Reviews tagging 'Death'

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

58 reviews

suchafunpaige's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I finally got my hands on this one and it was absolutely worth the wait. this wasn’t even on my radar until every bookstagrammer was hyping it up - the my library had a 20 person hold list. the hype is well-deserved!

I love the format of this book. It’s written in multi-media form; via tv transcripts, newspaper articles, and more. I also loved how many twists and turns there were. sometimes it did become a bit confusing to keep the story straight, but I caught on eventually. I read some SG reviews that said the ending was too predictable, but I didn’t predict the FINAL ending.. I thought it was the initial person (iykyk). I really enjoyed this one overall and finished it in under 24 hours!

highly recommend if you love a who-dun-it! I’d suggest checking out the content warning ahead of time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child abuse

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought this was an unhinged ride and the format of the book was super interesting and engaging!! there's a lot of twists all throughout and just when you think you have it figured out, you don't. however, the ending was lacking for me so I docked a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

readwithbp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

martinkid45419's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

ni_nah's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The book was very well writen and original. In most of the parts the psychology facts alined with real life except for the last part. This trew me off a bit. 

Overal really liked it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

maddireads13's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

brandonssmead's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Alcohol

businesswife's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Such a cool crime novel! The blend of news clips, reddit threads, scene style dialogue, and texts is so cool and not something I have seen before. I really loved this book and flew through it due to the style. I also had NO I idea where the mystery was going do the twists ans turns it took which is unusual for me. Loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was excited to pick up this book after I had seen some reviews about it on TikTok.
"Murder in the Family" is a fictious true crime book that follows the famous murder of Luke Ryder. In 2003, Luke Ryder was found murdered in his backyard. He was Guy Howard's, a famous filmmaker, stepfather. Now, on the twenty-year anniversary of the crime, Guy wants to create a new show in which he assembles the world's best team to finally solve the case.
One aspect that really appealed to me about this book, and something I really enjoyed, was that the story was told in a mixed media format. The majority of the book is interview style, that follows the experts as they sit at a round table to discuss the case. There are also emails, voicemails, and other different forms of communication that help to make this story come to life.
I think the premise and idea for this mystery is interesting, and the ultimate reveal of the killer was intriguing, but for the pieces that led to the reveal, I felt like it was easy to predict. I knew from very early on that one person was involved, so when it was revealed that they were indeed a part of this murder, I was slightly disappointed. The actual killer was not surprising, but it was not my first suspect either. I did enjoy playing along and trying to solve the case before the experts did.
I kind of wish this was a true crime show, because it would make for a very captivating show. The way it is written and the way things are cut and revealed in each "episode" was genius.
I think this is a very fun, differently written book that will captivate any true crime fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content