Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

29 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • 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


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sadie_g's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

Really interesting format to tell this story, would definitely recommend listening to it!

The twists were really good and I didn't expect most of them. A bit disappointed in the ending just because I guessed the killer and I wish the ending was a bit longer. 

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pikkumarja's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The book was definitely something. The concept was new to me and I believe it would have worked even better with my first language.

I did find out the murderer before the experts but not long before.

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judassilver's review

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challenging dark informative mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75


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plutoleahh's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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peggyt's review

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funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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cgsigns's review

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mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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hematthews's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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


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thekissballad's review

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challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this. It's technically my first epistolary-type novel, so I was worried I wouldn't be able to get into it. But the transcripts of the episodes are essentially scripts (screenplays) in reverse, and I have experience reading those, so it worked for me.

That being said, the episodic nature and the emails, newspaper recaps, forums, etc in between did throw me off when I was very much into the "espisodes" and trying to follow all the clues.

I did guess the killer correctly, and very early on. It didn't take away anything for me because until the end, it was only ever just my gut instinct. It was interesting to see where all the clues and other intertwining factors took the story, though.

Basically, if you like true crime documentaries / mini-series, you'll enjoy this book. And without the week-long wait between episodes.

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k_shimer's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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