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niya_books's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship
reader00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
Moderate: Death, Rape, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
molslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Kidnapping
gwen87's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The characters are all very boring and stereotypical (almost offensively so with the book’s one Asian character, a quietly inscrutable Korean heiress who is obsessed with herbalism and exclusively eats kimchee). The culprit is glaringly obvious from almost the beginning because they are given these constant cartoonishly villainous descriptions. There is very little indication that this is a book in a series, so the cop’s emotional drama that takes up a huge amount of mid-book real estate and brings the plot to a crushing halt comes out of left field. One character narrates in first person and all other pov characters are third person for no discernible reason. The first-person character makes completely unbelievable decisions.
There are like four thousand plot twists and they're all stupid and boring. I hated this book.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Trafficking
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Racism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
pagesandpurls's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I would recommend The Invitation to readers who enjoy authors like Lucy Foley (The Hunting Party, The Guest List) and Ruth Ware (One by One, The Woman in Cabin 10, In a Dark, Dark Wood).
Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Mental illness