The Guest List: A Reese's Book Club Pick

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Barbeito, Camila (27 October 2020). "The Guest List by Lucy Foley". POPSUGAR Entertainment . Retrieved 27 December 2021. Jules is frustrated about Olivia's unenthusiastic attitude about the wedding. Olivia confides in Hannah that she's sad about a recent breakup with her ex-boyfriend Callum. Afterwards, she started dating an older guy (" Steven") she met off an app. She took him to one of her sister's fancy parties to impress him, but instead got drunk and made a fool out of herself, so he ghosted her. There's more, but Olivia doesn't continue. I was intrigued from the start. Swept up into the atmosphere of the remote location almost immediately.

Edit - Congrats, Lucy Foley, for winning the goodreads choice award for the best mystery and thriller in 2020 for this book. Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi Are you searching for the NEXT best book?He asks me about the kids, about Brighton. He seems fascinated by what I'm saying. He's one of those people who makes you feel wittier and more attractive than normal. I realize I'm enjoying myself, enjoying the delicious glass of chilled champagne." Once again, Lucy writes an amazing setting! The island itself is by far another character. It’s beautiful but dangerous with especially rough waters. The island is only two miles from one end to the other and is described as longer than wide. And the only way to get the island is from a private boat. The island adds to the mystery setting especially when it comes to the eventual murder. Flood, Alison (24 February 2020). "The best recent thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 September 2023. That morning of the wedding, a storm is brewing and the other guests arrive. The wedding goes as planned. Afterwards, Johnno talks to Will's father, who was headmaster at their school. Johnno finds out that he thinks Johnno stole the GSCE papers (UK standardized test) that Will used to cheat on the exam. (Actually, Will stole them.) Next, Johnno strikes up a conversation with Piers, Will's producers. (Will hadn't included Piers on the guest list but Jules had assumed he'd want him there.) Piers reveals that they had wanted both of them for the show, but Will told them Johnno wasn't interested. Before Will can interrupt, there's a commotion because Olivia has gone into the water and is drowning. Will saves her.

Part psychological suspense part classic crime written in Agatha Christie style, The Hunting Party, is a great read appealing on many levels. Personally I think Olivia’s “secret” is a little flimsy. I know she’s only 19 yo and has gone through quite an ordeal, but it annoyed me that she didn’t just grow the hell up and tell her sister about Will. I never tried online dating, but what’s wrong with doing it using fake identities? I thought people do that to fool around or for safety measures. On an island off the coast of West Ireland, Julia "Jules" Keegan and Will Slater are having a wedding at a place called the Folly. Jules runs a successful online magazine while Will is the host of a survivalist TV show. The night of the wedding, there's a storm, and the lights cut out. When they turn on, there's a scream and reports of a body. On a small island off the coast of Ireland, a scream rings out at a wedding party. As a search party goes out, the book shifts perspective to a few days earlier as we follow the bride (Jules), the plus-one (Hannah), the best man (Johnno), the wedding planner (Aoife), and the bridesmaid (Olivia). Who is in danger and who is the bad apple?The Author Resource Round Table on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/116489?group_id=26989 For all I know this is a dream wedding (location wise) up until someone gets themself stupidly murdered.

There’s a storm happening on the island and there are high winds and crashing waves and the power goes in and out, and it just makes for the perfect spooky setting. This book honestly kind of reminds me of the movie Knives Out because of how clever and smart and atmospheric it is. Jules overhears Will and Olivia arguing about their relationship. After the lights go out, the groomsmen form a search party and finally find that body – it’s Will… Who were the prime suspects in The Guest List? Many had a motive. Elissa Mirzoyan is 13. She has been kidnapped from outside the chess tournament she was competing in, and is being kept in a cellar beneath the woods. Here she is found by Elijah, 12, who has always lived in the woods. He’s never had a proper friend, and now that he’s stumbled upon Elissa, he’s reluctant to let her go. There’s a nightmarish, fairytale quality to Sam Lloyd’s debut thriller, which switches between timelines and perspectives: the horrors Elissa’s mother is going through; the strange life Elijah leads; the brilliantly sharp mind of Elissa as she weighs up her options for escape. And then, painfully and honestly, there’s the world of DS Mairead MacCullagh, who might be exactly the right woman for the job, but is also trying to ignore the miscarriage she might be in the middle of. The dreamy nature of the story slowly dissipates as the danger deepens, leaving this reader with pounding heart and sweating palms. The Guest List Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, big name book stores, and library or used book sales? Are your bookshelves currently a little tight of space?

The story also suffers from a few other issues that seem to plague most books of this genre. The characters are, unfortunately, all unlikable and dumb. They have trouble saying simple things to each other that would clear up much confusion. They make mistake after mistake, and then ruminate at length about each. And they all drink themselves into stupors at the first sign of discomfort, instead of just... talking.