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brookey8888's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
savvylit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There are many twists and turns in this mystery and many red herrings - all of which I appreciate. However, some of the red herrings in this story were so painfully obvious! It honestly felt at times like Foley was shouting in my ear "aha! bet you thought that was the answer!" When a violent act is described in too much detail but there are still two-thirds of the book left... it is so clearly a red herring. Again, I can't help but compare it to The Guest List. In that story, the red herrings were revealed in a slower and more subtle way.
All that being said, I was definitely entertained by The Hunting Party. I think it would make an excellent film!
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Infidelity
kylamunoz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Gun violence, Outing, and Sexual assault
Minor: War
allyhoo811's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What I Enjoyed About "The Hunting Party": I love Foley's take on the traditional closed-circle mystery. It is so much fun to try to guess both the victim and the murderer. She is also a master at using atmosphere to create suspense.
I also enjoy that Foley lays out the clues so you can solve the mystery yourself, there isn't a big out of nowhere twist if you are paying attention. I prefer my suspense/thriller novels written this way -- though many other people like to be totally shocked.
Where I found "The Hunting Party" lacking compared to "The Guest List": The main plot for "The Hunting Party" was just as compelling as "The Guest List", but the side-plots did not tie into the main story as nicely (
My Big Complaint That Brought Down My Review
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Drug abuse and Homophobia