8.04k reviews for:

The Guest

Emma Cline

3.4 AVERAGE

evitaverb's review against another edition

4.0

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Ik heb bijna meer stress gekregen van dit boek dan van mijn examens

chartania's review against another edition

3.0

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idk I didn't really care. Sentences were pretty good

lexi_likes_to_read's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad tense medium-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

curlyfriesenthusiast's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabitknz's review against another edition

2.5

tense 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

leerlucy's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

imaanjumat's review against another edition

3.0

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The protagonist seemed to stress me out more than anything else

katie_burgert's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

katiebrowning's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Had to knock off points for the ending

cooltrashmagazinereadsbooks's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Mixed feelings about this one. I think the plot was relatively interesting, I enjoyed following along with Alex on her adventures meeting people and trying to stay afloat. On the other hand I found her pretty unlikeable, I didn’t feel like it was deep that we didn’t know anything about Alex, instead it just felt like lazy writing. The end was extremely lazy and unsatisfying. Most of the characters were unlikable overall, but I did enjoy the journey. I think this is a good summer beach read, just not with a ton of depth. If you are looking to read something with more of a plot about women existing in sex work and the modern world with wealth, I can recommend some better books. Not the worst, but not the best.