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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
3.0
Lucy Foley has managed to write two novels with the exact same story and some how made one phenomenally worse than the other.
Honestly, I’m not sure if I liked the Guest List more than The Hunting Party because it’s actually better or because I read it first.
This story not only had the most insufferable group of friends but also a subpar plot.
The twist at the end was good but no different than the twist of The Guest List: the most unlikely person is the killer and the most unlikeable person was the victim with many different fingers pointed in both directions throughout the story.
I will give it to Lucy Foley though. She knows how to leave breadcrumbs in the right place to make you go “huh.. yeah that makes sense”.
A generous 3 stars.
Honestly, I’m not sure if I liked the Guest List more than The Hunting Party because it’s actually better or because I read it first.
This story not only had the most insufferable group of friends but also a subpar plot.
The twist at the end was good but no different than the twist of The Guest List: the most unlikely person is the killer and the most unlikeable person was the victim with many different fingers pointed in both directions throughout the story.
I will give it to Lucy Foley though. She knows how to leave breadcrumbs in the right place to make you go “huh.. yeah that makes sense”.
A generous 3 stars.
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
4.0
This book was lazy but entertaining.
I am not a fan of Sager, but I heard that this was his best work so I decided to give it a try and to his credit: it is his best book.
The story was good and so were the twists which is why I give it 4 stars. I was not a fan of how many twists there were… but still it was good.
The chapters that lined up w her father’s book were the WORST. I honestly hated those chapters and just fought through until they were done. I’m not sure if Sager intentionally wrote those chapters in a cheesy and immature way but it was hard to get through those.
I am not a fan of Sager, but I heard that this was his best work so I decided to give it a try and to his credit: it is his best book.
The story was good and so were the twists which is why I give it 4 stars. I was not a fan of how many twists there were… but still it was good.
The chapters that lined up w her father’s book were the WORST. I honestly hated those chapters and just fought through until they were done. I’m not sure if Sager intentionally wrote those chapters in a cheesy and immature way but it was hard to get through those.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
3.0
(3.5 stars)
A very entertaining, however never ending, story. I can’t believe this story takes place over 2 days. I read it as an audiobook and the narrators did a good job at keeping me entertained. I know if I was reading this I wouldn’t have made it through all the twists.
Every time we learned something new about a *certain* character… I was honestly thrown for a loop. This book did a wonderful job of keeping these twists twisting… never for a moment did I guess a single one.
The ending was very satisfying <3
Would love to read more from Lucy Foley!
A very entertaining, however never ending, story. I can’t believe this story takes place over 2 days. I read it as an audiobook and the narrators did a good job at keeping me entertained. I know if I was reading this I wouldn’t have made it through all the twists.
Every time we learned something new about a *certain* character… I was honestly thrown for a loop. This book did a wonderful job of keeping these twists twisting… never for a moment did I guess a single one.
The ending was very satisfying <3
Would love to read more from Lucy Foley!
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
5.0
I’m finding it hard to express my feelings towards this book other than just saying thank you.
With my whole heart: thank you.
With my whole heart: thank you.
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
4.0
I had a hard time with this one. It is most definitely a ME problem, but it was a struggle for me to finish.
I know that this style of writing is popular right now but it takes so much away from the plot, in my opinion.
Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. I already plan to add it to my TBLT (to be listened to) list. I am sure I will LOVE the audioboook, however only 4 stars right now from me.
I know that this style of writing is popular right now but it takes so much away from the plot, in my opinion.
Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. I already plan to add it to my TBLT (to be listened to) list. I am sure I will LOVE the audioboook, however only 4 stars right now from me.
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
4.0
I really enjoyed this book!!
The only reason it isn’t 5 starts is because there are too many plot. I can see where C.J. Tudor was going, however the execution wasn’t great: missing girls, corrupt families, murdious mysterious men, and many more. I really wish it had a few less crazy plots.. but still a fun read!
I really enjoyed how REAL the characters were. I also loved the historical aspect as well as the spooky one. I can’t wait to read more by her!
The only reason it isn’t 5 starts is because there are too many plot. I can see where C.J. Tudor was going, however the execution wasn’t great: missing girls, corrupt families, murdious mysterious men, and many more. I really wish it had a few less crazy plots.. but still a fun read!
I really enjoyed how REAL the characters were. I also loved the historical aspect as well as the spooky one. I can’t wait to read more by her!
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
4.0
This was my first read of the 2022 and it was just… okay.
It had me hooked and it was a great page turner, I just didn’t really like it all that much. I didn’t like the twist or the relationships between the characters. I thought it was Written very VERY well though, and I can really appreciate that, which is why I gave it 4 stars! I loved that it was not extremely graphic considering the kind of content that was being described.
I would like to read more from karin slaughter!
It had me hooked and it was a great page turner, I just didn’t really like it all that much. I didn’t like the twist or the relationships between the characters. I thought it was Written very VERY well though, and I can really appreciate that, which is why I gave it 4 stars! I loved that it was not extremely graphic considering the kind of content that was being described.
I would like to read more from karin slaughter!
Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
4.0
i struggle with listening to podcasts if i am not on a long car ride… this book changed my life. i have loved this podcast for so long but go through many months, even years, between episodes. this book made it to where i could keep up and finally dive into welcome to nightvale. i can’t wait to start the next one!