Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

180 reviews

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

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

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

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

tabea1409's review

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, Child abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

theycallmerash's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Drug use, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, and Grief

evemhanson's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Self harm

emmmmmaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Violence and Suicide

katikins's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

A story trope that’s familiar, told in a jaw dropping way. The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing each character to life, exposing their secrets as it all unfolded. I canceled my plans to finish this book. Recommending wholeheartedly!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Child death, Grief, and Eating disorder