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You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

37 reviews

cmbohn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Amaya will do anything to stop the wedding of her ex boyfriend and her former best friend. Anything. 

This was so much fun.  Lots of twists. It's partly told in interviews and partly in flashbacks. Perfect holiday read. I raced through it in a day.
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hookerkitty's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Ugh, it’s so disappointing when a book you’re totally vibing with just gets ruined by the ending. I was absolutely loving all of the dark humor and cracking up. I was getting really into it and had to know what was going on…and then the ending is rather abrupt, tries to wrap things up in a bow, but yet still leaves some holes, I thought it’d be a slower reveal, but nope. The author must’ve been close to a deadline, or they don’t know how to finish their book (or both). 

So now I feel like a deflated balloon. I was totally planning on giving this high stars and seek out more books by this author, but I’m afraid the ‘ending ruins the book’ would happen again. Such a bummer. 

FYI content warnings: self harm starts on page 6, mental illness practically from the beginning, and the DV descriptions def made me anxious 
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anniepatt's review against another edition

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3.0

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smashingreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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annabolson's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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kellylayne's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought this a fun and twisty thriller. Most of the characters felt well developed, though one of the main characters felt a little undercooked to me. Characters were definitely unlikeable, but in a way that was interesting and suited a thriller.
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astridhawk's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Really disappointing. Empty-headed completely unklikeaboe characters, and instead of a mystery it was more of a bait-and-switch by the author. Also, TONS of tw… just don’t expect an enjoyable mystery from this one.
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cowboykid's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very predictable but engaging
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tiffanysdelivery's review against another edition

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3.0

This was an okay read for me! A little slower paced in the first half, most characters were unlikeable (but I think that was the point for a whodunnit), and definitely twisty at the end. The main twist at the end was darker than I thought it was going to get and caught me off guard. On page descriptions of some harmful things, so I would check content warnings! The descriptions of Sri Lankan culture and the family drama at a wedding made for an interesting backdrop to the mystery. Audiobook was a plus for me since I would not have known pronunciation for names and some translated phrases. 
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