Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

80 reviews

sllumbar's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

allisonplus's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Infertility

Minor: Car accident

hannahsheil's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

(2.5)

I just couldn’t get into the style of writing (I.e., breaking the fourth wall, cliches out the wazoo, punny and sarcastic quips, etc.) and a lot of it felt like he had to really really spell it all out for the reader, too much for even a mystery novel where everything gets revealed at the end.

I do think it’s unique that they’re not all bloodthirsty, intentional murderers, but that everyone HAS killed someone, even by accident or whatever — unique way of changing up the content from the title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness and Car accident

rachelerader's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mazzreads86's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

pitbulls_and_prose's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I was really excited to read this one! I was hoping that it would be a quick and fun read to start the new year with. However, while I didn't hate it, I didn't love it either. I think I've realized that I don't like the fourth wall breaking (is that what it's called in books? or something else?) style of writing. It felt smug and condescending (but yes, I get that is the CHARACTER and not the AUTHOR). I felt that even though I expect a certain amount of trickery in a murder mystery, this one felt a bit unfair. I definitely think this is just a me thing, it's just not my style! 

And also, as someone who is hilariously bad at figuring out mysteries and puzzles, how did I guess the reveal like halfway through the book? Sure I didn't know the how and the why, but the major reveals? Got em! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, and Car accident

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

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

swimmer120x's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.5

Some parts had too much information to absorb without rewinding, which was bothersome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide