Thank you to Jamie Day, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I don't know how I feel about this book. The beginning of it was so slow, that I wanted to give up reading it. But I stuck with it. It did pick up towards the end, but it wasn't enough to redeem itself.

I really didn't like any of the characters. It was hard to connect with them.

One Big Happy Family by Jamie day I could start this review about how the three sisters had a secret and it caused one of them to become a drug addict the other sister to become a overachiever and the other it didn’t bother at all. I could talk about the child between two of the sisters the man between two others and the murders between them all and though yes let’s not forget Charlie the chambermaid who has a secret of her own hidden in a guestroom upstairs. The family is gathered to listen to the reading of the will by the lawyer who is suspicious her self but when someone dies while the hurricane is hitting the last thing the family should do is relax and think the The problems are over because The murders and their problems are far from it. This was an awesome awesome book from the mystery to the who done it to the small romance happening at all makes for an awesome book. Jamie Day is definitely becoming one of those authors I think of who rides a complex plot with many tentacles that all get tied in a pretty bow by the end. Well put together stories are far and few between and this is definitely one of them it is a book I really and thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommend. Please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review #SaintMartin’sPress, #NetGalley, #JamieDay, #OneBigHappyFamily,i

The Precipice has been owned by the Bishop family for years. With their father now passed, the three daughters are ready to take ownership. Charley Kelley, a chambermaid, is preparing the hotel for an imminent hurricane and the arrival of the Bishop sisters, who insist on proceeding with the reading of their father's will despite the storm.

What follows is a fun, if somewhat predictable, mystery filled with secrets, murder, romance, and the chaos of a hurricane.

While much of the story was foreseeable, it remained an enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

19 year old Charley is barely making end meet; she has to pay for her grandmother's medical care and she lives and works as a maid at the Precipice, an old family hotel. Ownership is now passing to the three Bishop daughters since their father has died and Charley's future at the hotel is questionable. The sisters have gather to hear the will while a hurricane is approaching. At the same time, Charley is hiding someone she just met in a room who needs to escape her abusive boyfriend and the three Bishop sisters have secrets of their own; now that they are all locked together in the hotel with no escaping, secrets may not stay hidden for long, and not everyone may make it out by the time the storm abates.

This was a fun quick respite from work and stress; I half listened and half read it and flew through it in a day. If you're looking for a popcorn mystery/thriller this is a good one - the twists and turns are there, they're not going to blow your socks off (and some are a bit predictable) but it is a pleasant escape. I was engrossed and invested the whole time and for that I would recommend, it's a great throw in your beach bag and keep you busy for a day; or listen to it while doing errands and it will definitely make a long drive, laundry or dishes more fun.

3.75

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC to review

Wow. I read The Block Party last year, and while I loved it… this was GOLD. From the twists, to expertly timed pacing, to the character development? Wow. Some of the twists made me gasp. They were probable but not predictable which is exactly what I want to see in a thriller. Definitely will recommend this

Locked mysteries are always fun to read and this one was no different. With a hurricane looming, the three Bishop sisters find themself stuck at the family hotel waiting for their father's will to be read. Charley, the chambermaid, is especially on edge, hoping her job will be safe. But then the murders start. Everyone is trapped. Who is behind it all and why?

I was lucky enough to listen to this book on audio as I read along and I found myself so invested in the storyline. The plot was solid, the audiobook narration was well done and the intrigue was intense. I was on edge throughout the whole book and was surprised by some of the twists that were thrown in. I enjoyed the author's previous book, The Block Party, but found this one to be even better so make sure you get yourself a copy!

With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop sisters--Iris, Vicki, and Faith--have come for the weekend to claim what they think is rightfully theirs. But with a hurricane looming and each of the Bishop sisters keeping dangerous secrets, things will get even more complicated.

I read this author’s first book and didn’t love it but I wanted to give it another chance. Honestly, I think I am just not the right reader for her work. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, MacMillan Audio and the author for the ARC/ALC.

After George Bishop dies, his estranged daughters Iris, Faith, and Vicki come back to the hotel they grew up in - The Precipice on the rocky coast of Maine. They hold a lot of secrets in this family, including the reasons they all left, and right at the beginning we know that someone ends up dead.

Charley, the hotel maid, is the main character in this story and she has some secrets as well, like her petty thievery from the hotel guests. There is a lot going on between the difficult family dynamics to the fighting to a raging storm keeping everyone from leaving the hotel. There were a lot of parts that dragged the plot, part 2 especially with the deep background of the sisters and their secrets. It's good backstory, but it was a bit OTT for me.

It was an entertaining book, but too much ridiculous antics for me to thoroughly enjoy and remember this one. It would be a good one to discuss among other book loving friends.

Unfortunately I don’t think Jamie Day is for me. This was my second book by her. The story was slow, the characters were horrible and the plot twist was very predictable, the best thing about this book was the narration- great narrator, one of my favorites.

Charley works as a maid at the Precipe Hotel, stealing from guests to make enough money to keep her grandmother in the retirement home she lives in. When the hotel’s owner passes away, his daughters – the Bishop sisters of Iris, Vicky and Faith, arrive for the reading of the will as a hurricane forces everyone to stay indoors at the hotel.

Charley is unsure whether she will keep her job, or the secret of the friend Bree that she is hiding at the hotel while Bree is trying to escape from an abusive relationship.

Vicki the eldest, is greedy, arriving with husband Todd and son Quinn (who Charley is very attracted to). Iris is the ex-convict, drug addict, and Faith is the stylish model who arrives with wife Hope and son Oliver.

Once the murder occurs, we are in a classic locked-room mystery as the Hurricane roars outside the hotel, and Charley tries to survive. Family drama is the main theme as we try and figure out who is the murderer.

I quite liked Charley’s character, despite the thefts, but didn’t really like any of the others. The story is told from multiple points of view and felt quite confused to me at several points. Lots of backstory slowed the plot for a while in the middle.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day, an entertaining thriller that will keep your interest from start to finish. If you think that your family is dysfunctional, just wait until you meet the Bishop sisters. When the three women gather to discuss their father’s will, all hell breaks loose and murder and mayhem ensue. With a missing lawyer, an unusual teenager who speaks in rhymes, and a maid who gets wrapped up in the drama unwittingly, this is a cast of characters that won’t be easy to forget.

This is a wild ride by an author who I will definitely be reading more from in the future.

This was good. I feel like one of the characters should have been brought in later in the book because I knew something was up with them right away. Since this book is told in parts we get more info on the characters in each part. The sisters all blended together and all had some type of issue. They all have secrets to hide and fear what would happen if they would get out. When people started dying and going missing I could not figure out who was behind all of this.

Some of the twists in the end didn't seem as shocking but there are a lot of suspenseful moments in this one. The letter at the end with the shocking news was kind of random but I did like it!

This book will leave you with a smile on your face, but the journey to get there is a wild ride!

This book gives you everything you expect in a thriller; dark secrets, morally gray and suspicious characters, drama, twists, and of course a murder or two to keep things interesting.

I recommend this book to fiction, mystery, and thriller readers.

I really enjoyed my first Jamie Day book and am so thankful to the publishers and NetGalley for granting me access to this ARC.

Thank you @netgalley for the copy!

🖤Locked Room/ Isolation
🖤Dysfunctional Family drama
🖤Whodunnit
🖤Secrets and Twists

An isolated hotel, bad storm, dysfunctional family and murder make up a dramatic thriller! I absolutely loved this one and couldn’t put it down. So many twists and secrets, you won’t know who is telling the truth. I highly recommend you add this one to your TBR!

A family owns a coastal hotel that is in the path of a hurricane. The maid, a college age girl, has let another woman stay in one of the rooms until the hurricane is over. The main characters are the Bishop sisters, their children and the two women. I am generally character and plot driven in my reading and I unfortunately did not particularly care for any of them. The plot was well done and easy to follow. There are murders, sociopaths and other unlikables spread throughout. I found it to be more directed to a young adult audience than an older one. Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC for an honest review.

A slow-burn, locked-room mystery loaded with family secrets. The story is set at The Precipice, a family-owned hotel near a rocky coastline during a hurricane. The Bishop family gathers to read the will and for the funeral of the owner George Bishop. After reading the will, bodies start to fall, and the mystery begins. Although the hurricane was happening, I didn't feel the angst or anxiety from it in the characters which would have added to the atmosphere. But I did enjoy the main character—a likeable maid named Charley who is trying to cling to her job to support her Nana. The cast around her is interesting and well-developed. The pace was a touch slow for me in spots, but that's to be expected with this type of book.

I received an ARC through "NetGalley" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

This story begins with the death of a hotel owner and the arrival of his three daughters for the reading of the will. Unfortunately, the weather is not good with Hurrican Larry on their doorstep. The 1st night that they arrived, Todd, Vicki's husband dies after the reading of the will. The police arrive and advise all parties to remain while they look into the death. Mysterious things begin happening in which two individuals outside the family and their lawyer are drawn in. This story is told by Charlie, the maid, in the 1st person. She and the rest receive mysterious warnings about events that will soon happen.

To learn what the warnings related to, what secrets are revealed that present a different view than what everyone believed, who killed Todd and who was responsible for the warnings and what the events led to, then you need to read this book. The ending is well done and all questions get answered.

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s for providing me with an ARC of this novel. It is Jamie
Days second novel , the first being “The Block Party”. I highly rated that book and was looking
forward to reading this. I have to say the book fell short of my expectations.
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It is set in old coastal Maine, in the family owned hotel , The Precipice, with hurricane Larry
bearing down on them. The father had died suddenly leaving ownership in limbo. The maid,
19 year old Charley has been keeping things going , hoping the hotel will stay open. She
needs the job in order to keep paying for her grandmothers care in a nursing home
The 3 daughters and the family lawyer arrive for the weekend for the reading of will.
Meanwhile there is hurricane Larry arriving as well What follows is lots of dredging up of old
wounds and perceived wrongs along with some family secrets
I found the novel to be a but much, too contrived. The storyline seemed to be forced in an
effort to build suspense It just didn’t hit the mark for me. I would give it 2 1/2 stars, not a 3
but more than a 2

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I read Jamie Day's debut novel so I was excited for this one and it did not disappoint!!

This book pulled me in from the beginning. Definitely had me guessing who did it. The ending was so good. I will read anything Jamie Day writes!!!

Enjoyed this one! Interesting from beginning to end. I loved Block Party by Jamie Day and I look forward to reading many more of hers!