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The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

Wendy Dranfield

Finished Jan 11, 2022
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Emma - Star Crossed Reviews Extraordinary reader

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I had both the audio and the ebook. I decided to listen to the audiobook version. I love the Maddison Harper series so I was very excited to read this book.

The main character in this book is Kathy. At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Kathy but as the book progressed I felt so sad for her. She has been through so much and for what reason? Well, I won’t spoil that but in my opinion, it wasn’t worth it.

The first half of this book really concentrates on the investigation of missing little Charlie. This was seen from all angles. The family, the press and the police.

The second half really focuses on the why of Charlie’s disappearance. As more and more secrets were revealed it was clear to me that this all could have easily been avoided with the truth. Wendy does a great job keeping the tension and suspense up and the suspicions high. I didn’t trust anyone!

Sarah was an excellent narrator. Her voice reflected the situations and it was easy to tell who was speaking at what points.

I really enjoyed all the twists and turns in this book and I can’t wait for Wendy’s next one.