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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

23 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

It's a good thriller - especially on audio.  The different British accents brought life to these characters that I would have missed reading in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Infertility, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

kateea7536's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.25

The book was very very slow to get going, I felt like it could have been very much shorter. Again, some great descriptions from this author but this time there was just too many characters and not enough happening. I wasn’t drawn to liking or rooting for any of them and just felt everything was quite surface level - I wasn’t at all invested in the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Violence, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Death, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, War, and Emotional abuse

marenm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

most adult thrillers tend to be the same to me. a group of adults who all have secrets, a mysterious location, and a short time frame for the book. and yet, so little tends to happen until the very end of the book that it makes it very hard to get through. while the reveal was pretty fun

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emma being the big villian and getting to hear her sick thoughts through all of it is quite enjoyable, pretty much the only part of the book i felt super engaged in rather than just listening to

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. in all i definitely think there are better thrillers that kept me more engaged, but i can’t bring myself to give this any less than a 3 bc i don’t think it deserves that :/ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Body shaming

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Gun violence and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

writer_egreene's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Self harm

cait's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Bullying, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Grief, and Infidelity

hauntedboi's review

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

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

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

bornachoker's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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There's an addictive quality to Lucy Foley's thrillers, and this one was no exception. Somehow I hated the characters while simultaneously feeling sorry for them - especially Miranda. Although I started the book hoping she was the one who died, I ended it wishing that she had had the chance to build a new life for herself. I also appreciated how neatly the various storylines tied together, it made for a really satisfying resolution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Violence, and War

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Drug abuse

kiwichill's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Classism, Addiction, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Trafficking, Vomit, War, and Sexual harassment

kaylamoran's review against another edition

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: Stalking, Death, Murder, Alcohol, and Blood

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

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

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I really enjoy her writing and the characters she created in this book, but the ending was a bit dull and happened too quickly. It didn't feel satisfying. Including the perspective of the murderer in the epilogue would've been nice instead of getting that information through another character's perspective, but it wouldn't have changed my mind on the ending feeling rushed. I think Heather & Doug were my favorite characters overall, but none of them were written poorly. Overall, I enjoyed everything except the last few pages of the climax. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Animal death, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Vomit, Addiction, and Gun violence

Minor: Body shaming, Classism, Fatphobia, and War