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The Invitation by Rachel Abbott
3.0
The Invitation Rachel Abbott
Publish Date 4/16/20
In the second novel of the Stephanie King series by Rachel Abbott, the reader is immersed in a creepy, atmospheric, mystery, about the murder of a woman at a seaside mansion.
Synopsis: The mansion is filled with guests for his wedding when Lucas Jarrett discovers the body of his sister hours before he is set to take his vows. With everyone deeply disturbed by the events the wedding doesn’t take place as planned. A year after the wedding was set to occur Lucas invites the same cast of characters back to his home to participate in his search for the person that drowned his sister in a “Murder Game.” It seems every one of Lucas’ friends has a secret and playing his game is the only way to keep their secrets safe.
The first part of this book was slow and hard to get into. The number of characters was confusing and the atmosphere was not well laid out, in my opinion. Luckily, the second part of the novel picked up and filled in the gaps I felt were lacking in the first part of the book. The second half of the book was more cohesive and the characters were easier to follow and understand. The fact that the first part was difficult to follow and get into made this a 3/5 stars for me.
The story was filled with secrets, lies, jealousy, grief, multiple missing people, murder, and kidnapping. There are mentions of rape, alcohol, poisoning and drugs.
Thank you @netgalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Publish Date 4/16/20
In the second novel of the Stephanie King series by Rachel Abbott, the reader is immersed in a creepy, atmospheric, mystery, about the murder of a woman at a seaside mansion.
Synopsis: The mansion is filled with guests for his wedding when Lucas Jarrett discovers the body of his sister hours before he is set to take his vows. With everyone deeply disturbed by the events the wedding doesn’t take place as planned. A year after the wedding was set to occur Lucas invites the same cast of characters back to his home to participate in his search for the person that drowned his sister in a “Murder Game.” It seems every one of Lucas’ friends has a secret and playing his game is the only way to keep their secrets safe.
The first part of this book was slow and hard to get into. The number of characters was confusing and the atmosphere was not well laid out, in my opinion. Luckily, the second part of the novel picked up and filled in the gaps I felt were lacking in the first part of the book. The second half of the book was more cohesive and the characters were easier to follow and understand. The fact that the first part was difficult to follow and get into made this a 3/5 stars for me.
The story was filled with secrets, lies, jealousy, grief, multiple missing people, murder, and kidnapping. There are mentions of rape, alcohol, poisoning and drugs.
Thank you @netgalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.