I devoured this in one evening and I stayed up until WAY past my bedtime because I didn't want to put it down! My heart is still pounding hours after the last page. What a heart-stopping read I had goosebumps and chills! It grabs you from page one holds tight until the last page and beyond.

Absolutely addictive and Oh, the tangled webs we weave wow, ‘The Party to End All Parties’ is a very good book with a mind-blowing conclusion. If you are into a plot-twisting story this book is waiting for you.

A dark but really funny thriller of a read.
Bad decisions and privilege make for gripping storyline.
I was soon engrossed and struggled to put this one down.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

This is messy, vicious fun, the kind of book that knows exactly how awful its characters are and leans in hard. The Party to End All Parties starts with excess and hangovers and entitlement, then quickly becomes a thriller once the body is discovered and promptly hidden instead of mourned.

The Morland siblings are wealthy, damaged, and bound together by a history they would all rather not examine too closely. The decision to stash a corpse in the wine cellar is not played for shock so much as inevitability. Of course, they chose wrong. Of course, they think they can outlast consequences. What follows is a slow, dark unraveling as suspicion circulates and everyone begins tallying what they stand to lose if the truth comes out.

Lucy Roth is very good at letting paranoia do the heavy lifting. The house itself feels claustrophobic despite its size, full of old grudges and old traditions and antiques.

What works especially well is how the siblings’ shared history keeps resurfacing at the worst possible moments. Old dynamics reassert themselves under pressure, alliances shift, and loyalty proves conditional at best. The knocking under the floorboards is exactly the kind of detail this book thrives on: absurd, unsettling, and impossible to ignore once introduced.

This is a locked-room thriller that understands privilege as both protection and poison. The party may be over, but the damage lingers, and watching this family implode is grimly satisfying from start to finish.

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The four Morland siblings - the kind of rich, spoilt, loathsome characters who always fascinate people. This novel takes place around one of their legendary parties which goes horribly wrong.

I did feel this one started a little slowly, but as I got deeper into the plot it became a real page turner. The story is told from the point of view of multiple characters, and Lucy Roth manages to juggle their different voices seamlessly.

Definitely one to stick with as it all comes together to a very satisfying denouement.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for providing the ARC in return for my honest review.

Deliciously wicked with a great setting, a loathsome set of characters and a truly wild party. The first half of the book was terrific, the second half a little meandering and disappointing despite several twists. But still highly recommended

*A WILDLY ENTERTAINING AND TWISTED MYSTERY: THE PARTY TO END ALL PARTIES BY LUCY ROTH*

Lucy Roth's "The Party to End All Parties" is a deliciously dark and hilarious mystery that'll have you laughing and guessing 😄. The story follows a disastrous 1980s-themed party where a murder turns a night of revelry into a deadly game.

Roth's writing is witty and atmospheric, crafting a narrative that's both a clever whodunit and a wild ride. The characters are quirky and memorable, with a cast that'll keep you entertained.

The plot is expertly twisted, with secrets, lies, and surprises that'll keep you turning pages 📚. If you enjoy cozy mysteries with a dash of humor and flair, "The Party to End All Parties" is a treat.

Four siblings are fighting for control of their estate that is currently under their grandmother’s control. These are adult siblings in their thirties and forties who still act like they’re in their twenties. Parties full of alcohol and illicit drugs, where you can just pay off anyone who catches the family’s behavior on camera. But it finally goes too far when a guest is discovered deceased the morning after their last big blowout. As the spoiled, wealthy morons they are, they hide the body so that they’ll pass an inspection – the last hurdle before their grandmother makes a choice of heir. What could go wrong?

So, of course, everything does, which is fine, because you won’t feel bad watching this family implode. It’s a fun and humorous story, but sometimes the humor is a stretch and just too crude. You don’t have to make every other piece of dialogue hilarious, you know? Otherwise, it’s a fast-paced story that you don’t have to get too emotionally invested in while waiting to see how it all plays out.

I think my favorite character was Iggy, the adorable goat! I love when stories feature exotic pets, and the author made sure to highlight everything an owner would need to properly care for one. She’s probably the best thing about that family, for sure. My thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the free advanced reading copy of this book.

What an interesting complicated family with some crazy drama!
I really enjoyed this one
I adored the goat and now feel like I need one
This family are definitely my sort of vibe! The whole book was crazy

What in the Saltburn did I just read?!

The Party to End All Parties by Lucy Roth is a darkly entertaining blend of privilege, dysfunction, and chaos. The story centers on an ultra-wealthy group of siblings, all vying to inherit their family’s estate after the death of their father. The decision rests with their formidable grandmother, who will choose an heir based on how each sibling envisions the estate’s future. In the days leading up to her verdict, the siblings decide to throw one final, decadent party, an ill advised mix of drugs, alcohol, and unresolved resentment, that quickly spirals out of control.

The siblings’ constant snark and sharp banter provide moments of dark humor (think Ready or Not–style family dysfunction), while the underlying tension keeps the stakes high. Every character is deeply flawed, insufferably complicated, and selfish in their own unique way. That complexity is exactly what makes the story work. Roth uses their dysfunction as both entertainment and propulsion, allowing the narrative to unravel naturally as secrets surface and alliances fracture. The final twist genuinely caught me off guard, and the ending felt both earned and satisfying. Sharp, messy, and wildly compelling, this is a story that lingers well after the party ends.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon books for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this read!

It was wild and chaotic in a great way!
I disliked the siblings but I think that was the point

It was a slow start for me but once I got into it, I couldn’t put it down
It was very well written and I recommend it!

Thank you for the ARC copy! I found a new author j really enjoy!

Man, I loathed the Morland siblings. I hated each one more than the other. They were the kind of characters that you love to hate and love to watch fall apart.

If this is a bit slow to start don't worry because like jello, it all comes together spectacularly and when it does, it's glorious and worth the wait.

Thanks to Avon and NetGalley for gifting me a copy. It was my pleasure to write an honest review.

A fun, intriguing read with shades of Saltburn as well as Flowers in the Attic. Kassie is a charming main character and her siblings deliciously awful. The party is written with beautiful chaos, but the story fell apart a bit towards the end as things became more and more unfeasible and complicated. The ending was a bit of a disappointment, but I’ve added an extra star for Iggy the goat who is the sweetest character!

The Party to End All Parties is a deliciously unhinged cocktail of family dysfunction, locked‑room mystery, and dark humour. From the moment the Morland siblings wake up after one of their legendary blow‑out parties and discover a dead guest on the premises, you just know you’re in for a wonderfully messy ride.

Rather than doing the sensible thing—calling the police—they decide to stash the body in the wine cellar. And from there, everything spirals delightfully out of control.

The Morlands are a brilliantly dysfunctional bunch: privileged, chaotic, and each clutching secrets that could cost them their inheritance. The shifting suspicions, barbed sibling banter, and rising paranoia make the story hugely entertaining. The looming estate inspection adds a ticking clock that keeps the tension simmering, all while old wounds are reopened and new threats creep out of the shadows.

And the atmosphere? Perfectly done. The ancestral home feels like a character in itself—creaky, imposing, and full of places to hide both bodies and secrets. The strange noises under the floorboards add just the right amount of unsettling charm to the chaos.

Despite the murder, the tone stays wonderfully sharp and darkly funny, making it an easy, compulsively readable thriller. Think Ruth Ware meets Lucy Foley, but with an extra twist of dysfunctional family comedy.

A fun, fast, cleverly twisted read with standout characters and a great sense of mischief.

With thanks to Lucy Roth, the publisher and netgalley for the ARC

The Party to End All Parties is dark, the characters mostly unlikable (with the exception of Iggy), and yet I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It’s a fast read with lots of debaucherous twists and turns.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Party to End All Parties ahead of its official publication date.

This is the second book I have enjoyed from this creative author, and I recommend her work.

While it took me a minute to get into the writing style and begin to click the pieces together, once clear about the dynamics between the characters, I was off and running through the pages.

There are many different sub plots and intricacies in this storyline, and it's important to pay attention to how and when key elements are added. Kassie and her siblings are in a battle for control of the Moreland estate, and it's every "man" for themselves. Convincing their Grandmother that they are the right person to care for the property while assuring the others fail in their efforts is a dangerous game, and throwing an epic rager of a party right before she is to decide is very il-advised. Secrets that have been held (some for decades) wind through the chapters, adding twists to the already addictive storyline. When the truth comes out, it sets things in motion that cannot be undone.

I enjoyed the debauchery and outright mayhem of the guests and siblings at their party. Each of the sibling's pasts dictated how the events unfolded, and produced the end result - which I did not see coming... love that!!
I enjoyed my time in these pages and recommend this entertaining murder mystery.

I received my ARC from Netgalley, and my thoughts are my own.

This book thrives on social tension and layered secrets. The party setting works as a pressure cooker, and I liked how the story slowly peels back facades.

The characters are flawed in believable ways, which made the interpersonal drama feel real rather than exaggerated.

It’s sharp and observant, even when the pacing slows a bit. A solid four stars for character-driven suspense.