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Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

5 reviews

celery's review

dark funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tashtasher's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bibliothecarivs's review

dark funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

2.0

 Words try to be funny (mostly not funny). Illustrations try to be Gorey-esque (always not Gorey-esque). The incident with the stamp was the best bit. Overall, far below my expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Still confused if this is actual nonfiction or not, but such a fun read! Especially if you are a fan of Maureen Johnson or murder mysteries, or both! It also has many "fun" illustrations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

It is a guide to murder villages- so there will be mentions and illustrations of blood, knives, guns, and some gore. Mainly caricatures rather than realistic drawings.

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Very funny, 10/10 humor. If you find Maureen Johnson's tweets funny (and like, why wouldn't you), then you will love Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village.

It's a fairly quick read, as it's not too long and it's filled with lovely art. I really like the writing style; it reminds me of Lemony Snicket in a lot of ways (but again, this book is very Maureen Johnson, through and through).

There were several lines I wrote down because I liked the way they sounded, or I wanted to use them as poem inspiration, stuff like that. It's also a book that rewards you for paying closer attention—some names were referenced at one point, and I almost didn't scroll back to see who they were, but the joke was even funnier once I did.

The ending is FANTASTIC. I wasn't sure how a book like this could have a good ending, but it was entirely satisfying.

And for readers who love any book that begins with a map: this book begins with a map.

Once again, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village is delightful and perfectly funny. I devoured it in a single day and I'm sure you'll do the same.

Thank you to Netgalley, Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press, and Maureen Johnson for the chance to review this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery