The Guest List: A Novel

This book was...alright. I mean, it wasn't anything revelatory or particularly memorable, but I didn't expect it to be, since it's just a typical murder mystery. I wanted to find out what happened, but I also didn't really care too much about any of the characters or want to know that much more about them. Most of the characters were pretty shitty people anyway, so I wanted most of them to die lol, since they were all terrible and toxic people wh...read more

The Guest List is one of few thrillers that I enjoyed. This book was well written and engaging enough that I didn't look up the ending in advance (which I almost always do - it is my worst trait). I did not see the ending coming and enjoyed the character development and thickly woven connections between characters even when you least expect it

What a page turner! I was equally drawn to and repelled by this book. It was fascinating to hear different perspectives of the people and situations identified in the book, as shared through chapters told-in each one’s voice. Another effective device was the varying temporal placement of the chapters, each revealing a bit more of the story, going back and forth in time quite fluidly. Very well crafted.

This was “The Guest List” but the title changed to “Realm Breaker”? The description and reviews all seem to be for “The Guest List”… I’m removing my rating as Realm Breaker is not the book I read…

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