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The Party: A Novel
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Robyn Harding’s domestic drama, hailed as “tense and riveting” by Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, explores the aftermath of a sweet sixteen birthday party that goes horribly awry, as the members of a wealthy family in San Francisco find their picture-perfect life unraveling, 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, and Jeff and Kim’s flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to come apart. In the ugly aftermath, friends become enemies, dark secrets are revealed in the Sanders’ marriage, and the truth about their perfect daughter is exposed.
Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, this is a white-knuckled and “riveting tale that is impossible to put down” (Bill Clegg, New York Times bestselling author of Did You Ever Have a Family).
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, and Jeff and Kim’s flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to come apart. In the ugly aftermath, friends become enemies, dark secrets are revealed in the Sanders’ marriage, and the truth about their perfect daughter is exposed.
Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, this is a white-knuckled and “riveting tale that is impossible to put down” (Bill Clegg, New York Times bestselling author of Did You Ever Have a Family).
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The Party: A Novel
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Robyn Harding’s domestic drama, hailed as “tense and riveting” by Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, explores the aftermath of a sweet sixteen birthday party that goes horribly awry, as the members of a wealthy family in San Francisco find their picture-perfect life unraveling, 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, and Jeff and Kim’s flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to come apart. In the ugly aftermath, friends become enemies, dark secrets are revealed in the Sanders’ marriage, and the truth about their perfect daughter is exposed.
Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, this is a white-knuckled and “riveting tale that is impossible to put down” (Bill Clegg, New York Times bestselling author of Did You Ever Have a Family).
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, and Jeff and Kim’s flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to come apart. In the ugly aftermath, friends become enemies, dark secrets are revealed in the Sanders’ marriage, and the truth about their perfect daughter is exposed.
Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, this is a white-knuckled and “riveting tale that is impossible to put down” (Bill Clegg, New York Times bestselling author of Did You Ever Have a Family).
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This tells the story of a growing war between two families in the aftermath of an accident that happens at a sleepover for a sweet sixteen party. I gave this three stars because, while It was engaging and kept my interest, I found it lacking in some aspects of the story. They say it's similar to Big Little Lies, and I'll admit it has a similarity, but I just don't see it. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for that moment when people will learn their lesson and it never came. The only thing that saved this for me was how it ended.
Still a pretty good story though, so I'd still recommend it.
Still a pretty good story though, so I'd still recommend it.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book or my review itself.When a sweet sixteen party goes terribly wrong, the terrible aftermath crumbles the foundations of friendships, family, and status.This book is so full of palpable, believable tension! Harding writes people that feel so real, and I get so caught up in their stories. This was a real page turner for me, having to know what was going to happen to each character, and what truly happened at the party that night.I felt like two of the side relationships, one involving the dad, one involving the mom, weren't as interesting and didn't ring as true. The one with the dad especially felt rushed and didn't make a lot of sense in context.Both of Harding's books I've read I've really enjoyed and flew through because I couldn't put them down. I'm still thinking about the last chapter of The Party-it gave me actual chills.
Thank you, Goodreads' FirstReads for my complimentary review copy.From outward appearances, Kim and Jeff Sanders, a wealthy couple, seem to have the perfect life. With their beautiful home, affluent lifestyle, steady jobs, two kids, and a stable marriage, they want for nothing. They decide to throw a sweet sixteen party for their daughter, Hannah. It wasn't going to be anything extravagant, just a sleepover for her and four of her friends. Kim and Jeff would be home, but unintrusive. It would only be pizza, cake, and movies and nothing more. What could go wrong? Everything!The aftermath of what was supposed to be a celebration upended lives, destroyed relationships, and exposed all that was, until then, kept hidden.Overall, I enjoyed this compelling and well-written book. The chapters were short and from alternating perspectives, a technique I prefer because it really helps with character development. The characters, themselves, were true-to-life, with each having grey shades(some more black than white).
What a great book! I was hooked from the very beginning and just wanted to read it all at once. This could happen to any of us. How many times did we bend the rules slightly for out kids?It's Hannah's sweet 16 party and her mother Kim was pretty clear on the rules. No drugs. No boys. No booze. Well zero for three,they are teenagers! Even Kim's husband Jeff thinks she's wound too tight and sneaks the girls a bottle of champagne with instructions to Hannah not to tell her mother. It's only a little champagne after all, she only turns 16 once. Fast forward a few hours and Hannah is at the foot of the bed covered in blood. And so starts the lies and manipulating and cover ups and lawsuits and what happened that night alters the lives of so many people. But what a tangled web we weave. Often when many of the characters are unlikable, it ruins the story for me but not in this case. And I found pretty much everyone except Hannah unlikable. Hannah is struggling with life in high school. Does being popular come with a price? She has a good head on her shoulders, a good sense of morality even when it will cost her her popularity, much more sense of right and wrong than anyone else in the book, even her parents and the rest of the adults and I really admired her bravery. I read a lot of this book with distaste for those adults. All of the adult main characters and some of the other adult characters in this books just weren't nice people and most were out for themselves. But at what price? These adults lost sight of what's important in their quest to be right, to do what they wanted without consequences. But there are always consequences and the wrong people seemed to be suffering. Ronni did redeem herself a little in my eyes but had her life not changed drastically, she and Lauren would probably go on happily being the popular mean girls.This book raises a lot of questions and issues and it's scary how easily what happened could happen to many of us. When your child has a sweet sixteen sleepover, who runs down and checks on them? Do we trust that the limits we put in place are followed? While it is illegal, do we supply "just a little" alcohol? How much is too much, any at all?This was such a good book, the issues very real in today's society and it makes us question who we are, what we do, how we would react in such a situation. The storytelling is gripping and I wanted to leave everything to the side so I could read it all at once. This is definitely one of my favourites this year and I will be looking for others by this author.
