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You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

steph1101's review against another edition

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4.0

Crazy rich Asians meets Lucy foley. A lavish wedding where the bride has gone missing and who done It. I liked that part of the story was told via the investigators interviews. It was easy to narrow down who by the why was a good twist to me. A quick read!

jenhurst's review against another edition

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4.0

I ended up really enjoying this. The pacing was good and I was intrigued the whole time, but I thought the ending was a little disappointing.

spatterson12's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a quick read that reminded me somewhat of the Big Little Lie’s structure. The book alternated between the time leading up to a large event and the bystander interviews after the event.

Amaya is a complex character who has a compulsive need to check in with her former best friend, Kaavi. And by check in, more so through the use of multiple anonymous social media accounts that constantly comment and engage with Kaavi’s lavish lifestyle posts. Having spent five years with zero communication, Amaya is surprised to find a wedding invite from Kaavi in her inbox. She’s also surprised to see that the groom is no other than her college boyfriend who she dated for four years and also hasn’t spoken to in five years.

Amaya will do whatever it takes to stop this wedding, formulating multiple plans to make this a reality. So when the bride goes missing the day of the wedding, the reader is left trying to figure out how Amaya did it.

aliduhan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

catarina_'s review against another edition

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

4.25

bookish_withsky's review against another edition

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2.0

I don’t know if audio was the way to go for this one. It wasn’t bad, I just didn’t find myself caring much about anything that was meant to be going on or anything like that.

mtzbookworm64's review against another edition

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4.0

Agatha Christie type murder mystery set in Sri Lanka during a wedding celebration. Can Amaya stop her ex-boyfriend, Spencer, from marrying her former best friend, Kaavi. Each chapter has clues as to who killed Kaavi.

thepagelady's review against another edition

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3.0

Amaya is invited to Kaavi's wedding. But when she arrives everyone is surprised to see her which is a shock since the invitation said Kaavi and her family were excited to see her. But then Kaavis goes missing and is expected to be dead. But everything isn't what it seems to be! You're Invited is a suspenseful read! It switches between the wedding and the present and for the most part it's told from Amaya but then it adds in Kaavis. It's definitely a story with plenty of twists to keep you entertained! Great read!

linnaboobooks's review against another edition

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4.0

To me, this book personally falls under more of the suspense subgenre with psychological elements. As we're taken through the lead-up to the day of Kaavi and Spencer's wedding, we get a good look at Amaya's psych and the obvious mental struggles she's going through.

kyemmpem's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5