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the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism and Classism
Minor: Racism
jayden_chancery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
kathrynmaggiex's review against another edition
- 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
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
laurenbaggy's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
gagal96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Racism, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent
ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Abortion, and Death of parent
bringmybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
B̷R̷I̷N̷G̷ ✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ✨ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
As always, super hard to review thriller books without giving way too much away, but this one was wild! Super atmospheric, super twisty & dark & gritty, and in a very weird way super fun? Fun is really not the right word here. Trainwreck you can't look away from? Maybe that's it.
There were a couple of twists that I didn't see coming - one of which felt a *little* too neat - and I think it wrapped itself up in a really neat bow, although it's kind of hard to say that it was a "good" ending, because pretty much everyone's life had been completely upturned. But hey, them's the breaks? I guess?
This is my 2nd Lucy Foley and I can definitively say that I preferred this one over The Paris Apartment - also, it kind of gave me Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney vibes? I don't necessarily mean that if you liked DD you'd love this one, or if you hated DD you'd hate this one. Just that I got vibes. That's all I got.
Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
elephantsoups's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
My own guest list (for a near-perfect story):
1. characters to sympathize with
2. characters to hate
3. a good irish storm to set the mood
4. wedding drama
5. family secrets
6. multiple mysteries entangled into each other
7. a small amount of spice and scandal
8. a timeline and flashbacks that are easy as pie (or wedding cake?) to follow
Check out the content warnings before picking this one up but definitely give it a chance
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Racism, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
skudiklier's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The audiobook narrators were all great as well.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Racism and Death of parent
Revenge pornannoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
for the majority of this book i was under the impression that The Guest List was published before The Hunting Party, which made a lot of sense because The Hunting Party felt like a more polished execution of a similar concept. actually, The Guest List came _after_ The Hunting Party. and knowing that her most recent book is The Paris Apartment… 😬
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy