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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

60 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

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

Spoiler

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

Spoiler

. 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

abigailc0x's review

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

5.0

this was very very good and i didn’t even expect any of the plot twists of which there were quite a few.
i’m glad i wasn’t able to work it out till the end maybe that’s me being a bit slow but was more exciting this way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Gun violence, Infertility, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, and Infidelity

boba_n_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This has been my favorite of Lucy Foley’s novels. I truly enjoyed this thriller.

The dynamics of the friend group along with the dark past of the lodge workers had me making guess after guess as to who was murdered, why, and who did it. None of the characters were particularly likable, but I think that made it even more difficult to pin down who might be the culprit. 

If you enjoy thrillers—especially those where no one can leave—you’ll love The Hunting Party. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Stalking, Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

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

medini_l's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Alcohol, and Animal death

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Stalking, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Infertility, Murder, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

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

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, and Infertility

Minor: Fatphobia

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

Spoiler

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