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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
140 reviews
dogearedbooks's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Murder, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
themoodreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Vomit, Drug use, Violence, Infidelity, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail
choirgirl171's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
Moderate: Grief, Vomit, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, Cursing, and Addiction
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
my_personal_escape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Child death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Addiction, Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, and Alcohol
rachel101's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Minor: Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Child death, Kidnapping, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
pucks_pups's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Kidnapping
alynnhays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone follows Ernest "Ernie" Cunningham as he attends his unconventional family reunion. Ernie is a reliable narrator explaining his family dynamic a piece at a time by revealing information about each family member. Because of this, the plot felt twisty in the best way.
T H E G O O D
The character development was very strong. I cared for Ernie, he made me laugh, I knew his internal monologue, and I empathized with his emotional and moral struggles. The author helped me understand the motives of characters that I had originally disliked. No character was one-dimensional, and I really appreciated the effort it took to create a story I was invested in.
I felt like I actually had a chance at solving the mystery and was able to figure out one key clue which felt exciting. Still, the ending left me shocked! By no means was this book predictable!
T H E B A D
My one and only criticism happened in the epilogue. One final detail lacked clarity. I ended up Googling to see if others felt the same and found some discussion that helped clarify my confusion.
R A T I N G
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I wish I could experience it for the first time again - it's an absolute gem that left me spellbound and eager to share with everyone!
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, Murder, Violence, and Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Infertility, and Suicide
charliettea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
aliciavalenski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Vomit, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Police brutality, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Infidelity
kimberleyw12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction