Reviews - Such a Lovely Family

You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

157 reviews for:

Such a Lovely Family

Aggie Blum Thompson

3.59 AVERAGE

kel_read_that's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

afterplague's review

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I think that Such a Lovely Family is fine. It's the exact definition of a three-star book.

It's pretty forgettable, however, which is not really something you want people to say about your novel. There were a good amount of twists and turns, and it was pretty exciting to see the mystery unfold. This book also accomplished the feat of not allowing me to guess whodunit which is something that always impresses me.

There are a lot of characters in this novel, and they're decently well characterized. Specifically, they're all characterized as assholes. The only people that aren't are Nate, Denite, Cookie and maybe Renee? I don't really mind reading about rich assholes. It's actually one of my favorite genres, but the rich assholes in Such a Lovely Family are just so trash that you're happy when every single one of them (besides Nate and his fiancée) goes to prison.

Something that was actually really good was the set-up of why every single person wanted to kill the victim. He was so completely terrible that even I wanted to kill him.

Some of the twists were pretty good, and the writing was fine. There's just so little to say about this book. This review is one of the shortest I've ever written.
I'd recommend if you have an afternoon to burn, I suppose. I have no strong feelings either way. Mid.

readinglexi's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

blimowery's review

4.0

mysterious slow-paced

I am not a fan of the locked door murder mystery trope. However, this one was written really well. It's a slow burn as secrets are revealed, true characters are unmasked and relationships are tested.