Ratings9
Average rating3.3
"In this stunning and provocative domestic drama about a sweet sixteen birthday party that goes horribly awry, a wealthy family in San Francisco finds themselves entangled in a legal battle, their darkest secrets revealed, and their friends turned to enemies. One invitation. A lifetime of regrets. Sweet sixteen. It's an exciting coming of age, a milestone, and a rite of passage. Jeff and Kim Sanders plan on throwing a party for their daughter, Hannah--a sweet girl with good grades and nice friends. Rather than an extravagant, indulgent affair, they invite four girls over for pizza, cake, movies, and a sleepover. What could possibly go wrong? But things do go wrong, horrifically so. After a tragic accident occurs, Jeff and Kim's picture perfect life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to unravel. A lawsuit is filed that irrevocably changes their relationship, reveals dark secrets in the Sanders' marriage, and exposes the truth about their perfect daughter, Hannah. Harkening to Herman Koch's The Dinner, Christos Tsiolkas's The Slap, and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, The Party takes us behind the façade of the perfect family, exposing the lies, betrayals, and moral lapses that neighbors don't see--and the secrets that children and parents keep from themselves and each other"--
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So...this story was interesting. Short chapters always make for a quick read. I just really hated all of the characters - except maybe Ronni. They're all awful, selfish, uptight, unreasonable asshats.
Robyn Harding is my guilty pleasure. All of her books have pretty wild plots but I can't help loving them.
The party was no different, what starts as party for some teenage kids, ends in disaster and the book follows the lives of all those affected. Really enjoyed as I have with all Robyn Hardings books.
page-turning, drama filled & morally questionable. less of a thriller and more of a suburban drama, think Little Fires Everywhere but make it petty. in other words, i'm living for it.