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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

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weelasswithabook'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? It's complicated

3.5

3.5 🌟

CW: Murder, infertility, sexual assault, suicidal ideation, child abuse, animal death/hunting, outing, PTSD, Afghanistan war flashbacks, death, cheating, toxic friendships, stalking

🌟 Thriller

Every character in this book bar Heather and Doug are AWFUL. I don't think I've ever seen so many unlikeable characters in the one place 🤣 I could not wait to find out who the victim was, never mind the perpetrator, because it could've been any of them and I'd still have been delighted. There was no way for me to be disappointed here.

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rachaclark's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I tried out this murder mystery, and I liked it, but I didn’t love it- I think fans of murder mystery novels would probably love this a lot more than I did so I will chalk it up to. I liked it, but it wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. I think I enjoyed it moreso on audiobook than if I had read it physically since the narrators have all distinct voices and accents.

Pretty much all of the characters are unlikable, which is fine because it gives pretty much everybody in there a motive to be a killer. BUT! I think the conceit of the novel not revealing who was killed until about 3/4 of the way through was actually detracting from my enjoyment of things. It meant that I was trying to figure out at the same time who was the killer and who actually died, which means that it was hard to keep up with the plot - anyone could have died and anyone could have been the killer.

I did, however, find that the classic “stranded in the cabin during a snowstorm” Aesthetic worked really well for the book. It was very atmospheric and the wilderness and the cabin kind of takes on a life of its own. I enjoyed the side characters of the groundskeeper and the house manager because they seemed like the most complex characters out of all of them.

I also think that the writing was really good! While it wasn’t the most purple of pros it really does suck you into each point of view and get you into the characters head which was pretty nice to see.

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clarklyn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I would definitely recommend the audiobook, the voice actors added so much personality to each character.

I wouldn’t say the twist was particularly shocking, it eventually becomes somewhat obvious what is happening. However, I loved the slow burn of finding out who was murdered along with the murderer.

Now I desperately need a romance novel for Heather and Doug…stat!

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dwiparto's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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lexithelion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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

4.0

Out of Lucy Foley's 3 murder mysteries, this is definitely my least favourite. However, that is not to say that this is a bad book, because it's not. This book is a great first mystery that combines the difficult inter-workings of friendships and an establishing plot-line that puts all the characters in an abstract and very solitary situation. The book does not drag and the story is incredibly easy to follow; props to Lucy Foley for being able to write a 0% confusing mystery novel that jumps back-and-forth in time and also utilizes multi-perspective chapters. I will say that this book seemed quite fast and the ending was incredibly abrupt which is a pattern I've noticed in Foley's literature.

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