I loved this one! Lots of characters and drama, secrets and twists, it reads like a juicy soap opera. It’s a fast read and held my interest from start to finish. The different POV’s really kept it interesting. Five stars!

Thanks for the opportunity to read!

So many things attracted me to this book: gorgeous cover, set in Australia, wedding, thriller.

Told in different POVs, Adele (the Bride), Melanie (grieving mother) and Sophie (grieving sister, bridesmaid) and 2 different timelines, current countdown to the wedding and 12 years prior. Adele and Ollie were high school sweethearts until Ollie’s tragic death. Adele and Jason are now getting married and family and friends gather to celebrate. What could go wrong?

As with any drama, there is so much going on in this book that one story line sometimes gets bogged down with another. Also, there are quiet a lot of characters throughout, many not lending much to the story. Few, if any are likable. Although this book ain’t for me, if you enjoy a daytime soap opera, full of excess drama and questionable twists, this book might be for you. Would be a good beach read.

Thanks to Aria and Aries and NetGalley for this ARC. This is my honest opinion.

The Wedding Party by Rebecca Heath tells the story of childhood sweethearts Jason and Adele as they gather their family and bridal party for the big wedding weekend. This book is told from a multiple viewpoints and jumps from 12 years ago to the current events.
The author keeps us guessing to what the real truth of the past is. Buried family secrets and strained relationships from the past are slowly unfolded which made this boom hard to put down. As I first began reading I thought I figured out the direction the book was going but Rebecca Heath had me guessing until the very end! I absolutely loved the ending.
The only thing that prevents me from rating this book higher is the abundance of characters in this book I’m not sure all were important to this story and at times made it very confusing.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. The opinions written are completely honest and my own.

DNC the reason for not completing was not a mix of putting the book down often and getting confused by the timelines due to cognitive issues. It seemed like it had potential to become a solid story I just could not get there. I recommend others try it for themselves

Unfortunately I found this one to be predictable and slow.

Told in multiple points of view, and different timelines. Both of which I enjoy.

So many questionable characters that almost anyone could be the bad guy.

For me it would have been a better read if there was a character I could connect with and root for.

The inclusion of the upcoming murder is what kept me reading.

Thanks to netgalley and Aria & Aries for the arc.

The wedding party by Rebecca Heath follows Adele and Jason, who are getting married at a vacation resort. Most of the twists were predictable. I really wanted to like this, but it ultimately fell flat for me.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

Firstly, if you like reading thrillers where you don’t like any of the characters then this one is definitely for you. Adele has returned to Refuge Bay with her nearest and dearest to marry Jason. They grew up together however as teenagers Adele’s heart was stolen by Ollie who tragically died at the jetty 12 years ago. Ollie’s mum Melanie has never got over her son’s death and the story is told from her and Adele’s pov and also Ollie’s sister Sophie 12 years ago.

Mix of good writing, somewhat predictable twists and characters holding a multitude of secrets.

Many thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.

My third Rebecca Heath novel and each one grips me tighter and tighter!
The Wedding Party Rebecca Heath had me devouring this book! It had me on the edge of my seat.
The character development was perfect, the storyline just perfect.

talk about a page turner. I could not put this book down. So many secrets and so many lies. The ending had my jaw dropping. I will definitely be reading more from Rebecca Heath

2⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for an advanced copy of The Wedding Party.

Adele and Jason are preparing for their wedding and things seem to be going wrong. First Jason has been getting messages telling him not to marry Adele and Adele is having serious doubts about the wedding. Also they both have been lying to one another. Another complication is Melanie, whose late son Ollie was best friends with Jason and used to date Adele, she has come to try to stop the wedding and get her revenge. Everyone has secrets and someone will not make it out alive.

This was a very mid level thriller at best. I was not a huge fan of the storyline or the characters. I was also able to guess the twists. The book really drug on until the last part when things start happening. Just not for me.

I found this to be an engaging thriller that had me itching to find out what happened. The ending did leave me with several questions., there were several plot points that went unanswered. While I did find many of the twists predicable, I was surprised by how some it played out. Overall, this was a fast-paced read that kept me hooked.

A wedding, a possible murder, a grieving mother, and everyone has something to hide.

I had really high hopes for this book. I love a thriller that revolves around an event. But, I felt like this one lived too much in the past. The context was needed of course but I felt like sometimes it got a bit confusing.

I also had issues with most of the characters. No one was wholly good, it seemed.

I think that this was an enjoyable book. It just felt like it dragged on for too long. The ending was really satisfying because it made me audibly gasp and I did not see it coming.

Rebecca Heath wrote an absolute page turner with The Wedding Party. This one was so hard to put down!

A wedding in Refuge Bay on the South Australian coast has unearthed a myriad of feelings for everyone involved, as well as more than a few secrets, including the truth about a shared tragedy in the past that changed them all forever.
Between chapters from now and then, we slowly get the full picture of just what main character, Adele has gotten herself into with her new husband to be, Jason, and why someone is desperately trying to put a stop to their wedding.
Honestly the majority of these characters were AWFUL, and it was nice to see some of them get what was coming after 12 long years. I love a good love to hate character. What I didn’t anticipate, was who would be the one to do it, and just how much everyone was hiding while they struggled with the past.

I thought this was an engaging thriller and it kept me invested throughout! I do have some of the author’s backlog on my TBR already and I’m even more eager to get to them now.

Thank you to Aria & Aries for providing me with this eARC via NetGalley!
Publication date 1/23/25

I read this book very quickly, as soon as I started I knew it would be one that I wouldn't want to put down until I knew the truth!

I really liked the blurb but i just couldn't get into it. It had the potential to be a really good book it was just a bit.slow and confusing going back and fore in different timelines

I found this book to be a bit confusing to follow at the start with the different point of views. It was mildly thrilling and I think as I continued with the book, it slowly made sense. It was interesting to read about the past vs present but it would've been nice to know a little bit more about Adele and Jason rather than how they were connected to the past.

I really wanted to get into this book but it wasn't for me. I'm going to come back to in it again and re-read so I can get fully immersed.

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Thank you @netgalley @rebeccaheathauthor and @headofzeus for the arc of The Wedding Party!

Adele and Jason are set to get married with family and friends at a beautiful venue. What could go wrong? As threats come, warning to ruin the special day, more people present their grudges and deeper secrets come to surface, threatening to end the wedding before it even begins.

Overall, the characters have developed stories with backgrounds that connect smoothly. The plot seems cohesive most of the time, although feels rushed in moments, almost seemingly to wrap things in a perfect bow when it may not have been achievable as easily otherwise.

In all, this thriller was intriguing until the end!

Adele and Jason’s family and friends have gathered to celebrate their wedding. However, it quickly becomes apparent that not everyone is excited for the couple. I love a good wedding thriller and this one was engaging with a good twist. Thanks to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for the ARC.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the premise of this book and setting it at a wedding leading up to a mysterious murder kept me intrigued! Certain aspects felt fairly predictable while others I definitely didn’t see coming. I liked how most of the characters had a touch of the dark side in them, it felt more realistic to what most people are really like. I would recommend if you like psychological thrillers and mysteries set at a wedding!