--- product_id: 214553929 title: "The Guest List: A Novel" price: "₱689" currency: PHP in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/214553929-the-guest-list-a-novel store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # The Guest List: A Novel **Price:** ₱689 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Guest List: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** ₱689 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/214553929-the-guest-list-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient "Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party. The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. 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 cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed. But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? Review: A less skilled writer would never have been able to make this, clever, complicated story such an enjoyable read! - Secrets Secrets Secrets!!! This book will have you thinking back to the last large wedding you attended and wondering just how many mini dramas were taking place all around you, while you remained completely oblivious. If the people attending your event anything in common with the wedding party and their guests, in the aptly title THE GUEST LIST, probably more people than you think are holding secrets and harboring resentments. THE GUEST LIST is a fast read that unfolds with alternating chapters, told by various members of the wedding party and their 150 guests. The book, from start to finish is an excellent testimony to the skill of the writer. It is interesting from the start, with well written characters that come alive on the page. There is a lot going on here, but it unfolds smoothly, as we learn about the backgrounds of the various players, their secrets and their innermost thoughts. It never feels disjointed or like the characters are unconnected, because each of them, despite their differences, have some connection to the bride and groom. The wedding itself connects people in unexpected ways and leads to several characters gaining new information about things that had happened in the past. The newly acquired information solves old mysteries and stirs up powerful emotions that change the course of the wedding and the future of many people there. A less skilled writer would never have been able to make this clever complicated story such an enjoyable read Review: fun quick read - I enjoyed this book. It was told from various points of view, a style of writing I enjoy very much. The setting is great; the characters are well defined, and I didn't know who committed the crime until almost the very end. The story moves back and forth in time, but unlike other nonlinear books that I have read, this book is very clear as to where you are on the timeline. I thought the author was quite skillful in how she plotted her story. There is a sense of unease in the book almost from the beginning, but the murder and the mystery come fairly late in the story. There are clues as to who the murderer is and why the crime was committed, but they are pretty subtle. The book is a quick read, a fun read. I enjoyed it. ## Images ![The Guest List: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91r+j4EyoYS.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A less skilled writer would never have been able to make this, clever, complicated story such an enjoyable read! *by C***N on July 30, 2020* Secrets Secrets Secrets!!! This book will have you thinking back to the last large wedding you attended and wondering just how many mini dramas were taking place all around you, while you remained completely oblivious. If the people attending your event anything in common with the wedding party and their guests, in the aptly title THE GUEST LIST, probably more people than you think are holding secrets and harboring resentments. THE GUEST LIST is a fast read that unfolds with alternating chapters, told by various members of the wedding party and their 150 guests. The book, from start to finish is an excellent testimony to the skill of the writer. It is interesting from the start, with well written characters that come alive on the page. There is a lot going on here, but it unfolds smoothly, as we learn about the backgrounds of the various players, their secrets and their innermost thoughts. It never feels disjointed or like the characters are unconnected, because each of them, despite their differences, have some connection to the bride and groom. The wedding itself connects people in unexpected ways and leads to several characters gaining new information about things that had happened in the past. The newly acquired information solves old mysteries and stirs up powerful emotions that change the course of the wedding and the future of many people there. A less skilled writer would never have been able to make this clever complicated story such an enjoyable read ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ fun quick read *by P***T on April 24, 2026* I enjoyed this book. It was told from various points of view, a style of writing I enjoy very much. The setting is great; the characters are well defined, and I didn't know who committed the crime until almost the very end. The story moves back and forth in time, but unlike other nonlinear books that I have read, this book is very clear as to where you are on the timeline. I thought the author was quite skillful in how she plotted her story. There is a sense of unease in the book almost from the beginning, but the murder and the mystery come fairly late in the story. There are clues as to who the murderer is and why the crime was committed, but they are pretty subtle. The book is a quick read, a fun read. I enjoyed it. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.5 Chillingly Creepy Stars *by R***R on July 5, 2020* This atmospheric thriller earned 3.5 Stars from me! SUMMARY An elaborate wedding is being planned on a foggy, beautiful but possibly haunted Irish island. The story is told in turns from the bride, best man, brides maid, a plus one wedding guest and wedding planner. The island setting plays a huge part in the story, it has been mostly abandoned aside from the wedding planner and her husband who live at the venue. It is said to have been haunted, it kind of gives off a creepy vibe and it is known for tumultuous storms which knock out the electricity. Early on we learn that something has gone awry. There is a huge storm which turns the electricity off. When the lights go back on, blood is discovered. Several of the ushers go out to try to find the source of the blood. In the 48 hours that the wedding party is on the island, secrets are discovered, relationships come into question and peoples wills are tested. WHAT I LOVED I loved the multiple narrator's points of view. Probably my favorite one was the plus one wedding guest. She didn't know any of the other guests well so I felt like her point of view was the most reel and the least biased. I loved the way the setting was so much a part of the story. Replace the mental hospital with a castle wedding venue and it had kind of a Shelter Island feel to it. Very dark and foreboding with potential danger around every corner. The bride and groom were both well known, minor celebrities. It was interesting watching a celeb wedding from the inside. WHAT I DIDN'T LOVE I really didn't find any of the characters likeable. As the story progressed, I began to find some sympathy for a couple of them, but I still couldn't find any love and it was almost hard to care who was bleeding. There was one twists toward the end that was waaaayyyyy too much of a coincidence. I could easily believe the first few twists but the one that one was too much of a stretch for me. I knocked it down a half star for the lack of believability. OVERALL Definitely worth reading if you like a good Brit-Lit thriller set on a remote island. It kind of had a vibe that was sort of a mix between an I Know What You Did Last Summer and Shelter Island. 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