Reviews tagging 'Death'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

226 reviews

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The big reveal really got me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Fun, unpredictable, satisfying ending, mystery, five star, who done it, worth the hype,

oblij's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

megmccreery's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

This was entertaining, and I made it ~70% in with like zero idea what I thought was going to happen in the end and I wasn't close to correct. I don't think I was a huge fan of the mystery in general-- it felt a bit too large and external to the family unit that it kind of felt random and out there. Not sure if I'll read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit

taranakituturu's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book is written in a really unique style. I found it very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

fierygecko's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-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

5.0

This book was actually just so much fun to read. I think Ernest is hilarious, and he makes a really clever narrator. The Cunningham family is a hot mess of characters that fill out the story; I kept oscillating between rooting for them and excitedly waiting for their potential deaths. The way this story is written reminds me of the Knives Out movies with a more comedic tone and that was all I could have asked for. It's also not very dark even though it's a murder mystery, which I liked. The plot twist wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped but it still shocked me because I absolutely didn't see it coming. I wish I could read it again for the first time, but a reread in the future will have to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

ergaich's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Vomit

justlikeothergirls's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

babylonghorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Mental illness

holly_keimig's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the synopsis and the book grabbed on and never let go. It had twists and turns and I never could quite stay on top of everything that was happening. It felt a lot like the movie Knives Out, but fresh and different at the same time. The Cunningham family has gathered at a mountain resort to welcome one of their own who has been in jail. It may seem like you know the whole story, but trust me, you don't. If you enjoy humor and mystery and family drama, I highly recommend picking this one up! The audio was very well done too and enjoyable to listen to. The voice for Ernie was perfect!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

maryconney's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol