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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

26 reviews

emiliaw's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide and Sexism

kathyf1687's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Abortion, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

shannonxvx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, and Fatphobia

gm_vak's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

patricia_epub's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

2 stars! I could throw in an extra 0.5 because I did not see it coming, who the murder victim was, but the ending did not tie up itself as neatly as I would have liked.

I felt like the plot was pretty standard and the characters, despite each having their respective turns in narrating the events, all felt like caricatures and trope-y. All the nasty reveals felt thrown in to stir the pot further, but honestly, they all felt too convoluted to be enjoyable.

At first I had this strong "The Secret History" vibe about the groom and his friends, only there is zero intellectual pretense and 200% testosterone instead. I thought what they were alluding to was so evil to have spooked the bride's male bestfriend but honestly, it's nothing surprising for men.

The kill was so anticlimactic—didn't see it coming, but not in a good "Oh!" way. It was too much of a reach, in the end, and just so convenient. And the fact that so many people had the motivation to do it but it's this character who got the jump on murder was one giant mess.

It's an okay book to read during a storm, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

reading_between_the_trees's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

As a person who doesn't usually read scary books, this was perfect. It had murder mystery vibes while also being a bit spooky. I loved the switching POVs, the pace of the book, and the setting. The characters were pretty interesting, and I could not guess who did it before it was revealed!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Sexual violence