I didn’t like the ending, other than that it was a good book. Finished it in 3 days.
The book was very realistic and its characters were believable to the point where I feel like I have read a non-fiction about a party. There were several moments when I wanted to reach into the book and strangle some of the characters because of their behavior, which is a true testament to how the book got me engaged. HOWEVER, the ending felt lazy and we didn’t get a conclusion or anything. It felt like when you were in elementary school and had to write a short story, and then at the end you didn’t know what to write so you go “she opened her eyes it was a dream” (NOT what happens in this book, just using an example).
I do understand where the author was going with her ending, but it just felt like it was missing something and the book did not do enough to build up to that kind of ending. Great book - read it in 4 hours (sporadically throughout the day).
I do understand where the author was going with her ending, but it just felt like it was missing something and the book did not do enough to build up to that kind of ending. Great book - read it in 4 hours (sporadically throughout the day).
Every single character was unlikable! I finished the book because I wanted to see how it ended, and then I was disappointed in the ending.
The PartyRobyn HardingMY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️PUBLISHERScout Press/Simon and SchusterPUBLISHEDJune 6, 2017A tense and riveting domestic drama about the perfect family and aftermath of a tragic accident that threatens to tear the family apart. SUMMARYHannah Sanders wanted a legendary sweet sixteen birthday party. She was finally one of the cool girls at school and needed to maintain her social status. She invited four girls over for a sleepover. Hannah knew the party was not going to be just any party when she hid a bottle of vodka underneath the couch. The other girls brought contributions as well. The four girls were having fun until things went horribly wrong. Hannah woke her mom up from a alcohol and Ambien induced haze in the middle of the night There was blood on Hannah’s hands. Hannah’s friend Ronni had fallen through a glass table and had a severe cut on her face. An ambulance is called and Ronni is rushed to the hospital. Hannah’s parents, Jeff and Kim’s idyllic life begin to unravel as Ronni’s mother, Lisa demands retribution. Friends turn against the Sanders and dark secrets are revealed about their marriage and their lives. REVIEWIt’s scary how quickly your life and that of your family can be altered forever. And how easily one lie leads to another and another until you have a huge web of deceit. With the turn of every page, THE PARTY reveals multiple lives spinning out of control by lies, deception and cover-up. ROBYN HARDING’s writing is smooth and easy to read. The book is an amazingly quick read and kept me turning pages until four in the morning. Any parent of a teen should read this book. It’s about the seemingly perfect family, pressures of high school and the impact of bullying. The characters were believable and the story, while a work of fiction, could easily happen anywhere. It’s about what really happened at the party that night. It’s a parent’s worst nightmare.
I could'n finish it, it was so boring, and predictable
The Party is a domestic drama revolving around an incident that occurred the night of a Sweet Sixteen party. The book is told through the prospective of four narrators central to the happenings of the party and drama that ensues afterwards. Taglined as “One invitation. A lifetime of regrets.”; the reader instantly knows that the party is not going to go smoothly, but it’s the human interaction and truth that bubbles to the surface after, that is meant to captivate.Hannah, the daughter of Kim and Jeff Sanders, is turning sixteen and has recently seen a shift in her popularity at school due to her new boyfriend, Noah. Suddenly Hannah is thrown in to a friendship with the popular girls, Lauren and Ronni, who she would do anything to impress. Hannah has known Ronni since they were little girls, but even as former best friends, she knows she has to shed her good-girl reputation and throw an amazing party to win the girls over. That night things take a tragic turn, when one of the girls is involved in an accident. The events that occur after the incident turn the Sanders’ picture perfect life upside down and reveal secrets along the way that they would prefer had stayed buried. I picked this book up because of the comparisons drawn between Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies and Herman Koch’s The Dinner, both books I thoroughly enjoyed. The Party sadly fell flat for me. I couldn’t help but hate every single main character. Each time I thought I could pick out a redeeming characteristic in them, something new was revealed and I found myself intensely disliking them once again. Despite my agitation with the main characters, I did not hate this book! I was hoping for more of a WOW factor or something to keep me on the edge of my seat. While this was lacking, I did find myself speed reading through the second half of the book, wanting to know the outcome of the situation. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a drama to read on the beach this summer. If you’re looking for something with a more psychological thriller or suspense-filled vibe, I would suggest looking elsewhere. Thanks to Gallery Books & NetGalley for providing me a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
It's all fun and games until someone loses an . . .This book showed the ugly side of everyone when a horrible tragedy happens at a sixteenth birthday party. The party starts innocent enough when Hannah's mother Kim starts it with the rules. No alcohol, no drugs and no boys. Then the party is on. The rules, a total waste of Kim's breath. A fact Kim discovers when she is awoken from her two glasses of wine and half an ambien idled sleep several hours later by her blood covered daughter, Hannah. Kim and her family's life goes downhill after that.It was amazing how people's personalities and opinions changed after this party. Just like the high schoolers, the parent's became selfish, greedy, and childish. The author did a great job with the characters and they became and were real people in my mind. There were so many times I wanted to jump up out of my chair and just beat the crap out of some of these people. Seriously, how ridiculous can one be and still call themselves an adult?A story that looked at teenagers and adults when a life changing crisis and small, insignificant at the time, mistakes can change their lives.Thanks to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.