312 reviews for:

The Venue

T.J. Payne

3.7 AVERAGE

sarahsegriff's review against another edition

5.0

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Who wouldn’t want a wedding ceremony where you get to kill people with your future spouse & force your guests to off each other to survive the night? Gory, fast paced, and addictive.

elvieshelf's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

words_w_rae's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was good until it wasn’t. I was invested in the first half, I was ready to throw my phone during the second half. Wishing death on all the “good” characters is rarely a sign of a positive outcome, this time was no different.

marlamoreau's review against another edition

4.0

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Excellent. I read Intercepts (5/5) 2 days ago, In My Father's Basement (3.5/5) yesterday, and The Venue (4/5) today. Lovely wedding battle royale, engaging take on a oft done premise. The strength of his female characters I've seen hints of in his other two novels (Joe's daughter, Riley) really shone here with Amy and Mariko.

I *loved* that a small thing from a previous novel makes an appearance here. I hope that the author is quietly building a universe.

Write more books!

jay_mckay's review against another edition

4.0

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I like the concept. Some of the writing, particularly the ending, was a bit cheesy. But overall a good read.

jvzyxx's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kmm0424's review against another edition

5.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jonathan_von's review against another edition

4.0

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Entertaining Bloodbath Wedding

Wasn’t a huge fan of the author’s previous novel Intercepts but saw potential. Fortunately The Venue gripped me immediately and was a fun and exciting horror novel about the wedding reception from hell. It’s not perfect, and I had some quibbles here and there, but stayed up late and powered through this fast-paced and bloody matrimonial tale. Gory fun, plenty of action, and just a little bit of romance.

jeseds's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jessie85's review against another edition

4.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated