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An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

10 reviews

sinelaborenihil's review against another edition

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

3.5


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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.25


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jenny_d's review against another edition

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

2.75

The book was great for me up until
the reveal that the killer was a secret psychopath. Really tired of demonizing people with metal health issues. Oh No sUdDeNLy tHey'Re a CoLd-bLooDed KiLLer AnD wE NeVeR eVeN KNEW!!!!1!1 Distasteful, tbh.

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add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

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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? No

4.0


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sophiemartin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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dnlrbchd's review against another edition

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dark 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

2.75


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heypretty52's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0


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kalmed22's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.5

Murder in at a hotel in the Catskills.  

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emilyyy7's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

My review is not really spoilery but there are some references to spoilers in the book so be careful.
Sinopsis:
-This book is about some people who go to an inn for a weekend for different reasons such as connecting with their partner better or go to a pre-wedding mini holiday.
-Then someone( I'm not going to say who because it happens like 30 per cent into the book)  is murdered and we start discovering secrets about these mysterious people.
-They are snowed in the hotel and they cannot contact the police nor get out of it.
Characters
Gwen:
She was one of my favourite characters even though as everyone in this book she did something bad in her past. IMO she is a really good friend to Riley.
Riley: She is Gwen`s best friend. She has these panic attacks constantly because she was a journalist in some war countries and she saw some horrible things
David: He is an attorney accused of a crime some years ago. He is also one of the best characters for me.
Ian and Lauren: They are a young couple who go to the inn to spend a relaxing weekend together. I loved Lauren at first but damn was I wrong! Ian was a very nice character and person too.
Mathew and Dana: I really liked Mathew ( maybe because I imagined him exactly as the Mathew from Downton Abbey... Dana is the typical perfect girl who has all men dazzled , she was a freaking ***** lol
Beverly and Henry: They are here to fix their marriage. Beverly was someone I really liked throughout the majority of the book. Herny was the old annoying middle-aged man who you want to give sleeping pills in his booze 😉
James and Bradley: They were the managers and owners of the hotel and the only staff. They were really nice
Opinions
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It was a really good and fun read and I loved the setting.
-The main mood for this book is tense because that is what describes my reading experience lol.
-The only downside was that even though the ending was good it just lacked something IDK what tbh.
-The authorial voice was really weird because it was like an omniscient narrator.
 


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msalikay's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • 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

3.0


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