DIRTY LAUNDRY is a debut mystery/thriller novel by @dishabossy and I am here to tell you that this is an author you should be watching if you like this genre! Thank you to the author, @netgalley and the publisher @randomhouse for the audio-ARC.

This story takes place in a small Irish village and from the beginning of the book, you know that the "Queen Bee" or "Mean Girl" of the neighborhood adults has been found dead - but no one knows how or why. From there the story of the previous months intermixed with childhood flashbacks and reflections unravel through multi-POV characters and culminates with that answer.

I was completely rapt by this story from the jump. It was full of messy characters with massive faults and long histories. The pettiness, the manipulative tactics, and the fact that this lady was so universally feared/hated that there was a long list of potential motives for her demise - it was all exactly what I needed from a thriller. This one reads like a soap opera in the best way possible.

It helped that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE NARRATOR, @chandrikanm.art. She did a stellar job of bringing all these crazy characters to life and helping to expose all their dirty secrets! Highly recommend this if you are the kind of person that is always interested in hearing the tea. ☕🫖🍵

I will be looking forward to checking out both the author's and narrator's future projects!

I finally got out all my spooky season decorations this weekend and got deep into some spooky crafting while cackling like a witch and listening to audiobooks. Pretty much felt like I was living my best life! When do you get your spooky decorations out?

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Not for me. Just too much drama. Not enough to enjoy. Thank you for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

This was such a quick read and had me interested from the start, but I wished the characters were more developed.. The idea of this story is great because no one wants their dirty laundry aired to others. I wanted to love this story, but I did find it lacking in many areas.

Special thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book really sounded promising and I had high hopes of reading a twisty thriller, hoping it would keep me guessing and on the edge of my seat, but it was not that at all. It really felt like I was reading a trashy reality TV show about whiny housewives and their stupid affairs. The ending was terrible and not executed well at all. Don't waste your time.

The chapter starts off with a discovery... and the story makes a full circle. I really really enjoyed reading this one. It does follow dates as the beginning of chapters and it makes perfect sense in the end.

I was hooked from the start and I was kept guessing all the way through. It's a fast read and well- written. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Books for giving me the opportunity to read this!

I love that from the beginning we know what’s going to happen and read the entire book trying to figure out the who. This was genius and such a twist at the end. I love that I couldn’t and didn’t figure out all of the ending. I absolutely will read works from this author again.

Dirty Laundry is a new thriller, suspense, twisty novel by Disha Bose, a debut author. It's about a few different families in a neighborhood which of course each have their own pros and cons. Ciara is the influencer-mom. You know, perfect family and perfect lives. But that's rarely the case behind the scenes, is it? Mishti is newer to the neighborhood, raising her daughter in a new place after leaving an unhappy arranged marriage. Lauren is more of the "hippie" type of parent, all "love the earth", etc. She's less liked than the other mothers because she's different. You'd think she'd be the one to be found dead but instead, we find Ciara. What happened to her? And better yet, why?

Dirty Laundry was a good debut and I'm looking forward to reading her upcoming works.

Did not enjoy this one. Quite ridiculous. Tried too hard to be twisty and turny, and just fell flat.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Ballantine Books for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This book was not for me. There was entirely too much drama and it made me feel incredibly irritated and depressed. I can get enough of that in my own life. This felt like an episode of really bad reality TV.

Thanks to netgalley.com for this ARC.

This was a fun, page turner. Told from the perspective of a few different characters all within the same small community in Ireland it focuses on modern problems that social media causes. I felt that I was guessing on the who did it part of the story pretty much towards the end. I enjoyed the interactions the characters had with each other and how it all tied together.

I will definitely be on the lookout for other books by this author.

This is a neighborhood drama in the vein of Big Little Lies. There are so many lies and secrets, that you won’t know who to trust. It will keep you guessing and on your toes!

Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose tells the story of three women who live in the same village in Ireland. They all have different issues going on and lots of secrets. One of them gets murdered, and all hell breaks loose. I would call this a domestic thriller. The first part of the book was a little bit slow, but it picks up towards the end. If you like books about female friendships this is the book for you. All three characters were someone unlikable, but that is not a dealbreaker for me. Sometimes I think that makes for a very interesting read, which it did in this case. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

this book brings thre wives that live on the same street but have totqlly different lives. the way the story is structured they all have to deal with wach other in some circumstances yert they do not all harbor the smae feelings about each other. It is a book that pulls you in fronthe first page. You want to know how life wrks for thee three women.
I really enjoyed thiws book and kook forward to reading another from this author

The story kept me engaged enough throughout, but I didn't love it. I prefer to have at least one likeable character in a domestic thriller. Since this was the author's debut I'd be interested in her next book!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC

I think this would have been a quick read if I had been more drawn to it. I kept reading a chapter and then putting it down for a while, it wasn't until the final stretch that I was really invested. I enjoyed how the author showed that an influencer can put on a false front and how behind the scenes it can be nasty. As a mother, it was hard for me to hear the way the main character felt about her children. I also could not fathom all the mean girl and cheating plots the local neighborhood and mother groups were experiencing. Overall, I was happy with the ending.

Thank you Net Galley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I'm sorry but I could not relate to this book. I think everyone has their own ADHD tendencies. I thought this was a little extreme and for that reason I found myself hard to get through this book.

I do not want to discourage anyone from reading this, it just wasn't for me.

This was an interesting read that really made me think about the neighbors people have and the relationships that those neighbors can have.

This book was okay the beginning had me iffy but the drama and mess throughout was so entertaining and kept me going. I was gonna DNF after like 35% the pacing was killing me. But I’m glad I pushed through because I enjoyed the second half the most and the twist involving Ciara’s death was really good.

It didn’t come off like a thriller and wasn’t really suspenseful either. But the way the book starts off it gives a little mystery because you’re left wondering the entire time who murdered Ciara. Outside of that it was like Desperate Housewives mixed with Mean Girls but with a small town setting.

I disliked mostly all the characters for various reasons especially Ciara and Sean. I felt bad for Mishti at first then after awhile I was like girl if you don’t stand up for yourself tf. Parth would’ve had me so messed up especially the night Mishti made his favorite meal and he wanna get an attitude and argue like she doing it to persuade him to move them back home to India.

Like sir just eat the damn food she really trying here. Parth was already treating her like crap on top of the fact she was arranged to marry him so she wasn’t happy anyway and she found out he had a weird foot fetish. The men in this book were all trash and Ciara was right there with them. There was literally something going on behind everybody’s back loyalty was nonexistent.

Overall, I liked the book for what it was but I do feel it had potential to be better. The characters lacked depth and it could’ve been a little more suspenseful. You really just get a bunch of drama then someone dies in the midst of it all. So, if you’re looking for a drama filled murder mystery this book might be for you. Special thanks to the author & @penguinrandomhouse #ballentinebooks for my gifted copy!!!
Rating: 3.5/5⭐️

Pretty good story. Kept me interested and engaged. Good character development. OrgininL plot. An enjoyable read

Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose. I feel so indifferent about this book. It wasn’t good or bad, maybe it just wasn’t for me.