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A review by bergamotandbooks
The Invitation by Rachel Abbott
4.0
4.5 STARS
"That’s the thing about old friends… they never let you forget. "
The first time Jemma and Matt were invited to Polskirrin – the imposing ocean-view home belonging to Matt’s childhood friend Lucas Jarrett – it was for an intimate wedding that ended in tragedy. Now, exactly one year later, Jemma and her husband have reluctantly returned at Lucas’s request to honor the anniversary of an event they would do anything to forget.
But what Lucas has in store for his guests is nothing like a candlelight vigil. Someone who was there that night remembers more than they’ll admit to, and Lucas has devised a little game to make them tell the truth....
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THE INVITATION gave me total Agatha Christie vibes! It was a total "locked door" mystery and I literally had NO idea who the culprit was until everything was revealed in the final few chapters. I loved how atmospheric this book was and I enjoyed having a thriller that was also jam packed with mystery and suspense. My only issue with THE INVITATION was that Part One of the story (roughly 20%) was much less interesting than Part 2 (one year later.) I had trouble tracking all the new characters in the first part - hence the not quite 5 star rating. However, I had to stay up late to finish Part 2 because I NEEDED to know what was going on! And that ending? Jaw dropping. Amazing. Highly recommended.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for my ARC! Grab this one 04/16/2020
"That’s the thing about old friends… they never let you forget. "
The first time Jemma and Matt were invited to Polskirrin – the imposing ocean-view home belonging to Matt’s childhood friend Lucas Jarrett – it was for an intimate wedding that ended in tragedy. Now, exactly one year later, Jemma and her husband have reluctantly returned at Lucas’s request to honor the anniversary of an event they would do anything to forget.
But what Lucas has in store for his guests is nothing like a candlelight vigil. Someone who was there that night remembers more than they’ll admit to, and Lucas has devised a little game to make them tell the truth....
.
.
.
THE INVITATION gave me total Agatha Christie vibes! It was a total "locked door" mystery and I literally had NO idea who the culprit was until everything was revealed in the final few chapters. I loved how atmospheric this book was and I enjoyed having a thriller that was also jam packed with mystery and suspense. My only issue with THE INVITATION was that Part One of the story (roughly 20%) was much less interesting than Part 2 (one year later.) I had trouble tracking all the new characters in the first part - hence the not quite 5 star rating. However, I had to stay up late to finish Part 2 because I NEEDED to know what was going on! And that ending? Jaw dropping. Amazing. Highly recommended.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for my ARC! Grab this one 04/16/2020