Reviews tagging 'Outing'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

16 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

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

abbiexhope's review

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

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

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

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

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

enchantressreads's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

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

blewballoon's review

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

Minor: Outing and Pregnancy

maregred's review against another edition

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

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

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

kshertz's review

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

uranaishi's review

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

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

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Sexism