The Street Party
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- Author：Claire Seeber
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Reviews
Aoife McMenamin
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A rare DNF for me。 I attempted to read it several times but gave up around halfway through on the third attempt。 Stilted dialogue， lacking a plot， overly long and uninteresting。 Not for me。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the advance copy。
Taylor Sedona
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a complimentary advanced copy of The Street Party by Claire Seeber in exchange for my honest review。Honestly this book wasn't for me。 I don't want to spend too much time on a book that I wasn't the ideal audience for， but I will tell you things that contributed to me not really enjoying it。 Firstly？ This book was pitched as a mystery and thriller， but to me （and other reviewers） it feels MUCH more like a domestic drama and maybe that is w Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a complimentary advanced copy of The Street Party by Claire Seeber in exchange for my honest review。Honestly this book wasn't for me。 I don't want to spend too much time on a book that I wasn't the ideal audience for， but I will tell you things that contributed to me not really enjoying it。 Firstly？ This book was pitched as a mystery and thriller， but to me （and other reviewers） it feels MUCH more like a domestic drama and maybe that is why I had a hard time。 This book was extremely slow paced， to the point where it was a slug to get through。 The party doesn't even take place until the last third of the book。 None of the characters were particularly like-able and the plot had no payoff in the end for me。 Also I would like to note the formatting of this book made it hard for me to read。 The use of ' instead of " for dialogue and the spacing of paragraphs was less than ideal。 I won't be recommending this book to anyone， but I'm sure that there are others who will enjoy it much more than I did。 。。。more
Elli Lewis
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A layer cake of secrets， lies and divisive characters， addictive to the last bite。 Loved: •tRuby is pure BFF goals， especially as performed by Laura Brydon who balances warmth and cheekiness with strength and intelligence。 Rooting for Team Ruby made me truly invested in this story。 •tClass divides， entitlement， privilege and prejudice， Claire Seeber humanises some seriously heavyweight subjects through her characters。 •tThere’s nothing I love to hate more than awesomely despicable characters， w A layer cake of secrets， lies and divisive characters， addictive to the last bite。 Loved: •tRuby is pure BFF goals， especially as performed by Laura Brydon who balances warmth and cheekiness with strength and intelligence。 Rooting for Team Ruby made me truly invested in this story。 •tClass divides， entitlement， privilege and prejudice， Claire Seeber humanises some seriously heavyweight subjects through her characters。 •tThere’s nothing I love to hate more than awesomely despicable characters， which this book has in spades。 Could have Loved More: Nella was a brilliant character and Anna Cordell delivers haughty arrogance with aplomb， but I felt her voice was too mature。 Shall I compare thee to:The writing reminded me of one of my favourite authors， Lisa Jewell。 Other thoughts: I want to see Nella’s Pinterest board。Big thanks to NetGalley and W。F。 Howes Ltd for providing me an audio ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Sophie
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I listened to this on audio - thank you Netgalley。Unfortunately， I found this one really difficult to follow。 I think it’s because it had so many different points of view and characters and with it being audio I just got so lost and confused。Therefore， I am giving it a 3 star。 Might be better if I read it as an actual book。
Kerrie Hoar
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This book was not what I was expecting。 The publisher's blurb is from the perspective of one of the characters， but not from the perspective of the main character。 The blurb lends much more of a psychological thriller vibe to the book when it is actually more of a domestic drama。 The book revolves around Ruby， a widow who is trying to raise two kids。 Her best friend， Melissa， has suddenly become distant and a neighbor who is running for Parliament has taken a sudden interest in her son。 I found This book was not what I was expecting。 The publisher's blurb is from the perspective of one of the characters， but not from the perspective of the main character。 The blurb lends much more of a psychological thriller vibe to the book when it is actually more of a domestic drama。 The book revolves around Ruby， a widow who is trying to raise two kids。 Her best friend， Melissa， has suddenly become distant and a neighbor who is running for Parliament has taken a sudden interest in her son。 I found the book to be a bit confusing 。。。 it felt like the author took every idea in her file cabinet and tossed them all into the book - without deciding which idea was going to be the overarching storyline。 Unfortunately， the narration was not at all to my liking and really detracted from the story。 I am going to give it 2 stars for these reasons。（NETGALLEY AUDIOBOOK – I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY ADVANCED READER COPY OF THIS BOOK THROUGH NETGALLEY。 OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS REVIEW ARE COMPLETELY MY OWN。） 。。。more
Bridget
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The Street Party by Claire Seeber is a domestic drama that focuses on the lives of neighbours living on the same street， Northgate Square in West London。 The story revolves around three women and their families， Ruby， Melissa， and Nella。 It is Nella Jackson who decides to have a street party。 She， along with her husband， politician Marcus， has recently moved to the area。 She's obsessed with money， beauty and depicting her life as perfect。 The Jacksons have a daughter， Willow， and a son， Beau。 Sh The Street Party by Claire Seeber is a domestic drama that focuses on the lives of neighbours living on the same street， Northgate Square in West London。 The story revolves around three women and their families， Ruby， Melissa， and Nella。 It is Nella Jackson who decides to have a street party。 She， along with her husband， politician Marcus， has recently moved to the area。 She's obsessed with money， beauty and depicting her life as perfect。 The Jacksons have a daughter， Willow， and a son， Beau。 She works in media and the party is meant to be a fundraiser for charity but it isn't long before a serious allegation is made that'll change the lives of these three women forever。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this absorbing drama full of secrets， lies， deception， betrayal， and scandals。 It's a slow-burning tale， to begin with as the cast of characters is introduced。 The differing perspectives of the three women and the alternating chapters add to the suspense， though the plot is also heavily driven by the actions of the children in the story， too。 The story really speeds ahead in the last third for a riveting， thought-provoking ending。 A very worthwhile toxic tale。I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Bookouture via NetGalley。 This review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Melanie’s reads
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Narrated by Ruby single mum to Zach， Melissa yoga teacher， married and Ruby’s best friend and Nella ex television presenter with the picture perfect life and an unhealthy obsession with being rich。Set in the Notting Hill area of London where the haves live beside the have nots this has very much a keeping up with the Jones’s attitude。 Where the perfect facades hides a mountain of dirt behind the closed doors。Now I abhor snobbery and judgement of any kind based on money。 The nicest and most gener Narrated by Ruby single mum to Zach， Melissa yoga teacher， married and Ruby’s best friend and Nella ex television presenter with the picture perfect life and an unhealthy obsession with being rich。Set in the Notting Hill area of London where the haves live beside the have nots this has very much a keeping up with the Jones’s attitude。 Where the perfect facades hides a mountain of dirt behind the closed doors。Now I abhor snobbery and judgement of any kind based on money。 The nicest and most generous people are often the ones with little money and the wealthiest are often the meanest （probably why they have so much in the first place）。So a street party for charity bringing them all together seems like a fabulous idea （if you’re two sandwiches short of a picnic that is）。 The rest of us know this is a ticking time bomb and boy does it go off with a bang。 Accusations are made， the police are called and this street becomes more divided than before。This is a character driven slow burning book that I would put more in the family drama than thriller category。 There are characters you will loathe with a passion （most of them） and topics that will stir your emotions。 You will ache for sisterhood rather than women judging other women through jealousy and turning against each other。I would thoroughly recommend this to people who enjoyed Desperate Housewives and Big Little Lies。 。。。more
Lynn McCrum
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The story is set in London - a square which is home to affluent and less affluent people。 From the less affluent side， Ruby and her friend/neighbour Melissa join ranks with Nella and her rich friends to bring the community together and raise money having a ‘street party’/Fayre。 Ruby feels out of her depth by these people but her attraction to Marcus， Nella’s husband， means she just can’t seem to say no。 This leads her agreeing that her son （Zach） will take Nella’s daughter （Willow） under his win The story is set in London - a square which is home to affluent and less affluent people。 From the less affluent side， Ruby and her friend/neighbour Melissa join ranks with Nella and her rich friends to bring the community together and raise money having a ‘street party’/Fayre。 Ruby feels out of her depth by these people but her attraction to Marcus， Nella’s husband， means she just can’t seem to say no。 This leads her agreeing that her son （Zach） will take Nella’s daughter （Willow） under his wing when she starts at his school。 The story begins with the morning after the street party and then goes back to the events leading up to this and then the fall-out from it。 It is told from varying characters points of view （generally Ruby， Melissa and Nella）。 Reading the synopsis I had high hopes for this book but unfortunately it fell short of my expectations and I think it seemed a bit like a soap opera。 It’s a tale of families， keeping up appearances and how you never really know what is going on behind closed doors。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review。 。。。more
Renita D'Silva
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Thrilling。 Tense。 Packed with twists。 I loved this wonderful book。 Addictive and absorbing， this is one I'd highly recommend。 Easily one of my best thrillers of 2021！ Thrilling。 Tense。 Packed with twists。 I loved this wonderful book。 Addictive and absorbing， this is one I'd highly recommend。 Easily one of my best thrillers of 2021！ 。。。more
L。S。
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Honestly， this is a real slow-starter; I was halfway through the book before the street party events kicked in … and even further on before the real drama began。 That said， there are a number of characters at play here， all wildly different and with their own baggage to bring to the party。 Could those early chapters have been condensed？ Probably。 But having reached the end， I can say it was worth the wait。The story focuses on a group of neighbours who live in the richest part of London – though Honestly， this is a real slow-starter; I was halfway through the book before the street party events kicked in … and even further on before the real drama began。 That said， there are a number of characters at play here， all wildly different and with their own baggage to bring to the party。 Could those early chapters have been condensed？ Probably。 But having reached the end， I can say it was worth the wait。The story focuses on a group of neighbours who live in the richest part of London – though not all can truly afford to be there。 There are three women at the centre of the storyNella （future politician’s wife with lofty aspirations and more money than sense， and a desire to be seen to be doing good）Melissa （yoga queen and a very lovely stepmother but with an abusive husband）Ruby （florist， widowed， lives with her son and is very much on the edge of Nella’s group of helpers）Nella plans on holding a fundraiser – not only will it make her look benevolent， but it won’t harm her husband’s political campaign either。 So， she rallies her “friends” around。 Melissa is Nella’s yoga teacher， and also best friend to Ruby who for the life of her cannot she why she has been invited to the inner sanctum。Nella’s rather handsome husband – Marcus – is keen to get Ruby involved too， and offers to help out with getting her son an internship。 Why he would do that is a mystery to Ruby （Could it be because her son is mixed race？ Would a politician really be that shallow？ ） However， Ruby is quite taken with Marcus’s attention … only to find out she is not the only woman he’s playing。So， when the party finally begins， it looks like a great success。 Until the police call around at Ruby’s house the next morning to speak to her son。 Allegations have been made that will rock their world， its implications extending into the wider community too。 No one is safe from the after effects of what is purported to have happened that night。The story is told from the three women’s alternating viewpoints as they come to terms with the aftermath。 It calls upon them to reflect upon their own situation， their behaviour， and the kind of world they want their kids to inherit。 But， of course， neither woman will air their dirty laundry in public， and so the conundrum continues as to what really happened that night。 Who is telling the truth？ Who is covering for whom？The final third of the book lived up to its “unputdownable” billing， though I still wouldn’t class it as a psychological thriller， more along the lines of women’s fiction with a suspense vibe。What I didn’t like – apart from the slow start – was the constant dribble of “something’s going to happen soon” references， but I loved how the author grounded the characters （Ruby， in particular） in modern British cultural references。 Of the three women， Ruby certainly came across as the most relateable。Who I didn’t like – Melissa’s husband and Nella’s daughter top the list for me， but I loved Fin， Melissa’s stepdaughter， and Ruby and her son。 The “good” characters were far from perfect， but the “baddies” were awfully good at being bad。If you can tolerate a slow start， then you’ll be rewarding with a speedy ending that will leave your head spinning。 。。。more
Paula Stammers
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A great domestic style suspense with some brilliant characters。What could be better than a ‘street party’ ！！ Three women come together to plan and execute a street party but these three women couldn’t be more different and they are all dealing with their own problems and secrets。Ruby is a widow struggling to make money to support her and her son， Zach。 She is good friends with Melissa， who is married and busy looking out for her step-daughter， but she is hiding a big secret。 Lastly we have Nella A great domestic style suspense with some brilliant characters。What could be better than a ‘street party’ ！！ Three women come together to plan and execute a street party but these three women couldn’t be more different and they are all dealing with their own problems and secrets。Ruby is a widow struggling to make money to support her and her son， Zach。 She is good friends with Melissa， who is married and busy looking out for her step-daughter， but she is hiding a big secret。 Lastly we have Nella， who is married to a prospective MP and has two children， who seem to be struggling in their own way。 The street party appears to go well but the next day stories are circulating about something that happened and soon the police are involved。 What really happened that night ？ This is a great domestic style suspense book that， if I’m completely honest， I did struggle with at the start。 I think it’s just the number of characters that are all introduced at the very start。 BUT I soon got invested in the characters and I absolutely loved the book， so if at first you struggle please stick with it as you won’t be disappointed ！！Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book。 。。。more
Kylie
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**audiobook version**Narrators ⭐⭐⭐- I have mixed feeling about these narrators。 The Stand out one for me was the one who played Ruby though I disliked her impression of the son。 Story ⭐⭐⭐ This is absolutely not a psychological Thriller。 If I had purchased this on audible I would have returned it BUT as a family drama I quite liked it。 There were some cracker lines in this book that made me giggle like single Pringle and Rececca hobbit hands
Nicole Shaw
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Reading Between the Wines book review #64/115 for 2021:Rating: 3 🍷 🍷 🍷Book 🎧: The Street PartyAuthor: Claire SeeberGenre: General Fiction （Adult） | Mystery & Thrillers | Women's FictionRELEASED on June 8， 2021！！！ Recommended to readers who would love slow burn stories。Sipping thoughts: This book involves a lot of social issues like racism， infidelity， abuse， and more。 I don’t really consider this a thriller but more of a drama。 The beginning of the story starts off so slow that I got a little lo Reading Between the Wines book review #64/115 for 2021:Rating: 3 🍷 🍷 🍷Book 🎧: The Street PartyAuthor: Claire SeeberGenre: General Fiction （Adult） | Mystery & Thrillers | Women's FictionRELEASED on June 8， 2021！！！ Recommended to readers who would love slow burn stories。Sipping thoughts: This book involves a lot of social issues like racism， infidelity， abuse， and more。 I don’t really consider this a thriller but more of a drama。 The beginning of the story starts off so slow that I got a little lost in all the characters and where the story was heading。 Around 60% it picked up a little bit。 It was clear what actually happened the night of the party， but it was very interesting to watch the characters try to figure out what happened while lying and accusing each other。 This book reminded me of an episode of The Desperate Housewives meets The Real Housewives of （pick any city）。 Cheers and thank you to @NetGalley and @WFHowesLtd for an advanced copy of @TheStreetParty#TheStreetParty #WFHowesLtd #NetGalley #advancedreadercopy #ARC #Kindle #Booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #nicoles_bookcellar #bookworm #bookdragon #booknerd #booklover #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookreview #bookreviewer #IHaveNoShelfControl #ReadingBetweenTheWines #fiction #generaladultfiction #thriller #suspense #mystery #MysteryAndThriller #WomensFiction 。。。more
S M Wilson
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Really good redLoved this book， complicated， in a good way， twists in turns made it unputdownable。 So I didn’t put it down and read it in half a day。 Will be reading her other books immediately。
Carla Johnson-Hicks
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3。5 stars: The Street Party is advertised as a thriller， but I think it fits more into a domestic drama， or women's fiction with suspense。 It focuses on the group of neighbours living in Northgate Square in Wes London。 The story revolves around three women and their families。 Ruby a recently widowed， working mother with two children， Melissa， Ruby's best friend who is married to Rex， the headmaster of St Bede's and is stepmother to his daughter Cecelia， and Nella Jackson who is married to local 3。5 stars: The Street Party is advertised as a thriller， but I think it fits more into a domestic drama， or women's fiction with suspense。 It focuses on the group of neighbours living in Northgate Square in Wes London。 The story revolves around three women and their families。 Ruby a recently widowed， working mother with two children， Melissa， Ruby's best friend who is married to Rex， the headmaster of St Bede's and is stepmother to his daughter Cecelia， and Nella Jackson who is married to local politician Marcus。 She is obsessed with money， beauty and putting on airs of having a perfect life。 She has a daughter， Willow， and a young son， Beau。 Nella decides to organize a street party and fundraiser to raise cash for charity and give her husband an opportunity to shake some hands and raise support for his newest political endeavour。 Fireworks， alcohol， drugs and fun sounds like a wonderful time， but something happens at the party that'll change the lives of these three women and their families forever。 The women are the main focus of the story， but it is the actions of their children that drive a lot of it。 There is an allegation by one of the young women that puts things in motion that will change lives。 Some of these kids are spoiled rotten， but giving gifts， money and protecting them from failing is not what kids need and trying to get attention often has problems。 This story is a slow burn， with the first half of the story， setting the stage and introducing the families。 These families are all very different and dealing with different issues， but they all have problems。 The story is told from the POV of the three women。 They alternate between chapters and I was often left wondering who was telling the truth。 All three women pretend everything is great on the outside but behind closed doors it tells a different story。 The story sped up for the last third and it kept me riveted。 This story reminded a bit of Big， Little Lies with characters that didn't always present themselves honestly。 This story was full of secrets， lies， deception， betrayal， addiction， scandals and domestic violence。 There were some twists and turns throughout the story and some things that took me by surprise。 This is a neighbourhood that I definitely don't want to move into， but I did care about several of the characters and was cheering for a certain outcome。 The audiobook is narrated by three performers， Anna Cordell， Laura Brydon， and Nano Nagle。 This gave each of the women their own voice which was wonderful as you could always tell which woman was sharing her story。 This added to the enjoyment of the story， as I always prefer books with a cast of narrator。 If you enjoy a good community story， with some well-written characters， toxicity， lies and suspense， then pick up The Street Party。 There is some sexual assault and abusive relationships， so if these are triggers for you， be warned。 The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request。 The rating and opinions shared are my own。 。。。more
Laura E
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It took a long time to get to the night of the street party and all of the leading ladies were unlikeable that you hope will never all be in the same room together again。 There are some trigger warnings in this book that I will list at the bottom。 I feel like most of those triggers were handled reasonably。 Taken from the 3 different ladies' points of view， Street Party is a slow burn mystery that is entirely predictable。 The front page is entirely misleading。 It makes out like the whole book is It took a long time to get to the night of the street party and all of the leading ladies were unlikeable that you hope will never all be in the same room together again。 There are some trigger warnings in this book that I will list at the bottom。 I feel like most of those triggers were handled reasonably。 Taken from the 3 different ladies' points of view， Street Party is a slow burn mystery that is entirely predictable。 The front page is entirely misleading。 It makes out like the whole book is set in one night。 It's not。 The night of the Street Party is actually a very small part of the book even though the events from it take up the last half。 And all of them are lying， you know that from basically the first page。 And you know what their lies are， also from the first page。 I just didn't love this book。 It wasn't as gripping as I'd hoped and all the secrets and lies were so predictable there were no "*gasp* OH MY GOSH" moments I had expected。 I'd almost call this a cozy mystery。 ⚠️ Domestic abuse， emotional abuse， accusations of sexual assault， drug use 。。。more
Mairi
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An enjoyable read though sometimes a little slow for me。 Unfortunately I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable and got a little confused at times trying to keep track of the different narratives。
Cheryl
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I would like to thank the author， the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 I found this to be quite a slow book， I didn't particularly like any of the characters so that made it harder to read but I did finish the book and I am glad that I did。 I would like to thank the author， the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 I found this to be quite a slow book， I didn't particularly like any of the characters so that made it harder to read but I did finish the book and I am glad that I did。 。。。more
DJ Sakata
