Another gripping read from Wendy Clarke that keeps the reader guessing as to what’s happening next, while the outline of the plot might be similar to the others, once you’re a chapter or two in , that’s where it changes and made me keep reading to the last page

This book goes in many different directions, but somehow all comes together at the end in a way that makes sense. You will not guess the ending to this book! It’s an amazing read with unforgettable characters..

This was a great thriller with a high level of emotions involved. The author had me completely wrong footed making me believe something that shocked me in the end when everything was revealed. I never saw that coming, but that is what turns a thriller into an amazing one. I totally loved it, but it also broke my heart. 

Once again the author proves that someone's past shapes them in what they become as adults. When it has been a happy one, there is no problem, but when they have suffered, it's a whole other ball of wax...

The damage has been done and in most cases there is no way back. In their head though, they totally believe they are helping, but they could not be further from the truth.

It's very confrontational when you thought you knew someone, you suddenly realise you did not know them that well at all.

Rejection is always hard to digest. Doing something for someone who does not appreciate it, is hurtful  too,but sometimes you have to know when to stop before you overstep the line. 5 stars

Thank you

This was a great thriller, full of secrets and lies. I thought I had it figured out but I really didn’t!! I really like Wendy’s writing and look forward to her next one already!

Another great read. I’m really liking this author. There’s literally no chance of guessing the ending which I love and I fell in love with some of the characters. Kept be guessing right until the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing this book, with my honest review below.

The Garden Party was a complex thriller full of misleading elements that reached a very shocking climax for this reader. We are introduced at the start of the book to Rachel and Owen, a couple moving to a new home after hitting a rough patch (the details of which are revealed as we get deeper into the story). With neighbors that vary from mysterious to vapid, it feels like Rachel in particular is going to have her work cut out for her getting into the swing of things in Pond’s Close. She quickly finds out about the death of a young child who lived in her home which occurred decades previous, and while this plays on some of her past heartbreak she also battles bad parenting on the part of her neighbor, Phillipa, who seems to have a connection to the dead girl.

This story went into several directions I didn’t anticipate with ambiguity around some conflicts that had occurred in the past. I was very shocked at how it all came together at the end. I did wish some of the backstory of Rachel and Jade was more fully explored (tug at my heartstrings please!) and that in general some of the curveballs introduced had been done in a smoother way. There were several things going on, and by not going into adequate depth on many it would have been better to scale back.

A solid thriller with a very twists upon twists ending, this would have been a real knockout with some more focus.