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infjkiki's review
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Car accident and Classism
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Told in a multi-media format styled after a true crime documentary, MURDER IN THE FAMILY follows six experts trying to solve the cold case murder of Luke Ryder, who was killed in the garden of his expensive estate twenty years prior.
This was the May pick for my book club, and for some reason I was really hesitant to pick it up—probably because it wasn’t a book that was on my radar before it was chosen. Fortunately, once I finally read it I was pleasantly surprised! I found this one super enjoyable and entertaining the whole way through, LOVED the format (though heads up that I feel like this one would be VERY difficult to follow on audio and I’m glad I went with the ebook), and overall got relatively invested in the story.
I did feel like parts of the plot were very predictable and I saw all of the twists coming. I also thought the ending was a bit too “easy”—and honestly I wrote an entire alternate whodunit in my head that I like more.
Still, if you want a fun quick mystery, I would recommend this one, and I’m looking forward to discussing it with book club!
CW: Death/death of parent/murder; statutory rape; mentions of hate crimes, racism, and homophobia
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Racism and Hate crime
Minor: Homophobia
beccaand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Infidelity
Minor: Racism, Dementia, Car accident, and Child abuse
starglitters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Still pretty enjoyable.
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity
Minor: Racism
arkwen452's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Death, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
sophialib's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use
pikkumarja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I did find out the murderer before the experts but not long before.
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
minimicropup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- Metafiction true crime meets reality TV docuseries melodrama
- Whodunnit cold case puzzle, sleuthing alongside investigators
- Screenplay style writing where we are watching a TV show via novel
- Light themes around secrets, true crime, family dynamics, money can’t buy happiness, ambition, and conceit
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide and Violence
Minor: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Infidelity
judassilver's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Dementia and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia and Hate crime
hematthews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Blood
Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Abortion