Katelyn can’t remember her birthday party. Her husband took her to the hospital where she is diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia or TGA. What happened at the party that made Katelyn lose her memory?

Alternating between Katelyn and her best friend, Leah, and between the past and the present, the reader learns of the backstories of Katelyn and Leah, and the events leading up to the party and of the party itself. Not everything is as it seems and Katelyn is an unreliable narrator, or is she? Soon everything seems to be thrown into question.

This one was a bit slow for me, and I had a hard time getting into the story. It didn’t seem like much of anything happened and what did wasn’t very compelling. And I found the main characters very unlikeable. There was an unexpected twist at the end which redeemed things a little. Overall this one was just ok for me.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the eARC of this title**

I didn't hate this book, but from the description I was really hoping to like it a lot more than I did. The premise, a woman losing her memory on the night of her 36th birthday party, sounded very interesting. The slow pace of the story is not what I expected and I found myself getting bored quickly.

If you read thrillers often, this one is not for you. I found it be extremely predictable and didn't want to keep reading because I felt that I had already worked out the ending. No huge twists in this one unfortunately.

This is a good one to pick up if you are looking for a quick, easy read. Despite the pacing it is easy to get through, and might even be helpful in getting out of a reading slump.

Wow… What an ending! Kaitlyn is married to Toby and they have a three-year-old daughter. Her best friend Lee dated him first and once they broke up and with her permission they started dating and eventually got married. Lee would also eventually marry Aaron but they are now divorced. He and Toby are the best of friends and they all attend Caitlins 36 birthday party. When Kaitlyn wakes up after her party she notices her husband Toby sleeping in the chair and she’s not home she soon find out she suffered from a temporary amnesia and she doesn’t remember anything about her birthday party. She soon realizes she’s in the hospital and her husband seems happy that she remembers him their daughter their life but nothing that happened at the party. When Kaitlyn asked him about it she can tell he is hiding something from her and she wants to know what. She starts having flashbacks and remembers Toby and Lee and seeing them in an intimate moment but it’s when she meets Aaron to find out what happened that her mind is blown! OK I don’t know what else I can add to the story because OMG what a freaking ending… This book was so twisty and so backstabbing underhanded duplicitous a total Frenemy example and I mean wow! I love Nicole tropes books but I must say this is one of my new favorite by her this is a stellar thriller read in one any thriller fan should read and will probably love I know I did! I definitely want to thank bookoucher and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

This book started really well and I thought I was going to love it. I didn't but I did like it. I found it confusing in parts as it skipped between past and present day. I also struggled with remembering who had been partnered with who and when. . There was just a bit too much thinking to do for my liking and the story didn't flow.
Having said all that it did hold my interest enough for me to finish it and I did really enjoy the last few chapters which I found very atmospheric and tense and had me biting my nails.
Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this advance copy.

I wanted to love this but I just didnt. I didn't hate it either but it just seemed to drag with very little going on. It's character based and the characters are wholly unlikeable and a bit moany. It's well written and the characters are certainly committed to their crappy personalities but It all just felt a but dull. It's definitely a quick and easy read though so it's worth a shot for those who do like character based domestic noirs since at worst, you'll have wasted a cpl hrs on an average book but you may also find yourself bh the constant cliffhangers at the end if the chapters and needing to see it all through

This book had twists and turns at every corner! I could not peel my eyes away for even a second and devoured this book in mere hours.

Leah and katelyn are friends…. Best friends from childhood. But are they really? They have so much jealousy and the story was confusing at times because it went back and forth from the women being besties to them hating each other. The characters were hard for me to care about and the plot was pretty predictable. This book just wasn’t for me. Thank you NetGalley for the advance digital copy.

This was a first time author for me, having never heard of her before I was intrigued as to whether she would become a new favourite. Unfortunately that wasn't the case.
Let's start with what I did like about this book. I enjoyed how the story jumps straight in, no real messing about. It was an easy, light read that didn't require any brain power. That's about it.
I wasn't a massive fan of the flashback chapters. I understand why they were there, but the story relied far too much on them to add depth and explanation of the plot.
The whole thing I found to be utterly predictable. There are no surprises, twists or reveals and unfortunately I found the whole thing a bit dull.
There are no likeable characters throughout and I found them all immature. Also the male characters are so 2D it made it all feel flat.
The plot felt daft and I wanted to reach into the book and tell them all to grow up. It also felt like overall, not a lot actually happens. I felt like I was going round in circles with no plot progression.
I would say this is more domestic fiction/suspense then anything else, so if that is something you are looking for you may enjoy this.
The cover is brilliant though.

The Day After the Party is a fast-moving story about family and redemption. It was highly suspenseful, and I was gripped until the end.

Parties are supposed to be fun, right? It’s full of drink, party food and good times – laughter and joy. But what happens when it all goes pear shaped? A memory lost of the entire night. A memory gone completely. Katelyn wakes up in a hospital bed after having an episode of Global Transient Amnesia. She has no recollection of the previous night at all and both her husband, Toby and her best friend, Leah are really worried about her. But luckily for us Nicole Trope turns an innocuous party into Katelyn’s worst nightmare.

Finding the right words to describe The Day After the Party is difficult and i want to do it justice. It’s tense, it’s taut, it has you on the edge of your seat, you get the wonderment of Australia and its sun kissed beaches, but you also get a story with heart and reconciliation. The author knows what she’s doing and transports you to the heart of the story – I need to make it a priority to read her other works, pronto. But there is so much more to the story.

Katelyn and Leah have been friends since they were six. Katelyn had a hard upbringing with her mother not being very present – she was an alcoholic who didn’t work and was often late to pick her up from school or not at all. Katelyn spent most of her life wishing she had a mother that was just there for her. Leah’s mother took her home on a day that Katelyn’s mother failed to pick her up and very quickly became part of the furniture. Throughout their years as friends there are many instances where Leah is insanely jealous at the things that Katelyn has – the attention of her mother, her ex-boyfriend, Tony, a beautiful daughter, a stunning home, and she feels that Katelyn appreciates none of it.

I wasn’t a fan of Leah; jealousy isn’t a nice colour on anyone, but Leah wore the immensely jealous friend like a second skin. I don’t know why people are like this, if you exude too much energy into concerning yourself with others lives yours is always going to be empty and meaningless.

Katelyn wakes up and although her memory has returned, she begins questioning her reality. When she receives a weird text message from Leah’s ex-husband and a gift that was possibly from her party stowed away under her bed makes her question everything she knows. Can she piece the night of the party together before her family falls apart? The Day After the Party is shock after shock and I loved it.

My first book by Nicole Trope, and it won’t be my last!

This is the story of two best friends, Katelyn and Leah. For Katelyn’s 36th bday they are having a huge party, which should be fun, but everything goes off the rails when Katelyn suddenly can’t remember anything.

Obviously, things happened at this party that were triggering for Katelyn, but does she really not remember them? That’s a question you’ll be asking yourself until the very end.

While the plot is not always believable, it’s fun! I couldn’t put this one down. I still have a few unanswered questions, but overall liked the book. Thank you to NetGalley, and the publisher, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Day After the Party is a story about Katelyn a 36 year old wife and mother who suffered a temporary bout of amnesia following her birthday party. While she can't remember the events prior to her memory loss, three people who are closest to her remember everything....or do they?

I want to thank NetGalley, Bookouture, and Nicole Trope for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am truly struggling with a review of this one. While I enjoyed this easy read, I just felt as though something was missing. Many times it seemed as though the chapters were repeating themselves. This made for some boring moments, when all I wanted was more "dirt". I was also not a fan of any of the characters. Even though they had relateable struggles, they all came off as whiny. I did enjoy trying to decipher what really happened. Overall, it wasn't a terrible book, but it was just average for me.

