Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

21 reviews

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Torture

concon95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

cianarae's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

chocolate_pondue's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

This book is nothing like I expected but everything I appreciated. I first thought it was going to be a series of side stories but instead I got one cohesive, engaging, and captivating story. I love 4th wall mysteries because they are engaging and fun. The main character, Ernest, is enjoyable and even funny at some times. They say it's taboo to have a mystery in first person but Ernest tells within the first few pages that there would be no concealing, no embellishments, nothing but truths and facts as he knew them. Information is given to you like jumbled breadcrumbs but to create order in the chaos, the novel stops at certain points to recap and make sure you understand the facts and clues that you have been given. For mystery fans, that is what true mysteries are about. I've never felt more like I was working on the case myself than I did in this book. Though I was able to guess who the killer was, I didn't guess who the killer was, and the twist at the end was satisfying. I was engaged in the characters stories and motives, their actions and reactions, their emotions and suspicious behavior. All in all this book deserves 5/5 stars! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Alcohol

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

The title of this book hooked me, but the humor and style of writing really sealed it, this was a great book! The narrator is an author of how to write mystery novels books. So he jumps in and out of the story explaining as the book goes on. So good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

tlholmes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.75

A fast paced, thrilling murder mystery with elements of humor and humanity at every turn. I absolutely loved this book despite some gross details and on-the-nose narration. I did not predict the killer or the ending at all, and the two (!) plot twists truly surprised me. Un-put-downable in every sense. A few points knocked off for some of the reveals and information/clues being convoluted and confusing.

☀️8/20

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Car accident

mysterymom40's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder