Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

63 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

pollenateher's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ceinalem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable and easy going listen. If you are looking for something that isn’t too cerebral, this is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, and Car accident

emoryjoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• 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

4.5

This book was so good! It was well written and I was thoroughly impressed with the writing. It nailed the back and forth narrative, jumping from the now back into the past and seeing how things went down and led to the events today. It felt like a proper mystery and while I guessed *some* of the ending I was still surprised at the twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

nina_beana's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

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

rlbl's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

spoiler: she did NOT solve her own murder

Okay, it wasn’t awful. It was quick and got me through a bit of a reading slump so I appreciate it for that. It just isn’t anything spectacular or groundbreaking. The most unique aspect was the fortune! But I liked that it didn’t wade into magical waters for the story, it was based in reality (as much as a murder mystery can be).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy and Outing

It’s not a dark or heavy topic story at all really, just very brief mentions of the tw

megreads12's review

adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent