Name: The Guest List
Rating: 3.693495400788436 (1522 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062978738

Lucy Foley

A Novel

The Guest List

Life is messy, We all know this. Terrible things happen, I learned that while I was still a child. But no matter what happens, life is only a series of days. You can't control more than a single day. But you can control one of them.

Tina ok

I believe she’s used to having the best of everything. 

. I do not want to talk about any of this with anyone. 

Just because the rest of us don't wear our hearts on our sleeves, just because we have found a way of managing our feelings - it doesn't mean they're not there.

I wonder what it would feel like to have the ground suddenly fall away under me, suddenly disappear so I'd have no choice but to go down with it. For a moment I realise I'm standing here almost hoping for it to happen.

I want to cry like a kid as I stumble down to the beach, because it should hurt, my whole body should hurt, but no tears will come -I haven't been able to make them come for a long time. If I could cry it might all be better, but I can't. It's like an ability I've lost, like a language I've forgotten.

Julie had made out that it was all a stunt, that Olivia was being a drama queen. I suspect it was the opposite. I think she was trying to disappear.

I can’t afford to fall apart, not today. 

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "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?

I'm pretty new to reading so I haven't read a murder mystery before, and I thought this was a very good murder mystery story to start with.

I really enjoyed how each chapter is from a different character's point of view so you really get to know them and their potential motives. I personally didn't see the ending coming until maybe a chapter prior to when it was revealed. I thought it was a good twist.

The story is set at a wedding on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. Lots of stormy weather and choppy waters which I think really set the mood. I also really enjoyed the British references.

I finished in about two days and was glued to each page.

Ricky Harris

I'm pretty new to reading so I haven't read a murder mystery before, and I thought this was a very good murder mystery story to start with.

I really enjoyed how each chapter is from a different character's point of view so you really get to know them and their potential motives. I personally didn't see the ending coming until maybe a chapter prior to when it was revealed. I thought it was a good twist.

The story is set at a wedding on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. Lots of stormy weather and choppy waters which I think really set the mood. I also really enjoyed the British references.

I finished in about two days and was glued to each page.

A REMOTE ISLAND. AN INVITATION TO DIE FOR. A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party. 'Lucy Foley is really very clever' Anthony Horowitz 'Thrilling' The Times 'A classic whodunnit' Kate Mosse 'Sharp and atmospheric and addictive' Louise Candlish 'A furiously twisty thriller' Clare Mackintosh 'Secrets and lies at every turn' Sarah Pinborough On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges. Happy families. Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests. One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive. One guest won't leave this wedding alive . . .

Natalie Hakim

Phenomenal, so many plot twists, edge of my seat shook 

Johannes Fischer

The book was intriguing and I liked the format (first-person narratives, each chapter a different character). Still, it borrowed heavily from existing murder-mystery tropes and the ending was predictable. The writing was extraordinarily repetitive, and needed more showing and less telling – characters don't need to think "Wow that person's suspicious" to themselves for us to get it. 

Joana Mae

The Guest List is a gripping murder mystery that masterfully weaves together multiple perspectives to create an atmosphere of mounting tension and suspense. Set on a remote Irish island during an extravagant wedding celebration, the story expertly combines classic elements of locked-room mysteries with modern psychological thriller sensibilities. The atmospheric setting, complex character dynamics, and cleverly structured narrative make this a compelling read that keeps you guessing until the final revelation. Main Takeaways **1. The Past Always Catches Up** The story demonstrates how unresolved past actions and secrets inevitably surface, often with devastating consequences. **2. Appearances Can Be Deceiving** The seemingly perfect lives of the wealthy and successful guests mask dark secrets and troubled relationships. **3. Power of Multiple Perspectives** The story shows how different people can experience the same events in vastly different ways, each holding pieces of the larger truth. **4. The Role of Environment** The isolated island setting acts as a pressure cooker, intensifying tensions and forcing confrontations among the characters. **5. The Price of Ambition** The novel explores how the pursuit of success and perfection can lead to moral compromises and damaged relationships.

LUCY. FOLEY

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?

We can’t all be Christie. Jesus Christ. Booooooo boring easy and really relies on shock value

Kat Swint

Little hard to get into, but great plot twist and intriguing ending! 

Madilyn Taylor

slow start but i understand why the author needed to set up the backstories of all the characters. olivia's story is so all too well coded

anyways maybe i'm really picky with thrillers but this one didn't wow me.

slow start but i understand why the author needed to set up the backstories of all the characters. olivia's story is so all too well coded

anyways maybe i'm really picky with thrillers but this one didn't wow me.

interesting and engaging murder mystery. 

Yega

the british isles cannot be this small @ lucy foley!!!!

this was a fun read, and i'm glad i made it to the end, but i'm ngl i almost gave up just bc there were so many hints of like "i'm horrible for what i've done" "i can never forget what we've done" etc etc but bc there were so many perspectives, foley would just switch perspectives to keep the suspense going. at some points it was almost a let down to find out what had actually happened bc the suspense had been built up so dramatically + in such a cliche manner... BUT i did still gasp at some reveals, and it was fun to recognize the hints and clues that were dropped prior to these reveals. i thought it was so fun to listen to this as an audiobook bc they got several different people to read each character's perspective. i looooved hannah's accent, and olivia's voice was so sweet and timid in a way that really matched her storyline. at the same time, i felt like will and jules's relationship still didn't quite make sense to me -- like, why did they decide to marry after such a short amount of time? what really drew jules to will? they did address a bit what drew will to jules, but i wasn't quite satisfied just bc he seemed so psychopathic that i just couldn't get my head around him actually having real, strong emotions about her. slightly curious about foley's other books, so i might try one more just to see if this is really for me or not.

lucia

the british isles cannot be this small @ lucy foley!!!!

this was a fun read, and i'm glad i made it to the end, but i'm ngl i almost gave up just bc there were so many hints of like "i'm horrible for what i've done" "i can never forget what we've done" etc etc but bc there were so many perspectives, foley would just switch perspectives to keep the suspense going. at some points it was almost a let down to find out what had actually happened bc the suspense had been built up so dramatically + in such a cliche manner... BUT i did still gasp at some reveals, and it was fun to recognize the hints and clues that were dropped prior to these reveals. i thought it was so fun to listen to this as an audiobook bc they got several different people to read each character's perspective. i looooved hannah's accent, and olivia's voice was so sweet and timid in a way that really matched her storyline. at the same time, i felt like will and jules's relationship still didn't quite make sense to me -- like, why did they decide to marry after such a short amount of time? what really drew jules to will? they did address a bit what drew will to jules, but i wasn't quite satisfied just bc he seemed so psychopathic that i just couldn't get my head around him actually having real, strong emotions about her. slightly curious about foley's other books, so i might try one more just to see if this is really for me or not.

Eva Ströberg

It's a clever "Who did it" murder mystery, only that we didn't know what happened until halfway of the book. It was all very interesting before that until it fell flat halfway, hence the 3 stars.

Will and Jules are high-profile couple who wanted to hold a wedding on an isolated island on the west coast of Ireland. It would be fancy and they spared no expenses, but some of the guests were entangled to each other's timeline without them knowing beforehand. 

All in all, a good summer / beach read.

Rebecca Hurd

This was so freaking well done!! Everyone had a very strong motive to kill and it had me seriously wondering...who done it?? I love it!!!!

Sandhya

This is a classic whodunit and you'll be guessing the entire time. I especially loved the setting of the book, an isolated and supposedly haunted island. The whole story gave off a creepy vibe, which was fun. My biggest struggle with this book is that I felt like there were too many character perspectives and timelines, making it just feel like too much was going on at once. I found myself constantly turning back to remind myself where I was in the story. 

Hannah Colbert

Kaitlin Simpson

I’m not a huge fan of thrillers, but this was alright. It was a quick read and I like that. The one thing I will say that every one of these characters in this book are awful.

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