The Wedding Party: A Thriller
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- Author：L.R. Jones
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Summary
For a bride-to-be and her fiancé， secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense。 Carrie and Oliver。 A couple completely in love and the hosts of a wedding to remember at Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel。 This is Carrie’s fairy tale come true。 Her fiancé， Oliver， is Mr。 Tall， Dark， and Handsome; successful; and utterly devoted to her。 Now family and friends have gathered to celebrate。 It’s sure to be a wild night as the drinks flow freely and the fun begins。 But the morning after is murder。 FBI agent Andi Castle was just supposed to be a plus-one。 This should have been a calming weekend getaway from what she does catch killers。 Instead， Andi’s on the hunt again。 The hotel is on lockdown。 Secrets are being unearthed。 And no one is above Andi’s suspicions。 But which secrets are worth killing for？ Andi’s forced to find the answers fast…before someone else dies。
Reviews
Casey
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UnreadableDid you know she's an FBI agent？ Because she's an FBI agent。 She's an FBI agent who agents for the FBI。 and her dad is an abusive PI。 Who abused a man。 who that man is changes depending on which of the fifteen million times she's discussing it。 But he's a PI who abuses。 Nobody can speak a sentence with her without mentioning either her agent status or her father or both。 *Nobody*。The book is unreadable。 The characters are boring， insipid， repetitive， wafer thin and utterly convinced of UnreadableDid you know she's an FBI agent？ Because she's an FBI agent。 She's an FBI agent who agents for the FBI。 and her dad is an abusive PI。 Who abused a man。 who that man is changes depending on which of the fifteen million times she's discussing it。 But he's a PI who abuses。 Nobody can speak a sentence with her without mentioning either her agent status or her father or both。 *Nobody*。The book is unreadable。 The characters are boring， insipid， repetitive， wafer thin and utterly convinced of their brilliance。the prose is dire。 SAVE YOURSELF 。。。more
Juri （_snarkysharky）
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I love Mystery Thrillers but I did not love this one。The book opens with a chapter about a crime we will return to later， nothing out of the norm of a mystery book。 We then follow two other POVs， Carrie’s -- the bride-to-be， and Andi’s -- the FBI Agent。Carrie is a nurse and is the bride-to-be of a seemingly perfect guy， Oliver。 He is rich and handsome， and most importantly， he cares for her。 After a mysterious present arrives at their doorstep， Oliver starts acting weird which drives Carrie into I love Mystery Thrillers but I did not love this one。The book opens with a chapter about a crime we will return to later， nothing out of the norm of a mystery book。 We then follow two other POVs， Carrie’s -- the bride-to-be， and Andi’s -- the FBI Agent。Carrie is a nurse and is the bride-to-be of a seemingly perfect guy， Oliver。 He is rich and handsome， and most importantly， he cares for her。 After a mysterious present arrives at their doorstep， Oliver starts acting weird which drives Carrie into overthinking。The morning after their wedding party， Oliver was found dead in their hotel room， with Carrie as the main suspect。 Luckily， FBI Agent Andi Castle was present at the scene， thanks to Lana， Carrie’s co-worker， who brought Andi as a plus one。 Now it’s in Agent Castle’s hands to solve this murder。This book brought a lot of frustration to me in the form of Agent Castle。 Nobody can stop talking about her， not even herself。 We have read so much about what she does， about her absolutely irrelevant love life， about what junk food she eats， and most of all about her father。I didn’t like that Agent Castle appeared to be the only one with the “brain” in the investigative team， and every single person was ready to jump to the simplest conclusion their tiny little brains could muster。The narrative failed to convince me that Agent Castle is an experienced FBI Agent。 For someone who was “scouted” to join the force out of college， she did not exude competency to me。 Nothing she does is covert， her deduction skills are terrible， and her interrogation skills even more so。 40% of this book could have been chopped off if only she dropped the Columbo Method， and just literally looked at what was in front of her。**WARNING: SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT**I like how the author built Carrie’s character。 Her POV screams about insecurities and overthinking。 She thinks she is not worthy of Oliver。 She thinks his parents hate her。 She thinks her own parents hate her。 I like that there’s a subtlety here in how the author tried to build the foundations of someone who is psychologically unstable。 This would have been a great setup。 However， I strongly dislike the message that this book paints。 I hated how Agent Castle’s whole identity revolved around the fact that she was her father’s daughter and that she didn’t want to be like him， but she was。 And so was Carrie。 And I just could not， and would not accept that。Aside from being her biological father， Carries has absolutely no connection with Norman Morrow， the serial killer。 He did not raise her and she didn’t have the slightest idea who her father was until later。 It is illogical for me to accept that she ended up exactly as he was。I did not like that the “correct answer” was the most obvious one。 I especially did not like how this book tackles issues like body dysmorphia， mental health， and addiction。 And above all， I refuse to subscribe to the idea that we are our blood。 Many thanks to the Author， NetGalley， and Nerdy Girls Collective for providing me with an early copy of the book。 Given the nature of my critique， I sincerely hope that the author never stumbles upon this review。 。。。more
Andrea McGuire
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Love love loveSuch a good， fun story with twists and turns。 Just when you think you know something， think again。 Definitely recommend this book
Daniry Gomez
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"The Wedding Party" by L。R。 Jones is a captivating and heartwarming story that explores the complexities of relationships， love， and family dynamics。 The author skillfully weaves together the lives of various characters， each with their own struggles and triumphs， creating a rich tapestry of emotions and experiences。 The book is filled with twists and turns that keep the reader engaged until the very end。 Overall， "The Wedding Party" is a delightful read that will leave you rooting for the chara "The Wedding Party" by L。R。 Jones is a captivating and heartwarming story that explores the complexities of relationships， love， and family dynamics。 The author skillfully weaves together the lives of various characters， each with their own struggles and triumphs， creating a rich tapestry of emotions and experiences。 The book is filled with twists and turns that keep the reader engaged until the very end。 Overall， "The Wedding Party" is a delightful read that will leave you rooting for the characters and feeling a sense of warmth and hope。 。。。more
William （Mr。 Bill） Turner
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The Wedding Party is definitely a thriller A book with pink writing on it and named The Wedding Party is usually the kind of book I take a pass on。 The word THRILLER in the title convinced me to at least take a look。 I admit I got hooked soon after reading the first few pages。 I usually read several books at a time， depending on my mood and location， but this storyline was not one of them。 The main character is a female FBI agent known as 'Andi' Castle。 Her father， Eddie Castle， is well-known， s The Wedding Party is definitely a thriller A book with pink writing on it and named The Wedding Party is usually the kind of book I take a pass on。 The word THRILLER in the title convinced me to at least take a look。 I admit I got hooked soon after reading the first few pages。 I usually read several books at a time， depending on my mood and location， but this storyline was not one of them。 The main character is a female FBI agent known as 'Andi' Castle。 Her father， Eddie Castle， is well-known， somewhat infamous in law enforcement circles。 Their relationship is complicated。 I liked him。 I really like the style author， L。 R。 Jones used to tell the story and build suspense。 Without giving too much away， obviously， the catalyst for what is to come is the wedding party。 I highly recommend this book if you like investigative thrillers and strong characters。 I will be looking for more books by this author。 I also recommend the available audible performances by Madeleine Maby & Lauren Ezzo。 -Mr。Bill 。。。more
Drishika Bikraj
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Carrie and Oliver， a seemingly perfect couple， throw a joint bachelor/bachelorette party at the haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado。 The morning after the party， the groom-to-be is found murdered but luckily FBI agent Andi Castle is among the guests。 The prologue captured my attention。 The short chapters left me wanting more and the many twists kept me guessing what happened。 I liked that the book had two POVs of two characters， which added to the suspense。 However， the end felt rushed， and we did Carrie and Oliver， a seemingly perfect couple， throw a joint bachelor/bachelorette party at the haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado。 The morning after the party， the groom-to-be is found murdered but luckily FBI agent Andi Castle is among the guests。 The prologue captured my attention。 The short chapters left me wanting more and the many twists kept me guessing what happened。 I liked that the book had two POVs of two characters， which added to the suspense。 However， the end felt rushed， and we didn’t understand what exactly happened。 I also thought the recurring mentions of Andi’s father were unnecessary。 。。。more
Em Smallwood
