dig_the_plot 's review for:

The Guests by Margot Hunt

2.5

dark emotional mysterious sad 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: No

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I have read several Margot Hunt books maybe even all of them. They are very quick easy reads. A category 5 hurricane is headed toward Marlow and Lee Davies home. They had weathered hurricanes before so they decided to ride out the storm at home. Right before the storm hit a boat tied up at their dock and they feel they have no choice but to offer them shelter. Something is off from the beginning and everyone feels it. I loved the premise of this story but I did not enjoy how it was told so much. The dialogue was the downfall of this book. At times it felt so cheesy. There was no character development and that would have made for a much better story. My favorite character was Mick and well he didn’t last long. How many times did they say the police wouldn’t respond to distress calls? It’s murder. It’s a little more than a distress call. I seen the twist coming and that was disappointing. If it had been something that would have blown me out of the water I might have overlooked some of the other things but it didn’t. If you’ve never read Margot Hunt I would start with another one of her books.