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The Party

By: Lisa Hall
Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
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Summary

It was just a party. But it turned into a nightmare.

When Rachel wakes up in a strange room, the morning after a neighbour’s party, she has no memory of what happened the night before. Why did her husband leave her alone at the party? Did they row? Why are Rachel’s arms so bruised? And why are her neighbours and friends so vague about what really happened?

Little by little, Rachel pieces together the devastating events that took place in a friend’s house, at a party where she should have been safe. Everyone remembers what happened that night differently, and everyone has something to hide. But someone knows the truth about what happened to Rachel. And she’s determined to find them.

The Party is the gripping new novel from bestseller Lisa Hall.

©2018 Lisa Hall (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling, this thriller about a couple trying to escape their past is the very definition of unputdownable." (Heat on Tell Me No Lies)

"An uneasy creeping feeling followed me through the book - I was never quite sure who I should be trusting - I read this book in one sitting because I had to know what was going to happen next. An excellent thriller that had me hooked from the start." (Katerina Diamond, author of The Secret, on Tell Me No Lies)

"A paranoia-inducing plot that makes you question everyone! Lisa Hall’s new novel is one to get under your skin and has an ending that’ll leave you reeling." (Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie on Tell Me No Lies)

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Appalling.

This is an appalling book, so badly written, which includes every cliche around. I became so bored with this overwritten story that from chapter 11, I skipped to the last couple. Nothing seemed to have happened as this dreary, overly melodramatic rubbish reached a conclusion. The writer appeared to be someone who had done loads of creative writing courses, as she battered every cliche in the book, lots of blood coursing through veins, lots of heavy aroma of after shaves, and oh, I lost count of her male characters brushing their hands accross bristles on their faces "making scratching noises". Dire, dire, dire!!!

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Pretty poor

I m surprised I even finished this book, the storyline was very poor and the reading voice was extremely irritating, I recommend listening to a sample first, I wish I had!. Very very average!

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Loved it!

Loved how the characters developed , great suspense, kept you guessing all to the end

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An average book, poorly read.

The story itself was entertaining enough. However, the narration was terrible. Very little intonation used to convey the emotions being portrayed by the characters, and her ‘male’ voice was much like when a small child pretends to be a grown up.

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Brilliant

Another wonderful Lisa Hall story and very well read This book is very highly recommended

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Not as well written as Between You and Me

I was such a fan of Between You and Me and got this pretty eagerly. It lacked a lot of the skill of storytelling from its predecessor. I found out a lot about what was happening in her throat and whether she was feeling sick, which was basically all the time - understandable of course, after experiencing that trauma, but there are still other ways of narrating how she is feeling that doesn't seem so repetitive. Overall, I liked the story and the twists and turns of it that is classic with Lisa Hall, and enjoyed hating on certain arsehole characters! But I get the sense that this was written in a rush and not so well prepared as her debut, hence the 3 stars.

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Good plot but felt it needed more

I enjoyed the book. The premise of story and the narrator were really good but I felt like it was missing something in the conclusion to who done it.

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thrilling

loved it would never have guessed who did it or the ending. well done to the author

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straight into the story and kept me intrigued

I guessed early on who the 'culprit' was but it was still a good listen. I was annoyed that obvious questions weren't asked, she didn't probe her husband at all and only asked a few questions of her friends. Also who wakes up and doesn't search for their phone after a drunk night out, especially when you lose all your photos etc. All that aside, I enjoyed the story and towards the end wanted to get back to the book as quick as I could to find out what happened.

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Bit slow...

I didn't like the narrator, The story was a bit boring. The last 5 mins was probably the best bit !

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