candiemarsh's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Abortion, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Blood
viertelvorvier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Self harm and Bullying
Moderate: Classism, Abortion, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
hannibanani29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug use, Abortion, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, and Pregnancy
emmaaino's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use and Violence
Minor: Abortion
chloek608's review against another edition
- 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
-adult murder mystery with multiple points of view
-island and private school settings
-whodunnit that has a big backstory but intertwines amazingly at the end
This is quite a big book and I must admit it took me a while to get into. The story is told by multiple characters and each give their backstory of how they know the couple getting married and how they have ended up on the island for this wedding. The last third of this book was enthralling and the way it set up many characters for a motive for the murder, it had me guessing right to the end. I do think the story could have been shorter though.
We have TV famous Will marrying Jules the successful magazine owner. The perfect couple, or so it seems. Their whirlwind romance has led to this hasty marriage.
Will’s best man Johnno has not been able to move past an incident that occurred during their school days. They went to an all-boys boarding school that had traditions and pranks that sometimes took it too far.
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Johnno held a lot of guilt for a prank he helped Will pull off at high school and in hindsight he knew Will had tricked him into doing his dirty work, all to cover up him stealing exam papers to cheat in his GCSE’s.Spoiler
The prank involved taking a 1st year down onto the beach and tying them against the railings. The prank was called survival. It was meant to be a test of courage and they find their way back to school. Johnno realised too late that the tide coming in would make it impossible for the boy to survive.Spoiler
The bride’s sister and Hannah both have similar reasons to hate Will. He’d seduced Olivia and Hannah’s sister, ruined their lives, abandoned them and moved on. Both girls were suicidal because of him.Spoiler
The amazing twist I did not see coming was that Aoife, the wedding host had lured the couple their just to confront Will, you see as it turns out she is the little boy’s sister. She finally got revenge.Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Alcohol, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Vomit
magmck's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
zerkleoflife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Abortion, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
hellokatya's review
- 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
4.75
this book — the latter half — was amazing. the cliffhangers were spectacular, so difficult to put down, and really kept you so engaged and invested.
the first 25% are very slow, the only reason it was docked a quarter of a star, but it picks up from there and is addicting.
i could not keep my nose out of this book and i highly, HIGHLY recommend. especially as a binge read.
will most definitely be looking into more lucy foley books after this one.
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i also would’ve liked to have found out who the married people were in the newly wed’s bedroom was, but that’s neither here nor thereGraphic: Sexual violence, Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual content, Self harm, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Addiction
ptitirodactyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I also figured out pretty much all of the twists in advance, so the book didn’t have me gasping.
it’s not a bad novel per se, but there are much better thrillers out there. I very much preferred The Paris Apartment.
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I’m guessing that I was supposed to be happy with the ending, but it left me bittersweet. There is no justice at all, all the women hurt by Will are gonna continue to suffer because of what he did to them.Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion, Blood, and Pregnancy