Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

7 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fun time, and there were twists that I didn't expect, so it did everything it intended to do. Sometimes the jumping back and forth in time can feel a little gimmicky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

undertherowantree's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I feel like there were too many characters, so you didn't develop enough attachment to them and many of them didn't really have a role in the plot. I also felt like the back and forward between the end and beginning gave too much away too early and affected the pacing. It didn't really build-up in the same way other thrillers do and the ending felt rushed and by that point, predictable, as it had been hinted at since page 1. I loved the setting and found the writing addictive though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Abandonment

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley was well written, but I was surprised by how similar it was to the Guest List. I found it enjoyable, but a lot of the moments felt similar enough to bring specific scenes back to mind, and that, combined with the format of the writing being identical, made them feel more similar than I would have preferred. Even the twist at the end felt a little similar. I wasn’t super thrilled by the side plot that was seemingly forgotten until it was needed to “throw off” the reader, and because of that the intended result wasn’t effective. Even though I found this book to be enjoyable, it wasn’t as thrilling for me because I felt like I had already read it. I really love Lucy Foley’s writing, I just wish there was a little more variation between the two books I’ve read by her. If you’re a fan of suspense novels with non linear timelines though, Foley is probably a good author for you. I would just recommend choosing which book to read (The Guest List was a little better in my opinions), rather than reading more than one (or at least not reading them close together).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

orndal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

wow, so good. i loved the familiarity of each of the narrators, like they were ranting to me about their histories and issues. it had great pacing and writing and a riveting story, had me guessing at every turn but still provided a dramatic ending. i loved how the lodge employees were treated as entirely human and noteworthy despite being less glamorous than the guests. everyone is a grotesque character and it was fascinating to see them alternate between unraveling spectacularly and finding some kind of redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Medical content

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

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

3.5

This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Infertility

PTSD, humiliation, war,

awells96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Vomit