Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC.
A fun read, with lots of human action in a wealthy neighborhood. The 2 main characters, mother Alex and daughter Lettie, are very likeable and we hear the story from their pov's. Lettie was my favorite.
A murder is committed in the present at the annual summer block party; then we go back to the previous block party and the year leading up to the murder. Lots of gossipy, naughty things, and scandalous doings...very entertaining!
Definitely recommended!

This book was an enjoyable read filled with mystery and suspense. An interesting concept of having the reader figure out which two characters die. Enough twists to keep the reader interested. This is a book which I would recommend to others.

“What is up with the men on Alton Road?…When did they all go nuts?”

It’s not just the men. We know from the first pages that there have been multiple fatalities at the neighborhood’s annual block party. We won’t know what happened until the surprising conclusion of the wild ride that is The Block Party. Alex and her daughter Lettie are narrators to the drama and no one on this exclusive street is innocent. Alcoholism, blackmail, adultery, abuse and obsession are just some of the secrets hidden behind closed doors. As the seasons change, we learn more about each family and their secrets. Alex will confront personal problems that are affecting both her marriage and her relationship with her daughter. Vulnerable Lettie will realize that the way she handled a situation has only made it much, much worse and that she has put people she loves in danger.

The Block Party is a fast, satisfying read. This is domestic drama at its best, a perfect beach read. Enjoy! 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Jamie Day for this ARC.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of The Block Party by Jamie Day
Well this was a book I didn't want to put down. Well developed plot and characters, they were introduced well during the story to allow the reader to remember who is who. A good amount of drama and who dunnit.
Alex, main character seems to be the go to for residents of Alton road, she is married to Nick who has concerns about her wine intake, and they have a daughter Lettie, who is a typical teenager and distances herself from her parents. They are in the midst of the annual summer block party when things start to go sideways. Rewind a year to give us some perspective on what led to todays events, and we are introduced to the rest of the characters. There is a lot that happens in this book and it's told from two perspectives, both Alex and her daughter Lettie. It works well. There is drama and twists and it all comes together and makes sense at the end. Great plot! The author weaves the final discovery very well between the two narratives. I liked the added comments from neighbors not involved in the immediate story from the Meadowbrook Online Community page, that really added something different to the novel.
Honestly a great read! First book for me from this author, but I will be waiting for the next!

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

Love love love! This was such a fun read. I feel, The Block Party, has been made to be a tv drama. I ate it up scene by scene picturing Desperate Housewives. I can’t wait to see what Jamie Day comes out with next. What an extraordinary first book! Funny, engaging, thought provoking who done it! I absolutely adored the community posts…I live in a similar neighborhood where I am reading out the neighborhood gossip and taking screenshots of posts before they are deleted. This was such a fun read!

Thank you NetGalley for inviting me to read, The Block Party, in exchange for my honest review!

Couldn’t put this book down! Wisteria Lane, desperate housewives all over again! I literally read this book in one sitting. Jamie Day may be my new go to author! If you are a fan of Liv Constantine, Sally Hepworth and Abby Drake then this book is for you! No one really knows what is going on behind the closed doors of anyones house and in this neighborhood, lives are intertwined more than anyone realizes. Thank you again for the advance copy - can’t wait to read more from this Author!

Enjoyable. I found the chapters from Lettie's POV somewhat drawn out and too juvenile for my taste. Not an edge of your seat suspense novel but interesting enough to continue reading to the end.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. This thriller explored the complex relationships between neighbors. The good, the bad and the ugly. The twists and turns kept me reading. I enjoyed the characters and the story. I highly recommend this thriller for your summer reading list.

Wow! It is an intense, crazy story in a neighborhood that reminded me so much of "The Stepford Wives".
( I just dated myself.)
This is an upper class group of neighbors that have secrets, (OH there are secrets!) and a flawed life that will come to light as time progresses.
This is definitely a page- turner that people will love if you love mystery and thrillers.
Well done!
Thank you to @Netgalley and to @St Martin's Press for this incredible novel and allowing me to read and provide my own review.

This is just the sort of story I love, flawed characters, rumours and gossip with a dose of murder! Alex is sort of the central character. She is a mediator and loves to stick her nose in everyone’s business. Several families are in crisis . However, I did love Lettie, Alex’s daughter who turned out to be really sensible and responsible.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

There is a death in the neighborhood, maybe more than one.. Who did it? Why?

You will find yourself guessing, second guessing and guessing some more as we meet the people in the neighborhood. After all, most of us have secrets, right?

Jamie Day does a great job of introducing us to a myriad of characters in such a way that you will remember who is who without having to flip back and forth. The story was very readable and kept my attention through out.

4/5 stars!

Meadowbrook is an upper middle class area and Alton Road is the crème de la crème of the area. It is a dead end street and the people living on it live and socialize together. The story starts with the annual Memorial Day party…lots of drinking and heaven only knows what else. It also has a “chorus” of other Meadowbrook residents commenting on their speculations about Alton Road, its mysterious deaths and its residents. It sort of makes me think about my neighborhood’s similar postings ( no murders though). Then the novel proceeds to tell the stories of the residents and their interactions. The plot is complicated without being convoluted and the characters grab you from the onset. Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC for an honest review.

Solid 4 stars. Great storyline, great characters that keep this story moving along. Thoroughly enjoyed this book!

Very good read. Liked the way the story was told from different perspectives. Will recommend. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

The Block Party is a well-written, quick-moving neighborhood mystery. The book starts out with something bad happening at the annual block party but we don’t know what. The story jumps back a year and dives into the neighbors’ lives and all their secrets. It was hard to put down and I read it in a weekend. I loved the neighborhood message board—so true to life!

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

This was one of those novels which opens with the police being called to a death and then goes back a year to describe the circumstances culminating in the crisis. There was a lot happening here, but the author managed to juggle the various families without my ever losing track of who was who and how they related to one another. There was probably enough material for a couple of books here! I liked the voice of Lettie, Alex and Nick's teenage daughter - she seemed authentically young and yet sensible.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of THE BLOCK PARTY by Jamie Day in exchange for my honest review.***

Reading THE BLOCK PARTY took me back to childhood block parties from the 1970s and made me wonder how well I knew my neighbors.

THE BLOCK PARTY reminds me of the TV series Desperate Housewives. Privileged neighbors with dysfunctional relationships and secrets that between couples, families, individuals and strangers rise to a deadly crescendo during one fateful Memorial Day block party.

Smart writing and a touch of sarcastic humor keeps THE BLOCK PARTY from taking itself too seriously with melodrama in this mystery. Though not specifically humorous, I chuckled to myself a few times turning the pages on my kindle to discover victim(s) and perp(s).

The plot and characters are too complicated to summarize, just know that everyone and everything is more complex than at first glance.

I bet THE BLOCK PARTY will make a fabulous audiobook in the voice of the right narration casting. I can’t wait to see what Jamie Day comes up with next.