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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
116 reviews
sareidle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
5.0
“Family is not whose blood runs in your veins, it's who you'd spill it for.”
There has been a lot of hype around this title, and this is probably the main reason why it has taken me this long to finally pick up Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone. I'm definitely kicking myself now though! I knew that I wanted to read this book as soon as I saw that eye-catching title, and the story itself ended up being everything I hoped it would be and more. This is such an unique and quirky thriller, and while it can go both ways depending on how you react to the writing style, I personally knew this was going to be a 5 star read for me almost straight away. There was just something about the writing style, tone and humor that was simply spot on for me, and I loved every single minute with this book. We see everything through the eyes of the main character Ernest, who basically narrates the story for us. This means random observations, quirks and humor incorporated along the way, and his voice was SO easy to warm up to. I loved the many references to other books and the whole 'how to write thrillers' part, which only added to the unique feel of Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone. This story might seem a typical locked room mystery with a bout of bad weather to boot, but it is nothing like I've encountered before at the same time. The plot structure works really well and only adds to the suspense; the plot twists are well handled. I also loved how we not only have the present mystery, but also the question who every Cunningham family member might have killed in the past to answer. I can guarantee that Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone will appear on my list of 2024 favorites, and I already can't wait to read the sequel. Locked room trope, serial killer crime, bad weather, lots of bookish elements and references, humor... This story has it all and more.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Child death, Vomit, Drug use, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence
jaec11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Set on a mountain, cast of The Cunningham family (notorious for crime).
PG-13 swearing, death, etc
Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder
kylieqrada's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Addiction, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit
beetree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Self harm, Confinement, Death of parent, Addiction, Suicide, Torture, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail
violet_viper's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
skersnick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse
patch22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide, Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
daniofthewood'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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Infertility, Kidnapping, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
elaineh7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Torture, Drug abuse, Child death, and Addiction
Moderate: Kidnapping