Wow! This is the latest book I finished just last week and I had to include it and share it with you all. I really liked the blurb which is obviously why I chose to red it, but I honestly didn't think that I would love it as much as I did. By the end I was unsure if I ever wanted friends or a dinner party ever again! I couldn't put it down and it even made my <a href="http://www.instagran.com/thespooniemummy">Instagram</a> Five Friday Favourites last week.

It had all the things a good thriller needs - suspense, great characters and that pull to keep you reading and wanting more. I loved the way the book was written - short chapters which still contained all the information you needed and good character development. No chapter was a waste, a 'filler', everything was written that was needed so you kept being drip-fed the story. Every time you thought you guessed what was going on the story took another turn and made you question everything you already knew!</p>

Fantastic read, recommended to all but I know thriller fans would be very happy with this offering.

I would not have been able to predict where this book would go, how it would end or who the “suspect” ended up being. The plot excelled in those areas. Unfortunately, this book fell short for me for a few different reasons. The plot felt a little slow until the end when a lot happened in a short span of time. The catalyst for everything was horrible (and could be a trigger for some readers), but the mastermind wasn’t the initial victim which made the eventual actions seem very aggressive and over the top. So many characters became wrapped up into a revenge plot that seemed to know no bounds.

*This book has some triggers (sexually violence & suicide).*

A group of friends meet for a dinner party and a game of secrets is played. The game causes tension between all that played and someone ends up dead. Sounds like a great thriller!

Unfortunately, The Dinner Party is not a great thriller. The story was convoluted and you hardly get to know anything about the characters, which for me, were all unlikable anyway.

This book had potential but fell quite short.

Thank you to #Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader's copy of The Dinner Party.

Woah! If I can give you one bit of advice before starting this book, it would be to make sure you have time set aside to read it, as believe me, once you pick it up you will NOT want to put it down!

I started this just before going to bed. Huge Mistake! The shocking start to the story had me hooked and with each chapter, I was left desperate for more. This is one of those books that I devoured as I was enjoying it so much.

I don’t want to say to much about the story as the less you know the better, it does make you question though how well you truly know your friends. The events that happen after a simple get together were shocking yet oh so addictive. I had to keep reminding myself to breath as I was so absorbed by what I was reading. The suspense and tension that the author creates as we get further into the story was electrifying.

The Dinner Party is a story that will definitely get the adrenaline going and I could feel my heart racing by the end. It is pure nail biting, edge of your seat reading at it’s finest. Psychological thriller fans are soooo going to love this book. I sure did. Brilliant!

Honestly, this book was a hot mess. DNFd at 65%. It was so unbelieveable that I just had to walk away

Thank you NetGalley for the Arc in exchange for my honest review.

This was a hoot to read. I mean not laugh out lout funny, but the story itself was fun. The description of the book reminded me a updated version of Clue but where everyone knows everyone. It sort of was. A group of friends get together for a dinner party but an "innocent" game about trust exposes dark secrets which results in two of them dying.

Was it the best thriller ever? Nope. Was the ending satsifying? Meh, not really. Was it a quick read? Yes.

This was a rollercoaster of a story! Fast paced and full of twists and turns. I was desperate to know what was going on and how it all fitted together, I couldn’t stop reading! I only marked it down by a star as the ending felt a little implausible. I can’t wait for the next book by R.J.Parker.

What a fantastic book a dinner party between 'friends' sets of a chain of events that lead you are as a reader down one twisty path after another.
The ending is superb and you really do not see it coming and the characters show how you can trust no one event those you think are your friends.

Excellent read and thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Impluse and Killer Reads for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

8 friends gather for a dinner party. What started as a fun night leads to a potentially sinister game and 2 deaths. Each of them have a secret and each want to be forgiven. 1 of them seems to know it all and is ready to kill for it.

This was a thrilling read. While I found it a little over the top, it was definitely a page turner. It was pretty disturbing and had me guessing the entire time. I did not predict any of the twists, although I was still a little confused by the end. I was hoping for a bit more and a more intricate web of deception.

Overall, this did not disappoint and is a great pick for a quick and thrilling read.

Eight friends have a dinner and play a game writing down a personal secret. One of them is a killer.
I never really “saw” the characters. I’m sorry to say the twists and turns lost me. I will say it had a good ending.

