One of my favorite authors. This book was amazing!
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this one

Natasha Preston does it again. This is the 6th or 7th book of hers I’ve read and I love that she’s able to bring in younger characters but still hooks me into reading. The tension between friends in a cold castle over spring break was just what I needed. Definitely recommend this quick read!

This book was exactly what it needed to be. Teenagers stranded with a murderer during a storm, angry townspeople, rich kids whose parents fix everything. This book is moody and perfect for the changing weather. You don't know who to root for and who is the enemy up to the very end.

I've read 'The Dare' by Natasha Preston and really enjoyed it so I was stoked to be approved for this on NetGalley! It didn't disappoint! The pacing is perfect and the ending was really good. I was invested in the characters and had a hard time putting this down! If you enjoy thrillers, I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Natasha Preston, Natasha Preston and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was an excellent read and kept me questioning things the entire book.

Boarding school is out for the holidays and the high schoolers are ready to get out of there. Many of them are planning on heading to a party at one of the classmates old castles. Except the night goes so terribly wrong.

Bessie is one of the girls attending the party. Some time back, Bessie and some of her friends experienced a terrible tragedy and it’s thought about often. Some of the other kids are also at the castle that were involved in this tragedy. It just seems that someone related to what happened has something out for her.

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I love love love locked room mysteries!!! One of my absolute favorite thriller tropes!!! so naturally when I saw that one of my favorite authors wrote this, I was beyond ecstatic.

Allegra and Fergus are throwing a party in an abandoned castle in a remote location… for a weekend long party. What could go wrong?! Oh, did I mention they weren’t supposed to be there? Or the fact that the locals are super pissed that the parents of the twins throwing the party are tearing it down to put up apartments.. Okay… one more element, a raging storm is headed right for them!!!
Due to the storm, only 10 of them could get there before the flooding started. Pretty quickly the bodies started dropping, which made this super hard to put down. It was extremely fast paced. There’s so many different elements or reasons why each one of them could be the killer. The suspense was suspensing. I had so many theories and I did figure out part of it but the rest was shocking. And the last sentence…. What. The. F…

I will always read and recommend Natasha Preston‘s books! I love her writing style and her books are always just so good.

Thank you to @authornatashapreston and @netgalley again for this #arc!!!

a group of friends gets stuck at an abandoned castle in the middle of nowhere during a storm only to learn it's not as abandoned as they thought. Wow, Natasha Preston does not disappoint!!! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. This is a perfect book if you are looking for a quick read that will keep your attention the entire time.

The plot dragged a little and the ending was rather abrupt. I also think the characters' actions sometimes contradicted what they had previously said/done. This is my second book by Natasha Preston. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the other one (The Dare), but still a nice read

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book. I also want to thank PRH Audio for the audiobook.

This was a fun read and a great YA thriller. I was very enthralled with the story and I just had to find out how the story was going to end. If you enjoy YA thrillers, I definitely recommend this book and audiobook!

I enjoy the authors writing and she really does suck you in! I did feel like this one was more of a horror than a thriller but it was great. The ending was amazing!

Okay so I absolutely adore Natasha Preston and love every book I have read from her, this was no different. I immediately felt the eerie and creepy vibes from the castle, especially with the storm. I would definitely recommend this!

The Party by Natasha Preston is another entertaining YA thriller/mystery!
NP always creates an atmosphere that is freaking amazing.
This was an intriguing story with interesting characters. It's a real page turner that will keep you thinking. It's a real crafty mystery novel.
This fast-paced story did not disappoint.
I thought the writing was absolutely amazing! Intriguing, thought provoking plot and interesting characters! This book pulled me in from the beginning and made it hard for me to put it down!
Natasha Preston is a fantastic writer and her books while short are gripping and intriguing.

The Party by Natasha Preston
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A group of friends go to a remote castle to throw a weekend party; but a bad storm throws a wrench in their fun plans, as well as some killings!!
It wasn’t my favorite story from this author, as the beginning was very slow for me. I had a hard time getting as invested in the story as her others. However, half way through, the story picked up with more twists, turns and suspense.

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of this fun and excited read!
*This book is out now! *

I seriously eat up anything Natasha Preston writes. This is no different. I love this one! The kids in it were kind of naive, but they are teens and I kept that in the back of my mind. I loved it and will be recommending it!

Bessie and her friend,s decide to go to the party that Allegra is throwing in her family’s abandoned castle before it’s converted into apartments. They think the biggest issues that they’ll face are making it there before a big storm hits and keeping their plans secret from their parents and teachers. Once they arrive at the castle, Bessie and best friend Kashvi discover graffiti and evidence that someone has been staying in the cellar. They stop to buy snacks and more beer. They learn that protestors from the nearby village are angry about the development plans for the castle. One of them even argues that it would be better to burn it down. Some of the classmates manage to get there before the storm gets too severe. But when the teens wake up to the next day is to discover one of their own dead. The storm has made it impossible for them to leave. They realize that they’re in danger. Is the killer one of the members of the Facebook protestors’ group or one of their own? Will they find out before it’s too late?

The author has written an excellent novel. I enjoyed the suspenseful story with its elements of horror. It never bored me while I read this novel. Bessie was my favorite character. I’m amazed to think that a party could be so “exciting” to read.

The author has written an excellent novel. I enjoyed the suspenseful story with its elements of horror. It never bored me while I read this novel. Bessie was my favorite character. I’m amazed to think that a party could be so “exciting” to read.

I love me some Natasha Preston and I will be coming back for more and more of her books, but this one did not do it for me. I just did not care about these kids, and because I didn't care I just did not invest. I loved the setting! I love the mystery too!
I just didn't get into this one like the others.

As Bessie and her friends head to the English countryside for a party they quickly learn everyone may not want them there. But who wants them gone bad enough that the body count begins climbing? Should the friends continue to trust each other or turn on each other in order to get out of the countryside and get out together? Is the past coming back to haunt them?
Natasha Preston does it again! She writes in a way that makes you forget you’re reading. Though I feel this one boarded on horror as opposed to thriller, I enjoyed it and happily recommend it to everyone!

The Party was a thriller for sure !

So many secrets + a bunch of teenagers making so many bad decisions + a creepy old castle = pure entertainment!

I could not stop guessing who was doing the murdering!!!
At one point I thought no one was going to survive lol

Based on the events leading to the ending I can see book 2 happening🤞🏻 I also need to know what actually lead the killer to do his killing spree, like I need their POV and their thought process!

I have the physical copy of The Haunting so I will be reading it ASAP !!

This is the second book I’ve read from this author and now my favorite. The first half of the book is a littler slower because of the build up but around the 40% mark the twists and turns start. I could not put this book down. While I was reading I changed my mind many times who I thought the killer could be. I enjoyed the creepy old castle setting. I loved the ending of this one! If you enjoy ya thrillers set in a remote castle with so many twists and turns I recommend this one!

This book started with all the right stuff. Old castle. A group of friends. A past mystery. And a weekend party. What could go wrong?
Well for me, I struggled feeling any empathy for any of the characters. Even adding the uncertainty of "who done it" to their personalities to make it suspenseful, it was still hard to like any of them.
Then add in the characters doing dumb things - paired with the violence - it ended it for me.
For readers who like horror and mystery, this might be a good fit.