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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
An incredibly fun and delicious mystery centered around a “perfect” family in Chevy Chase. Md. (Love the DC references)! The dad is murdered and the mom is shot at a party and it becomes a fun who dun it filled with secrets and lies.
From the outside, the Calhouns look like another nice, wealthy family, but if you scratch that gleaming surface by even a millimeter, they are a toxic waste dump of crazy.
The parents are manipulative, egomaniac liars. Their three adult children are fifty kinds of stupid, irresponsible, and dreadful. The neighbors are just there for the gossip. Everyone in this book is completely f-ing BANANAS and there are like 9,000 twists and turns and crazy reveals and not a boring second. I usually don't like books where everyone is irredeemably awful -- and Thompson has created an epic cast of truly over-the-top terrible people -- and yet... I LOVED THIS BOOK. I tore through it and had the best time reading it.
Highly recommended for spring break and/or pool/beach reading this summer!
* thank you to Tor / Forge Books for the NetGalley review copy. SUCH A LOVELY FAMILY publishes March 12, 2024.
The parents are manipulative, egomaniac liars. Their three adult children are fifty kinds of stupid, irresponsible, and dreadful. The neighbors are just there for the gossip. Everyone in this book is completely f-ing BANANAS and there are like 9,000 twists and turns and crazy reveals and not a boring second. I usually don't like books where everyone is irredeemably awful -- and Thompson has created an epic cast of truly over-the-top terrible people -- and yet... I LOVED THIS BOOK. I tore through it and had the best time reading it.
Highly recommended for spring break and/or pool/beach reading this summer!
* thank you to Tor / Forge Books for the NetGalley review copy. SUCH A LOVELY FAMILY publishes March 12, 2024.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you Goodreads for my first ARC!! 3.5 - .5 added bc I won this in a giveaway and one of the characters is named Ellie (Grace) even though she’s kind of the worst. Overall this was okay. The plot was basically The Guest List and I preferred that one. But it’s a quick, easy domestic thriller (love rich ppl thrillers) with short chapters so that’s nice.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really really enjoyed this. First physical book I’ve read in months and it didn’t disappoint!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes