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'glam yet emotionally astute ... a sparky absorbing read which fizzes with life and and zip.' (MSLEXIA )
'a great and absorbing read with a storyline that will certainly keep you hooked until the final page.' (CHICKLITREVIEWS )
'an exciting tale 4 stars.' (STAR )
This is great fun and I raced through it ... nicely written, with an interestingly flamboyant family of well-observed characters at the centre of a pacy narrative ... it's entertaining and very readable.' (DAILY MAIL )
'a great and absorbing read with a storyline that will certainly keep you hooked until the final page.' (CHICKLITREVIEWS )
'an exciting tale 4 stars.' (STAR )
This is great fun and I raced through it ... nicely written, with an interestingly flamboyant family of well-observed characters at the centre of a pacy narrative ... it's entertaining and very readable.' (DAILY MAIL )
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Delilah Rafferty has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser Raf in the full glare of the media spotlight. Now, from the luxurious comfort of her beautiful kitchen, Delilah is planning her birthday party, a night that will see a star-studded gathering of friends and family celebrate in traditional Rafferty style. But she has more on her mind than just invitations... Raf has been offered a part in a movie he can't refuse. But will that mean he'll succumb to the temptations he's struggled so hard to resist for the last ten years - beautiful women and too much wine? And Delilah's three daughters, Coco, Violet and Tyger, are building careers of their own, only too aware that the press are waiting for them to slip up. For although the Rafferty girls might look like angels, they are only human. As with all families, there are secrets and rivalries bubbling away, and on one gloriously starry night, it's all going to come spilling out This is your invitation to a birthday party of the year...
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A book to be celebrated!,
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This review is from: The Birthday Party (Hardcover)
The book focuses on the Rafferty family, and they are a great bunch of characters who really entertain us for the duration of the book. Delilah is probably what I would define as the main character, because most of the action features around her, and of course the birthday party from the title of the book is in Delilah's honour. She is a lovely character, a woman who is happy with her lot - she has a great career as a TV chef who has several cookbooks to her name, 3 lovely daughters and a doting husband too. But when her marriage is threatened by Raf's career revival, Delilah suddenly feels unsure in her own shoes, and I think Henry writes her fear and nervousness really well, you can feel everything along with Delilah and I felt so sorry for her.On the other hand, I couldn't really warm to any of Delilah's daughters at all because they are such selfish brats you just cannot like! Coco, the actress from the soap, is so self-pitying it verges on pathetic, and I found myself getting annoyed at her quite a bit as I read her scenes. Her solution to her nerves is a bit shocking but to be honest, the whole book is quite outrageous so it doesn't feel too out of place! Violet is a singer determined to make it on her own and not use her family name to get any connections which is admirable, but I found her to be a bit of a user and not particularly likeable. The only one I even slightly liked was Tyger, a young girl determined to succeed with her lingerie business, and hiding her secret from her family too. They are 3 very different characters, all dislikeable in their own ways but they certainly make for some interesting reading. What surprised me the most about this book was the rudeness! When I've picked up a Veronica Henry book in the past, I don't expect to read graphic and quite rude sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, they can be in the book but be quite tastefully done and not too in your face, but I found this book was far more graphic than I remembered in the past. Actually, it felt in parts like I was reading a totally different author because it felt like a whole different direction for Henry. Quite a few authors lately have seemed to be writing for a new audience and I wonder if Henry is one of those. That isn't to say I didn't like the book because I really did, but I'm not quite as comfortable sending this book to my mum after reading some of the things in it than I have been sending her these books in the past! This is a great and absorbing read with a storyline that will certainly keep you hooked to the final page. Henry's writing style is so easy to read, you find yourself getting brought into the story straight away, and I didn't have any problems starting the book at all. The book is told in the third person tense, and this works well due to the amount of characters within. Despite the amount of characters, I didn't struggle with working out who was who at all, and followed the individual stories with ease, something that shows off how good Henry's writing is. There are some important issues covered in the book, and they work well with the more shocking aspects of the book. Overall, it's a great read and one I would recommend to fans of Henry's work, although do be aware of the sex scenes in the book! Recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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By Mrs. Katharine Kirby "Kate" (HELSTON, Cornwall United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Birthday Party (Paperback)
Sometimes you just need a book to relax into, thoroughly enjoy and be swept along with. No need to discuss it at length, pull it apart or even judge it - just go with the flow, leave the everyday behind and get all wrapped up in other people's crazy lives. The way that these lively, shiny starry, glamorous characters carry on, well you'd expect nothing less than naughty bedroom scenes, surprising depths in shallow waters, name dropping of celeb haunts, and outrageously delicious scenarios. Highly satisfactory 'escape into another world' lit. Perfect for the sun-lounger or the bath.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glamorous and exciting,
By Liz (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Birthday Party (Hardcover)
I was lucky enough to get a proof copy of The Birthday Party from a friend. The cover alone is so tasty, it makes you want to buy it. I hadn't read a Veronica Henry novel for a while and I see she's moved slightly towards the 'bonkbuster' genre - but thankfully, not so far as to fall into the trap of wildly over the top, soulless sterotypes that often populate them. Her characters in Birthday Party are still as believable, flawed and attractive as her other novels - they just inhabit a more glamorous world.Delilah could have been smug and unsympathetic but in Henry's hands she was warm and had you rooting for her all the way. The three daughters and even the Pete Doherty style rock star, all drew my sympathy. The only character I coulnd't forgive, entirely, was Raf. Being Richard Burton crossed with Colin Firth was not enough to redeem him for me but then, Henry loves to present you with characters you can't quite totally forgive... so I still have to give this book five stars despite not ending in exactly the way I wanted it to, because it ended in the way it should.
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