The Guest List: A Novel
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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
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“I have raised hell”
This is the second book I’ve read by the author and just like in the first book I loved the many different POVs, the small hints throughout the book and the secrets slowly unfolding. The whole time I was puzzling over who was the victim, who was the murderer and above all - why? Definitely recommend!
Well, I‘m not a thriller girly. I thought this was entertaining as an audio book and I liked the differently POVs and how it all tied together in the end. But the end was kinda meh, I expected more of it to be honest. An decent audiobook fitting to an cold windy autumn day. I loved the different accents and speakers!!!
Foley's Meisterleistung! 📚
Wer Geschichten mag, die sich aus den Perspektiven vieler Charaktere zusammensetzen, ist hier richtig. Dabei habe ich den Erzählungen jeden Charakters gerne verfolgt und die Story blieb abwechlungsreich. Die Erzähler waren authentisch und haben sich greifbar angefühlt! Dazu kommt das einzigartige Setting der Hochzeit auf einer abgeschiedenen Insel. Das hat Erinnerungswert. Dem konnte die Athmosphäre auch folgen, man hat die Szenerie bildlich vor Augen gehabt. Für mich bisher das Highlight von Lucy Foley! 🤭
Uhh fun! So I personally really liked this one The story is about a wedding that is held on this island, that is kinda known for being abandoned. There are some guests that are more „special“ since they get to stay on the island one night before the wedding. They are our suspects on this mystery. But what is the mystery, you ask? Well we actually don’t know until the end. Though I have to say I knew before (probably has been spoiled for me through a YouTube video or something, I thought we were supposed to know). Anyway, every guest has, of course, secrets that get revealed and make them more suspicious. Also with the upcoming storm, they cannot leave the island and the situation gets more heated. Ok now personal things: -I guessed every single secret of our potential „bad“ people -I (almost) guessed the „bad“ person. And I am still mad about swaying away from this person, since Lucy Foley didn’t include this POV as much towards the end anymore, so I kinda forgot. Oh well. -I liked the switch between Now and some hours before, keeps you going so much So I would highly recommend giving this one a go, but please don’t be disappointed when you guess the secrets and motives, cause they are (in my opinion) kinda easy.
Description
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
Book Information
Posts
“I have raised hell”
This is the second book I’ve read by the author and just like in the first book I loved the many different POVs, the small hints throughout the book and the secrets slowly unfolding. The whole time I was puzzling over who was the victim, who was the murderer and above all - why? Definitely recommend!
Well, I‘m not a thriller girly. I thought this was entertaining as an audio book and I liked the differently POVs and how it all tied together in the end. But the end was kinda meh, I expected more of it to be honest. An decent audiobook fitting to an cold windy autumn day. I loved the different accents and speakers!!!
Foley's Meisterleistung! 📚
Wer Geschichten mag, die sich aus den Perspektiven vieler Charaktere zusammensetzen, ist hier richtig. Dabei habe ich den Erzählungen jeden Charakters gerne verfolgt und die Story blieb abwechlungsreich. Die Erzähler waren authentisch und haben sich greifbar angefühlt! Dazu kommt das einzigartige Setting der Hochzeit auf einer abgeschiedenen Insel. Das hat Erinnerungswert. Dem konnte die Athmosphäre auch folgen, man hat die Szenerie bildlich vor Augen gehabt. Für mich bisher das Highlight von Lucy Foley! 🤭
Uhh fun! So I personally really liked this one The story is about a wedding that is held on this island, that is kinda known for being abandoned. There are some guests that are more „special“ since they get to stay on the island one night before the wedding. They are our suspects on this mystery. But what is the mystery, you ask? Well we actually don’t know until the end. Though I have to say I knew before (probably has been spoiled for me through a YouTube video or something, I thought we were supposed to know). Anyway, every guest has, of course, secrets that get revealed and make them more suspicious. Also with the upcoming storm, they cannot leave the island and the situation gets more heated. Ok now personal things: -I guessed every single secret of our potential „bad“ people -I (almost) guessed the „bad“ person. And I am still mad about swaying away from this person, since Lucy Foley didn’t include this POV as much towards the end anymore, so I kinda forgot. Oh well. -I liked the switch between Now and some hours before, keeps you going so much So I would highly recommend giving this one a go, but please don’t be disappointed when you guess the secrets and motives, cause they are (in my opinion) kinda easy.