The Guests

A Thriller

De: Margot Hunt

Narrado por: Amy McFadden, Sarah Naughton, Michael Crouch, Soneela Nankani, A.J. Beckles

From USA Today bestselling author Margot Hunt comes the chilling tale of what happens when a family besieged by a storm must play host to uninvited guests.

When a Category 5 hurricane is poised to hit their coastal Florida town, the Davies family takes refuge in their waterfront manse. Marlowe, Lee, and their teenage twins invite their close friends to wait out the storm in comfort and style.

Uninvited are the three strangers who dock on the family’s shore right before the storm descends. Brothers Jason and Bo—and Bo’s girlfriend, Darcy—are a charming, helpful trio in need of a safe haven that the family is only too happy to provide.

But as the storm outside grows more threatening, so does the tension in the house.

Soon, the lines between family, friends, and strangers blur. Danger mounts with every pointed finger and broken confidence, and long-held secrets are revealed one after another until only one truth remains: not everyone is going to make it out alive.

©2024 Whitney Kelly. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Narrators Amy McFadden, Sarah Naughton, Michael Crouch, Soneela Nankani, and A.J. Beckles give dramatic and engaging performances as the various friends, family members, and foes. From enmity to anxiety, they expertly portray every emotional moment. Will appeal to listeners seeking a fast-paced, family-centered suspense. Recommended for fans of Joy Fielding, Robyn Harding, and Adrian McKinty.”—Library Journal

“An irresistible way to kill the hours while you wait for the power to come back on.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Hunt’s skillful sleight of hand and well-drawn characters create palpable menace, placing this a cut above standard-issue locked-room thrillers. It will leave readers breathless.”—Publishers Weekly

Eh

I can’t tell if the narrator made this book dull, or if it was actually flat. There were several twists, but the narrator made it hard to get excited.

Predictable

I enjoyed the narration but every part of the story could be predicted in the first few chapters.

Meh

I was so excited to listen to The Guests by Margot Hunt because 1) I absolutely loved Best Friends Forever, and 2) being from Florida myself, I am all too familiar with hurricanes. However, this book pales in comparison.
First, the attitudes toward an approaching Category 5 storm were NOT realistic. No one with any experience dealing with hurricanes would say "the house is well built, we'll be fine!" Makes me think the author didn't do much research at all on the type of destruction Category 4-5 storms cause.
Secondly, as another review mentioned, the CONSTANT "June said.. Tom said.. Lee said" got extremely annoying pretty quickly.
Lastly, whoever narrated Felix's part honestly has no business doing audiobooks. His voice was so strange it bordered on creepy and after a few "Felix" chapters, I just skipped over them entirely.
It wasn't a terrible listen overall, but I would be extremely hesitant to recommend this title a friend.

Not believable

This story started off scary and disturbing but quickly progressed to unbelievable. It just got worse as it progressed. Too many elements seemed canned, The insertion of the teen black romantic love interest as the hero seemed particularly out of place considering the overall story, a diversity tool. The narration was both good and bad. Overall disappointing and predictable.

Margot Hunt does it again

This was such a great story. I was gripped the whole time. I enjoyed the different perspectives. I love it. I highly recommend!

The plot

It felt like it was to long with to many characters to keep track of.

Good, fast read

I’m not sure why the reviews are not higher. This is the best I’ve read from the author.
The big downside was the narration, some of the voices were tough to listen too.

Good story

There were a lot of interesting elements to this plot, and some unexpected twists and turns. I enjoyed this book very much!

Bad grammar

In the space above reserved for “Title your review,” it asks what stood out most. Unfortunately multiple times the author used “I where “me should have been.” At least twice she ended a sentence with “of” when a simple restructuring of the sentence would have made it correct.

The story was interesting and suspenseful and certainly kept my interest. In fact, I really liked it. Now I am debating whether the possibility of another of her books would have more jarring errors that I could forgive for a good story.

Exciting

What a great story. Twists and turns
Happened to be listening as hurricane Helene left devastation in 6 states