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No estás en la lista by Alison Espach

305 reviews

kbattles713's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alyss_alvarez's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very slow paced even though it took place over a short period of time. I was dissatisfied with most of the characters by the end but such is life I suppose.

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dudette's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jcrawford31's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emilymichel's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The frankness of the writing tone was refreshing and new. I really felt like you got to know all the less characters and understand the family dynamics. A little slow and heavy but one I’ll still be thinking about for a while after reading.

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datskira's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall, I enjoyed the read. I liked the dark humor surrounding the main trigger warning, but the meat of the story was over in the beginning. Then, it became a novel about a stranger in a wedding and how the experience helped her realize what she wanted in life and who she wanted to be. Some parts were clichés that made me roll my eyes and pulled the story and message down for me.

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m0flyn03's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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pagesplotsandpints's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read Completed 2/8/25 | 4 - 4.25 stars | Read # 13 of 2025
THE WEDDING PEOPLE was a very enjoyable book, but I almost quit it very early on. The first 15% is extremely heavy, full of triggers, explaining Phoebe's backstory, and I wish that had been broken up a bit into some flashbacks to alleviate some of the darkness. I understand we had to take Phoebe down and down so we would really understand the place she was when she arrived at this hotel, but if other people hadn't praised this book so much, my close friends most specifically, I would have DNFed it right then and there at 15%.

The rest of the story was much better! I don't read much contemporary fiction that's not a romance or a thriller, so this was something I wanted to read to add a change of pace. There is a sort of romantic component, but it's not quite the main point of the book, though it does add a lot to the plot.

I was mostly impressed with the author's ability to make all of these characters come to life! There's a big cast of characters here and every single one of them is unique. Despite the book starting off so heavily as well, there's also a lot of humor throughout the book, playing off the quirks of the wacky family, funny yet realistic things that pop up, and letting the characters get a little weird, but in a really human way and not being over-the-top.

I loved seeing Phoebe's journey throughout the book and really seeing how human each character was. Everyone had flaws, and it was a nice switch-up from reading romances where things are a little too perfect. I liked seeing what made everyone unique.

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