like it was a little slow and I didn’t notice much change in how each of the characters spoke. Each chapter was a different POV, but they all sounded like the same person to me for the most part, which didn’t really bother me but I know some people really want a lot of differentiation between the voices of characters.
I did enjoy the story and I was very interested in knowing exactly what happened and who else knew that was possibly outside the friend group.
A few of the characters were pretty horrible people, but they were meant to be, so she wrote them well.
I wasn’t necessarily on the edge of my seat, but I did stay very interested. It could have been a little faster-paced throughout. You didn’t really start finding anything out until halfway through and then it did start to pick up. I wouldn’t say I was on pins and needles, but I did want to finish to find a resolution.
There were a few shocking moments. A few I did sort of suspect, but a couple that I didn’t.
Overall, I thought it was a good book! It kept me interested and it was a good story about how secrets and lies can cause bigger issues than if you’d just been honest with people.