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What drew me towards the book was its unique concept. A DNA swab test to find out who your ideal match in the entire world is? Now that seems like something. Not to mention, I loved the book! The One by John Marrs follows five people – Mandy, Christopher, Jade, Nick and Ellie, who have been matched with their respective partners through DNA test. But each has their own crazy secrets, and when everything gradually unfolds, you get a nail-biting psychological thriller. The chapters were short and crisp, and every chapter ended with a cliffhanger so there is just no stopping. I am a fan of any book that promises a good plot twist and this one has a lot of them sprinkled throughout (and really unexpected ones!). So, it was a clear winner for me. The story is narrated from the third person perspective, the writing style is crisp and just enough detailed for you to feel the emotions that the characters intend to convey. I was getting a little confused with the characters towards the beginn...

A lot of people have compared Foley’s The Guest List to Agatha Christie’s books . While I get the fact that there are similarities, I don’t think a comparison is particularly useful. The book’s extremely atmospheric, with a setting tailor made to host a murder mystery. The isolated island vibes, the grand wedding all set to take place, the dark secrets of people’s lives all add to the fact that while weddings are beautiful affairs, they can be sinister. Jules is getting married to Will in a particularly non-conventional wedding venue in an island off the Irish coast. The place’s breathtakingly stunning. As the guests start arriving the evening before the wedding, you realize that people have secrets deep buried in the past which if surfaced, can mess up everything. The characters all have deep rooted issues involving their own lives, their traumatic pasts. The book is written from the point of view of all these characters, in addition to which, two parallel timelines go on, one on th...