Title: The Block Party
Author: Jamie Day
Publisher: St. Martin's Press/Macmillan Audio
Release Date: July 18, 2023
This summer, meet your neighbors.
The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world, and even to each other.
On the night of the annual Summer block party, there has been a murder.
But, who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier, as rivalries and betrayals unfold—discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing—and no one—is ever as it seems.
This was delish!!
The Block Party starts with a Memorial Day annual block party where a murder is committed. Then we go back a year and meet the neighbors of Alton Road and little by little we discovered their secrets.
Alex Fox lives on Alton Road with her husband Nick and her daughter Lettie.
Alex's sister. Emily Adair lives on the same road with her husband Ken and their son Dylan.
A young and beautiful widow, Brooke Bailey.
A couple in the middle of a divorce, Wilow and Evan Thompson, and their daughter, Riley.
Last but not least are the new neighbors, Samir and Mandy Kumar, and their son, Jay, Lettie immediately has an interest in him.
There is a dual POV. One by Alex and another by her daughter, Lettie. Lettie is smart and snarky. Alex is nice, she tries to help everyone but she might like alcohol a little too much.
Brooke has a reputation. Some people believe that she murdered her husband.
Emily is having some marital issues and she didn't like how interested Ken is in newcomer Mandy.
For a lover of the show Desperate Housewives, I had fun with this one. The Block Party was full of twists and turns making it quite addicting.
I liked Alex's character a lot and I felt bad for her alcoholism. Lettie was great too. Although sometimes she acted like a brat to her parents, especially her mom.
The narrators Megan Tusing and Suzy Jackson did an amazing job of bringing all the characters to life.
The conclusion was quite satisfying since it brings all the answers to the table.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
A complimentary copy was provided by St. Martin's Press /Macmillan Audio via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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