The Trivia Night
Ali Lowe
Reviewed by Helen
What a fabulous debut, this is a story that will keep you turning the pages, a compelling read, set in the beach side suburb of Sydney, Darley Heights it tells the story of four families whose children go to Darley Heights Public school and what happens when they attend the schools biggest fund raiser event the trivia night, I recommend you pick this one up if you enjoy a great domestic thriller.
Four couples sit at table number six, Amanda and Ted, Alice and Pete, Miles and Zoe and Luke and Lara all have their own issues and when alcohol is being drunk in copious amounts peoples thinking can change in an instant, someone brings up the topic of swingers this causes a lot of talk about partner-swapping and before you can click your fingers these couple have made a decision that will change lives forever.
The next day sees not only lots of blurry heads but lots hurt and anger from what had happened the night before and when there are threats to revel the truth of the night’s scandalous behaviour this brings the woman together to do what they can to keep their secret, but what they uncover will have you spinning as revenge changes everything again.
Getting to know the woman in this story was very interesting, they all have issues and problems that play a big part in who they are and the decisions they make along the way, these families are good families, helpful at schools and conscious about their children’s lives, it also shows how quickly things can change. Ali Lowe as written an engrossing book and so very well, huge congrats on such a wonderful debut, I Iook forward to many more books from you. I do highly recommend this one, you will not want to put it down once you pick it up, a must read.
My thanks to Hachette Australia for my copy to read and review
Four couples sit at table number six, Amanda and Ted, Alice and Pete, Miles and Zoe and Luke and Lara all have their own issues and when alcohol is being drunk in copious amounts peoples thinking can change in an instant, someone brings up the topic of swingers this causes a lot of talk about partner-swapping and before you can click your fingers these couple have made a decision that will change lives forever.
The next day sees not only lots of blurry heads but lots hurt and anger from what had happened the night before and when there are threats to revel the truth of the night’s scandalous behaviour this brings the woman together to do what they can to keep their secret, but what they uncover will have you spinning as revenge changes everything again.
Getting to know the woman in this story was very interesting, they all have issues and problems that play a big part in who they are and the decisions they make along the way, these families are good families, helpful at schools and conscious about their children’s lives, it also shows how quickly things can change. Ali Lowe as written an engrossing book and so very well, huge congrats on such a wonderful debut, I Iook forward to many more books from you. I do highly recommend this one, you will not want to put it down once you pick it up, a must read.
My thanks to Hachette Australia for my copy to read and review
4 stars
Published February 22nd 2022 Hachette Australia