Wow what a messed up read of a book this is. A game of trust takes place at a dinner party and sets off a chain of events that no one could predict. This book just kept tripping from one awful secret to the next and showed how little we know about our friends and love ones. Who can you you trust when even your wife seems to be keeping something from you? This book does not disappoint!!!

Thank you Net Galley for my ARC. This book was definitely full of twists and turns and I wasn't sure what was going to happen until the very end. Starts off with a get together for dinner of friends and the night ends with a trust game that leaves everyone feeling uneasy. Starts with murder and ends with murder. Literally finished this in one day because I wanted to keep reading to figure out what happens.

I understand the appeal of this book. A dinner party. A trust game. Life going awry. And then two guests end up dead. What secrets were they keeping? And who can you really trust? Sounds awesome. But I just did not believe it. The characters were poorly written, to the point that it was laughable. The plot could have been good but so much was happening it was hard to keep track or who and where everyone was.
This book was really just not good.

I loved the beginning and the middle of the book but I am confused at the ending I feel like there is a whole diffrent story concerning Juliette that we know nothing about why was she arrested what was she being sentenced with what was in her not are her and ted still together what happens to everyone else it’s all very confuseing

Thank you to NetGalley, R.J. Parker and Harper Impulse and Killer Reads for the free e-book in exchange for an honest review.

Eight Friends, eight secrets and one killer. A group of old friends gather for a dinner party in a quiet suburban neighbourhood. They are expecting a fun evening of wine, food and pleasant company, but then they start to play a game. It’s all about trust and dark secrets, it tests the marriages to it limits and none of them can imagine the consequences.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect out of this novel, but man I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this one. It starts right off with a bang and it was a page turner right away. I loved the pace and the characters; they were all so different and had different relationships. I flew through this one because I needed to know who was going through with the killings and I suspected each and every character throughout this novel and was pleasantly surprised by how the ending came together.

Out October 18th!

I really liked the cover. It is very appealing designed. The writing style is pleasant and very fluently to read. The characters are very well described and look well thought out and consistently interesting. The tension is always present. The descriptions of surroundings, feelings and scenes were also very good. The story is told pleasant and it succeeds from the first pages to dive directly into the story. The storyline as a whole is very coherent and it seems very understandable and authentic. A very fascinating story that you won't like to stop reading.

I read the premise of this book and was hooked. I have to admit the book didn't go as I expected. The dinner party itself was tense and dripping with mistrust and I loved it. The middle of the book was a bit mucky. It kind of went all over the place and was a bit hard to follow at times, but I think the ending redeemed it. Even though this wasn't what I expected it was a great thriller and lots of fun to read. I think with a bit of tweaking it would make a really fun movie. Who can you trust? Can you trust your friends, or even your own spouse. What secrets are they keeping. All I can tell you without giving too much away is, I sure wouldn't want to play the trust game at a dinner party!

This looked so promising but ended up disappointing me. 2.5 stars.


I loved the promise of this book. A dinner party between friends where a game of trust is played, and the friends start turning up dead... sounds exciting and like it would have an amazing twist, right?

Unfortunately, the ending of this book and the twists just weren't done well. The characters were literally ALL unlikeable and I found myself not even caring what happened to any of them. To top it off, the 'twist' was really bad. I was hoping for it to work out in a spectacular way and it really could have but it was seriously anti-climactic and just... blah.

Such a shame. I would read other books from this author - I noticed he writes mostly true crime though, and I only read fiction.

Would recommend for: I would not recommend this book, but would love to hear your recommendations for books where the characters play a deadly game - I love the concept.

The premise of The Dinner Party grabbed my attention right away- four couples with a lot of secrets play a mysterious game that ends with one of them a killer. Sounds intriguing, right?

The first part set-up a promising story and I was excited to read more and see what each person's secret was and how it would impact their relationships. Unfortunately, after the beginning, the plot got messy and I found the ending unbelievable and unsatisfying. Great build-up (secrets, lies, a whodunit!), but for me, the book did not deliver on the thrills and excitement.

Thank you to #netgalley and One More Chapter for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was all over the place, making it hard to keep up or even care about what happened to the characters. The first few chapters were interesting enough to get my attention. After the actual dinner party, though, the whole story just went downhill. I was especially disappointed with the ending. I'm okay with far-fetched, but the ending just didn't even make sense.