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This was a wild ride from start to finish， just not in the best way。 The book starts by introducing the reader to so many， mostly inconsequential， characters。 I found the first several chapters difficult to get through for this reason。 The beginning and middle were almost unbearably slow， the start of the end was great， and the end of the end was confusing。 The conclusion was truly a ‘never saw it coming’， but in a bad way。 I didn’t feel a great deal of suspense， and the twist didn’t strike as w This was a wild ride from start to finish， just not in the best way。 The book starts by introducing the reader to so many， mostly inconsequential， characters。 I found the first several chapters difficult to get through for this reason。 The beginning and middle were almost unbearably slow， the start of the end was great， and the end of the end was confusing。 The conclusion was truly a ‘never saw it coming’， but in a bad way。 I didn’t feel a great deal of suspense， and the twist didn’t strike as well as I’d have liked。 The FBI agent， Andi Castle， is nigh insufferable， as well as her father and their relationship。 I will admit that I did not want the murderer to be who it was。 I feel like I would have been fine with it being this person if the conclusion would have made more sense， or if it was different。 。。。more
Denise
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Special thank you to NetGalley， L。 R。 Jones and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC of this psychological suspense thriller。 Very much enjoyed the story and characters - did not entirely see how all of the puzzle pieces would fit together in the end， but it was a good twist。 Would recommend this book to others。
Hannah
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Just okay。 Nothing memorable， but not bad either。
Alisonbookreviewer
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3 StarsYour typical whodunit mystery。Someone gets murdered at a bachelor/bachelorette party。The party takes place at the hotel where The Shining was filmed。A detective happens to be part of the party and starts the investigation。The povs were the bride to be and the detective。The bride has sudden memory loss after the murder。 I found it good but very predictable。
Coffee Book Bliss
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Carrie is in love with Oliver and they are getting married。 Mere days before the wedding， Oliver receives a mysterious package which he doesn’t talk about， making Carrie insecure。 And everything that could go wrong goes wrong on their bachelor/bachelorette party。I really liked the story with it’s twists and turns， albeit it could have been a bit shorter as some things were repetitive。 The character of FBI Agent Andi Castle was strong and driven which came off well。 You would want her handling yo Carrie is in love with Oliver and they are getting married。 Mere days before the wedding， Oliver receives a mysterious package which he doesn’t talk about， making Carrie insecure。 And everything that could go wrong goes wrong on their bachelor/bachelorette party。I really liked the story with it’s twists and turns， albeit it could have been a bit shorter as some things were repetitive。 The character of FBI Agent Andi Castle was strong and driven which came off well。 You would want her handling your case， if you’re innocent of course。 What was a miss for me was the ending。 I personally felt that more could have been done about it。 It wasn’t as clear with the facts or as satisfying as it could have been。 Overall， a good read with a tad bit slower pace。 。。。more
silviasbooknook
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💜 Thank you to the author （@lisareneejones） for the opportunity to read this ARC 💜● 3。5 ⭐️》Carrie and Oliver， accompanied by friends， are having their wedding party at the legendary Stanley House。 Among the guests is an FBI agent， Andi Castle。What should be a great celebration turns into a nightmare when the next morning they come across a murder。 ● 2 POV's 🖤 It was an appealing and enjoyable read， although the ending was a little rushed。I would've liked to see the killer's motive developed a l 💜 Thank you to the author （@lisareneejones） for the opportunity to read this ARC 💜● 3。5 ⭐️》Carrie and Oliver， accompanied by friends， are having their wedding party at the legendary Stanley House。 Among the guests is an FBI agent， Andi Castle。What should be a great celebration turns into a nightmare when the next morning they come across a murder。 ● 2 POV's 🖤 It was an appealing and enjoyable read， although the ending was a little rushed。I would've liked to see the killer's motive developed a little bit more。 It would've been very interesting because it's the kind of ending I love （whoever read the book don't get me wrong 🤭）。I generally like more intense and dark thrillers that mess with my head， but for those who didn't like it， this book is perfect。 It has mystery and keeps your mind busy trying to guess the killer。 。。。more
Erin Meehan
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Quick easy read
Sheri
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This book was different than I was expecting。 I was expecting a thriller and it was more of a crime novel。 A crime novel with a thriller elements so it was the best of both worlds。 My favorite character was Andi， the FBI agent。 She knows how to handle people to get the information she needs and she doesn’t stop until the case is solved。 The ending was not what I was expecting at all and it fit the book perfectly。 A great read！！！
Sheri
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This book was different than I was expecting。 I was expecting a thriller and it was more of a crime novel。 A crime novel with a thriller elements so it was the best of both worlds。 My favorite character was Andi， the FBI agent。 She knows how to handle people to get the information she needs and she doesn’t stop until the case is solved。 The ending was not what I was expecting at all and it fit the book perfectly。 A great read！！！
Bonnie S。
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Hard to follow This is the first book I've read by this author。 Trying to keep track of the characters was a chore and the book was far longer than it needed to be。 The last 40 pages were good。 But， it was painful to get to that point。 Hard to follow This is the first book I've read by this author。 Trying to keep track of the characters was a chore and the book was far longer than it needed to be。 The last 40 pages were good。 But， it was painful to get to that point。 。。。more
Shelby
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I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and loved it。 The short chapters made it easy to stop when needed， but I didn’t want to put it down。 I thought I had it figured out and then there was always another twist！ Definitely recommend this book。
Mónica Medeiros Saraiva
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Ugh， so frustrating。 I love whodunits， thrillers and police procedurals and this one could have been good or at least entertaining。 But it was not good。 The writing was very amateurish。 It was all over the place。 Characters underdeveloped。 Weird father daughter relationships。 Glorifying police brutality。 The pace was all over the place。 And those were not twists and turns， those were pointlessly driving around in circles and twists and it gave me more of a motion sickness feeling。
Debra
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What a great introduction to LR Jones！ She is a new author to me and this book grabbed me and held me。 The premise of a bachelor/bachelorette weekend provides the setting for murder。 An FBI agent who appeared to be a peripheral character becomes the main character who is trying to catch a killer。 This book provided intrigue， twists and turns and an ending I could not have imagined！ I really enjoyed this book and will be looking for more of this author’s work。
Deb
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I enjoyed this book a lot。 The characters were well thought out and well written。 The story was good， with plenty of red herrings and surprises along the way。 It has some whodunit vibes of old。 Fun read！Thanks to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book。
Autumn Caravona
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The story was good， the book itself was a little bit long winded。 You don’t find out who the killer is until the last couple of pages is the book。
Kari
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This book was not good。 I love murder mysteries but before we even got to the murder I was already thinking of stopping the book。 I don't know how many times we were reminded the fmc （Andi） was an FBI agent。 Then there is Carrie who is a nurse popping pills。 But I could get past all of that but it was boring and choppy。 There was nothing engaging or keeping me entertained。 I fell asleep twice trying to listen to the audiobook。 By the time we did get to the actual murder of the fiance I was alrea This book was not good。 I love murder mysteries but before we even got to the murder I was already thinking of stopping the book。 I don't know how many times we were reminded the fmc （Andi） was an FBI agent。 Then there is Carrie who is a nurse popping pills。 But I could get past all of that but it was boring and choppy。 There was nothing engaging or keeping me entertained。 I fell asleep twice trying to listen to the audiobook。 By the time we did get to the actual murder of the fiance I was already done with a book。 I can't put into words why I think it was just a writing style was not for me。 。。。more
Kiirstyannee。reads
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Thank you Netgalley， Thomas & Mercer & L R Jones for the ARC of this book！This was a super quick and entertaining read。 It was intriguing from the start and I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the slow burn nature of the hunt for the truth。The characters were well developed and seemed as though there were multiple shrouded in secrets， so it was an excellent way to get us to suspect everyone。 The plot itself was great and I find it enjoyable when friends are suspected as Foes。Overall this was an exce Thank you Netgalley， Thomas & Mercer & L R Jones for the ARC of this book！This was a super quick and entertaining read。 It was intriguing from the start and I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the slow burn nature of the hunt for the truth。The characters were well developed and seemed as though there were multiple shrouded in secrets， so it was an excellent way to get us to suspect everyone。 The plot itself was great and I find it enjoyable when friends are suspected as Foes。Overall this was an excellent read from this new to me author。 It was twisted and unexpected with an enjoyable plot， great character exploration and a satisfying ending。 I'll be looking out for more from this author in the future！ 。。。more
