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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

29 reviews

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

stickyjuice's review

2.0

If it was fine… check trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

jesstaurant's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Suicide

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

dani99's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

One of the best mystery books I have read all year. The different perspectives and timeline are put together so perfectly. The emotion I feel and HATRED toward some of the characters and the sympathy for others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Physical abuse, and Self harm

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

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

a lot of skinny valorization/fat shaming + a bit of a problematic depiction of self-harm imho

I also figured out pretty much all of the twists in advance, so the book didn’t have me gasping.

it’s not a bad novel per se, but there are much better thrillers out there. I very much preferred The Paris Apartment.

I’m guessing that I was supposed to be happy with the ending, but it left me bittersweet. There is no justice at all, all the women hurt by Will are gonna continue to suffer because of what he did to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Blood, and Pregnancy

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Classism, Abortion, Fatphobia, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Confinement

camilleion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Classism, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Torture

graceyshell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse