Family drama, secrets, relationships betrayal…:What happens at the end of the night after the street party? Things can change so quickly.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

For me this is more drama than thriller. The story focuses on three ladies Ruby, Melissa & Nella and is told through each of them. It took me a while to get into this story and get use to each of the characters but I soon devoured this one over two days. The street party itself comes into the book much later on there is a lot before then. The opening had me intrigued to find out what was going on so had me hooked. Not a neighbourhood I’d like to live in.

It is well written. Shortish chapters. Easy reading. I enjoyed it. Its highlights that even if we all witness the same event, we all see it differently. So whose to say who is right and who is wrong here? I also love the cover on this one, eye catching. A well deserved four stars from me.

My book club had a tough time getting into this one, it really was a slow burn. Don't know that I would have labeled it a thriller. But thank you so much Netgalley and Bookouture for the copy!

Ruby is from the poorer side of her neighbourhood....a street that has at one end people struggling to make ends meets and at the other multi million pound houses. A street party is planned to unite the neighbours but she knows she's an outsider. But it isn't until the night of the party she realises exactly how much. And how quickly people that claimed to be her friends would be willing to believe the worst about her family.

This is a very slow burner of a novel. Ultimately its worth sticking with but at 400 pages it feels too long so felt a bit of a slog to get through.

The Street Party was a middle of the road book for me. I found it to be more of a slow burn than a thriller. The beginning dragged a bit and the actual street party didn’t even take place until about 60% through the book. Overall, it wasn’t my favorite but it wasn’t the worst either.
Thank you @netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

this one was a slow burn, leaving you slowly putting the pieces together right up to the end. This wasn’t my favourite read of the year but enjoyable. If you need an end of summer read this is it

The payoff wasn’t worth the wait.

At first, I found the writing style clever (ending each section on a cliffhanger of sorts). I probably would have continued to do so had the author given up more “secrets” along the way. When things finally did start to come out it was unrealistic and underwhelming and I was irritated. Every character (besides Ruby and her family) was deplorable. Also, where were the consequences for the lies destroying that young man. Or God awful Rex? And then I guess we are supposed to find Nella’s secret so dastardly! Nope. Gross. And the love fest at the end and the pregnancy. I saw that coming but I seriously hoped I was wrong. Nope. Plus too many insignificant characters that just added more unneeded drama and confusion.

This domestic drama didn’t work for me (it’s not a thriller). I did finish it and enjoyed the writing to a degree hence the 2 stars. I think others will enjoy the slow burn and craziness. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Bookouture for a copy in exchange for a review.

Ugh, I could not get into this book. It was so hard to continue. The characters were not likeable in any sense. Unfortunately I did DNF this book. Just wasn’t for me! I would try another story by this author though.

The Street Party was my first Claire Seeber novel, and I really enjoyed it. The characters were very well-written, and I liked that the story was told from a few different perspectives. I was invested in finding out the truth about what happened at the street party, and I liked the way everything turned out. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review The Street Party....I'm looking forward to reading more books by this author. : )

DNF @ 20%

Unfortunately I didn't find myself interested enough in this book to want to continue reading it. I couldn't engage with the characters and I found them rather irritating - maybe that was the point?

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great storyline with excellent characters. I would highly recommend this book as it was a great read.

What a great psychological thriller this book is. It’s a real page turner which romps along at pace with lots of twists and turns. I found it hard to put this book down. Thoroughly recommend this book.

This book is a bit of a slow burner but worth persevering. It is full of lies and secrets. An ok read.

After a few stops and starts I forced myself to read this book through. Unfortunately, I was never able to really get into this story, so many different people, none of whom I liked didn’t help. I found it to be quite boring and much longer than it needed to be.

Enjoyed this to begin with then I felt as though it fizzled out a little bit.
I would classify this as a family drama as opposed to thriller as I felt not enough happened in parts of the story.
Overall a satisfying read

This book is a slow-burner, which may put off some of the more impatient readers who are looking for more immediate action. In my opinion, this works to its advantage and it isn’t the pacing that bothered me while reading. Getting to know the characters contributes to caring about what happens to them afterwards, when things really get going.

The tension among the characters develops slowly but surely, and the author is successful in conveying a sense of unease and suspense. The book fits quite well in the genre of domestic thriller/family drama. I thought the story was exciting even though it’s been done before, and I liked the discussion of political and social issues. The excerpts from Jan’s blog and the portrayal of the entire Jackson family were particularly successful explorations of entitlement the likes of which we see quite often in real life.

The work on the characters is generally good, and there seems to be a clear distinction between the voices of Ruby, Melissa, and Nella. I thought Ruby’s characterization was the most advanced; she is written carefully and with a lot of compassion and understanding. Some things the characters say by way of banter seem slightly forced, but some land very naturally.

Admittedly, I expected the titular street party would take up a little more space in the book than it did. As it is, we get a lot of the preparations and then a lot of the aftermath, whereas it would have been fun to zoom in on everybody during the event itself a little more.

What I struggled with is the fact that there is simply too much going on in the book; there are too many threads that are picked up and left unresolved. Sometimes I felt insufficient command of individual scenes – it was a challenge to visualize the space the characters are moving in, their spatial relations to each other, and at times even to figure out who is talking in especially crowded scenes. All in all, the story is not wrapped up as neatly as it could have been, and the writing doesn’t run as smoothly as it would have after some editing. However, there is a lot of credibility to the portrayal of most characters, and the overall concept is gripping despite the less than perfect execution.

When I first started reading this it confused me, there were too many characters introduced early on. It was a slow burn and the Street Party didn’t actually happen until about three quarters in.

That being said, once I had got over the confusion it did turn out to be a good read, it wasn’t the psychological thriller I had hoped it was going to be, but there were secrets and lies which always keeps me reading to see if they eventually come out.

This story is a slow burn. It took almost halfway through the book before the street party happens and is told from the perspective of three women at the party. I believe this would be considered a domestic drama versus a psychological thriller.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

An ok book was quite slow starting
The party wasn’t till later in the story
I kept going with this book the second half will have you gripped.
It is definitely worth a read
Thanks NetGalley

Wasn;t quite sure about this book. Thought it was going to be a thriller but didn't quite fit that category. Fitted into a few but not many well. A good story but I did struggle a bit with it, it just seemed to drag a bit too much for me.