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A Book of the Month 2020 Book of the Year Finalist!

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 Guest List had quite a hype around it, and it seems to be on my TBR for ages so expectations were sky high. I'm no stranger to multiple perspective books; however, the format didn't do any favors for this book. Many of the characters in the book are not particularly likeable. Additionally, because there were so many characters in this book and the chapters were divided evenly between the main characters, the author couldn't go deep which impacted my ability to really connect with the characters. For the first 75% of the book, the book was just an average mystery. The last 25% did pick up a bit and kept the pages turning.

Overall, a solid mystery/thriller but a bit overhyped.

2025 Reading Schedule
Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal

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