Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the eARC.
This was one of those books I couldn't put down because I wanted to see how it ended. I tried not to hurry because I really liked it and wanted to stay in that weird, claustrophobic and disturbing world.
It's a story told by different mothers, some really nasty, some just confused and anxious, all living in or near a highly rated area. The kids are confusing: should I feel sorry for them or dislike them?
Ruby and Melissa were my favorite women, best friends most of the time. Their two teens are also best friends ... until they aren't.
Everything comes to a head at the party and the aftereffects are dire; the police get involved and the mothers hang onto their sanity by a hair. The fathers are mostly despicable, driven by ambition and money, their status more important than the welfare of their families.
This all sounds very negative, but it's a terrific read that you won't be able to put down. It's a story very much of this age: social media, brand name clothing, bullying, misinformation, racial bias and unwanted sexual tension. And don't forget the booze and drugs! Female friendship will prevail in the end, though and I found this quite a delicious read, definitely recommended!

A decent story about upper and middle class neighbors attempting to bond over their shared living area by planning a large street party. There's the usual blend of the well-off picture perfect couples and the more down to earth not so perfect families. It actually takes about 50% of the story to get to the street party in question, which was a little too long for me. But you have a sense of who each of the neighbors are and the little dramas occurring in all of their lives. Some are a bit cliché, but that happens when trying to portray a range of personalities, especially where social status is concerned.

Once the party takes place and the revelations of what happened come out, it felt anticlimactic to me. Like, that's what all this build up has been for? Seemed strange and slightly disappointing after all the foreshadowing prior to the party. You know, lots of "if I had only known what was to come..." inner dialogue. After that, it's basically just everyone wondering who's telling the truth, but honestly, it's pretty obvious, and hard to believe that such a controversy was made about it. There's more conflict in the lies and drama of almost everyone else in the story than in this main event.

It's still a good read, just not as suspenseful as it's made out to be. More of an emotional story, about love, families, and marriages. I believe it would be more appropriately labeled as a general fiction book, as those of us who read tons of mysteries and thrillers are going to be left unsatisfied.

The first book I have read by this author. It won’t be the last.

The party is supposed to bring the community together but everyone has different motives for being involved, and what starts out as a supposedly happy occasion disintegrates into a fight for the truth when serious accusations are made.

Told from the point of view of Ruby, Melissa and Netta, the story takes you behind the scenes of three very different lives and the secrets they are hiding.

An excellent book. Keeps you interested from start to finish.

This is a great thriller about a street party goes wrong. The main character is caught between finding justice and releasing a secret that she’s kept hidden for a long time. The themes of honesty, justice, and truth dominate this well told story. I highly recommend this book.

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Ingenious writing.
All the neighbours were laughing, drinking out of plastic glasses and getting along. I almost felt happy. Almost forgot about the terrible argument earlier and the sinister messages I’d been receiving from a strange address all week, threatening to expose the lies behind my perfect life.
As we finished with the red and gold fireworks and welcomed everyone back to our house, I believed that everything would be okay.But I didn’t know who I was inviting in.
Told from three POV's of Melissa, Ruby and Nella. This book will keep you stuck with your Kindle until the very end.
I'm doing more promotion on its release date among my fellow Authors Bloggers Family Friends and followers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me an advanced copy of this psychological thriller