Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

157 reviews

zoepagereader's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

I got this book out of a blind date with a book. Good, but it didn’t live up to the thriller vibes I expected. I wish the murder had been sooner. I had wanted it to happen early and then have a Clue-style mystery. The plot was still good and I liked the twists at the end, but it wasn’t the murder mystery I had hoped for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, and Mental illness

megritchey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The twists and discoveries throughout were very well done. Wish the ending had been expanded/fleshed out a bit more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Vomit

velvet_young's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide, and Gaslighting

lea2_6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Toxic relationship

enixca's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse

apulsoni's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Bullying, Classism, Blood, Murder, Grief, Death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

jlohnes's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Murder, Cursing, and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness, Abortion, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

melbel7's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Really great mystery with a complex cast of characters. Short chapters from varying viewpoints makes this a quick and ferocious read. Once the pieces start to fall into place you will not want to put this down! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

ruthhelizabeth's review

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Suicide, Self harm, Alcohol, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism, Animal death, Abortion, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Rape

jjhina'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Child death, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship