im not usually a fan of amerian based books but i did enjoy this.

well written good plot.

i wanted to finish it but also didnt want it too either.

A “dollhouse” mansion haunted by an urban legend, four complex pov’s and a sweet sixteen party that ends with a dead body - Party of Liars is an exhilarating thriller that I didn’t want to put down,

The thing I love most about this book is its writing style. I’m in awe that this is a debut novel because the author weaved a brilliant tale that had me experiencing all the emotions that our four characters did and wondering if I too was going crazy. The way the actions of the night unfolds with flashbacks to give you much needed context was expertly done, and I can’t wait to read the authors next work.

I was also a huge fan of the four women whose pov we get to see. We have a range of women battling their own demons and harbouring dangerous secrets, though my fave was Dani, the twenty-year old influencer wife.

Such a brilliant read!. You learn from the outset that a tragic accident happens at a party, but the author teases you through the book with the story from multiple people's viewpoints so that you don't know who the victim of the accident is. You want to find out, so you keep reading and then a totally unexpected twist is thrown in for good measure!

The title of this book really gripped me and the story did not disappoint.
Domestic drama in an exciting premise. This is really gripping and I read in one sitting. It’s pacy with short chapters and is very suspenseful
Highly highly recommend

Many thanks to Net Galley and Hodder &Stoughton for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
Sophie is turning 16, her dad and stepmom are hosting a black-tie sweet 16 birthday party in their lavish home,which is thought to be haunted , no expense spared has been spared. Dani her step mum has created a lavish birthday cake.
The house is full, music is playing, the party has spread out to the pool area where Sophie and her friends are topping up their mocktails with forbidden alcohol. Some of the adults are behaving badly, too much alcohol, past resentments, jealousies, gossip, secrets and lies.
The atmosphere and tension builds, a body falls from the upstairs balcony, who is the victim? was it an accident? There are numerous suspects,
The story is told in multiple timelines, before, during and after the party, there are also multiple POVs, the kids, the nanny, the parents, and the ex wife. None of the characters are particularly likeable. There are a few twists and surprises.
3.5 stars

Kelsey Cox bursts onto the psychological thriller scene with Party of Liars, a sharp, gothic-tinged debut brimming with atmosphere, unreliable narrators, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Set during an opulent birthday party at a sprawling seaside mansion, this novel is a tense and claustrophobic exploration of privilege, deceit, and the fractured masks people wear when the champagne flows.

The setup is irresistible: a glittering black-tie gathering, a balcony, and a body crashing into the sea below. From the opening pages, Cox plunges the reader into a world where everyone has something to hide and no one can be trusted. The narrative unfolds through a shifting cast of characters—Dani, a new mother battling the lingering shadows of postpartum psychosis; Kim, the bitter ex-wife numbing herself with alcohol; Orlaith, the enigmatic nanny who communes with spirits; Mikayla, a vulnerable teenager desperate to belong; and a watchful pair of psychotherapists who may know more than they reveal. Each perspective is colored by doubt, creating a web of suspicion that thickens with every chapter.

What makes Party of Liars stand out is its blend of psychological depth and gothic unease. The mansion itself looms large, its luxury masking a sense of rot, while the undercurrents of jealousy, obsession, and resentment ripple through the guest list. Cox has a gift for pacing, layering revelations with precision until the climactic twist lands with jaw-dropping force.

This isn’t just a whodunit; it’s also a “who can you believe?” thriller. Themes of motherhood, mental health, addiction, and class privilege give the novel an edge of authenticity beneath the glamour, grounding the drama in real human struggles.

Verdict: Dark, stylish, and compulsively readable, Party of Liars is a knockout debut that combines the glitz of a high-society gathering with the menace of a locked-room mystery. Fans of Lucy Foley, Lisa Jewell, and Gillian McAllister will devour this twisty, addictive thriller.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – A dazzling, gothic-tinged debut where every character lies, and the truth comes at a deadly cost.

Predominantly set at Sophie Martin’s Sweet 16 party - as the party gets going and alcohol flows, the secrets start unraveling.
The number of people who have secrets at this lavish do is unreal.
The ex wife, the new wife, the nanny, the daughter’s best friend… flash backs and forwards work well to unfurl the twists.
A good read, thank you to NetGalley and the punisher for my copy to review.

This book was a solid 4.5 star thriller ✨! I will say it takes some getting used to the way the book is written in terms of the amount of POVs there are and moving from the present to the past etc.

However I read this book in 24 hours and I’m a dyslexic slow reader. Once you get into it, you don’t want to put it down. The twists were TWISTING!!! Just when I thought I’d figured out where this book was going, the next chapter was like NOPE 😂

I would definitely recommend this book to any thriller fans especially those that enjoy McFadden, Lisa Jewell.

Thank you to netgalley and publishers for a copy of the ARC! All views and opinions are my own 🫶🏼

The house on the hill was believed to be haunted but now it’s been redeveloped as a luxury home. The owners are holding a party for their one year old daughter and by the end of the party someone is dead, but who is it and who killed them? This was great murder mystery with the added bonus of not knowing who the victim is at first. A locked room mystery with a superb cast of characters who all have their own secrets. Very intriguing and suspenseful.

This is a great mystery thriller and I throughly enjoyed it right from the start. The full cast was superb and all had good characters.

Plenty of liars is full of drama and kept making me wander what’s going on now, who’s gonna be murdered. You really can’t guess which is what I enjoyed most about it

Thank you to Netgalley and St Martins Press, Minotaur books

So many secrets and lies, with all of the characters coming across at one point as "butter wouldn't melt" and then a blink later devious and secretive!
Told from multiple (sometimes unreliable, often drunken) perspectives the story is fast paced and one that will keep you "just one more chapter"-ing to late into the night!

I read this ARC in exchange for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

This is a new author to me and the write up intrigued me

It didn't disappoint

Such a well written and enjoyable read

The secrets be secreting in this one! I genuinely couldn’t stop reading because I needed to know! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book.

This book is well titled. What do you get with an all day birthday party (though it seems to be more adult oriented with tons of drinking) for the 16 year old Sophie in which so many hidden issues come exploding out of the woodworks, on display for everyone to see in the dollhouse of a supposedly haunted manor? You get so much drama, twists, lies, despicable people, but after the mess is revealed, finally some resolution and closure with the biggest bad person getting just what they deserve.

With the short chapters and lots of viewpoints of Dani, Kim, Mikayla, etc, each with their own plans, memories, and dark thoughts to keep the story going at a record pace. Be warned there is gaslighting galore and unreliable narrators (who may or may not be going crazy or have tons of alcohol muddling their brains) and absolutely despicable people. I was not that much of a fan of any of the characters though by the end some are making changes which will help. Though I did like Orlaith, a woman with her own dark past looking for answers. This was certainly a fast read and hard to put down, especially with the short chapters and bombshells that kept showing up making it hard to tell who was going to be the victim at the end of it all. And while I think it might be cool to visit a house such as this manor with the wall of glass windows but I definitely would not want to live in it!

I enjoyed this thriller or a novel and I feel it was a well done debut novel. It will be interesting to see what Kelsey Cox will be writing next.

I really enjoyed this - the author’s gradual reveals throughout the book kept me hanging on until the very end. A totally masterful thriller which I loved.

This book hooked me from the very first chapter. A fancy Sweet Sixteen party at a glass-walled mansion, and then someone falls from the balcony. But we don’t know who the victim is until the end! That mystery element alone kept me flying through the pages.

I loved how the story shifted between the “before” and “after” timelines, slowly revealing what really happened that night. And the mix of narrators—each with their own secrets and motives—kept me constantly second-guessing everything. Dani, Kim, Mikayla, and even the eerie nanny Órlaith all felt like they were hiding something, and I honestly didn’t know who to trust.

The house itself added so much atmosphere. That cliffside “Dollhouse” with its glass walls felt beautiful and creepy at the same time, the perfect setting for something terrible to happen.

More than just a thriller, this book dives deep into themes like motherhood, grief, jealousy, and the lies people tell to protect themselves (or destroy others). I found myself just as invested in the characters’ emotional lives as I was in figuring out the mystery.

If you love suspense that messes with your head and makes you question everyone, Party of Liars is definitely worth the read. I’ll be keeping an eye out for whatever Kelsey Cox writes next.

While competently written, Party of Liars is largely a standard mystery thriller that vacillates between before and after the crime, with twists that are a little too easy to guess and characters who never settle comfortably with the reader's sympathies.

I raced through this book and really enjoyed the twists and turns. Wasn’t expecting the ending which is always a great sign.

What a twisty ride - I loved the multi POV and the fact that I could never quite pin down who was doing what, or why. A classic story done perfectly!

I enjoyed this as a thriller but I was expecting a little bit different.

I didn’t get a gothic vibe from the book in the way I wanted. It was a little hard to get into initially but then it flowed nicely. The characters weren’t particularly likeable but that’s sort of to be expected with thrillers about rich people.

There was some nice twists along the way, very classic thriller.