Residents of an exclusive neighborhood meet annually for a block party full of food, dinks and secrets. But how well do you really know your neighbors? When a murder takes place on the street this question is put to the test as secrets and lies unravel..

It was hard for me to get into this book. The beginning moves slowly and the characters were not that interesting. The premise was promising but the story did not pan out. It was just not griping enough.

I do appreciate the ARC and opportunity to leave an early review

What a fun domestic suspense novel. The characters are well drawn and distinct. The ending was not so much of a surprise and seemed inevitable, but the writing propelled me to keep on reading. I'm so glad I did. The block party setting was perfect for all of the conflicts and secrets the neighbors harbored I highly recommend this book!

This book had all the ingredients for a great story - secrets, mystery, revenge, suspence, twists and turns. I usually don't like a story that has too many characters because it can be hard to keep up with but each character was easy to follow. I kept wanting to pick up this book in any free time I had. I would definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a domestic thriller set in a tightly knit neighborhood.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for this arc in exchange for my review.

This one was such an exciting read for me! One of my favorite suspense tropes is domestic thrillers from multiple perspectives, and this one hit the nail on the head for me.

I really enjoyed that there were a multitude of perspectives (it's definitely a personal preference of mine). It helps keep the story interesting, because you never know what's going to happen and how it's all going to connect. Day did a wonderful job at making those connections throughout the novel without giving too much away.

I will admit that at times, the story felt a bit long. I think the author could've condensed down the seasons that the book was broken up into a bit more, while still maintaining the integrity and making those important connections.

The end left me shell shocked - I did NOT expect all of those loose strings to get tied up - even some that I completely forgot about.

All in all, I would recommend this book to any of my fellow readers (and I will on my bookstagram!). I thoroughly enjoyed it and think it'll be a great read for the summer.

This book was long and every single word packed a punch. I loved it. Every character with their own storyline was so intracitely woven in together. I loved it

I found this book very entertaining! Yes, there are a lot of characters to keep track of at first, but you eventually see the differences in their personalities play out.
So much drama in this small cul-de-sac, so many small plots linking characters together, pointing possible blame on so many, yet through all of it, I really cared about the main character, Lettie, a girl about to leave this rich neighborhood, and is more than ready to head off to college (wherever she ends up!)
The author did a good job of weaving the plots together, and I didn't feel like there were any loose ends at the end. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this fun read!

I read this book in one sitting. The Block Party tells the story of an annual block party for the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road. Everyone on the street has their own secrets and are willing to do whatever it takes to keep them covered up.

The book is well written, it moves along quickly. The characters are well developed and I definitely didn’t see the plot twist coming!! Great read!!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ecopy for my Kindle.
Drama and more drama, mystery and murder- usually I would like a book with these aspects, but this one just wasn't a good one for me.

Really enjoyed the alternating mother / daughter perspectives. Loved the twists and turns at the end. I did feel like the pace could have moved a bit quicker! Overall really had a great reading experience.

Oh.... the neighborhood block party. Everyone looks happy without a care in the world but that is so far from the truth. Meet the neighbors on Alton Road. Perfect lives??? NOT! This book had a bit of a Desperate Housewives slant to it that I enjoyed. It wasn't the deepest book I have ever read but entertaining. You know you will learn about some very flawed characters. I thought the "mystery" that was eluded to in the beginning would have had bit more punch to it. I found the messaging chapters between the Non-Alton Road neighbors very entertaining. All in all a great spring break read. Thank you NetGalley for and ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the twists and turns in this book! And aside from Lettie, everyone seemed like the potential antagonist, so it was really hard to figure out what would happen in the end. I read a lot of thrillers and am usually good at picking up on stuff early on in the books, but this one took me a lot longer (which I loved!). My only recommendation would be that the end was too clean and tidy. The last few chapters were all just happy, everything is all better, no struggle kind of vibes and I feel like that doesn’t fit with the characters. They were all struggling before the book even started. One incident isn’t going to make everyone’s lives perfect in the end.

The Block Party is told in alternating chapters between Alex and her daughter Lottie.
Who happened to be the two most boring people in the book, especially Alex. I wish we could have heard from the viewpoint of some of the bigger key players.

The story is told over the course of the year, and the middle started to drag. I was just ready to get to the end already, and I found the dialogue started to become a little juvenile, especially in Lottie’s segments. I understand she’s a teenager, but it wasn’t my cup of tea + started to bleed into the other chapters.
I found the message board sections confusing. They didn’t add any context to the book, just gave us more characters that I wasn’t sure if it was important to keep track of or not.

All in all, the suspense, drama, and secrets were intriguing enough that I wanted to finish, but it wasn’t my favorite of this type of genre.

There were a lot of different storylines at play in this neighborhood thriller and some were more engaging than others. By the end, there were some connections between characters that left me feeling a bit confused and wondering if I missed some plot points along the way.

I think this would be a good pool or beach read this summer!

Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

Jamie Day sets the reader in a perfect neighborhood. There’s family and friends near by. A yearly block party where everyone comes, plays games, grills, kids runs around and adults drink and eat. Sounds like the perfect block to live on. But, everyone has their secrets. What happens when the secret aren’t so secret anymore? The Block Party will have you wanting to not put the book down.

The Block Party is a quick beach read, with lots of drama. It's fast paced and engaging. It was labeled thriller but there was more drama and teenage angst than mystery. Please note this book touched upon a lot of sensitive subjects; rape, drug use, suicide, blackmail.
Thanks to NetGalley for my ARC of this book.

I really enjoyed the overall premise of the book - getting to know the characters, drama and the inner workings of the block. I felt that at times it could be a little slow, particularly towards the middle but enjoyed all of the details. It was important to know everything impacting the decisions everyone made the day of the block party. I didn't love the main character or her husband and felt that they were almost "too perfect" compared to the neighbors and was waiting for something crazy to happen to them?

How well do you really know your neighbors? And what you think you know may not always be real. The Block Party explores that concept in a thrilling and intriguing way that keeps you guessing until the end!
From the prologue, we know that something bad happens during the annual Memorial Day block party. We don’t know if it’s an accident or a murder, nor do we know who is involved. Rewind to a year ago at the last block party, and all the events leading up to current day.

The characters living on Alton Road are well-developed and fun to get to know. The interludes with a nearby neighborhood gossiping about what happened is fun, and so true to life as we live it today with social media tools that make it easy for nosy-nelly’s to meddle in other people’s business.

I LOVED this book and gave it five stars because I was immersed into the neighborhood and became one of those nosy nellie’s myself. And there is the morbid curiosity that naturally draws us in to want to know (or we fill in our best guesses) on what goes on behind closed doors. This is a great summer/beach read that will have you on the edge of your seat wanting more!

Thank you to Jamie Day, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a wild ride with the residents of Alton Road! I gave this book three stars because it was difficult for me to get into for the first half of the book. There are so many characters with so many storylines. The author did a fantastic job with the ending!

A very interesting read. It gave Desperate Housewives vibes. A lot of twists and turns. The book had humor through out it and kept my interest to the end.

What an addictive book! This book starts in the present at the neighborhood block party and there is a death and that is all we know. Jamie Day does a great job of bringing us into the past and getting to know all of the characters and all of their great and not so great qualities. Many plot twists take place throughout the novel and I was constantly on my toes. I was shocked by the ending revelations and did not see them coming. I highly recommend this novel.