Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

114 reviews

alyssabova's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.25

I feel like if you have read one Lucy Foley book, you've read them all.. but this one was pretty fun. I liked the plot a lot, I enjoyed the female characters and the ending. However, it was way too much description of the island in my opinion. I understand the author was trying to convey how dark/scary/intimidating the venue was but it felt like half of the book was spent describing it. The other half was filled with the male characters talking about their time at school. It just seemed repetitive and I was ready for something else. Overall, it wasn't bad and as a mystery, it was enjoyable to unravel. Definitely not my favorite though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

sammm_888's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Suicide

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Abortion, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

reidsoswald's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The story really held my attention. A bit of a slow start but it picks up fairly quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault

mnadler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

This book is slow to start but sticking with it resulted with an intriguing middle through ending that had lots of twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Child death, Suicide, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

archuxinyues's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.0

borrowed from library , finished on bday ; wasnt perfect but liked the end well enough (generally i find most book endings unsatisfactory)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, and Vomit

vivikasweiven's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Gaslighting, Cursing, Sexual content, Abortion, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abandonment

sshabein's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really good! Some twists that made me say, "OH! I should have realized that, if I'd thought about it for more than 2 seconds" and some that I legit did not see coming. Sometimes the dialogue was a little... expository... but that's really the only complaint I have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Violence, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Classism, Abortion, Fatphobia, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Confinement

uhm_kai's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

very juicy mystery

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Child death