Book: The Guest List

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Author: Lucy Foley

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Kristen’s review:

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I will admit it did take me a minute to get into this book. It felt slow for a while with not much happening….but it absolutely redeemed itself in the second half. The build up and reveals at the end were jawdropping at times.

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Final Score: 4/5

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Brian’s Review:

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What do you get when you have a great premise, interesting characters, a great setting, great chapter design, and a book that is 90% about nothing? You get The Guest List.

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I was super excited about this book after reading the summary. A murder mystery in a remote location during a wedding was intriguing. Sadly all you get is a bunch of setup for a reveal that was ultimately too convenient. It was definitely a surprising reveal but there was just too much that fit together too easily and I felt it was not earned with how long the book took to get to it.

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The Guest List left me wanting more from every aspect of it. It was too promising to be done in this way. I don’t regret my time with the book but I also don’t recommend it.

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Final Score: 2/5