Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

13 reviews

laislinns's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

Twists and turns abound in this murder mystery. And I caught onto most of them early on. But there was one twist that I didn't see coming that raised this from a 3 star read to a 4.

The writing was great, the story keeping me turning pages long after I should have turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

I'm not sure whether I'm going to give The Hunting Party a try though. As well paced as The Guest List was, and as much as one twist caught me unawares, I also feel like the rest was... generic? The scene and characters mattered less than their role in the bendy storyline if that makes sense, and I am left with the feeling that The Hunting Party will be much of the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Self harm

stefs_bookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Murder, and Self harm

lecallahan's review

dark tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Self harm

33vee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Miscarriage, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide

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

glutenfreemaggie's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Abortion, Bullying, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

kateea7536's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Unlike anything I’ve ever read. Simply incredible. So many twists and turns and secrets and lies that it was just fascinating as it unfolded. It is rare that such good and vivid writing is paired with a plot that unwravels so flawlessly without being clunky. I love how little I knew even halfway through the book - the characters were set up sooo well that you felt lied to as the reader. Even side characters were given substance and depth so that every part felt relevant to the story. There were lots of false alarm moments of tension that ramped up and then diffused, which kept me on my toes. The stark contrast between foolish child-like men and the intricate murder mystery was unique and captivating and also contributed to lots of looks at how females are treated and schoolboy culture, which can be highly toxic. So many ideas and themes were covered but it never felt like too much and this has shot into one of my top 5 books of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abortion, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Murder, Child death, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

theunmessjess's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, and Vomit

meeklovestoread's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was just an okay thriller. It's a book that I'd recommend to people that have never read one and want something light.

In the beginning, I was very bored. The story was slow. It took me a while to get used to the character's different POVs. I personally think the twist was decent. Nothing too crazy. It was plausible.

I think we can all agree that the person that was going to die was going to be Will. I thought that was obvious, but I personally liked how Will connected to all of them better and how much of a terrible person he was. I sorta felt bad for Johnno. I didn't think he deserved to go down for Will's death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

sammm_888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Toxic friendship