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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

34 reviews

sage_alexandra's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

My second Lucy Foley book, and I LOVED this one. It's definitely slow in the beginning, a lot of multi-pov books I've read recently are like that, but once all the characters come together it picks up in speed. 

Big love for Olivia and Hannah.

It's definitely easy to figure out who the victim will be, but motives were a delight to learn. I really wish there had been another chapter, or a longer epilogue. The ending was satisfying, but not satisfying enough!

Big spoilers/speculation ahead:

I was just thinking about how Johnno was hella confusing, being existential at one moment, and then creepy and leery at the next. But I also clocked him as being secretly in love with Will from the beginning, so I'm realizing now that he was likely putting on a show. It's definitely not confirmed confirmed, more so the vibes. He says that he loved Will, but not *in love* so it could still be "platonic" in the way of roommates at an all boys school bonded by trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

the murder? deserved.

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I liked this! A straightforward who done it. It was fun. I guessed some of the twist, but this book had twists to spare. 

The private-school friends were unbearable. Their bro behavior was appropriate for the characters, but I still didn't like them. There was a lot of casual sexual harassment and misogyny which isn't my favorite theme for a book. 

All together, this book kept me coming. I flew through the last 100 pages. 

to me, it seems unlikely that Will could be the cause of all the problems for all the main characters. but the mutual hatred for Will made for a fun killing scene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Classism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Classism

Minor: Racism

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I quite liked this entire book. However, the reveal of the victim and the perpetrator could have been handled more effectively. The author’s habit of jumping around the day’s timeline was mostly effective but it also released some tension of the reveal of the victim and who did it. Overall, really good mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

This book involves a character that preys upon late teens/early 20 somethings aged females that are just barely not minors anymore, SA and suicidal ideation resulting from this character’s actions so be aware of that.

jayden_chancery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was definitely a slow start for me - though maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood to start. However, once the plot really began it breezed by. It was captivating and truly left shocked with the plot twists. The connections the characters have and the dynamics at play are incredible. Highly recommend for those who enjoy reading thrillers that aren’t too graphic. Also, please make sure to look over the trigger warnings as it could be highly triggering (even to people aren’t typically effected by graphic descriptions).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

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

jesswho's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Contains significant instances of revenge porn

bungledin's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

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

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail