The Fifth Guest

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Five former flatmates from Oxford uni receive an invitation to an old classmate's memorial. Henry Bellinger died in their final year & his family are unveiling a memorial to him. Caro, invites George, Lily, & Travis to stay at her home the night before, not knowing that the fifth friend, Elle, will be gate-crashing. Old secrets & rivalries are gradually revealed including infidelity & drugs, but did one of them actually commit murder? (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf It was a little slow to start & I didn't really like any of the characters to start with, but that changed as the story developed. Elle came across as rather hard & brash but by the end of the book, the reader understands why, but the only really decent character seems to be Lily. I wasn't sure whether or not to DNF during the first 30% but I'm glad I stuck with it as the story suddenly took off & I couldn't put it down. 2y

OutsmartYourShelf There seems to have been a lot of reunion based books recently, but this is definitely one of the better ones that I have read. I ended up really enjoying it. 4.5🌟

TWs: alcohol, drugs, infidelity, misogyny, sexual assault, sexual content.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, HQ, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5641749320

Read 2nd-3rd Aug #RushAThon @andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES 2y

DieAReader 🥳❤️‍🔥🤓📚 2y

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2y

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