Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

108 reviews

callie_castle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Murder, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Gaslighting, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Addiction, Infertility, Trafficking, and Vomit

kumquats87's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Death follows the Cunningham family around like thunder follows lightning. Why wouldn’t it follow them to a family reunion?

A lot of fun, and a mystery that keeps you on tenterhooks until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

katelynprice's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

It’s clever and fun and a good mystery with a well-plotted ending. It was just a lot. Keeping the characters straight took a lot of mental effort, and it just felt a bit convoluted at times. The charm made up for it, though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Infertility, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Cancer, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Gun violence

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Kidnapping, Blood, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Addiction, Death of parent, and Infertility

Minor: Vomit and Alcoholism

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug abuse, Body horror, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

wow!!! what an ending!!! rip to

michael and lucy </3 at least they will fix their marriage in heaven

. i definitely forgot who Gavin and Andy were at times and how they were related to the family LOL. also Erin is the ex wife? and Sophia is Marcelo’s daughter from a previous marriage? and Katherine is the only Cunningham daughter? I think i have that correct. WOWWWWWW AND

EDGAR AKA THE FATHER OF REBECCA AKA THE MISSING GIRL IN THE PHOTOS THAT GOT ROBERT CUNNINGHAM KILLED FOR POSSESSING THEM???? EDGAR KILLED HIS OWN DAUGHTER. WHY??????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Vomit and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

katharina90's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This felt like a fresh take on a murder mystery. 

The plot didn't wow me and I struggled to keep some of the characters straight at times, but the sassy self-proclaimed "reliable narrator" made for an entertaining and funny reading experience.

I listened to the audiobook which I highly recommend. The Aussie narrator performed this brilliantly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Infidelity, Child death, and Murder

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

The title of this book hooked me, but the humor and style of writing really sealed it, this was a great book! The narrator is an author of how to write mystery novels books. So he jumps in and out of the story explaining as the book goes on. So good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Police brutality, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

lyshbish's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I loved how unique and self-aware the protagonist's voice was in this novel! It made for a mystery unlike any I've ever read. I thought the twist had good layers to it, but honestly, the book went on too long after the "big reveal" for my taste. I really liked how important family was is this book and how it defines what it means to bw a family. Probably wouldn't reread this one, but I would most likely read a sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Death, Grief, Infertility, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Torture