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How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

32 reviews

book_hoarder_frfr's review

4.25

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A murder/mystery which focuses more on human nature and how each deal with grief, betrayal and relationship.

Annie is a breath of fresh air from most MC in a mystery book. She has her flaws, gets scared and aware of the risks.

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witchypirate's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautifully written, with characters you cannot help to love, even those you maybe shouldn't
As Annie gets to know her great-aunt Frances through her diary, so does the reader, finding kinship in the girl's sudden empathy for someone she has never met
Keeping it spoiler free, the ending will absolutely surprise you, several times over and in several ways
Great read, highly recommend

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iridescentdreams's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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poppywyatt's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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irisengel's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book. It read very fluidly, and the story felt believable and grounded.
I wasn't overly concerned with figuring out who-done-it, and moreso just enjoyed the story. Because of this, I definitely did not guess the ending at all.
I felt connected to Annie, and Francis, propelled to learn more. I look forward to the next!

There was a continuity error in terms of who owned the Rolls Royce, but maybe I didn't read that correctly. From my understanding, it belonged to Ford's father, but he died in a car accident? wouldn't that imply the rolls got smashed?

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mariahmmm's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Synopsis: Living in the shadow of a gypsy's cursed fortune of betrayal and murder, Great Aunt Frances spent her life documenting the sins and grievances she's had with everyone in her small town and making her own meticulous murder board, with herself in the centre. Turns out the gypsy was right.
When Frances' will is read, her potential heirs are shocked to be given a final task - solve her murder before the police or the estate will be sold to property developers. For her great niece Annie Adams, it's the chance to prove her skills as a novice mystery writer. But what other mysteries will she unearth, and who can she trust?

Review: Effortlessly jumping between the past and the current, this double mystery had all the bones for a good detective hunt but was let down by weak characters and cliches.

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missdaniellexo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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awaywithforestfae's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fun and intriguing murder mystery which I really enjoyed!

It's 1965, 16 year old Frances her her fortune told at a fair. The steps to her own murder crypticly predicted. She spends her whole life trying to work out who her killer will be. Until... She is actually murdered.
Annie is her estranged Great Niece, who finds herself in a race to find the killer of her Great Aunt. The prize at the end? France's inheritance...

I loved the premise of Annie having to unravel the mystery for the inheritance, and the wacky cast of characters reminded me much of knives out. As always with a good murder mystery, I loved to piece together the puzzle alongside the protagonist and air out my own theories in my head. I did suspect the perpetrator, but I didn't manage to piece everything together before our heroine did!

I also loved the mixed media style, with Frances's teenaged diary running alongside Annie's narrative. It allows the reader to get into her mindset as well, and to use the pieces Annie has to put together the jigsaw.

All in all, a great small-town murder mystery to sink your teeth into! If you like knives out and Agatha Christie, then pick up this one!

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