Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

26 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I liked this a lot, and I felt like I could really get into the characters that were involved here. I will also always remember that I was reading this one when I finally got my POTS diagnosis <3. Also I love a wedding as the setting because weddings always manage to make everyone the most animalistic and unhinged versions of themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

citrusjam's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

lee_s's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

tabookish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

esv_'s review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

gabiboyle's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment

chemistreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This thriller/murder mystery definitely kept me guessing until the end - I had some inklings of what may have happened here and there but definitely didn’t put it all together. It was intriguing not knowing whodunit or the victim until the very end. Early on the book was slow with poor character development. I really wish there had been one more chapter to tie up the loose ends with the characters. The ending felt rushed. Also some of the “trigger warning content” was annoying and not necessary and thrown in for the shock factor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

inhaledmocha's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Justice for Johnno Man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction and Body shaming

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Read For:

Petty Drama

Murder Mystery 

Wedding Setting

Multiple Point of Views

Slow Burn Story Telling

This book wasn’t bad but I don’t think I’d read it again.

I thought the author did a good job with setting the scene and having the suspenseful atmosphere I was expecting from a murder mystery.  However, I thought it was a bit drawn out.  All the characters being taken apart, not being as perfect as they once seemed was written well… I just didn’t care for most of the characters.  They weren’t all that likable and the drama was a bit predictable.

The narrators though, did a lovely job.  And with all the different characters they really made each character unique.

Release Date: 02, June 2020

POV: Switching, First Person

Spice: 🌶️ 

Rep: n/a

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, and Abandonment