Review: The Dinner Party - R.J Parker

-


The Dinner Party

Review: The Dinner Party - R.J Parker - October 2019
In the mood for a mystery novel after reading a bit of romance, I needed something a bit edgier and one of my favorite tropes is the mysterious events that lead to the people dying one by one due to dark secrets.  Juliette and Ted used to host dinner parties with their friends regularly but it's been several months since they have all been in the same room, so they decide to finally host one. There are Juliette and Ted, Kathryn and Rhys, Evie and Jakob, and Orla and Connor. While at the party, Evie brings up a game for them all to play - a trust game where you write your darkest secret down and your partner without reading it, lights in on fire, and forgives you. This game though starts to bring up awkward emotions and the environment changes.  The party wraps up and everyone leaves, then early morning - Juliette gets a frantic call from Evie to say Jakob has gone nuts. The pair rush over to Evie and Jakob's house only to find a crime scene with Evie dead. Of course, husbands are always the first suspect and so the police ask the friends about Jakob that night - what happens though when he turns up dead as well? As the week progresses, though more of the friends will turn up dead or near-death. What is going on? Ted seems to be the only one wanting to investigate as he knows something is up but will he find himself next as he discovers that someone in his group of friends wants to keep a secret - secret as if it ever came out - everyone in their group of friends could be compromised? Will Ted be the next one in their group of friends to die as he gets closer to uncovering the hidden truths? I have to admit overall I loved the novel but I did feel that the ending felt a bit too rushed for me. If you are on the outlook though for a good UK mystery, then check out The Dinner Party by RJ Parker as it will take you on a rollercoaster ride as you the reader, try to connect the dots.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas

-
Image
  Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas - October 2016 As soon as I read Bully by Penelope Douglas, I was in love with this author. So when she released a new one who had my favorite theme of penpals and that whole friend to lovers going on, I knew I had to read it. The book started out with a bit of background where we learned about how Misha and Ryen were placed together in a classroom project penpal program. The pair continues to write to each other right through the year, and then they take it to the next level and continue through the rest of their schooling. Fast forward to high school Misha is in a band and Ryen is out with her friends and they complete a scavenger hunt form. Ryen is not what Misha expected especially from her letters. Tragedy occurs, and Misha turns up at Ryen's school under a fake name. This doesn't go over too well as Ryen is nothing like her letters, in fact, she is as fake as can be and Misha aka Masen hates her, in fact, she
Read more

Review: Steel Princess - Rina Kent

-
Image
Review: Steel Princess - Book #2 Royal Elite Series - Rina Kent - December 2019 At the end of Book #1, we were left on a cliffhanger of Elsa being pushed into the pool. At the beginning of book #2, she is saved by a newcomer to the school - Knox.  We can see some friendly flirting but nothing more going on between these two, but it riles up Aiden who still has this mindset of "if I can't have her, no-one can" especially since he is supposed to be engaged to Silver Queens. During Book #2 Elsa starts to recall some more memories and goes to Dr.Khan in hopes that he can open her Pandora's box and can restore her full memories of what happened before she was seven years old. We also catch a glimpse during this book of her past and why Aiden King's father blames her for his mother's death and why Aiden considered Elsa a ghost. I liked this book as it was more intense with Elsa's memories and past returning. In Book #2 it is revealed about he
Read more

Review: Dr. Strange Beard - Penny Reid

-
Image
Review: Dr. Strange Beard - Book #5 Winston Brothers Series - Penny Reid - July 2018 If there is a family that I love to read about it has been the Winston Brothers. This has to be one of my favorite book series out there as the brothers ; you can't help but fall in love with them all - with their funny quirks and their redneck comments. The other thing I love about The Winston Brothers is they are all genuinely nice guys ; they may look like they had a bad bone and they have reasons too - but they are the nicest around there, and they have the best intentions. Dr. Strange Beard is the youngest Roscoe's story. Roscoe has only ever loved one person his entire life besides his family - Simone Payton and now she is back in Green Valley except now she is an undercover FBI agent who is after his Dad Darrell Winston. Of course, to make the snatch, she has to get close to the Winstons and who better to use as a target but Roscoe. The thing is though that ten years a
Read more