Reviews tagging 'Outing'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

25 reviews

hauntedboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Classism

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Outing

kaylamoran's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

So here's the thing.  It was very entertaining, and I sped through it quickly.  But, (and I hesitate to say this for fear I'll sound like an ass), I thought it was very predictable.  For reasons I won't share here because of spoilers, I thought the murderer was pretty obvious fairly early on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Outing

leebeeloves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

horrorandscience's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Infertility, Outing, and War

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

There's a lot of stuff here that normally makes it hard for me to get through a book. Check the content warnings. Many of the characters are unlikable and make terrible decisions. Despite all that, I actually enjoyed reading this. I found myself mostly focused on figuring out who had been killed and who had killed them, so I was reading the chapters hunting for clues, not necessarily for immersion in the story, and that helped keep me from being too affected by the heavier stuff mentioned in the content warnings. The alternating perspectives helped keep me from getting too frustrated with the more unpleasant characters. I figured out the victim and killer a bit sooner than they were revealed, so that was satisfying as well. Good atmosphere and tension building, thematically appropriate for cold weather. I was worried I'd regret picking this up when it was on sale at my local bookstore, but no regrets at all actually.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Outing

maregred's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Vomit, Outing, and Gaslighting

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love mysterious book thrillers and this did not disappoint. A group of old friends in the middle of nowhere and all their dark secrets come out. You have to find out who was murdered and who is the killer. The pacing is fantastic and I happily kept reading late into the night to find out the answers as soon as possible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Sexism

harleysmiller's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I really liked Lucy Foley’s The Guest List and I really liked The Hunting Party as well! It was a nice quick read that kept me trying to figure out the ending for a while. I would change my mind about the ending a lot which really kept me engaged with the book. Nothing life changing, just a solid entertaining book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Addiction