Michelle Strommen
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Excellent fast paced thriller。 Lots of twists， had me second guessing myself。 Written well， captured me very quickly and I didn’t want to pit it down。
VoraciousBookDragoness
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This was really good & unexpected mystery。 Great narration added to the plot。
Jamie Park
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Two hot， successial， and medium rich people are getting married。 Homegirl keeps calling her fiance "prince charming" and talking about her fairy tale life。 It is cringe。 But don't worry - that isn't the only perspective。 We have an FBI agent attending the wedding party。 The rooms re supposed to be haunted and maybe the groom is a mobster。 I love the setting and all of the drama。 I can't wait to read the next one！ Two hot， successial， and medium rich people are getting married。 Homegirl keeps calling her fiance "prince charming" and talking about her fairy tale life。 It is cringe。 But don't worry - that isn't the only perspective。 We have an FBI agent attending the wedding party。 The rooms re supposed to be haunted and maybe the groom is a mobster。 I love the setting and all of the drama。 I can't wait to read the next one！ 。。。more
Jennifer Horton
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The Wedding Party by LR JonesPublication date: February 20， 2024 This compelling murder mystery takes place at the famous and picturesque Stanley Hotel。 When a gruesome murder occurs at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party， FBI agent Andi Castle takes charge of the case。 I loved the setting and premise of this mystery！ All the twists and turns really kept my attention。 The ending was very cool and twisted and it gave me chills！ I loved all the Stephen King references and I kept finding myself quo The Wedding Party by LR JonesPublication date: February 20， 2024 This compelling murder mystery takes place at the famous and picturesque Stanley Hotel。 When a gruesome murder occurs at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party， FBI agent Andi Castle takes charge of the case。 I loved the setting and premise of this mystery！ All the twists and turns really kept my attention。 The ending was very cool and twisted and it gave me chills！ I loved all the Stephen King references and I kept finding myself quoting Brad Pitt in my head- “What’s in the box？！” 。。。more
Jasminegalsreadinglog
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The Wedding Party by L。 R。 Jones is a mystery thriller book where a weekend of celebration goes completely wrong。 A haunted hotel， a beautiful couple， a combo bachelor/bachelorette party， and their close friends with them。 What could go wrong？Carrie and Oliver are looking forward to their upcoming nuptials。 One of Carrie's friends invites Andrea Castle， an FBI agent， to come along with her for the weekend。 The agent is on leave and wants to relax， but it turns out that law enforcement is never o The Wedding Party by L。 R。 Jones is a mystery thriller book where a weekend of celebration goes completely wrong。 A haunted hotel， a beautiful couple， a combo bachelor/bachelorette party， and their close friends with them。 What could go wrong？Carrie and Oliver are looking forward to their upcoming nuptials。 One of Carrie's friends invites Andrea Castle， an FBI agent， to come along with her for the weekend。 The agent is on leave and wants to relax， but it turns out that law enforcement is never on break。I am mostly neutral about this book。 My rating is rounded to 3 from 2。5。 I was able to finish it because I really wanted to know the ending。 The constant repetitive sentences and references to past cases of both Andrea and her father repeatedly were too much。 This is not a series， so constant reference kind of is a distraction from the present story。 I feel that there were a lot of loose ends before the story came to a finish。Thank you， Thomas & Mercer， for this book。CW: Blood， misogyny， objectification， ptsd， panic attacks 。。。more
Deb
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I enjoyed this book a lot。 The characters were well thought out， and well written。 The story was good， with plenty of red herrings and surprises along the way。 It had some whodunit vibes of old。 Fun read！Thanks to Netgalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book。
Dana Grant
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3。5 starsNot a bad story。 But the ending was just very anticlimactic， as if the author just wanted it be over with。 And the mentions of the father and his baseball bat were overkill。 We get it。 No need to mention it on every page。I mostly liked it。
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