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sonyesquivel's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
katherwills59's review against another edition
4.0
I thought Amaya was an interesting character to follow. The book picked up a bit more once we got about halfway through. The ending was great because it fit the characters perfectly, in my opinion.
mashedpotaylorz's review against another edition
4.25
I don’t usually read mysteries but this one had me! Some nice plot twists, and they did an amazing job with the audiobook. However, the ending wasn’t quite a slam dunk.
darkcornerofthelibrary's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.0
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.