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A review by kathywadolowski
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
5.0
Got to love a solid, classic thriller!
Were there a few minor plot holes? Sure. But in this rare instance they did not ruin the book for me at all, as they seemed really like just missed editing opportunities but could have been easily changed without affecting the story. So they're out of my mind.
More to the point: this book had great characters, a great narrative, and GREAT twists! As I've said in other reviews I am completely terrible at guessing twists in mysteries, and this one was no exception, but I think it makes it more fun to be taken by surprise so I'm comfortable with my inadequacy in this area. I loved the perspective switches too: there were enough characters to keep it interesting and provide us new threads, but not too many that I started getting confused. That's a hard line to walk, and in my opinion it was done here perfectly.
I didn't want it to end! I wanted more drama, more info, and more confrontation. But I'm still happy with the read and loved the ride.
Were there a few minor plot holes? Sure. But in this rare instance they did not ruin the book for me at all, as they seemed really like just missed editing opportunities but could have been easily changed without affecting the story. So they're out of my mind.
More to the point: this book had great characters, a great narrative, and GREAT twists! As I've said in other reviews I am completely terrible at guessing twists in mysteries, and this one was no exception, but I think it makes it more fun to be taken by surprise so I'm comfortable with my inadequacy in this area. I loved the perspective switches too: there were enough characters to keep it interesting and provide us new threads, but not too many that I started getting confused. That's a hard line to walk, and in my opinion it was done here perfectly.
I didn't want it to end! I wanted more drama, more info, and more confrontation. But I'm still happy with the read and loved the ride.