This book was alright. I do think the murder plot was fairly predictable. It kept my attention for the most part but it did lag a little

I liked the book overall. I was, however, able to predict a few of the bigger revelations before they happened, but didn’t see a few coming! An easy read if you’re looking for a little suspense. 3 Stars, just ok. Thank you for the ARC.

What could be better than a block party? It's an opportunity for the community to come together, get to know each other, and have some fun. The residents of Alton Road–known as Altonites by those who are not one of these “lucky” few–have an annual block party often organized by Alex Fox. She does her best to make sure that everyone is happy and having a good time, but one summer things don’t quite go as planned; one summer the block party ends in murder. ⁣⁣⁣

The Block Party was an okay mystery. I liked that it started with the murder, but you don’t know who the victim is, drawing me into the story before jumping back one year. I also like that there are two narrators–Alex and her daughter, Lettie–along with sections consisting of community social media posts from those outside the Alton Road community. They each have their own unique voice, bringing two perspectives to the story. The story moved too slow for my tastes however, and I found a lot of the characters to be rather annoying. I think that, were I to live in that area, I would be referring to them as Altonites and having the same opinions about them that the social media posters did. There was just too much focus on drinking and social standing. I honestly found Lettie’s story more interesting than Alex’s. I just wanted more from this novel.

This is full of drama, full of gossip and full of characters.

It's a good family drama if you are able to keep track of all the different characters. I don't typically enjoy too many POV's in a story and this was was a lot to take it. I loved Lettie's story line, but even this one felt heavy. There were too many subplots, and I honestly don't care for teenagers POV's.

The writing was great, and sucked me in. Just too many things for my ADD brain to follow.

I love a domestic suspense thriller and especially one with wealthy people behaving badly, so I thought The Block Party would be a perfect book match for me. I always enjoy a thriller with alternative timelines and dual viewpoints and thought that the mother (Alex) and daughter (Lettie) POVs was a great set-up for this book; unfortunately I did not really care for either character. For a thriller, this felt very slow-moving but I did enjoy the mystery and ultimately it kept me intrigued. Liked, but didn't love.

Normally I like thrillers but this one was a little to much. I thought there was lot of fluff and stuff that wasnt needed in the book. I thought it could have been shorter and even more interesting. The secrets and deceit were too expected and not really shocking to me.

The Alton Road cul-de-sac is where the most exclusive, elite members live, and they aren't afraid to show it. Not only does their money and social status set them apart, but so do their secrets, and on Alton Road, secrets are nearly as available as dollars. So of course when someone is murdered during the annual Memorial Day Summer block party, those secrets become as important as money--if not more so. To solve the murder, Day takes readers back a year earlier, following the events from the previous block party up to present day, unfolding the hidden lives and motivations of each resident on Alton Road to determine who was killed, who did it, and why.

While this mystery is right up my alley in theory, I found the time jumps confusing and the characters far too unlikeable to care about. I love a domestic thriller, but the large cast of characters was hard to keep track of, and each secret revealed wasn't gasp worthy enough for me to mark this book as un-put-downable. In the end, I enjoyed The Block Party and was satisfied by the conclusion, but it wasn't a stand out for me in the genre.

To be upfront - thrillers aren’t usually my genre of choice but I was sent this arc by the publisher. I think the book was longer than it needed to be, plenty of fluff that could have been cut.

This was Desperate Housewives meets Stepford Wives meets Real Housewives with drama and thriller aspects I cannot begin to describe! I enjoyed this so much, and I had a lot of fun reading it. It had some interesting plot twists that I did not expect, and kudos to the author for throwing me off.

Thank you NetGalley, the author, and the publisher of this book for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.

This neighborhood is one of large homes and nosey neighbors. The folks that live here are often irritated by each other. Yet, they socialize together and gossip among themselves.

Once a year, this neighborhood hosts a ‘block party’. Everyone turns out and it appears as if all are neighborly enough. This year, however, shots ring out and a neighbor is killed. Because there are so many issues circulating through the neighborhood, it will be hard for the reader to guess the victim and the motive for the shooting. That is exactly what makes this such an interesting read.

It is a little slow at the beginning of the book, yet the characters are all very interesting. That makes this a fun read.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

I enjoyed this read, but hoped for more. I wasn't engaged as much as I wanted to be and thought there were too many characters to keep up with. But overall, I enjoyed the storyline.

I’m always all in on a book with neighborhood drama and this didn’t disappoint. There’s a murder the night of the block party and which neighbor is guilty? We go back to a year earlier to learn how all the relationships unravel and I love that tool of storytelling! I really enjoyed this one.

Thank you #StMartinsPress and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Now this is a great summer read guys! The Block Party by Jamie Day is full of suspense and drama of all sorts and I didn't want to put it down. There are multiple viewpoints including Alex's teenage daughter Lettie as well as posts from the online community page. We also have some time jumps, and everything combined made for a very engrossing story. The main viewpoints are Alex and Lettie, and it was interesting seeing certain things through the eyes of a mom and her daughter. There are plenty of twists and turns along the way, and I don't think I saw a single one coming.

The audiobook was really well done, and I highly enjoyed listening to Megan Tusing & Suzy Jackson narrate. I was already a big fan of Tusing, but I thought they both did a great job with the various viewpoints and community page. They brought the book to life for me and made it easy to follow along with what was happening. I was able to listen at a 3x speed as well, which ended up being the perfect pace for this one. The Block Party is a great take on suspenseful domestic fiction and I also liked the way Day handled the heavier themes. If you are looking for something a little different in the best way, I would recommend picking this up at any time of the year!

This book was a drama filled thriller with lots of twists. There are many character, each with their own subplot that makes it hard to follow along with. The beginning keeps your attention, but in the middle it drops off and lets that min wander a bit.

I alternated between the ebook and audiobook. The narrators of the audiobook do a fantastic job of differentiating the vocals for each character.

I want to thank Netgalley, Macmillan Audio for an advanced listening copy, and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book..

"The Block Party" by Jamie Day is a quick read with twists and surprises. I would recommend this novel if you enjoy toxic drama, a la desperate housewives.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my digital arc in exchange for my review.

This was a really good book that had many twists and turns and had you guessing who done it pretty much throughout the story. It is about a wealthy neighborhood who have a block party when at the same time someone is murdered. It does get a little bit confusing just because there are so many characters but if you keep track of who's who it's pretty easy to follow. I really did enjoy it and will be looking for what this author does next.

How many Lies, secrets and cover ups can be hidden in one neighborhood. The shocker is someone has died during the annual block party. But who is it and how? The big question is why? The book begins with a story that goes back in time to a year ago, at the annual Memorial Day block party when the newest family to the neighbourhood are all meeting the neighbours. When Emily catches her husband in a very suspicious encounter with one of the newcomers, Mandy, this sets off an investigation that leads her sister Alex determined to uncover further information . The more she learns, the less she understands what is going on with the new neighbours. As things turn up, Alex will also discover things about her own friends, family and maybe herself. There is also a plot that involves Lettie, the 17 year old daughter, and her story involves revenge against her former best friend. The story alternates between Alex and Lettie's perspectives.

This was requested when I first found out about NetGalley and I had requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before they were archived. I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it! I am giving this book three stars, as I don't want to give it a good or bad rating, since I did not get to it.

The Block Party is quite the party! This neighborhood has a lot of underlying activity going on. The twists, the turns, and the drama - all amazing!!

I highly recommend this book. I love when a story surprises me with things I did not see coming!