Reviews - How to Survive Your Murder

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How to Survive Your Murder

Danielle Valentine

3.6 AVERAGE

missmeganmann's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a freaking RIDE, man. I mean, SERIOUSLY. I didn’t see the last 30% coming. But that ENDING! How ambiguous! Is there going to be a sequel or are we meant to suffer?

bethanypaisley's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

julia06's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

bea_vf05's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Would've given it 4 stars if the beginning wasn't soooo cringe. But after the first 50 pages it gets interesting and super movie-like. Read it in less than 24h I think

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I waffled over how to review this book. The main character, Alice, irked in a way reminiscent of other “final girls,” and the points at which the novel does not take itself too seriously are the places where it shines brightest. Moreover, despite mediocre execution and poor pacing overshadowing the dark, gripping plot, How to Survive Your Murder circumvents presenting fear and gore with no purpose (suggested by the book’s excessive, gory murders that threaten to cross the line set by the genre) by integrating bad-horror-movie style scenes that do not cease to entertain and leaning into the dark humor of the genre to construct a story that, while predictable, genuinely horrifies at times. A solid read.

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