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A review by rrickman33
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous
5.0
4.5/5 stars rounded up on goodreads
This was so good how is it not more popular? The first half is so eerie it was a 5 star book for me. Lost me a bit in the second half but I had such a fun time reading this book still.
We follow Beth in 1988 as she moves to a country house, Raven Hall, as a foster child. Her aunt drops her off with a lovely couple and a girl Nina, both girls are 14, who she is to be a companion for. Her chapters about wanting a home, a family, a simple life were enjoyable but then Beth gets asked to play a game...
2019 Sadie gets an acting gig at a place called Raven Hall to pretend to be a guest on a murder mystery weekend trip. She shows up along with 6 other people and they play the murder mystery game while a photographer takes their photos for promotion of the company. This sounds fun right? Well the night takes a turn, a guest goes missing, and they all start to feel a little weird...
These two story lines merging were so much fun to read. Yes, if you were trying to best the author you could have guessed where things were going but why are you making reading a competition? Just enjoy the story even if you perfectly guessed what's going to happen. Some of these reviews.. sheesh!
Emma Rous has a gorgeous way of writing that made it so hard to put the book down. She has such full characters and they each are a little unpredictable. I wouldn't call this book a thriller, more of a fun mystery about family secrets, lies, and revenge. Overall, I definitely recommend giving this book a try if the premise sounds fun to you!
This was so good how is it not more popular? The first half is so eerie it was a 5 star book for me. Lost me a bit in the second half but I had such a fun time reading this book still.
We follow Beth in 1988 as she moves to a country house, Raven Hall, as a foster child. Her aunt drops her off with a lovely couple and a girl Nina, both girls are 14, who she is to be a companion for. Her chapters about wanting a home, a family, a simple life were enjoyable but then Beth gets asked to play a game...
2019 Sadie gets an acting gig at a place called Raven Hall to pretend to be a guest on a murder mystery weekend trip. She shows up along with 6 other people and they play the murder mystery game while a photographer takes their photos for promotion of the company. This sounds fun right? Well the night takes a turn, a guest goes missing, and they all start to feel a little weird...
These two story lines merging were so much fun to read. Yes, if you were trying to best the author you could have guessed where things were going but why are you making reading a competition? Just enjoy the story even if you perfectly guessed what's going to happen. Some of these reviews.. sheesh!
Emma Rous has a gorgeous way of writing that made it so hard to put the book down. She has such full characters and they each are a little unpredictable. I wouldn't call this book a thriller, more of a fun mystery about family secrets, lies, and revenge. Overall, I definitely recommend giving this book a try if the premise sounds fun to you!