Thank you to the publishers at St. Martins Press and Netgalley for a copy of The Block Party in exchange go an honest review.

There’s nothing more that i love than messy, dysfunctional and murderess family dynamic which what attracted me to this book. I did like the writing style of the author and most likely would read other books by Day. I would have rating this higher it I wasn’t reading from the point of view of privilege angry teenager (maybe it could have been from Brook’s POV) and the ending of this book was a real let down. I just felt like the big reveal and conclusion was wrapped in such a pretty bow that it became unbelievable.

Love me a good neighborhood drama! I was excited to read this thinking it would be a good old fashioned murder mystery. Well, it's not. What it turned out to be was a fast-paced, Real Housewives sort of story. Someone is dead in the first chapter. The rest of the story is the telling of what happened the past year leading up to that day. Very juicy, gossipy stories unfold. All the standard cliches are there, but the story is told in such a way that they are made new again. We really don't get back to the actual murder until very near the end. The who and what turned out to be pretty good. I did have an idea what was going on, but still some nice surprises and twists throughout. The only thing I really didn't care too much for was the switching from first to third person, but not a deal breaker. If you like "Housewife" drama, this is for you!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Jamie Day and St. Martin's press for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I will post my review to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Instagram and various other book and retail sites upon publication.

It all starts at a block party on a Memorial Day. The story is all about what happens in the next year, until the next block party. The story revolves around Alex, mostly, and her daughter. It involves few families living around a cul-de-sac. Although I was able to guess the guilty party when I was half way through the book, I couldn't guess how it was going to end. 4 Stars!

I really enjoyed this book! It had some twists and turns I didn't see coming. It kept my interest and on the edge of my seat. I would definitely recommend this book.

The Block Party by Jamie Day is a unique neighborhood mystery. This book was unexpected in many ways. The characters were deeply flawed and yet real and relatable. The author did an amazing job at showing complicated relationships and the difficult decisions that result. Interesting book overall. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

Quite an interesting novel. Relationships were laid bare. Some confusion here and there which all came together in the end. After trauma, happy endings.

I was really looking forward to this 6 it honestly left me disappointed. The first chapter had me intrigued, and then it went downhill from there. It took me weeks to get through the first 20%. My biggest dislike was how it switched back and forth from third person to first throughout the whole book. Super annoying. When the drama started, I was drawn in, but it was always short-lived. Honestly, this book drug on and on without going anywhere and at the 35% mark I just couldn't do it anymore. The last straw for me was the sexualizing a 17 year old. It only talked about her breasts, but to me, that's weird talking about a 17 year olds body, and pairing her with an 20 year old adult. My husband is 11 years older than me, so I do like an age gap, but let's keep them both consenting age adults.

This book was downright entertaining. You know a book is good when you read the twists and have to set it down and say “no way” out loud. I felt like I was watching a reality tv show unfold in front of me and I am 100% here for it. Let’s not forget to mention the bickering on the neighborhood forum was downright accurate. Seriously add this to your future TBR if you love twists and drama! Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC!

The Block Party is filled with so many interesting characters with so many secrets. The neighborhood has an annual party that turns deadly. Jamie Day writes a story that will have you looking at your neighbors a little closer.

The Block Party is a domestic drama debut from Jamie Day, an author I found on NetGalley. The premise pulled me immediately -- a murder at a neighborhood block party with a cast of characters similar to Desperate Housewives, a show I enjoyed for many seasons. All the characters are really well developed, someone stereotypical but also several unique and complex. Secrets explode, and just when you think you've got it all figured out, another secret is dropped. Ripe with sexual tension, drugs, classic bitchy barbs and over-the-top egos and masculinity, there are interesting modern touches applied in all the right places. Definitely liked the way the story unfolded, though I could've done without the local chat / online gossip commentaries, as it made the story feel too gimmicky. There are multiple deaths, and the cops show up to the block way too often. Not sure I'd want to be friends with any of these people, but they definitely stick with you for days afterward. Looking forward to the author's sophomore effort next year.

I’ve tried and tried and tried to get into this, and for whatever reason, I’m stuck.

I can’t even remember character names. I find myself rereading page after page.

I know I didn’t like the daughter. (Must be the adult in me!)

Maybe eventually I can finish this, but for now, there’s not enough keeping me glued to the Kindle.

