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The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

19 reviews

r_a_bell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

It was overall good, but the majority of characters weren’t likable in the least, which was kind of the point. The atmosphere was well developed and there were several big twists/reveals. Some of these were pretty predictable, and it was kind of improbably that ALL of these things could actually occur. It makes for a good story, but it kind of takes away from the realism of it. The ending sticks with the sense of realism, and although it resolved the issue at hand, it’s not the kind of feel good ending a lot of people would be looking for. All in all, a good quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Infidelity, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Classism and Pregnancy

While there’s not exactly an adult/minor relationship, there is a much older man involved in a sexual relationship with a 19-year-old girl, which is close enough and still has much of the same power dynamic, which could be really triggering for someone who finds adult/minor relationships triggering. The content warning for sexual violence is in relation to revenge porn and the threat of publishing revenge porn

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

It was interesting! Not sure how satisfying I find the ending, but I didn't see most of the twists coming, and I definitely wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next. 

The audiobook narrators were all great as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Child death, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Abortion, and Ableism

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

Revenge porn

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

major content warning for self harm. check dropdown for others
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… 😬

Spoiler

📉

. i was still surprised by the ending, though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Death, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

cozy_gh0st's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

affectionateemu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death, Classism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Suicide, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, and Mental illness

soshereads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug use

rakizaka's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Classism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit

katsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

“In my experience, those who have the greatest respect for the rules also take the most enjoyment in breaking them.”

"...sometimes the smallest currents are the strongest."

This was a fun read. When I started, I thought it was more of a thriller. So I started getting bored in the first half. Then I realized that this was more of a mystery and the fun was trying to figure out died and who-dun-it. At first, I was annoyed that we didn't know who died, just that there was a victim but then it became kind of fun to try and figure out who the victim was as well. I liked how the author formatted the two timelines. The narrative was almost cinematic in nature. I could easily see it becoming a movie. I also really enjoyed the different relationships and how we delved into the background of a number of characters. It made the mystery fun as you slowly figured out what each person's motive might be and why how they could easily have become the victim. My major critique of this novel is how the relationships between the women characters were written. Each of their motives had to do with their romantic relationships with men. Specifically Jules and Hannah's relationship was not my favorite. I don't think this novel would pass the Bechdel test which is a bit disappointing. I get that the author was casting suspicion to make the reader question everyone's motives but why do they always need to be wrapped up in their relationships with men???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Murder, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Abortion, Child death, Injury/injury detail, and Vomit

chantaal's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, and Vomit