Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

724 reviews

maziemouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

glad I listened to this, otherwise I never would have known how to say “Aoife.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Abortion, Murder, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

victoriawl93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Abortion, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use

rmehta's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This story took a bit for me to get into with the changing POVs and non-linear narration. However it was interesting to try and predict how the backstories of characters would intersect.

I was frustrated that it took till almost 90% of the book for us to find out who died, but looking back it was the right choice because we knew almost everyone's motivations for wanting him dead, so there wasn't actually much story left to explain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Eating disorder

savleigh98's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Very satisfying ending, I figured out the murderer but I was over 80% of the way through before I called it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, and Bullying

Minor: Murder, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

kaceymarie13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A page turner with a satisfying ending. Lucy Foley has cemented herself in my eyes as a great mystery storyteller and I can't wait for her next book to come out. 

There are some disturbing themes in the book that caught me off guard, so I'm adding the CWs as part of my review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Abortion

rosiemb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide, Murder, and Domestic abuse

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, and Sexual content

laurenleigh's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This might actually hover somewhere around 3.75 stars, but it was a perfectly fine, entertaining thriller. Almost thriller-lite, for those that don’t want too much violence or scary bits. It was more like a moody, dramatic character study. I liked all the different narrators, and I felt that added to the reading experience. The ending felt abrupt and somewhat disappointing, though I’m not sure how else you could have wrapped it all up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, Abortion, Murder, Violence, and Suicide

tibbettsn99's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This was a suspenseful thriller, though I partially predicted the plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit