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The Guest List by Lucy Foley
2.5
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I tried pretty hard to get into this one, but it just wasn’t for me. I used this for a “Give an author a second chance” reading prompt, and I honestly feel like that chance was wasted on Foley’s works. I won’t say that there is something particularly wrong with her work, but it felt like I was reading The Hunting Party all over again; if you haven’t seen my review of THP, I wasn’t a fan. I was intrigued by the basic idea of trip gone bad whodunnit trope, but it left me very underwhelmed. I felt like the bulk of the plot was predictable, and she created the villain similarly to THP. I found that five different perspectives was just too much also, as I felt like I couldn’t really get to know any of the characters well enough to care about them. I love the setting, but the story itself felt lacking to me. I never felt an urge to keep reading when I put it down; I just wanted the book over with by the time I was about 40% of the way through. I love thrillers and mysteries, but The Guest List was not for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

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