Week 5 Review: The Party

From Goodreads:

Are you invited? In the heart of the English countryside, a group of teenagers gather at a remote castle for a weekend of fun and games. But when the first of them dies, the party takes a deadly turn. As the body count rises, the remaining guests must race against time to uncover the killer's identity before they become the next victim.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I've enjoyed a couple of Natasha Preston's books, but I haven't read all of them. But this one just came out, and it worked out for me to read now with my hold came in from the library. I'm glad it did, because it was a wonderful read! 

To be trapped in a castle, with pretty bad weather, then having a tree fall on one of their friends, not great. That they wake up and she's dead, and their phones are missing? Really, they didn't make many good decisions, kept splitting up, but I enjoyed watching them investigate who was behind this.

The mystery of what happened the night of the accident was a big question mark, that as events progressed, proved to be pretty important. That Bessie doesn't really have memories of that night complicates matters. With how vital that it became to the story, I really enjoyed it!

The ending was pretty abrupt. That there's a bunch of kills in a row, also revealing who the killer(s) were, yeah, that was pretty shocking. It was a bit out of left field, I might have missed some details, and every person was a suspect, including Bessie herself, because an unreliable narrator is a thing. But the way it was presented, I wish that there'd be a bit more set up. But that last paragraph, that was pretty shocking and well done! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Natasha Preston! 

Author: Natasha Preston
Read: January 27th, 2025 
Source: Library
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: December 3rd 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars