I read a lot of mysteries or thrillers or suspense novels or whatever you want to call this genre, so I’m pretty good at spotting a really good book. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? My Thoughts on The Guest List The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.Īnd then someone turns up dead. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.īut perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star.

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body I’ve been speeding through my Kindle recently, so it was time to finally read it. Since then, it was just kind of chilling on my Kindle, an option if I ever needed a book to read. I bought it as an ebook to show her how to do it on the Kindle Paperwhite I bought her for Christmas.

My mom has been on me to read The Guest List for forever.

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