The Party by Robyn Harding is a quick reading, propulsive suburban drama. When Hannah turns sixteen, her parents let her have a few friends over for a sleepover. Her mother Kim lays down the law, "no boys, no booze, no drugs," but the girls have other plans in mind. Hannah's father, Jeff, wants to be a cool dad and gives the girls a bottle of sparkling wine in secret. 

A few hours later, Kim and Jeff wake up to screams and their daughter covered in blood. A tragedy has occurred that will reveal so much about their family and others in the community. This is definitely not a thriller, but it will keep you on the edge of your seat as you see how far Kim and Jeff must go to protect their family and how far others will go for justice and revenge. 

The ending felt disappointing to me, I hoped for more resolution or more ambiguity and this landed somewhere in between. If you like suburban drama, this is definitely worth picking up and I almost guarantee you will be done reading it quickly.