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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

405 reviews

jesswho's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Contains significant instances of revenge porn

em_gauts's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

ewinnk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

miruna_cls's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Murder

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Blood

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Honestly, with less language, this would be five stars. 

I enjoyed the dual timelines, the perspective switching, and the twists and reveals.

To know someone dies but not who until well into the book is a fun device. Kinda fun to guess who the victim would be. And you can't really guess the murderer until you know the victim, so your guesswork gets naturally divided into bits.

Things were well foreshadowed which always makes a book better. I semi-consciously connected the various women's experiences, but finding out Will was the common denominator was still exciting. Man, that guy sucked.

Another novel that asks the question, isn't some murder justified though?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

kathrynmaggiex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As thrillers go, it was OK. I felt the breadcrumbs dropped meant for me it was really predictable, but still an enjoyable read. However I feel thrillers should really grip you and you shouldn't be able to put the book down, but I didn't get that feeling while reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lauhogan's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Abortion

bmanley1101's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism