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Murder in the Family

Cara Hunter

3.8 AVERAGE


This was a reread for me but I enjoyed it just as much as the first time. I like the way it's presented and think that gives it a nice little twist! It delivers especially well over audio IMO

Very good mystery. It was full of nice twists though I had a hunch from the beginning of who the killer was. Loved the writinf style. 10/10 recommend.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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: Complicated

Pacing suffered from a slow start and a very fast ending but the chunk of the book was good. I liked the red herrings and options for the author to take but wish more of the little loose ends were resolved instead of ending the mystery with the back to back confessions that nixed the other leads! 
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated

Very fun! I adore docuseries and true crime like many and this book did such an intriguing job of trying to bring that essence to a book. I did get a bit confused and some parts were a bit difficult to follow but overall enjoyed!
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

 This book was okay, but I had expected more. The writing style in the form of interviews/television scripts is innovative, but at the beginning we are overwhelmed with information about the characters, so that by the end I still didn't know who was who and there was no connection. There were some surprising plot twists, but they were revealed in the wrong way. I could actually predict the ending from the first few pages, so I wasn't overwhelmed and it didn't feel like a satisfying conclusion.