Reviews

The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

taya's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

sydneykaup's review against another edition

2.0

First 200ish pages I slogged through and detested
Then, it started to get kinda good as the threads unraveled
Then, the body was discovered and it was pretty much over. the ending didn't wrap up like I had hoped- it was pretty abrupt.
Overall, it was alright

angebrown's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is not a book to read if you enjoy relating to and empathizing with the characters. Almost every single character in this book is a completely horrible human being. As such, there are a BUNCH of content warnings. With all of that in mind, it is also a captivating, plotty, pacey and well-written story. The setting was beautifully written as was the characterisation of all the awful awful wedding guests.

cpruden's review against another edition

4.0

Spooky mystery set on an island in ireland. Really cool story and characters. I have have read it a few times!

hannahgta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

gideonthe17th's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked this one (who done it? kind of mystery where someone gets murdered and you try to figure out who did it)

The plot twists in this one were shockingggggg although it does take quite a while for the drama to really start.

jesscerre's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

liomane's review against another edition

3.0

It's been a while since I last read a mystery/thriller, and this was a good book to start with. It is a generic whodunnit mystery novel, with classic tropes-

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cheating husbands/wives, high-end party, flawed/obnoxious characters, no one can leave, etc. .

While I felt as though the way the story was set up seems generic, the execution was solid enough that I genuinely enjoyed listening to it on audio. I enjoyed the characters as well. The multiple perspectives definitely helped the experience.
My major point against this book is the slow burn aspect. The book spends so much time (too much time) foreshadowing in the beginning that the only actual action happens in the last 50 pages. By the time the reveals/twists were uncovered, they lacked the emotional payoff they were supposed to have. If the author had kept the tone of the finale for the beginning part of the book, it would have been much more interesting.
Also, the part after the finale felt empty and abrupt. The book ended at a weird place without clarifying the consequences for the characters.

anna_wolfe's review against another edition

4.0

was only 3 stars until the ending, lived for the ending. A+ airplane read

sophlovesbooks41's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

Juicy and enjoyable