What I Did Like:

+The book had a sense that you’re not getting the full story and can’t trust anything you’re hearing from the beginning. This is a good vibe to add tension because you’re on alert for clues or things you missed. 

+Unreliable, unlikeable main character. From the beginning, you’re not sure who you can trust. This gives the entire book that familiar unreliable narrator feeling, even when we’re in third person and there’s no official narrator. 

+The vibe change for the end is fun. It creates a reveal that answers a lot of questions. 

Who Should Read This One:

-Fans of unreliable narrator stories who like a big sort of rewind-the-story-and-explain-everything reveal may like this one more than I did. 

My Rating: 2 Stars

The awkward pacing and skipping important things part of the book made reading it a bit frustrating and problematic. Plus, for me, the ending didn’t work. It answered questions but not in a good way. 

For Full Review: https://alltherightreads.com/2024/08/02/2024-book-review-the-guest/