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A review by adriannasophiabookss
You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this ARC! A few of my favourite book reviewers said really good things about this so I wanted to check it out!
This is a thriller following Amaya who has randomly been invited to her ex best friend Kaavi’s wedding. They haven’t spoken in five years and the big kick in the teeth? Kaavi is marrying her ex boyfriend Spencer. Now Amaya is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop the wedding and when the bride goes missing on the day, all fingers point at Amaya. Now Amaya is stuck in Sri Lanka being questioned for Kaavi’s disappearance and many dark secrets are about to be revealed.
This was so JUICY. There were so many twists and turns, so much rich people drama. I really enjoyed the Sri Lankan backdrop as well as I’ve never read a book set in Sri Lanka before. I could really feel that heat! The plot unfolded slowly over time with things being hinted at for a while before they were fully explained which I really liked because it kept me guessing. I started to see where some plot points were going but even then I didn’t fully guess the twists. The last third of this book is absolutely action packed as well.
The characters were so relatable and also unlikeable to a certain extent. The main character Amaya was probably the only character I ended up really respecting by the end of the book but I think that was intended. Amaya also obviously has OCD but it wasn’t referred to explicitly which I personally found interesting because I also suffer with OCD, some of which concerns patterns like Amaya’s does.
Amanda Jayatissa is an incredibly talented author whose writing hooks you right up to the end of the book. I can’t wait to read more of her work! You can check this out now as it was released back on 11th August 2022 so if you’ve been wanting to read this, bump it up on your TBR!
This is a thriller following Amaya who has randomly been invited to her ex best friend Kaavi’s wedding. They haven’t spoken in five years and the big kick in the teeth? Kaavi is marrying her ex boyfriend Spencer. Now Amaya is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop the wedding and when the bride goes missing on the day, all fingers point at Amaya. Now Amaya is stuck in Sri Lanka being questioned for Kaavi’s disappearance and many dark secrets are about to be revealed.
This was so JUICY. There were so many twists and turns, so much rich people drama. I really enjoyed the Sri Lankan backdrop as well as I’ve never read a book set in Sri Lanka before. I could really feel that heat! The plot unfolded slowly over time with things being hinted at for a while before they were fully explained which I really liked because it kept me guessing. I started to see where some plot points were going but even then I didn’t fully guess the twists. The last third of this book is absolutely action packed as well.
The characters were so relatable and also unlikeable to a certain extent. The main character Amaya was probably the only character I ended up really respecting by the end of the book but I think that was intended. Amaya also obviously has OCD but it wasn’t referred to explicitly which I personally found interesting because I also suffer with OCD, some of which concerns patterns like Amaya’s does.
Amanda Jayatissa is an incredibly talented author whose writing hooks you right up to the end of the book. I can’t wait to read more of her work! You can check this out now as it was released back on 11th August 2022 so if you’ve been wanting to read this, bump it up on your TBR!