The central theme of "The Traveling Supper Club" is the village tradition of monthly supper parties which serve as a quaint background for an interesting exploration of interwoven lives. Lucy's intentions to make her fiancé known and lighten Chrissie's friend burden as well as a probable matchmaker role for her sister Jenny unfold into unexpected sequences though seemingly revolving around these dinner events, the story actually goes much deeper into family dynamics and even business-related topics: which makes it quite easy to relate with and yet very captivating. Though many characters are involved, each one is carefully developed— even if some of the twists in the plot may be anticipated. The ending, unfortunately, seems too sudden without providing all answers readers would seek closure for; nevertheless, where this book truly shines is through its audio narration that manages to breathe life into every single character with such individuality that listening becomes thoroughly enjoyable. Special thanks are due — to Netgalley and Bonnier Audio UK — for leading us down this pleasurable path.

An easy read, with unpredictable, often unlikeable characters - who all had redeeming qualities. I couldn't quite believe the behaviours of some characters, like Lucy, but really enjoyed the development of others - like Patsy and Chrissie. I really enjoyed the character arc for Jenny.

A light-hearted, easy read but slightly predictable.

I found the premise interesting but it failed to live up to my expectations, I just couldn't gel with the characters.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

An enjoyably and easy funny audiobook! I quite enjoy the characters there, as it’s like the people that we met everyday - different characters. The neighborhood was always an interesting storyplot!

There were many characters in the story, which needed time to follow. The narrator did a perfect job in this audiobook. The voice and speed were perfect.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my copy.

Pub date: April 30, 2024

A traveling supper party held in a different house every month seemed like the perfect way for neighbours to socialize according to Lucy. She wanted to introduce her new fiancé Mike to everyone.

Chrissie loved the idea as she wanted to focus on something other than her baby boy George. There was Jenny, Lucy's sister, who was perpetually single. There was also Patsy, the fashion model who had stolen the husband of Lucy's friend Maggie.

With all these different characters it was sure to be interesting. Not!😅 I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. At times it was slow paced. Listening to it on audio made it even worse as there were so many characters to get acquainted with.

I stuck it out to the end mainly because the soap opera level of drama at times had me wanting to know how it would all end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for an ALC in exchange for an honest review.

I really struggled with this book. The synopsis seemed promising, but this edition appears to be a re-release of a book from 2008, and while that isn’t that long ago, I think contemporary literature has moved on in lots of ways. These characters do not have much redeeming, and what empathy I might have felt for them was too little, too late—they had already sufficiently annoyed me. To a person, the cast is horrendously judgmental, they lie and cheat on their partners, and they cannot communicate with anyone with love or respect. I was not convinced by the reveals of their various traumas. My biggest compliment is that the narration is wonderfully well done, making it bearable to listen to.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bonnier Audio UK for providing my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this easy listening humorous lighthearted relatable book. By the book description it appears the story will be solely focused on dinner parties however its more than this and actually goes into the lives of each character and how they are all entwined with each other.

The story explores various areas of family dynamics that many of us can and may relate to in one way or another from rasing children to managing business, family dynamics and ao much more. Early on it was a little difficult to follow who is who with so many different characters who all interlink in various ways by the end of the book there are a few little plot twists that bring it all together that I didn't see coming which was a nice surprise as it wasn't predictable!!!

The narration was very well done in that all characters were brought to life in their own individual ways making it easy to differntiate between them all and a pleasurable listen.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bonnier Audio UK for the opportunity to listen to this book in return for an honest review.

🎧Audio Book Review🎧

The Supper Club
Sophie King

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This was such a great read and so not at all what I expected.
As you know, I often go into books blind and just get drawn in by the covers and tag lines, so this was ana unexpected joy.

We meet Lucy whose dinner parties used to be famous around town - but since her husband died, the parties fell by the wayside.
Now engaged to new boyfriend, Mike, Lucy decides to reinstate the supper club, but with so much changed over the years, things don't always go smoothly!

I absolutely loved all the groups of friends and family.
We meet each couple at the party over the first few chapters and then each character develops over the course of the book.
As we learn more about the backstories and take a leek into their current lives we also see how the relationships have developed and morphed over the last few years.

The interactions between the different groups were complex and at times, quite hilarious.
The humour injected into each meeting really took the edge of the underlying stresses and strains within each of the couples relationships and I loved how this began to ripple further afield.

At first, I have to admit to finding it hard to keep track of who was who and in which relationship, because a lot of them overlapped - some friends, some family, some ex partners etc etc - but after the initial few meetings and a bit more info on the individuals, it was brilliant to see how each was interwoven within the whole group.

I loved every single character (maybe not all initially and I did go off a few in the middle...but) overall, each had a fascinating story to tell - with some secrets thrown in there too.
Utterly relatable and told in such a way that you couldn't help become totally invested in each of the couples' lives.

A really enjoyable read and my first by this author. I'll definitely be looking out for more in the future!


💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

This book has been (apparently) out for sometime so I assume it’s a relaunch. That being said, if you are a regular reader of Sophie Kings books make sure you’ve not read it in a previous cover.

I quite enjoyed this story. I like a book like this which holds more than romance and has some depth to it. And this book definitely has that.

A lot of these characters add a lot of flavour to the mix too whether you love them or hate them or indifferent.

Romance, lies and drama, it’s all here.

A 3* enjoyable read.

It did slump a bit but got going again quite soon.

There were a few “ohh dear” moments from me gasping and shaking my head but on the whole I enjoyed it.

The narrator did a good job of bringing it all to life.

A lovely little slice of life novel following the interwoven lives of a group of friends who regularly join together for a supper club.

Enjoyable and well narrated.

Inspired by a magazine article, Lucy decides to start a supper club with her friends where they each take turns hosting a dinner party once a month.

Circumstances have changed quite a lot over the last few years with divorces, deaths and new children, meaning a lot of dirty laundry gets aired.

A dramatic story following a wide cast of characters presented using the POVs of several unique women!

I listen to audiobooks whenever I can at work. It’s not nearly as often as I used to be able to, so I always really value an audiobook that instantly captures my attention and doesn’t make me feel regret at choosing it. This most assuredly fit those criteria! Within the first few moments, Lucy had me wanting to know more about her life and her heart behind the supper clubs. All the individuals are varying degrees of flawed, and, honestly, it was really (REALLY) hard to like some of them. In spite of that, I was truly invested in all of their stories and was eager to see where they’d end up. There was just enough humor, a whole lot of heart, and more drama than some reality TV.

I will say this was ever so slightly different from what I expected. I’m not sure if I just misread the blurb, but I thought the suppers would be the primary setting for the novel. While the suppers were a feature, significantly more time was spent in the moments between the gatherings. This was not a massive problem as I was very interested in the lives of the group, but it did take me by surprise.

All-in-all, this was a very solid 3-star read for me. It’s not one that I’ll likely read again, but I am interesting in reading more Sophie King in the future!

Thank you to NetGalley, Sophie King, and Bonnier UK Audio for allowing me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review!

I enjoyed this. A fun easy listen with excellent narration. The idea of a travelling supper club is hellish to me. It was also pretty hellish for the attendees of each supper, tied into each though, are family dramas, lost loves, affairs, betrayals, lies and everything else life throws up.

I note on here that there are reviews here as far back as 13 years ago. I can only assume the book is having a relaunch, it perhaps a follow up is due?! Keen to find out.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bonnier Audio U.K. for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in return for an honest review.