Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

62 reviews

memoriesofabookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Dementia

audreylj's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

raimb's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident

kristinahreads's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Death of parent

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book tries to do the classic Agatha Christie format of a murder where everyone's a suspect. There's lots of red herrings and twists, but I was able to get close to the actual resolution pretty early on. It's written in "script" format though which really is the book's undoing - all the characters are indistinguishable, the narration and timeline becomes messy, and gets repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

abigaelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

fengxin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

i adore books in an unusual formatting and this one delivered at every turn. the characterization was incredible and with a cast this wide it's a testament to the author's talent that they all managed to feel so real. i felt like i was watching an actual tv show, the way the forums and even spoiler free review articles were included made it even more so. the plot wasn't the greatest but the twists and the way they each were presented kept me absolutely hooked. i couldn't put this book down.

the way the entire team was connected in some way to the story, i was losing my mind every time a new link was revealed. mitchell being a pedophile? god that one hurt i really liked him; and laila with the "did she love you?" pissed me off so bad. she was 15, he was 21, he should be in prison. as for the big reveal, i thought it was one of the sisters but for it to be guy? i was baffled.

overall, a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Hate crime, and Car accident

kristenreads's review

mysterious reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Blood and Dementia