The Day After the Party had some interesting elements, but the story didn’t feel completely developed to me. The toxic relationship between two childhood friends could have been more dominant in the story instead of the repetitive discussions around the events of the party. I’m interested in reading more by this author, though. She has promise!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this title.

An interesting look at the phenomenon of TAG (transient global amnesia) through lens of a quiet psychological thriller. A bit repetitive and no redeeming characters, the reader is nonetheless pulled along to figure out the deceit that occurred and the level of lies that are involved. A quick read, but definitely better options out there in the genre.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this advanced copy. One moment Kaitlyn is having fun at her 36th birthday party. The next minute, she wakes up in the hospital with no memory of what happened at the party. Is her husband lying? Did she do something terrible? This was a fast paced read, I love Nicole Trope books!

Nicole Trope writes such fun, quick, and entertaining novels! The Day After the Party is no different!

Katelyn has the perfect life…. Sort of. At least that’s how it looks to everyone looking in. The perfect marriage and family, how hard could it be? Katelyn struggles with motherhood and identity. When she wakes from a coma in the hospital following her birthday party, her husband is acting weird and so is her best friend. Katelyn can’t remember anything and the more she tries the more confused she becomes. As the story unravels, so does everyone’s lives in the process.

I found myself really relating to Katelyn. Her struggles with motherhood and professional and personal identity were very real and relatable. Trope does a good job of portraying what being a stay at home mom looks like and how it actually is for lots of women.

In true Trope fashion, this story was a wild, quick read! It kept my attention from start to finish and had my head spinning with all of the bombshells!

A big thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this ARC before it’s intended release date of October 30, 2023.

‘First…the cover is FANTASTIC!

Second…the story was so well done and it truly came to a place where BAM the twist you didn’t see coming that totally made this a great book!

This was a great book! It was easy to understand and one that I didn’t put down for 36 hours. The twists were fun and I loved the dual POV’s and timelines. Highly recommend. Many thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of The Day After the Party by Nicole Trope. When the book began, it was very reminiscent of a book I had just read and I thought "Not Again!" Fortunately it changed and became a new story for me. It was written with dual points of view from the two main characters in the novel. It also is written in a dual timeline as the past and the present merge together. Nicole Trope is easy to read and she includes many twists and turns in her writing. Overall, this book was very entertaining and I would highly recommend it to others. I gave it a 4 star rating.

The Day After the Party by Nicole Trope is a slow burning to fast paced thriller that I could NOT put down. I've already added it to my thriller cart for all my library locations!

ADDICTIVE!!! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

What an emotional and darkly twisted psychological thriller that kept me guessing to the very end!! This is my first read by Nicole Trope and it did not disappoint! It has suspense, tension, drama, secrets, lies, jealousy, betrayals, many unexpected twists and turns, fast pacing, unique plot, rich character development and an ending that left me totally SPEECHLESS😶!!! You know that saying, I did not see that coming!?! Well, I could not believe what was happening and did not see that coming! Also, gotta love unreliable narrators🙃! So when you think you have it figured out, I suggest you think again🤔I was completely engrossed from the very beginning and could not stop reading because I had to know what happened! Everything I was hoping for and MORE!! I absolutely LOVED it so much and is another thriller to add to my favorite list for 2023!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Leah and Katelyn have been life long best friends since they were six years old. Now three decades later, they are still bff's and have no secrets between them. When Katelyn wakes up in the hospital with no memories of the night of her thirty-six birthday party she discovers she has been diagnosed with Global Transient Amnesia (TGA) that can be brought on by stress. She still has all her other memories just not the ones from her birthday party. Toby, her husband, says nothing happened at the party but Katelyn knows he is lying and hiding something. Even Leah seems to be acting strange and hiding details from her which causes Katelyn to be more suspicious. What really happened to make her lose her memory of that night? Better yet, is she faking the amnesia?

Overall, it is an entertaining and gripping domestic psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat till the very last page! I cannot wait to read more books by this author and I highly recommend!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