Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

30 reviews

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

lydias1's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

2.0

Ew trigger warnings seriously needed

Not sure how I feel about the use of present tense

I’m not sure I like any of the male characters. I liked Hannah a lot and the sisters a bit. 

I liked having lots of different perspectives and timings, which I don’t usually enjoy. It kept a nice rhythm and pace.

I liked the relationship between Hannah and Olivia 

I like the mystery of who dies

I have so many questions and that pushed me forward throughout the book

I properly celebrated when Will died!!!

The fact that Will was also Hannah’s sister’s bf felt like it pushed me out of how realistic it was. It was too much. I don’t feel an ounce of pity for Will in spite of his father

I was kind of disappointed by the ending. After so much effort went into demonstrating that Will was the most vile horrible person who carries the guilt of so many lives ruined, being quietly and quickly stabbed didn’t feel like justice. I wish the truth had gotten out. I wish they all had their moment to confront him. I don’t like the lack of closure on the trial for Jono - I know he deserved to be sentenced for the manslaughter of the young boy, but I just have to imagine that all the truth came out in the trial and true justice was served after Will’s death. I wish that had played out in the book though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Abortion, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Child death, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

Graphic hazing

spellygirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

A good read that made it hard to figure out who did it until the end. A lot of skipping back and forth in time. Would recommend checking trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Murder, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Child death, and Drug abuse

cozy_gh0st's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

jackieyvette's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I forgot to write a review even though I finished this book weeks ago, but I did enjoy it. I liked the different point of views and the way each character saw the same situation in different ways. I most enjoyed Hannah and Olivia’s stories. I think this book is a great beach read, quick and easy and gave a contemporary Agatha Christie vibe. 

Crying Score: A little, you’ll know the part 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Death, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

summerleighann7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

July 2022: audiobook 
October 2023: read physical book for book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Murder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

delfinmac's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Abortion, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

iffygeneia's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This was advertised to me as a detective novel, which it is not. It could be classified as a mystery though.
It's more like a really good soap opera - it's all about the POV characters relationships, feelings, life stories, and how those feed into each other and culminate to a crescendo at this wedding.
It's got a very slow start, but picked up pace about halfway through and then just kept speeding up until the grand finale. 
I liked this book, especially once the puzzle pieces started falling into place a bit. Some of them I saw coming, some I didn't, all were expertly laid out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Abortion, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident

scruffycat's review

dark tense slow-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

2.0

I'm flummoxed as to why this book is so popular. The characters are terrible people, the premise is completely unbelievable, and there are a lot of unexplained or confusing plot points.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Murder

yr_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Self harm, and Physical abuse