Charley has a great job at The Precipice. She may take a few things as she cleans the rooms, but will the wealthy guests really miss it?! However, Charley's job as maid is threatened when the hotel's owner passes away and his daughters come to claim their inheritance. Will they fire her for the thefts or the fact that she is protecting a woman using one of their rooms?

This book was very reminiscent of the dysfunctional family from Knives Out.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A locked-room mystery where no one is quite who they seem. While there were multiple subplots weaving through the story, everything tied together well, with no loose ends. Some twists were easy to spot early on, but that didn’t take away from the overall enjoyment—there was still plenty to keep me engaged.

Good suspense but not as good as her previous book, The Block Party. But still an enjoyable read with surprises in the end. I like that in a suspenseful book that keeps you guessing and then, zing! Thanks to #netgalley #jamieday #onebighappyfamily for the opportunity to read and review this book. 3.5 out of 5.

This was quite the entertaining story, even more engaging with the audio format. Featuring plenty of family drama and forbidden secrets, I was here for this popcorn thriller to the end.

*many thanks to Macmillan audio and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

A nineteen year old is at the heart of this part mystery part family saga. A hurricane mirrors the tension of the sisters and Charley as someone makes a decision they need to make in a matter of days. Root for the one who showed up day and night regardless of her ethics. The overall suspense for a true thriller is lacking.

I really enjoyed The Block Party so I quickly grabbed this up! Here’s what I enjoyed… the premise, the setting, the timelines, and the pace! Here’s where it fell short for me… once again… unlikeable characters! Why?? I feel this is a popular trend lately but it has to be done perfectly to really keep you interested. Overall solid 3/5 ⭐️

Love the story and the drama that mingled with in
the family. Will definitely tell my friends to check this book out.

I really loved this book. It is well written and suspenseful. I was surprised by the ending! Highly recommend for a good summer read!

I enjoyed reading this book and the storyline was intriguing. I liked the family dynamics and drama that added to the story. Each character felt well developed and had an intriguing storyline. Overall it was a great book!

This sounds like the setup for a thrilling, atmospheric mystery, with lots of tension between the characters and plenty of suspense building up in a secluded, stormy setting. The Precipice, with its eerie name and its dramatic coastal location, sets the perfect stage for a psychological thriller or a whodunit. The Bishop sisters' different motives—each of them eyeing the hotel for their own gain—add layers of conflict, and Charley's role as an outsider caught in the middle of their dangerous dynamics creates an intriguing underdog protagonist. Her own secrets and troubles only complicate the web of tension.

I was a huge fan of "The Block Party," and wanted to love this one too! I enjoyed it, but it didn't keep my attention like I wanted it to.

I think this plot was a little too close the Nita Prose's Maid series.
Charley is the maid of a huge boutique hotel that is family owned .When the owner passes, the rest of the family descends upon the hotel during a major hurricane.
The plot was full of family relationships, chaos and secrets! It was a solid read! I think if I hadn't just caught up on the other Maid series by Nita Prose, I may have liked it better.

Loved the writing in this suspenseful locked room mystery where the environment is yet another character. Full of twists and turns this book is a fun ride. Can’t wait to read more by Day!

I truly had no idea what was going to happen next at any point in this book. I wasn't surprised by the outcome, but still had fun along the way. I thought it went on a little long, but otherwise, was an enjoyable locked-room mystery binge for me! I look forward to what else this author has coming out next.

I really enjoyed this drama-filled whodunnit thriller! While I suspected some of the outcome generally, it still held many surprises and much more chaos than I expected! I love settings involving storms and being trapped in great expansive buildings on edges of cliffs. I read The Block Party and enjoyed this one more, although they are both entertaining!

I enjoyed this locked room, twisty, family drama thriller by Jamie Day. Set during a Maine hurricane at the family-owned hotel, The Precipice, the Bishop sisters and their families reunite to settle their father's estate and decide the fate of the hotel. Thanks to the impending storm, there's no one to turn to as things spiral wildly out of control for the family and the few people left at the hotel. The twists and turns were great, and the big reveal at the end was executed beautifully. I really enjoyed the epilogue - it tied everything up so well.

This was another wonderfully thrilling book from Jamie Day and I can't wait to dive into her newest book (The Lake Escape) next!

One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day is a domestic thriller that dives into the cracks beneath a seemingly perfect family. With sharp dialogue, layered relationships, and a steady build of tension, Day creates an engaging story filled with secrets, lies, and unexpected conflicts.

While the premise is intriguing and the pacing keeps the pages turning, some plot twists feel predictable, and certain character dynamics lack the depth needed for a truly gripping thriller. Still, the family drama and suspenseful moments make it an entertaining read.

3 stars — a solid domestic suspense novel with drama and intrigue, though it doesn’t fully break new ground in the genre.

This wasn’t my favorite book ever but it was worth reading. It went quickly. I was trying to keep track of the characters and their details at one point. I would definitely give Jamie Day books another read if they come along. Mystery at a resort during a storm with people dying along the way . Good base for a book!

This was one effed up unlikable family. I read this in June 2024 while boycotting SMP. I didn't write a review then and I should have but I remember it being pretty mediocre and the ending not being too great.

I loved Jamie Day's first book - The Block Party and elements of that book transferred to this one:

Lots of characters all linked together because of proximity - makes for a great thriller and who done it! Thank goodness for Charley because there weren’t many other characters I could even come close to liking. It was slow moving at times and I felt it was predictable.

This was a different kind of locked room mystery that brought more jaw-dropping revelations than thrills. I will definitely read Jamie Day again but this was not my favorite.

Thank You to St. Martin’s Press for the gifted ARC, provided through NetGalley.

I just wasn't a fan of this book. I liked the dual timeline, but the characters were all just SO unlikeable. Normally in a thriller there's a book that I'm rooting for to NOT die, but I legitimately did not care who made it to the end of this book. There was not-a-one character that I liked enough to root for.

I liked the premise... a big storm hits Maine and causes employees and family to be stranded in The Precipice, a hotel on the rocky cliff-side. There's a few cases of "whodunnit" so it should keep the book interesting, but the lack of appeal with the characters was a big turnoff for me.