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An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

12 reviews

bella613's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love a good And Then There Were None type book, where it seems really unknowable who could be to blame. I was stumped until the end, which I really appreciated. There are a solid bit of characters in here, so it does take a tad more focus. But I did think that the characters were all different enough that they were easy to tell apart.

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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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hannah_steven's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lilifane's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I haven’t read this kind of mystery in a long time, and I really liked it. There were a lot of characters and points of view at the beginning, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to remember everyone and keep them apart. But they all had their distinctive voices and background stories that it was actually easy. I just didn’t care for anyone in particular.

The atmosphere of an isolated hotel during an ice storm was really well done. The hotel descriptions sounded cozy at first but got more dark and creepy. And I liked the tension that built up over time.

I have to say that I had the correct suspect early on, and so I spotted all the subtle hints. The revelations in the end were a little boring, though. It was still satisfying to be correct.

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julienicole1106's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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jenny_d's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

The book was great for me up until

the reveal that the killer was a secret psychopath. Really tired of demonizing people with metal health issues. Oh No sUdDeNLy tHey'Re a CoLd-bLooDed KiLLer AnD wE NeVeR eVeN KNEW!!!!1!1 Distasteful, tbh.

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