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My Rating:4。5Favorite Quotes:‘Education is the key to all success， after all。’ ‘I thought that was inherited wealth and liposuction。’ I listened to a radio interview with the lead psychiatrist from Broadmoor Prison。 ‘I’d rather work with a psychopathic murderer than counsel a couple in crisis，’ she joked。 ‘It’s easier。’ But I found I wasn’t laughing。 Laughing was getting harder these days for some reason。The realisation hit me between my eyes， like a baton coming down。 Like a fist。 I had a pictu My Rating:4。5Favorite Quotes:‘Education is the key to all success， after all。’ ‘I thought that was inherited wealth and liposuction。’ I listened to a radio interview with the lead psychiatrist from Broadmoor Prison。 ‘I’d rather work with a psychopathic murderer than counsel a couple in crisis，’ she joked。 ‘It’s easier。’ But I found I wasn’t laughing。 Laughing was getting harder these days for some reason。The realisation hit me between my eyes， like a baton coming down。 Like a fist。 I had a picture in my mind， then， of all the women who ended up killing their husbands， who took a kitchen knife， who didn’t even know they had made that fatal thrust， who killed through hatred and sorrow， warped by a love laced with fear， a love that knew no other place to go – and then I knew。 I knew I was capable of killing him too。… word to the wise: if your small boy comes home boasting of learning about his Balzac， don’t be fooled into thinking he means the French writer， as I was， when in fact he means his own ball-sack。 Pride so often comes before a fall。My Review:This is a unique hybrid of women’s fiction， suspense， and family drama。 This was an oddly enticing book that kept my curiosity at the brain itching level with fret-inducing and tangled storylines while cast with obnoxious characters that continually annoyed and disappointed me， yet I had to know how their knotty issues would unravel。 I was hopelessly hooked， ensnared， and unable to resist Ms。 Seeber’s fiendishly clever plotting with strategic lashings of caustic wit and cunning insights。 This was my first sojourn with Ms。 Seeber and I plan to be a frequent flier from now on。 。。。more
Rebekah Kennedy
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Love。 Money。 Friendship。 The Street Party。 The highlight of the summer！ But how quickly things can go so wrong。 I don’t know that I would really classify this as a thriller。 It’s a slow burn leading up， and ultimately it takes too long to get to the action。 Once the ‘incident’ happens， it’s quite an interesting ride unraveling the many secrets。 But I wished it didn’t take as long to build。 No doubt， Claire Seeber is a talented writer， and the three women narrators have very distinct voices。 Much Love。 Money。 Friendship。 The Street Party。 The highlight of the summer！ But how quickly things can go so wrong。 I don’t know that I would really classify this as a thriller。 It’s a slow burn leading up， and ultimately it takes too long to get to the action。 Once the ‘incident’ happens， it’s quite an interesting ride unraveling the many secrets。 But I wished it didn’t take as long to build。 No doubt， Claire Seeber is a talented writer， and the three women narrators have very distinct voices。 Much more a domestic drama though。 Thank you Netgalley & Bookouture for the ARC！ 。。。more
Doingitbythebook - Lauren
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The story centres around the summer street party that the neighbourhood is busy organising。 Everyone is exciting。 When the party arrives， it is all fun and games – until the morning after！ When a shocking allegation is made， it is one word against another。 No one knows what to believe。 Do the neighbours really know one another as well as they thought。This was such an enjoyable thriller。 I was first drawn to this by the cover and tag line。 The plot has a perfect mixture of secrets， scandals， and The story centres around the summer street party that the neighbourhood is busy organising。 Everyone is exciting。 When the party arrives， it is all fun and games – until the morning after！ When a shocking allegation is made， it is one word against another。 No one knows what to believe。 Do the neighbours really know one another as well as they thought。This was such an enjoyable thriller。 I was first drawn to this by the cover and tag line。 The plot has a perfect mixture of secrets， scandals， and betrayals。 Admittedly the first few chapters were quite slow for me with the introduction of a lot of characters。 But once it got going – wow！ I could not put it down， desperate for answers。 I enjoyed that the story explored many contemporary themes and modern difficulties。 It made the plot believable and more relatable – particularly compared with other thrillers。 A suspenseful fun thriller！ 。。。more
Evelyn Jane Thorne
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The Street Party is a slow burner and it definitely took me a long time to get into it。 I did find all of the characters to be intriguing in their own way but I definitely didn’t like all of them。 I kinda figured out what was going to happen and I would have liked there to be actual consequences for what was done because it was like meh whoopsie my bad then everyone moved on。 There were a lot of secrets and twists that did keep it interesting。I recieved an advanced copy for free， and this is my The Street Party is a slow burner and it definitely took me a long time to get into it。 I did find all of the characters to be intriguing in their own way but I definitely didn’t like all of them。 I kinda figured out what was going to happen and I would have liked there to be actual consequences for what was done because it was like meh whoopsie my bad then everyone moved on。 There were a lot of secrets and twists that did keep it interesting。I recieved an advanced copy for free， and this is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Solace
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TW: Racism， Body Shaming， Sexual Assault， Bullying， Domestic Violence， Self-HarmWhat I liked: The book's written in 1st pov， and we follow three different women; Ruby （recently widowed， struggling to raise her her biracial teenage son in a mostly-white neighborhood）， Melissa （a middle-aged woman trying to conceive and raise her stepdaughter）， and Nella （a rich woman who seems to lead a perfect life）。 Through alternating chapters， we slowly get to see these women tackle issues within their marria TW: Racism， Body Shaming， Sexual Assault， Bullying， Domestic Violence， Self-HarmWhat I liked: The book's written in 1st pov， and we follow three different women; Ruby （recently widowed， struggling to raise her her biracial teenage son in a mostly-white neighborhood）， Melissa （a middle-aged woman trying to conceive and raise her stepdaughter）， and Nella （a rich woman who seems to lead a perfect life）。 Through alternating chapters， we slowly get to see these women tackle issues within their marriage and motherhood。 While that isn't usually my jam， I liked the narrative of motherhood， especially Ruby， who's white， trying to keep her son out of trouble （cause you know， racism）。 Melissa is dealing with her abusive husband and trying to break free， while maintaining a facade of being perfectly fine to everyone in her life， including her friend Ruby。 And Nella is the Queen Bee of this little rich neighborhood， but through her perspective， we get to see cracks appear in her pristine appearance and relationship。 When Ruby first arrives in the neighborhood， she befriends Melissa， and they both visit Nella's house。 Here， the rich ladies appear to be welcoming， but are judgemental， racist and sexist。 The book at first appears to be about rich white women （and it is in a way）， but it also covers serious topics such as racism and sexual assault。 What I didn't like: The book has a very slow start; nothing exciting happens in most of the book either。 I'm sorry but if there's no murder， then it's not a thriller for me。 There is no suspense or conflict build-up either， which makes the end conflict appear implausible。 Also， some of the plot points raised are never explained or solved。 There are too many pop-culture references （tik tok， Zac Efron， Ryan Gosling， snapchat etc。） to the point it gets cringey。 Characters name-drop a lot of celebrities and internet trends， which is definitely did not make sense。Audiobook: I didn't enjoy the voice of Ruby's narrator。 The accent they did for the Indian character was weird and unnecessary， no Indian talks like that。 2/5 stars for the audiobook。 。。。more
Sharon Logue
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📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚 The Street Party By Claire Seeber - publication date 8th June 2021。This book revolves around a street party being organised to raise money for charity。 All the characters that live local and we find out what goes on behind closed doors of their homes。 How their lives become intertwined during this period of time and includes their extended families。I had seen this book online a lot and it was I really wanted to read。 It didn’t feel like a psychological thriller to Me。 。 I felt th 📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚 The Street Party By Claire Seeber - publication date 8th June 2021。This book revolves around a street party being organised to raise money for charity。 All the characters that live local and we find out what goes on behind closed doors of their homes。 How their lives become intertwined during this period of time and includes their extended families。I had seen this book online a lot and it was I really wanted to read。 It didn’t feel like a psychological thriller to Me。 。 I felt the book was a bit slower paced than I’m used to reading but that’s just me and I did enjoy it。I did find myself getting confused with all the character and who was married to who etc。 I did like a couple of the characters and enjoyed seeing their involvement progress。 #bookouture #claireseeber #thestreetparty #netgalley #bookstagramshaz https://www。instagram。com/Bookstagram。。。 。。。more
Ann
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The Street Party （Claire Seeber） took a little while to completely grab my interest。 Ms Seeber （mostly） gives us the story from the three main characters （women who are neighbors） points of view。 There are preparations for the party， the party itself， and the aftermath where we learn some of the motives of those involved。 I want to thank NetGalley and Bookouture for an early copy to review。
Tamara
