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A review by iffygeneia
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was advertised to me as a detective novel, which it is not. It could be classified as a mystery though.
It's more like a really good soap opera - it's all about the POV characters relationships, feelings, life stories, and how those feed into each other and culminate to a crescendo at this wedding.
It's got a very slow start, but picked up pace about halfway through and then just kept speeding up until the grand finale.
I liked this book, especially once the puzzle pieces started falling into place a bit. Some of them I saw coming, some I didn't, all were expertly laid out.
It's more like a really good soap opera - it's all about the POV characters relationships, feelings, life stories, and how those feed into each other and culminate to a crescendo at this wedding.
It's got a very slow start, but picked up pace about halfway through and then just kept speeding up until the grand finale.
I liked this book, especially once the puzzle pieces started falling into place a bit. Some of them I saw coming, some I didn't, all were expertly laid out.
Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness, Abortion, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, and Child death
Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident