A review by jstilts
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

1.5

It's a well enough written murder mystery, but the characters are all so unlikable or all so miserable (and stay unlikable and miserable) that I found myself hoping they would all get killed. The structure of the book puts the actual murder off for far longer than I had patience for, some of the twists/revelations were built up too much for what they turned out to be (or were easily guessed) except for the final twists - who died and whodunnit - by which time I'd given up caring.