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The Guest List by Lucy Foley
2.0

Trigger Warnings: Self harm, suicide and abortion
I was worried when I started this. Due to the hype. Everyone I saw mention this loved it. I’m sad that I don’t feel the same. Also slightly confused why everyone seems to love this so much.
I like that each chapter reminds you who the character is. Example: Hannah The Plus One. I would have gotten characters mixed up at some point otherwise.
I feel like this took too long to really get going. The first half of the book I was just waiting for something to happen. It was lacking the thrilling element that I expected.
This jumped around maybe too much. I’m not sure how to explain how I feel. The second half worked the way it’s written. It’s the first half that didn’t for me.
The first half is basically just about the characters. You barely have any present day action. I get the purpose I just think half the book is too much time spent.
The characters were so unlikable. I felt for Olivia but that’s about it. I didn’t care what happened to the rest.
I don’t think I attempted to think of who died, who did it or why. I didn’t care enough.
Maybe it’s just me but I found it a little unrealistic. I understand needing multiple characters to have motives but I felt like it was too much.
I didn’t see the twists coming. Then again I wasn’t looking for them.
I feel like I’m not really explaining my feelings well. I just can’t seem to find the words to explain what I didn’t like. Just that it didn’t work for me.