Reviews - Such a Lovely Family

144 reviews for:

Such a Lovely Family

Aggie Blum Thompson

3.6 AVERAGE

cloulesss's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chapterswithsel's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

steel_city_peach's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Throw the Whole Family Away

This story was so messy. It felt like a soap opera. Every person in the book was shady. So many secrets were revealed. A lot of it was really over the top. The mystery of who killed the patriarch had me fully engaged. I kept changing my mind about who I thought did it. The big reveal was so chaotic, but I was glad to get answers. The final bombshell made my jaw drop. This book wasn’t great, but it was entertaining.

ralbert89's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rmarcin's review against another edition

3.0

With a title like this, you know that the family is anything but lovely. The Calhoun family is ready to host their annual spring party, but life is not perfection behind the scenes. All the adult children are vying for their parents' attention and approval, yet each of them falls short in some way.

Their daughter has married poorly, one son is an addict, and the other son has divorced one wife, has a child, and is ready to marry another - and move far away. Each child has secrets, and the parents are not any better.

When someone is murdered at the party, each member of the family is a suspect as they all have something to gain. But, the depth of their depravity is something I couldn't fathom. There was only 1 or 2 likeable characters in this dysfunctional family drama.