8.04k reviews for:

The Guest

Emma Cline

3.4 AVERAGE

adventurous dark funny reflective tense medium-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
adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense medium-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
dark tense fast-paced

i think this is just…perfect. i absolutely LOVED everything about this book. the plot/pacing/characters, her WRITING, the natural momentum is something to be envious of. just wow. i can’t wait to read her other novels. 

on the ending: so solid. what’s better than a book ending without solution, in a giant big ol' delusional mess? i thought it was fitting.

I'm being generous giving this 3 stars, but something about the writing kept me coming back to listen to more of the story (audiobook). Very unlikeable main character, annoyingly so. Shook my head alot. For some reason I was still rooting for her. I do think the writing is good -- I could picture the locations and feel what characters were feeling with the vivid descriptions. The whole time I felt kind of stressed and icky.
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

unhinged female MC. total page turner, loved how immersive the east coast atmosphere. 
read it in one sitting, do not regret at all. lacked something else to make it PERFECT.