The Uninvited Guest – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Uninvited Guest

Author:- Ruby Speechley

Date published:- will be published on 10th February 2025

No. of pages:- 289 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 3/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 3.5/5

One hen, one stag, one uninvited guest… who won’t make it to the wedding?

Megan Lewis is ready for her big day, but when an unexpected guest crashes her hen weekend, her perfectly curated world unravels.

Beth, claiming to be Jamie’s cousin, quickly charms the group. But when she gets close to bridesmaid Lauren, things take a dark turn, and a game of truth or dare exposes secrets from Megan’s past, shaking her world.

As the wedding nears, Megan realises Beth isn’t who she says she is — but she may be her only ally.

When you can’t trust anyone, not even your fiancé, who can you turn to?

Megan’s friends have organized a hen party for Megan as she is soon getting married to Jamie. However, before Megan sets off to the party, Megan receives threatening messages, that seem to disrupt her party. Not to mention that a woman named Beth, who claimed to be Jamie’s cousin comes to the party. However, someone is set to destroy Megan’s party, including revealing a dark secret about Megan herself, threatening to ruin her party and also possible ruin her upcoming wedding as well…

This was a fast paced thriller and it was actually indeed interesting. The story overall was well written and engaging. However, there are some negative things about the book–the main protagonist, Megan seemed to be slightly naive which kind of annoyed me a little at a series of worst decisions that she is making. And also, the story overall was predictable–the ending was predictable. Although there are some twists and turns, overall, the thriller was far too predicting in my opinion.

However, the thriller was quiet enjoyable and fast paced and overall worth three stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood for ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Ruby Speechley is a psychological thriller writer. Her debut novel, Someone Else’s Baby, was published by Hera Books on 25 July 2019.

You can contact her on Twitter: @rubyspeechley, Facebook: ‘Ruby Speechley Author’ or via her website: rubyspeechley.com

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