Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

65 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

hollymileham's review

dark 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

4.5

abi why did you read this in tenerife its not the vibe
this was so creepy the writing was really good at replicating the claustrophobic feel of the setting and i wasnt expecting the ending at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, Infertility, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Vomit

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

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

amyvl93's review

dark 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

2.0

 A compelling set-up; a guest being murdered in a snowed-in country estate; which didn't quite give me the pay off I was after.

Lucy Foley brings together some of the world's worst people to a New Year's Eve party in a remote part of Scotland; alongside a couple from Iceland and the withdrawn staff. Despite the short chapters and multiple perspectives; this just didn't suck me in. None of the characters had very much depth (rugged groundskeeper with a dark past, grieving fleeing manager, woman with the 'perfect' life, woman hiding a secret from her oldest friends, woman desperate to break into the friendship group) and there's minimal growth within the pages. Even the final reveal is just...meh.

I've seen so many people talk about Foley's work, so maybe this just wasn't a good place to start - but I can't say I'm rushing to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Addiction

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

heather_harrison's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Another isolated mystery from Foley, although a lot of similarities with The Guest List. 

* A unlikeable and over privileged group of friends in an isolated location (this time an exclusive Scottish highlands lodge for NYE), cut off by the weather 
* skeletons in the closet and secrets in the group 
* multiple POVs (some more unlikeable than others) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

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