dig_the_plot 's review for:

The Guest by Emma Cline

2.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The description of the book says it’s impossible to look away from and it really is. I can’t say it’s that great but I kept reading. This story will draw you along. Something about it just draws you in and before you know it you’ve finished reading it. It’s a very simple story about survival and doing what it takes to get by day by day. I wish I could better explain how it feels to read this book…..the atmosphere it creates. You will feel like Alex just trying to survive each moment of each day and not really feeling anything. It’s not even 200 pages so it’s a quick read. I will say the whole phone charging thing wore thin. Was the phone broke or not? And the ending. I would love to discuss but then it would be a spoiler.