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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

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hematthews's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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clarklyn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I would definitely recommend the audiobook, the voice actors added so much personality to each character.

I wouldn’t say the twist was particularly shocking, it eventually becomes somewhat obvious what is happening. However, I loved the slow burn of finding out who was murdered along with the murderer.

Now I desperately need a romance novel for Heather and Doug…stat!

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mcnoble's review against another edition

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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

3.0

I was recommended this book by a friend and once again, I think the audiobook is the way to go for a Lucy Foley novel. The full cast makes her POV chapters much more enjoyable and I think if I had not listened to the audiobook, I wouldn’t have finished the book. The story line of posh Oxford grads who peaked in college, reuniting for a chaotic New Year’s Eve seems full of cliches. It is messy, with everyone having the most emotional baggage imaginable mixed with excessive drinking and partying. Lucy Foley does a good job of making it a mystery as to who the killer is but it is so hidden behind unrealistic lifestyles that seem overused when talking about how English people act.

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linds_roll's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lexithelion's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Out of Lucy Foley's 3 murder mysteries, this is definitely my least favourite. However, that is not to say that this is a bad book, because it's not. This book is a great first mystery that combines the difficult inter-workings of friendships and an establishing plot-line that puts all the characters in an abstract and very solitary situation. The book does not drag and the story is incredibly easy to follow; props to Lucy Foley for being able to write a 0% confusing mystery novel that jumps back-and-forth in time and also utilizes multi-perspective chapters. I will say that this book seemed quite fast and the ending was incredibly abrupt which is a pattern I've noticed in Foley's literature.

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adearajean's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Did a good job of setting up the mystery but the characters were unlikeable and dragged in the middle. At a certain point I was not emotionally invested in any of the characters but wanted to know what happens.

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