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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

39 reviews

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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svangleboyer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 The Guest List is an interesting take on a locked room mystery with a fascinating cast of characters, a few twists, and a remote location that creates a great suspenseful book that shows secrets will not stay that way.

I love the suspense Lucy Foley is able to make with the remote location and the violent storms. I also love how Lucy Foley can take all these different stories and make them seamlessly come together to create one big picture. Finally, I enjoyed that you don't actually find out who is murdered until the end because it kept me that much more engaged.

The cast of characters are interesting, but I did not connect to a single one, so I didn't shed a tear. If I had to pick one character that I didn't entirely dislike, it would have to be Olivia because she does her best to protect those she loves even when it causes her deep pain. I admire that love and devotion to family.

Highly recommend to thriller fans, any lock room mystery fans, and any Agatha Christie fans because I think Lucy Foley pays a good homage to Christie in her novels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Abortion

minguante's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed the mystery of the book and how the pieces come together. The writer is very good at deciding which bits of information come when and no chapter feels dry. Every chapter has a little clue and trying to piece together the mystery was very engaging. I found the ending to be satisfying and I can tell the author knew the whole story as she wrote it and didn’t decide on the more innocent character just to be shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Murder

ricardo_sb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Drug use, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

flaminhotcheeto's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Blood

kyrajames's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

let’s just say i support women’s rights but more than that i support women’s wrongs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Abortion

readtheroomjess's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love a classic mystery, and this definitely feels like one. It features big old spooky house on a remote island, a big event, and a bunch of guests with dark, interconnected secrets. It took me a little while to get into this story. I think it’s because there was a lot of “table setting” in the first half for the feast of drama and intrigue that unfolds in the second. But once that first domino falls, the story moves at a clip leading to a breathtaking and satisfying conclusion. It’s a fun ride that I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Suicide

uranaishi's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

tarynlannister's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Genocide, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Pregnancy

This is a pretty dark book with lots of potentially triggering topics, especially death, grief, and abusive or toxic relationships. Disturbing events are rarely described in detail, but would definitely advise browsing content warnings and using caution if sensitive to any topics.

samantha_blue's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Abortion