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Twisting domestic drama in which the richest and poorest neighbourhoods in London organise a street party together。 Trouble starts as the two sets of neighbours become friends and we try to unravel who is telling the truth as the story unfolds from three perspectives。 Some difficult subjects are referenced including allegations of sexual assault， domestic violence， drug abuse and self-harm， but overall this is an uplifting story， albeit with a slightly sinister edge。
Between The Pages Book Club （Gemma M）
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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。 Eas 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。 。。。more
Lou
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The Street Party is much more of a domestic drama focusing on the lives of neighbours living on the same street and the issues and rampant toxicity that come to a head during a street party rather than a psychological thriller per se， but it was still enjoyable。 Northgate Square in the West London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where double-gated Victorian mansions and sleek Georgian townhouses: brush up against the "ugly inconvenience of concrete tower blocks。" Immigrants and council tenants The Street Party is much more of a domestic drama focusing on the lives of neighbours living on the same street and the issues and rampant toxicity that come to a head during a street party rather than a psychological thriller per se， but it was still enjoyable。 Northgate Square in the West London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where double-gated Victorian mansions and sleek Georgian townhouses: brush up against the "ugly inconvenience of concrete tower blocks。" Immigrants and council tenants living centimetres from countesses， celebrities and oligarchs。 The story revolves around three women and their families in particular。 Ruby was recently widowed after her husband， Jonny， was killed in a hit and run and is desperately trying to make ends meet as a florist with her own small business。 She has a daughter， Ali， who is currently studying in Berlin and a 15-year-old son Zach who she must now parent alone。 She suffers from social anxiety and has felt increasingly isolated since losing Jonny。 Melissa is Ruby's best friend and a yoga teacher and personal trainer。 She is married to Rex， the headmaster of St Bede's local comprehensive and is stepmother to his daughter Cecelia。 She harbours a deep desire for a child of her own but the dark secret she is keeping doesn't exactly bode well in terms of motherhood。 Then there's Nella Jackson and her husband， politician Marcus， who have only recently moved to the area。 She's obsessed with money， beauty and maintaining the facade depicting her life as picture-perfect。 The Jacksons have a daughter， Willow， and a son， Beau。 She works as a media personality on television and has rapidly become the Queen bee of her community。 She decides to organise a street party and fundraiser to raise cash for charity but among the fireworks， alcohol and fun， toxicity rears its ugly head and it isn't long before a serious allegation is made; an allegation that'll change the lives of these three women forever。 This is a compelling and absorbing drama full of secrets， lies， deception， betrayal， addiction， scandals and domestic violence and the twists and turns interspersed throughout will take you by surprise。 It's a slow-burner to start with as the first half introduces the three women and their families: ruthless women and their equally ruthless husbands with kids who are spoiled rotten。 There is enough toxicity， envy and bitchiness in this neighbourhood to seriously make you consider moving。 Told from the perspective of the three women， the alternating chapters add to the suspense and the plot ultimately highlights how you never know what is going on behind closed doors and shows how multiple people viewing the same incident can perceive it differently。 。。。more
Lizzie
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Thank you to NetGalley， W F Howes and Clare Seeber for an ARC in return for an honest review。 This story is full of lies， deceit and betrayal。 It is centered around a street party that goes wrong。 The characters in themselves are forces to be reckoned with。 The plot was interesting but I found the layout of the chapters confusing - I was listening to the audio version so reading the book may have solved this issue。 The book for me felt as if it was a slow burner that got fast and thrilling towar Thank you to NetGalley， W F Howes and Clare Seeber for an ARC in return for an honest review。 This story is full of lies， deceit and betrayal。 It is centered around a street party that goes wrong。 The characters in themselves are forces to be reckoned with。 The plot was interesting but I found the layout of the chapters confusing - I was listening to the audio version so reading the book may have solved this issue。 The book for me felt as if it was a slow burner that got fast and thrilling towards the end。 Overall， I enjoyed the writing and book。 。。。more
Chelsey
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