Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

35 reviews

rptomey's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

varlisia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

biapoweer's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

fuguballoon'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? No

2.0

This was not as good as I hoped. I almost DNF'd multiple times because I just... stopped caring.

The biggest issue for me was that I didn't connect with the characters: Annie was annoying, with zero self-awareness; and so many of the men were creepy and controlling, yet beloved(!) by Annie, Frances, and others. It was a bizarre vibe in a book written by a woman. There were also almost 30 named characters, which was Too. Goddamn. Many. By the time the murderer was revealed, I couldn't even remember who they were. The Frances/Emily plotline was super predictable IMO, but others may feel differently.

Lastly, there were, and I can't believe I'm saying this, anachronisms from the 1960s. Like, come on.

If you decide to read this book, definitely go for a physical copy rather than the audiobook: the narrators weren't the greatest, and there are some character relationships that are easy to miss while listening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

issymaae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Car accident

maryconney's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Abandonment

siobhanward's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This one has been on my TBR for a while, so I'm glad it finally came in at the library. I had fun with this one - very Christie reminiscent, with a little bit of Lisa Jewell thrown in for good measure. The concept was fun but with so many characters, it was sometimes hard to keep track of who was who which meant I had no idea who the murderer was when the big reveal came. I did love the vibes of the book and the use of Frances' diary (even though Annie kept "figuring out" things from the diary that were immediately just explained in the diary a few pages later, which felt weird). I don't think I'll read the next book in the series, but I had fun with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

dkamada's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

sunshinekmp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but I really enjoyed it. The present day segments reminded me a little of some of my favorite historical mystery series like the Lily Adler Mysteries and the Gilded Newport Mysteries, but in a contemporary setting. I actually thought the pacing between the past and present segments was done pretty well, the journal entries were interspersed in such a way that the reader was discovering them at the same time as Annie. I got pretty sucked in and had my own mental murder board going as more information was revealed. I also thought the author managed to handle introducing all of the characters/suspects in such a way that they were revealed gradually and with enough emphasis that it was fairly easy to keep track of them all. The audiobook narrators were both good, and reflected the different outlooks of their characters in their delivery. Annie had more of a sense of humor and Frances was more introspective. I'd definitely read more from this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, and Pregnancy