*thanks to St. Martin's Press and netgalley for the ARC!*

i love a good neighborhood drama! the block party is set on a little street where everybody has money (presumably) and are too involved in each other's business (definitely). told in alternating perspectives between then and now, we get the present timeline and a year earlier, giving lots of detail about what causes all the drama in the opening scene at the annual block party.

i liked this book, i read it pretty much in a sitting. it kept me super intrigued, and i think a big part of it was not knowing exactly what the big incident was throughout the book, so you never even really know what you're waiting on to happen. it's a quick read, and had a lot of twists!

Sure to be a great summer beach read with the perfect blend of family drama, nosy neighbors, mother-daughter angst, cheating spouses and too many suspects to count for a murder at the annual neighborhood block party. A great escape read with so many twists and turns, it will keep you up late into the night to unravel all the secrets. A little over the top with so much cliche-type drama behind the doors of every mini-mansion but very entertaining nonetheless. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my brief review.

This was a good book! Sometimes different perspectives can be a little difficult to execute well. As I started reading, I really worried about whether this was a DNF for me, but Jamie Day did great! Great novel. Really enjoyed it.

Desperate Housewives on steroids is the best way to describe The Block Party. I loved the two narrators of this story. The story keeps you guessing till the very end

This unfortunately was a miss for me. I didn't connect with any of the characters. I thought the story was interesting but not enough to keep my attention. I also got bored quickly with the dynamic between the girl and boy who lived next door to one another.

The story opens up at the annual neighborhood block party. Queue the music, food, drinks, and games. Sounds like a great time! Under normal circumstances it would have been, but there has been some serious drama brewing in this neighborhood, fraught with cheating, lying, backstabbing, stalking and murder. The party ends with the neighborhood speculating who was killed, by whom, and why?

After the initial opening, the plot rewinds back and tells the slow burn story of all the tension between the neighbors that culminates into the murderous, dramatic explosion at the block party. There is quite a large cast of characters, which made it a little difficult to follow, at times. The story is broken down into seasons, where we get the chance to get to know the various residents and delve into their secrets. You never know what someone is hiding behind closed doors.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a little hard for me to get into at first, but once I got through the first half, things started gaining momentum. It was like watching the Desperate Housewives. There were some aspects to the story I think could have been left out, to make the book a little shorter and more succinct, without missing anything. There were some good plot twists and I was guessing what happened up until the big reveal at the end.

Thank you to NetGalley + St. Martin’s Press for the ARC. The pub date is set for 7/18/2023.

Secrets secrets might not make friends but boy do they make for a good drama!!! This has many story lines but some how keeps you hooked and doesn’t confuse you - the characters are easy to track and you quickly get sucked in and it is like a train wreck you can’t look away from! I will say I was not expecting the ending and love that they really gave you answers and closure so no extreme cliff hangers or frustration it is tied up nicely! This was a really good read and would have been quick read but I read it during treadmill runs it def gave me motivation to get on the tread to keep reading and helped distract me during the run !

If you like the Kardashians or desperate housewives I think you would love this (if you don’t watch those or don’t like them don’t worry I think you would still like this if you are a people watcher or live for the drama lol).

I really like this style of book normally. It had stories within stories within stories… But I think that’s where my problem with it lied. There was too much going on, while it was not hard to follow it just had to much stuff happening that my interest never truly peaked on a certain storyline… and there were tons… Rape, statutory rape, high school drama, vandalism, suicide, blackmail…. It does go on. It reminded me of a real housewives mellow drama.

How deep do your secrets go? 🫢🫣🤫

Special thank you to @netgalley & @stmartinspress for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

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This book starts with a bang 💥 and then takes you back to explain what leads up to that event. It's through dual timelines of a mother and daughter. Mom is accused of having a drinking problem and being too nosey with her neighbors, and the daughter is too straight edge she's proved it in a way that's gotten her in big trouble.

Every year, this affluent block has a big party that everyone yearns to be a part of, but the ones that are there seem to have so many secrets, it seems you'd rather not be part of that block at all, for dramas' sake.

As the book unfolds, every secret seems to intertwine with the next. And that ending is a real bomb shell!

I think this book was very well written. Very suspenseful and keeps you on your toes with the back and forth of the timelines. Keeps you wanting to know what happens, but invested in each scenario equally.

QOTD:: Have you ever been to a block party?

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