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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

84 reviews

bethanie_l's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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 really enjoyed this book. I read some stuff other people said about it after finishing and I get their complaints, but I really liked the different narrators and the twists. Maybe it worked better since I listened to the audiobook, I really liked that it was a full cast instead of a single narrator. I gasped many times while listening and cried a lot too. I liked that we not only didn't know the killer, but we didn't know the victim until near the end. I went back and listened to different bits after certain reveals and it was really satisfying. There was one single twist I could've done without, but it didn't spoil anything for me. I wish the characters had been a little less one-dimensional and there were really only 3 characters I found likable, but I don't need my characters to be likeable. I do prefer when they aren't just tropes, but I still think the mystery itself made that okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Self harm, Child death, Bullying, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Classism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, and Abortion

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Read For:

Petty Drama

Murder Mystery 

Wedding Setting

Multiple Point of Views

Slow Burn Story Telling

This book wasn’t bad but I don’t think I’d read it again.

I thought the author did a good job with setting the scene and having the suspenseful atmosphere I was expecting from a murder mystery.  However, I thought it was a bit drawn out.  All the characters being taken apart, not being as perfect as they once seemed was written well… I just didn’t care for most of the characters.  They weren’t all that likable and the drama was a bit predictable.

The narrators though, did a lovely job.  And with all the different characters they really made each character unique.

Release Date: 02, June 2020

POV: Switching, First Person

Spice: 🌶️ 

Rep: n/a

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Torture, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Self harm, Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, and Body horror

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Cursing, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Vomit

apriltee's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Some unrealistic parts that take from the story, but otherwise entertaining in audiobook format

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body shaming, Abortion, and Sexual violence

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

neinselen's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Child death, Classism, Child abuse, Body horror, Alcohol, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Blood

georgie_mb'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

3.5

A great thriller who dunnit, which gave me And Then There Were None vibes. This was a really enjoyable and easy read!

I did find it a bit predictable however, and I managed to guess most of the links between the people on the island before they happened. The reason for the half star though is that I honestly didn’t know who the murderer was until the last few pages, I think Foley did a fantastic job at that as well as picking up the pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Murder, Death, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Child death, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

almaksolis's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a great read for me to get back in to the swing of reading. The plot started off a little slow as you got to know character's personalities, but picked up speed about halfway through as major plot events started happening. Then, the last 50 pages are when the plot twists get GOOD and I did not want to put the book down. Absolutely loved it!!

The ending could not have been better as the "antagonist" got what he deserved (imho).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Sexual assault, Child death, and Alcohol

moonylea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Toxic relationship

ruthhelizabeth's review

dark tense 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Suicide, Self harm, Alcohol, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism, Animal death, Abortion, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Rape

mega_reader's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Drug abuse