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dana_yamaguchi's review against another edition
3.0
“When two people belong together, someone had to leave this earth for that bond to be broken.”
-Amanda Jayatissa, You're Invited
jpluff2334's review against another edition
3.25
My favorite part about this book was learning about Sri Lanka and the wedding culture there. It definitely added quite a bit to the story. The pacing of this book was a little all over the place for me and I felt super hooked at some points and really bored at others. There were quite a bit of twists in this and also a lot of deeper psychological aspects having to do with abusive relationships that added a lot of layers to this book. There were a lot of messy family dynamics as well. This book was honestly just messy in general.
erinbrook's review against another edition
4.0
There is a LOT going on in this book. Most I loved, some I didn't. I did figure out the plot twist VERY early on, which as usual it doesn't make me dislike the book. I loved learning about weddings in Sri Lanka, but if I didn't love learning about weddings in other cultures, I may have lowered my rating bc that takes up a LOT of the book. I did find it to be a bit slow, but once we switched narrators I was HOOKED.
⚠️ ⚠️If you're like me and you waited until recently to watch Game of Thrones--depending on where you are in the series--GAME OF THRONES IS SPOILED towards the end of the book!! We just finished the series thankfully, but holy cow I'd have been disappointed had we not finished.
⚠️ ⚠️If you're like me and you waited until recently to watch Game of Thrones--depending on where you are in the series--GAME OF THRONES IS SPOILED towards the end of the book!! We just finished the series thankfully, but holy cow I'd have been disappointed had we not finished.
steph1101's review against another edition
4.0
Crazy rich Asians meets Lucy foley. A lavish wedding where the bride has gone missing and who done It. I liked that part of the story was told via the investigators interviews. It was easy to narrow down who by the why was a good twist to me. A quick read!
jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
I ended up really enjoying this. The pacing was good and I was intrigued the whole time, but I thought the ending was a little disappointing.
spatterson12's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick read that reminded me somewhat of the Big Little Lie’s structure. The book alternated between the time leading up to a large event and the bystander interviews after the event.
Amaya is a complex character who has a compulsive need to check in with her former best friend, Kaavi. And by check in, more so through the use of multiple anonymous social media accounts that constantly comment and engage with Kaavi’s lavish lifestyle posts. Having spent five years with zero communication, Amaya is surprised to find a wedding invite from Kaavi in her inbox. She’s also surprised to see that the groom is no other than her college boyfriend who she dated for four years and also hasn’t spoken to in five years.
Amaya will do whatever it takes to stop this wedding, formulating multiple plans to make this a reality. So when the bride goes missing the day of the wedding, the reader is left trying to figure out how Amaya did it.
Amaya is a complex character who has a compulsive need to check in with her former best friend, Kaavi. And by check in, more so through the use of multiple anonymous social media accounts that constantly comment and engage with Kaavi’s lavish lifestyle posts. Having spent five years with zero communication, Amaya is surprised to find a wedding invite from Kaavi in her inbox. She’s also surprised to see that the groom is no other than her college boyfriend who she dated for four years and also hasn’t spoken to in five years.
Amaya will do whatever it takes to stop this wedding, formulating multiple plans to make this a reality. So when the bride goes missing the day of the wedding, the reader is left trying to figure out how Amaya did it.
aliduhan's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
catarina_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
cover_2_covered's review against another edition
5.0
Undoubtedly outdone herself with this one as well.
After reading her debut novel My Sweet Girl and the plot twist that came along with it, I expected this to be equally amazing as well.
And is did not disappoint!
You're Invited was well plotted and written in such an amazing way that you don't know the book has gripped you till you're halfway in. The way the Sri Lankan themes are described and highlighted throughout this book helps the reader connect with the culture in order to understand the full picture.
The utilisation of language (which is so Sri Lankan) and the flawless delivery of the translation is executed perfectly throughout the whole book.
I read this in one day and as always, the plot twists just kept on coming.
It highlights basic human qualities like jealousy, anger and love; while projecting on individual character growth.
It focuses on the world wind of chaos surrounding wedding planning and captures the essence of the true upper class Colombo 7 crowd. ( I say this with ease because I have first hand experience on how this society works)
I love how you really don't know the whole story till the final few chapters and how the writing manages to keep the readers on their toes about it without making them drop the book.
Each character is eerily consistent with actual human behaviour and qualities. It gives us a detailed behind the scenes to life behind the high walls of the "picture perfect family"
If you go into this book with assumptions.... believe me.... all of it will be debunked by the end of the book.
That being said, I have one tip for you - pick this one up while totally expecting the unexpected.
After reading her debut novel My Sweet Girl and the plot twist that came along with it, I expected this to be equally amazing as well.
And is did not disappoint!
You're Invited was well plotted and written in such an amazing way that you don't know the book has gripped you till you're halfway in. The way the Sri Lankan themes are described and highlighted throughout this book helps the reader connect with the culture in order to understand the full picture.
The utilisation of language (which is so Sri Lankan) and the flawless delivery of the translation is executed perfectly throughout the whole book.
I read this in one day and as always, the plot twists just kept on coming.
It highlights basic human qualities like jealousy, anger and love; while projecting on individual character growth.
It focuses on the world wind of chaos surrounding wedding planning and captures the essence of the true upper class Colombo 7 crowd. ( I say this with ease because I have first hand experience on how this society works)
I love how you really don't know the whole story till the final few chapters and how the writing manages to keep the readers on their toes about it without making them drop the book.
Each character is eerily consistent with actual human behaviour and qualities. It gives us a detailed behind the scenes to life behind the high walls of the "picture perfect family"
If you go into this book with assumptions.... believe me.... all of it will be debunked by the end of the book.
That being said, I have one tip for you - pick this one up while totally expecting the unexpected.
bookish_withsky's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t know if audio was the way to go for this one. It wasn’t bad, I just didn’t find myself caring much about anything that was meant to be going on or anything like that.