Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

8 reviews

magmck's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Abortion, Bullying, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

kateea7536's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Unlike anything I’ve ever read. Simply incredible. So many twists and turns and secrets and lies that it was just fascinating as it unfolded. It is rare that such good and vivid writing is paired with a plot that unwravels so flawlessly without being clunky. I love how little I knew even halfway through the book - the characters were set up sooo well that you felt lied to as the reader. Even side characters were given substance and depth so that every part felt relevant to the story. There were lots of false alarm moments of tension that ramped up and then diffused, which kept me on my toes. The stark contrast between foolish child-like men and the intricate murder mystery was unique and captivating and also contributed to lots of looks at how females are treated and schoolboy culture, which can be highly toxic. So many ideas and themes were covered but it never felt like too much and this has shot into one of my top 5 books of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abortion, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Murder, Child death, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

theunmessjess's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, and Vomit

meeklovestoread's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was just an okay thriller. It's a book that I'd recommend to people that have never read one and want something light.

In the beginning, I was very bored. The story was slow. It took me a while to get used to the character's different POVs. I personally think the twist was decent. Nothing too crazy. It was plausible.

Spoiler

I think we can all agree that the person that was going to die was going to be Will. I thought that was obvious, but I personally liked how Will connected to all of them better and how much of a terrible person he was. I sorta felt bad for Johnno. I didn't think he deserved to go down for Will's death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

sammm_888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

cbwilson's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

soshereads_'s review

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

sfkrug's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide