Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

62 reviews

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

monarcadelibros's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

At first, I thought I'd really like this book and fly through it. While the story is fun, the formatting really distracted me and the arguments going in circles really prevented me from finding any motivation to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

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

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

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

bootrat's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Crime novels aren't usually my type of thing, but I really enjoyed this one! I thought the format was really unique and gripping, it really felt like I was watching a TV show. 

I liked the way we were presented with the evidence at the same time as the investigators, and could have a go at being detectives too. The mixed media element of the novel really added to my enjoyment of it too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

questingnotcoasting's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

I was hoping I'd like this as much as The Appeal by Janice Hallett because of its mixed media format. I didn't enjoy it quite as much but it was still very entertaining. It's a very clever concept and I was gripped throughout. It was overly dramatic but that made sense considering its reality TV show premise. I didn't solve the case before the characters though, I think I figured it out about two pages before it was explained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Car accident, and Death of parent