Guests gather on an island off the coast of Ireland for a lavish wedding.

Told over 48 hours, we get to know many of the guests and discover how some of them have "issues" with each other.
We know from the off that there is going to be a murder but the story was a bit too slow moving for my tastes. I persevered, and finished the book but I don't think I could honestly say that I found it enjoyable

Another great twisty thriller from Lucy Foley full of unlikeable characters and bad things. Loved it!

Having enjoyed Lucy Foley's previous book 'The Hunting Party', I was looking forward to this new one. It certainly lived up to expectations! The formula is similar: this time people are gathering for the wedding of Julia and Will on a remote Irish island. We find out early on that something terrible happens on the night of the wedding, and the story is told from several different characters' point of view. Everyone has their secrets! This is a real page turner, which I thoroughly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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Fantastically woven thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. Engaging characters, secrets in abundance. A brilliant story that had me racing through the pages as I devoured it with relish.

I really enjoyed The Hunting Party and sold vast quantities of the paperback over Christmas. The Guest List is even better.

I enjoyed this book, although I did find it predictable in places. A whodunnit, with good characterisation and a good setting. I wasn't overkeen on the pacing and found the explanation of who each character was in each chapter heading a little off-putting. Still a good read. Recommended.

Not usually a fan of books that go backwards and forwards from past to present continually. I didn't need to worry this time as the story was fluid the whole way through. A true whodunnit which keeps you guessing until the end.

I absolutely loved this book. I was reading and enjoying the Hunting Party when I spotted The Guest List on. Netgalley, so requested it straight away and thankfully was accepted and read it straight afterwards, so thank you publishers.

Another excellent Agatha Christie style whodunnit novel with great characters and some twists and turns along the way. I don’t want to give anything away, The scene is set brilliantly with a wedding on a slightly sinister and spooky island off the coast of Ireland of a well known Bear Grylls style survivalist and wife who runs “The Download”. The guests start to arrive for the wedding, the Best man, the ushers, the sister of the bride- the bridesmaid along with many others. It takes a while to find out who is going to die and how and who did it, but it’s worth the wait, with great introductions and gradual character build up along the way. Throughly recommended.

I look forward to reading more from the author and hope we don’t have to wait too long for the next book:

I love her first novel and equally enjoyed reading this one too! I like how the book has a few characters and you don’t know till the end whom it is! Loved every minute of it!

‘The Guest List’ is the second crime novel by Lucy Foley and I was delighted to receive an ARC from NetGalley to review after reading ‘The Hunting Party’. If possible, this is even better and I couldn’t put it down. My kindle pages were fizzing by.

Will, an actor from a star television series ‘Survival’ is marrying Julie, a high flyer with her own magazine. The beautiful couple choose a desolate island off the Irish coast for their wedding, which is has just been bought by Aoile and Freddie who are determined to make a success of their purchase despite the reputation of the island. This is their first wedding.

The story is told from different viewpoints and, as the story progresses, it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems with Will and his past, although there are several not very likeable characters. A case in point are his ushers and best man who all went to school together at a ‘posh’ boarding school (the headmaster being Will’s father) which used to play a game called ‘survival’.

This is a true ‘whodunnit’ along the lines of Agatha Christie with many twists, turns, dark characters and deep hatred.

Many thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and Lucy Foley for my ARC in return for my honest review.

Superb read and highly recommended.

Slick plotting .. perhaps gimmicky ... but Foley got me all the same! Admittedly the switching among points of view was confusing, and, also, not sure I loved being tricked by the actual author of the book .. not to speak of several principal speakers (Hannah, Aiofe ...Will).. it's as if I'm party to the cruel game .. first played by will and johnno years ago as schoolboys .. lethally worked out NOW. but I won't say more to spoil it, but this is a professional piece of entertaining , if gruesome , writing .. enjoyable too watching how it clicks existing into place by the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read another great book by this author.
The writing was brilliantly descriptive, without becoming too long winded and the story kept me gripped right through to the end. The characters leapt from the page and I was sorry to finish this book, I can't wait for the next one.

I’m afraid I persevered with this book for as long as possible but I’m afraid I didn’t enjoy it as much as The Hunting Party. For me it just lacked pace. There was too much description and too much building up the tension but not enough suspense. There wasn’t enough to keep me reading.
The story focuses on a few of the key wedding guests, who all have a secret to hide. It switches point of view throughout and there is a lot of description about their backgrounds, eluding to their secrets, but it just took too long to get to the point.

The Guest List is a solid, atmospheric thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Fans of Foley's first novel, The Hunting Party, will definitely want to check this one out. The plot is fast-paced and the character development is excellent. Highly recommended to readers looking for a strong thriller to check out.

I’d give this one a 3.5.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characterisation and how each chapter related to a different character. I did loose interest half way through like I did with the hunting party but the twists towards the end won me over and regained my interest. Some parts were slightly exaggerated and the way the victim was connected to most of the people there was a little bit far fetched but all in all it was a gripping story, full of suspense and surprises and definitely one id recommend.

The story device of using a teaser opening scene of thrilling action from the end of the first act as a tool to hook the reader, does not work in this book - there are too many flashback chapters to process before the questions posed by the teaser are answered.
Flipping to the 'day before' snips the thin thread holding the reader to the words and we instantly start flicking/swiping past the endless set-up of the long character list before reconnecting with the crime story.
Scenes/chapters switch between the first person accounts of key characters taking us inside their heads but intriguingly act as false guides to motivation and the links to their shared past.
Aoife the wedding planner who lives on the island location for the celebrity wedding with her partner Freddie,
Jules the super-organised and exacting bride and her half-sister Olivia who is struggling with mental health after a broken relationship.
Jonno, the best man who is bound to the groom, Will and holds their secret past.
Hannah, the plus one.
Fans of Murder on the Orient Express will adore the closed location mystery and the connections between every member of the Guest List to this exclusive wedding.

I loved this! It's told from multiple viewpoints so you don't even know who the victim is/what they are a victim of until pretty much the end. It was cleverly done and each character had a strong voice of its own. I'll definitely read her other big book, The Hunting Party.

This book is like a jigsaw puzzle where finally all the pieces come together.

A celebrity wedding is taking place on a remote island. The story is told from the differing viewpoints of various participants and at different times both before the event and during the weekend. The setting is dark and sinister at times and a murder eventually takes place. I found the jigsaw style difficult to follow at first but then it became a page turner that I couldn't put it down.

Lucy Foley is one of those authors that has that suspense/domestic/psychological thriller needed elements and tone down to a science. I loved her first one THE HUNTING PARTY, but this one was even better! Grabbing me at the beginning and not letting go until I had finished. So many different people to wonder about and wonder what exactly happens and turning each page so Foley can Drive you to the point she wants you to arrive at, is what you can expect from THE GUEST LIST! Also expect to be chilled, thrilled, and of course shocked! Grab as soon as you can, you do not want to miss this one!
I will make sure I buzz it up!

Another great book by this author.
The writing was descriptive enough to transport me to the setting with ease, without becoming long winded. I could almost smell the sea.
The plot was intriguing and engaging, it drew me in from the start and held my attention throughout. A very up to date "whodunnit".
The characters were flawlessly drawn, realistic and very believable.
A cracking read, I couldn't put it down and I can't wait for the next one