Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

73 reviews

poirot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent

kira20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

This reminded me of Agatha Cristie's "And then there were none". Ive heard writting mystery today can be difficult because everything feels over done. Foley keeps the suspense and mystery in a good balance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Not just a great whodunnit, but a story that unfolds gradually from page one up till the end. The author, Lucy Foley, does an excellent job directing the reader to consider a variety of potential killers and victims, slowly teasing out the truth in a story of both likable and very unlikable characters. The storyline is compelling and was, in my opinion, hard to put down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

ewinnk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anne_reader's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

As thrillers go, it was OK. I felt the breadcrumbs dropped meant for me it was really predictable, but still an enjoyable read. However I feel thrillers should really grip you and you shouldn't be able to put the book down, but I didn't get that feeling while reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lee_s's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

tabookish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mcnoble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The audiobook was enjoyable, with a full cast for each character. If you don’t like books with multiple POVs, then you won’t enjoy this one. Everything came together in the end but for a long time, this book just felt so messy. Everyone had so much drama that all I wanted was a normal interaction for a change. It was definitely tense but sometimes seemed like it was trying to hard to be trendy while also mysterious. Not 100% sure about how I feel about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy