Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

390 reviews

vavocado's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.0

The jumping timeline doesn't help the plot. The characters are are quite superficial and the attempt at depth falls flat. Suspense was attempted but not scary at all. Only gave it a star for the female rage presented. You can pass on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual harassment and Self harm

oliveelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Eating disorder, Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Murder

shrimpshackshooters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, and Child abuse

amber_bookworm's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

I enjoyed this book and Lucy Foley's style of two timelines leaving the reader guessing both motive and victim throughout. It was an easy listen and did grip me, but have stopped short of giving it 4 stars as I'm not always a huge fan of the actual writing style and voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

lee_s's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Classism, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Bullying, Death, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Abandonment, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Drug use

tmcdonald03's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, and Abortion

makenziewho's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism

sandysmith's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  It's the usual thriller type you'd expect from the author concerning a wedding on a remote island, where the guests gather, old friends, grudges, jealousy, family dramas, one body and the murderer still on the Island. A cracking thriller/mystery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, Self harm, Abortion, and Suicide

tabookish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

esv_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts