“The Block Party” by Jamie Day is such an addictive book! I was hooked from page one! The story is told from two POVs: the mother Alex, and her daughter Lettie. When Alex has too much to drink at the neighborhood party, her husband sends her home. Unhappily, she complies and walks herself home. She dozes off on the couch, soon to be woken by the sound of sirens. The story continues from there going back and forth over the previous year and current timeline, leaving the reader to wonder why the police are at the block party.

I loved the addition of the Facebook Community page complete with your typical neighborhood gossip and troublemakers. My favorite character is Lettie, she goes through so much personal growth in a year!

If you’re looking for a twisty domestic drama/thriller- this one is for you! Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

What an addictive read! Another reader described this as a cross between Desperate Housewives and Big Little Lies - such a spot on description! It was fast-paced and full of twists and turns. I highly recommend this book. I am looking forward to more reads from Jamie Day!

The book is told through two perspectives - Alex and her daughter Lettie. The book opens with a Memorial Day weekend block party. We find out right away that someone has died at the party. But who could it be?

Alex and her family live in an upscale neighbourhood. All the neighbours have their own secrets. A new family moves into the neighbourhood, and the secrets continue to pile up.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a sneak peak of this book for my honest opinion.

3.5 Star

This book is told through the prospective of a mother and daughter. It will be good for a young adult reader as well as adult. It tells of the secrets and lies of a small community. There are several characters that makes it sometimes hard to keep things in line. It starts off a little slow but does pick up a little. A third of the way in and I'm still not exactly sure of when the mystery begins--- and then it starts with a missing neighbor, a new neighbor, to this posh community. It was a good read that had me guessing... but still fell a little flat.

The Block Party by Jamie Day is a mystery/thriller centered around a wealthy neighborhood. There's an annual Memorial Day block party in the neighborhood and someone ends up dead. Who is the victim and who is the murderer? Secrets surrounding the residents are about to unfold.

It took me a while to finish this book -- the plot is slow and took a while to unfold, in my opinion. The beginning was a bit confusing because of the shifts in characters' narrations and past and present. However, about halfway through the book, the plot thickens and the secrets surrounding the neighbors start unfolding. Jamie Day keeps the suspense of who got shot at the Memorial Day Block Party until the end, with the events from Memorial Day the year before leading up to the current day Block Party. I felt there were a lot of loose ends the author threw out there, but she tied it up nicely by the end of the book.

I would recommend this book. Thank you to Netgalley, publisher St. Martin's Press, and author Jamie Day for providing me with an ARC, in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Long and involved, with an expected ending. Much happening in this particular neighborhood, most not good and some maturing, which was needed. This is a good read, I did find myself wishing it would move along in places. The Wookie, and the Bug Man evidently made the rounds. Lol.

I love novels & mysteries that involve rich people neighborhoods, and The Block Party was no exception! The story of the secrets that take place over the course of a year on Alton Rd has quite a few little twists, all while trying to figure out who winds up dead during the party. Looking forward to more from the author!

I really loved this book. It started out fast paced and kept up through the entire book and kept me on my toes and guessing the whole time. It was a fun and quick read and I think it would be a good book turned into a TV show! Echoing the sentiment of other reviewers, I think fans of Desperate Housewives and Big Little Lies will love this one as it reminded me of both of those. Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the author, Jamie Day for allowing me to read an advance copy of this gem of a book!

This book reminded me of the tv show Desperate Housewives, suburban drama! I really loved this book and found myself not able to put it down. This book is told from 2 different point of views, Alex, a suburban mom and the other point of view is of her daughter Lettie. Both characters were extremely well written and I found myself feeling such a range of emotions it was crazy. One minute you are shocked, then sad, then horrified. Alex's account introduces you to the other wives and every one has thier own secrets and so do thier husbands. Lettie is a teenager (I think 17?) and she is very independant and has a bunch of causes that she is passionate about which I wish more teenagers cared about right now. She has her own drama with the new kid that moves into the neighborhood and is interesting to follow her story. This would be a great tv show or movie, so many twists, turns and surprises, you had no idea what was going to happen.

When you live on Alton Road life is perfect. Perfect house, perfect lawn, perfect family, perfect marriage....until the curtain falls and real life is revealed. Alex loves her street and neighbors. She loves putting together the annual block party that brings everyone together. It cant be a summer without the block party. But slowly over the months, strange happenings have started occurring. There is a stalker terrifying some of the ladies. A new family moves in and something is just off. Alex's nightly wine ritual is getting out of hand. And now someone is dead. Who died and more importantly, who did it?!
I have read other works by Jaime Beck and The Block Party also does not disappoint. Beck pulls you in, introduces you to the neighbors and makes you feel like you are one of the characters too. Good storyline, suspenseful and keeps you guessing. Small parts of the past are revealed as the book progresses. The chapters are broken down from several characters point of view and each are clearly labeled. It works here and was easy to navigate the story. I am always looking for additional works by Jaime Beck and will continue to recommend Beck's work to other readers like myself. Special thanks to NetGalley, Jaime Beck, and St. Martin's Press for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 4 stars for me! #NetGalley

I just finished reading "The Block Party" by Jamie Day. Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for an advanced copy in return for an honest review. Here are my thoughts.
This book has many characters but each character has an important role to play in this masterfully written book about what. happens in a suburban street during an annual block party. This book is about relationships family, friendship, grief, and revenge, and whether or not it is truly satisfying.
The story begins at the end and then goes to one year before the event happened and the reader gets to know all the characters and their relationships with each other. The author gives just enjough information to create intrigue and interest in the story and what happens at the block party. I loved the female characters in this book. While not perfect they were well written and rootable. The men..not so much, but. maybe that was the point. The character I was most intrigued by was Jay Kumar...was he good or bad...or a little of both.
What I liked about this story was that there were alot of things happening that led to more interest into what happeded at the Block Party. I loved that I couldnt figure out who the bad guy was... I mean I had some ideas but I was pleasabtly shocked be some of the reveals at the end, especially with Riley... I also really liked )or was interested in Mandy Kumar's back story.
What I did'nt like. I didn't really like the male characters as I said...but I suppose that was the point. In the end, I am glad that some of the men were written the way they were....except for the Bug Man...what was the point of that other that to expose the truth about the main bad guy?
Overall, a great read by an author who masterfully took 10 or so characters and somehow found a way to intertwine them into a great story from start to finish..

Definitely a thriller and the storyline keeps you guessing! A whodunit housewife story that kept me in suspense until the very end! I will definitely keep this author on my radar!

I loved this book. Took me awhile to figure out who was who, but it moved along quickly and there were lots of twists and turns. I’m usually good at guessing the “mystery”, but this one was very surprising. Well done Thank you NetGalley for opportunity to read this prerelease copy of this book. It may end up in best seller list!

Thank you to NetGally and St Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for my review.

I was all in on The Block Party until about 3/4 of the way through. The characters are compelling and the author keeps you guessing as to how all their storylines will come together. I especially loved the interludes between sections from the neighborhood message board. Anyone who has casually scrolled through NextDoor would believe this text was taken straight from actual nosy neighbors.

I thought this was all set up for an explosive and exciting ending, but it ended up just fizzling out for me in the last quarter. It all became just a bit *too* outlandish to be believable and all the loose ends were tied up a bit *too* nicely. It felt like the author started the book without an ending in mind and then just kind of dug herself into a hole that she didn't know how to get out of.

Wow! This one had me hooked from the beginning. I love domestic thrillers that focus on idealistic desperate housewives-ish neighborhoods and this didn’t disappointment. There were so many plot points that were expertly woven together to keep you guessing and keep you turning the pages. I finished this in 24 hours because I just needed to know what happened at the party. Highly recommend for a fast past whodunit with an intriguing cast of characters.

✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Pages: 384
Goodreads: 3.9

February has been a crazy month and this is only the second book I’ve read! I’m hoping the second half of the month I can pick up the pace and hit my monthly goal.

After 10 days, I can finally mark this one off of my currently reading. The first half of this book was very slow for me. I just couldn’t get pulled into the storyline or the characters AT ALL. I knew that once it started picking up the pace I would love it, so I stuck with it and at about 70% it pulled me in and I did not put it down.

I love the multiple POV’s, unreliable characters, and alternating timelines 😍 it was also interesting to have the dynamic of family members that had mutual friends, as well as, adult problems and teen “problems”.

This book would be for you if you enjoy slow burns or revenge.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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? 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.

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Holy drama!! I loved this book, so many twists and turns and the drama just kept getting heavier and heavier. I was not expecting that ending either!!

AMAZING BOOK !!! Characters well developed . The plot is unique . You will never see the end . It is NOT a predecible book . 1000000% recommended

I had to DNF at 22%. While I am always very grateful to NetGalley and St Martens Press for a copy of this book, I could not force myself to continue all the way through. Initially the story was promising but between the writing style, the story format, and hating all the characters (not in a fun way) I just stopped caring and could not pick the book back up.

When I started this book, I had a preconception that it was going to be yet another vapid, pointless book but I stand corrected! I loved this book for a number of reasons - the characters were more interesting than I assumed, there were a number of concurrent plotlines that held my interest, and I really like that Lettie, the teenaged daughter of Nick and Alex, had a chance to have her own voice. This book is a clear example of not only things not being how they appear on the surface, but they are much more interesting and intricate. The story revolves around a wealthy neighborhood and their annual Memorial Day block party. Each of the attending families that are highlighted in this book have secrets and their own agendas, which is normal fare for humans in general. Enter the new family, the Kumars, and something seems not quite right anymore. The 'main' family, Nick, Alex and Lettie, play a pivotal role in settling problems and setting up this party, but they have their own set of issues around communication and alcohol. Without giving anything away, this story was a fun read and has a satisfying conclusion. The thing I found a little confusing was the occasional interjections from what I guess is a community online site - seemingly from a near future for the most part. I didn't feel that it really added anything and in fact was a little bit of a distraction.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my copy of the ARC. The opinions expressed here are my own.

A nice quick read. Kept me guessing & I enjoyed the story. A surprising twist which I always enjoy. Definitely recommend!

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.