The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List was a recommendation from earlier in the summer. It took me a while to get around to it, but I am glad I finally read it. The Guest List is a murder mystery at a wedding occurring on a remote island. At the climax of the night, the power goes out and it is quickly discovered someone is very bloody outside the wedding tent.

Each chapter is written from a different character's perspective. And they rotate from the days leading up to the wedding to the wedding night itself. There are a lot of characters, but it is easy to keep everything straight with how the chapters are presented. As the book progresses, the reader discovers how everyone is intertwined. You are wondering who did it?

This book is laid out and felt like a movie script, similar to The Last Thing He Told Me (which I read earlier this year). At times The Guest List feels too cliche with some events and how characters are described, but I can live with that. I really liked the ending though. It is not often I am completely surprised by the ending, but I was, and I actually liked the outcome.

My rating for The Guest List: 4.5 stars out of 5. Get it here!