This is a really enjoyable, fast-paced read. The multiple viewpoints worked really well and I loved trying to figure out who was responsible. The wild setting also really added to the mystery. I’ll definitely check out other books by Lucy Foley in future.

A so/so murder mystery which was good in places. I didn’t guess the ending but I did find it rather cliched and not much different from the author’s last novel, although there was an interesting twist.

The Guest List is a cracking good who dunnit thriller that leaves the reader guessing until the last minute. Gripping and deliciously dark, this is the sort of book you want to devour in one sitting. Julia Keegan and Will Slater are due to be married on a remote island in Ireland. They are seemingly the perfect 'it' couple, but scratch below the surface, and all is not as it seems. As a storm rages on their wedding night, the lights go out, and a scream is heard. As the book moves between the wedding day itself, and the days leading up to it, we learn that all the wedding guests have a secret they would not want revealed. Who sent Julia a note imploring her not to marry Will? Why is the wedding planner consumed with anger? What event from the past has haunted Johnno the best man? Why does Julia's sister Hannah know Will as Steven? The past catches up with Will Slater in a thrilling crescendo, and with an unexpected twist this psychological thriller will not disappoint.

This is a classic whodunnit in the vein of Christie. Guests gather for the society wedding of the year but before the end someone will die. The setting is not original and the characters are stereotyped but this book is a page turner and really benefits from a one-sitting read, especially when trying to keep in mind each of the multiple POVs. Not my usual read but others will love it.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the advance copy

Fast-paced, tense and suspenseful. Another masterful crime novel from the talented Lucy Foley. I can't wait to see what she does next, but I've no idea how she's going to top this one!

Another fantastic, gripping thriller from Lucy Foley. The plot is full of twists and turns that keep the reader frantically turning pages until the very end. Great stuff!

Atmospheric, creepy, tense, dark and menacing. The characters all have secrets they are hiding, with their many grudges and envy only amplified among the unsettling and remote location.
If you’ve read Lucy Foley’s previous book, the fantastic “The Hunting Party”, The Guest List is written in a similar format and style. The narration jumps between characters and timescale - before the evening of the wedding and the time after - which only adds to the mystery.

The perfect book for reading during lockdown, as it sucks you right in and makes you forget the strangeness of the world right now. I can’t wait to see what Lucy Foley comes up with next, she’s becoming a firm favourite of mine.

With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins U.K, HarperFiction for the opportunity to read this ARC, in return for an honest and unbiased review.

It’s been a while since I read ‘The Hunting Party’ which I loved so I was overjoyed to hear that Ms Foley had a new book out!

On a remote island somewhere off the Irish coast, guests are arriving for what is sure to be the wedding of the year – TV star Will Slater and his beautiful bride Julia Keegan.

The book begins during the wedding reception - the lights go out due to the bad weather and suddenly there is a blood curling scream.

Thereafter the story unfolds from the day before the wedding when the chosen few have been invited for the pre-wedding meal and to stay overnight and culminates in what happens when those lights go out. Each chapter is told from either Julia, Will, Olivia (the bridesmaid), Johnno (the best man), Hannah (the plus one) and Aiofe (the wedding planner).

I don’t want to say too much more about the story for fear I accidentally let slip a spoiler. I just want to add that this book is so cleverly written and I didn’t want to put it down.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Greatly anticipated after reading the Hunting Party and didn't disappoint. Another great thriller, packed full of larger than life characters, and a plot that grabbed me right from the off.

The follow up to The Hunting Party, this read is similar but just as captivating. Atmospheric setting on a remote island off the Irish Coast, guests gather for the wedding of TV star Will Slater and his high flying fiance Jules.
A great line up of superb characters, most of whom you love to hate because their various behaviours make them such obnoxious and toxic individuals.
The wedding is not exactly the happiest event of the year. People have come together in a desolate and windswept place full of ghosts and long buried secrets. Everybody has something to hide and whilst it isn't too difficult to make some of the necessary (and appalling) connections, the plot is thickly strewn with plenty of motives for murder and the reader is kept guessing to the very end. Loss, grief and terrible deceptions threaten to unravel and damage a lot of relationships beyond repair in a Lord of the Flies type Survival game where only the fittest will come out to live another day.
I will definitely be eagerly awaiting Lucy Foley's third novel.

The Guest List by Lucy Foley is a thriller that starts when things have gone horribly wrong, but only gives you a vague idea that things aren't right.  You then get taken back to the start.

Jules and Will are the perfect couple.  She's turned her blog into an online magazine, and he's the star of a reality series that sees him pitted against the great outdoors.  Their wedding is happening on an island in Ireland, and is of course going to be the event.

We have a number of different points of view on the event.  Aoife, the wedding planner, whose Folly is where the event is happening. Hannah, the plus one, whose husband is Jules' best friend.  Olivia, the half sister, who is the bridesmaid.  And last, but not least, Johnno, the best mate from school.

If you've read  The Hunting Party  (also by the way) then you know to expect tense situations, secrets coming out, and people not being whom they seem to be, with things coming to a crashing head.

As you can tell, I've enjoyed The Guest List, just as I enjoyed The Hunting Party.  I would be very interested in reading more of Foley's work!

 The Guest List  was published on 20th February 2020, and is available to buy on  Amazon .  I've found a link to where you can search for  local bookshops , including independent!

You can follow Lucy Foley on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .

If you're interested in tense thrillers, then here's some others I've reviewed:

 The Island  by Ragnar Jónasson

 Run Away  by Harlan Coben

 What She Found in the Woods  by Josephine Angelini

I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, and so my thanks to NetGalley, and to  HarperCollins  (the publishers) for this book. 

You can have a look on my GoodReads to see what else I've read!

I loved The Hunting Party, so was delighted to see there was a new book by Lucy Foley.

This time, the setting is a gorgeous yet eerie island off the coast of Ireland, and the event is a celebrity wedding. Yet again Foley’s wonderful descriptions immediately draw you in to the wild and stormy atmosphere.

The book begins towards the end of the wedding, when a waitress says she has seen a body. We then jump back to everyone’s arrivals to the island as the events are told by a number of different characters. Having the perspective of different people really adds to the story, and shows that no one can be trusted.

Another brilliant, character driven story which will keep engrossed throughout!

I enjoyed Lucy Foley's previous novel The Hunting Party and was delighted to be given the opportunity to review The Guest List. A posh wedding on a remote Irish island, a murder and an unexpected denouement. A great piece of escapism.

A twist on the old ‘locked room mystery’ this book features a body found on an island cut off from the mainland during a huge storm. The majority of people on the island, off the coast of Ireland, are there for a rather exclusive, celebrity wedding and we move back and forth – from the discovery of the body back to the arrival of the wedding party. Chapters are told from the point of view of the bride, the best man, the bridesmaid, the wife of the bride’s best friend and the wedding planner. Oh, yes, and the body too…..The bride is the perfectionist editor of a hugely successful online magazine and the groom the star of a Bear Grylls-style tv show called Survival but it seems they are not as loved as they think they are. From bride Jules’ complicated relationship with her oldest and best friend Charlie to the bullying and sense of entitlement of groom Will’s schooldays there are dark undercurrents a-flowing. A great bit of escapism and could be perfect for fans of reality tv and celebrity blogs: how the privileged go wrong…
3.5 stars

This is the wedding of Julia Keegan owner of lifestyle magazine and Will Slater tv star.
They are getting married at a place called Inis Amploir ( Cormorant Island) just of the Irish coast.
Most of this book is set the day before the wedding and the night of the wedding when someone is murdered.
This is told from quite a few different points of view and you don't find out who has been murdered till near the end.
Thanks NetGalley

The guest list by Lucy Foy.
Off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year.
Old friends
Past grudges
Happy families
Hidden jealousies
Thirteen guests
One body
ONE GUEST WON'T LEAVE THIS WEDDING ALIVE...
GUESTS ARE INVITED TO CORMORANT ISLAND.
A brilliant read. I loved the story and some of the characters. Had no ideas who it was although I had my suspicion. I did get confused over the then and now. 4*.

Really enjoyed this! A light “read in one sitting” type of book with just enough mystery to keep you turning the pages. Loved the way the author portrayed the different guest personalities, most of which you would definitely not like to have at your own wedding so it had me hooked from the word go!

This is a recounted story which takes place over two days on the beautiful Cormorant Island just off the coast of Ireland. Jules the bride(zilla) is marrying Will the TV star. The author initially introduces us to some of the guests who are attending, most of whom you want to murder yourself! As a reader, I could literally feel the atmosphere at the wedding and coupled with the location and the weather, it was a perfect setting for what was about to happen. On the night of the wedding, somebody is murdered (we are not sure who it is until towards the end). We realise that most of the guests had a motive so it was really hard to guess the culprit. Lucy Foley has a great way of holding back and unfolding the clues slowly throughout the book keeping the reader interested and guessing until the end.

This book has it all, secrets, lies, cheating etc. A brilliant murder, mystery psychological thriller which I would recommend to all.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lucy Foley and HarperCollins UK for my advance readers copy.

A slow burner that failed to hold my interest.

I liked the premise of this book and even though the writing was quite good, I still struggled to get invested in the characters, which made it all the more difficult to care about who did what and for what reason. Most of the twists were rather predictable and the finale was a bit too hasty for my liking.

This book was not my cup of tea but I’m sure a lot of people will find it quite entertaining!

I would like to thank the Publishers, NetGalley, and the Author for sending me an ARC of this book.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for sending me an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book, which is a modern whodunit set on a remote island. It’s atmospheric and tense. The plot is full of twists and turns, and many potential motives for murder. The victim is also a mystery until near the end, which made things even more intriguing. I liked getting to know the characters and their secrets, and as the story went on, I found myself very involved. They all had interesting backstories and I enjoyed seeing how they were connected to each other as more about them was revealed.

It’s an engaging read that makes you think “just one more chapter…”. I would definitely recommend it, and I look forward to reading more by Lucy Foley in the future.

The Guest List
Lucy Foley
Another fantastic page turner from this author. It is set in a hotel on a small remote island, the wedding party guests, hotel owners and their staff are gathering. The bride and groom are very egotistical and privileged but they and a few of the guests also have dark hidden stories/secrets and you learn of these throughout their narration of the chapters. Add to the drama a murder and you have a very, very good psychologically thrilling whodunnit