Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Family Plot by Megan Collins

12 reviews

missgrangerr's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Trigger warning book. I really enjoyed the family dynamic in this book and the twists and turns throughout. I thought the twist and ending were well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Grief

jenn_reads's review against another edition

dark tense 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

5.0

Wow.

I knew who did it right away, but the story took a lot of twists and turns. It's really about a wildly dysfunctional family and not a straightforward murder mystery book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism

Death of a Sibling

, Serial Killer, Dysfunctional Family Secrets

kyriannaj's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I guessed the main "who did it" pretty early in the book, but the author still did a good job of adding clues, piecing old clues together differently, and having suspicious character behavior where I did consider that maybe I hadn't figured it all out. The narrator was incredibly unreliable, which I thought was really interesting and wished there was a bit more to it. The characters all felt a little two dimensional and like there wasn't a lot to them, but in my opinion part of that was due to the family not knowing each other well enough, especially the narrator, to add depth. The build up was really interesting and the reveal at the 2/3 mark really shocked me, as I hadn't even thought too deeply about it. The last 1/3 played out roughly how I anticipated. I thought the ending was unique and appreciated that there was a bit of happiness. I kind of wish though that the ending was more ambiguous, as it would've fit your plot and vibe of the book. I'm still unsure if that book was in praise of our true crime culture, or criticizing it as the book went back and forth frequently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

wackly93's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I had no idea which character to trust in this audiobook. The author was really committed to mystery genre in my opinion. Throughout the whole book. I was not able to pinpoint whom was in cahoots with whom. I can’t wait to read another novel from this author. No sexual content.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Death

meremesch's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, and Gun violence

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

biancabuysbooks's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

I had a feeling I would enjoy The Family Plot by Megan Collins immediately after reading the dedication: "For the murderinos"

True crime lovers will find this one interesting as it mixes in a fictional family with real-life murder cases. The Lighthouse family had an unconventional upbringing, studying true crime intimately.

Dahlia Lighthouse was sixteen when her twin brother Andy disappeared. He left a note saying goodbye, but it has tortured Dahlia for the last decade, and she has spent all of her free time searching for him. She returns home for the first time in 10 years after the passing of her father. The family reunion that results brings back painful memories, dark secrets, mysteries, and lingering questions...

Read if you like creepy vibes and family secrets!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder