Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

6 reviews

undertherowantree's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I feel like there were too many characters, so you didn't develop enough attachment to them and many of them didn't really have a role in the plot. I also felt like the back and forward between the end and beginning gave too much away too early and affected the pacing. It didn't really build-up in the same way other thrillers do and the ending felt rushed and by that point, predictable, as it had been hinted at since page 1. I loved the setting and found the writing addictive though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Outing, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Self harm

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Abandonment

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley was well written, but I was surprised by how similar it was to the Guest List. I found it enjoyable, but a lot of the moments felt similar enough to bring specific scenes back to mind, and that, combined with the format of the writing being identical, made them feel more similar than I would have preferred. Even the twist at the end felt a little similar. I wasn’t super thrilled by the side plot that was seemingly forgotten until it was needed to “throw off” the reader, and because of that the intended result wasn’t effective. Even though I found this book to be enjoyable, it wasn’t as thrilling for me because I felt like I had already read it. I really love Lucy Foley’s writing, I just wish there was a little more variation between the two books I’ve read by her. If you’re a fan of suspense novels with non linear timelines though, Foley is probably a good author for you. I would just recommend choosing which book to read (The Guest List was a little better in my opinions), rather than reading more than one (or at least not reading them close together).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

orndal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, War, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Infertility

Minor: Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wow, so good. i loved the familiarity of each of the narrators, like they were ranting to me about their histories and issues. it had great pacing and writing and a riveting story, had me guessing at every turn but still provided a dramatic ending. i loved how the lodge employees were treated as entirely human and noteworthy despite being less glamorous than the guests. everyone is a grotesque character and it was fascinating to see them alternate between unraveling spectacularly and finding some kind of redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Pregnancy, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

rotatinglibrary's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Child death, and Confinement

PTSD, humiliation, war,

awells96's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Vomit