How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

3.6 AVERAGE

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ros_hanlon's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

jbiro11's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

isabella28's review against another edition

2.75
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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claudiaslibrarycard's review against another edition

3.5
challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
How to Survive Your Murder is a YA thriller with ample horror movie references. It is twisty and well paced, and if you are a horror flick fan this will hit a lot of spots for you. 

I think this book is great, it just wasn't exactly the book for me because I don't love movies so many of the references flew over my head. I did suspect two of the major twists before they happened, but the final twist properly shocked me. This may be five stars for you if you like a fast YA thriller with movie nods. 
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neldiamond's review against another edition

4.5
funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

neffcannon's review against another edition

4.0
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

toasted_owl's review against another edition

3.0
This was a quick, bloody, pop culture filled teen romp that would work well if it's ever adapted for a Netflix show, for example. A unique take, but there's definitely some plot holes to make the twist ending work. Overall, I had a fun time.
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alivansickle's review against another edition

3.0
It was cute for what it was. The ending didn’t really click for me, but it kept me on my toes nonetheless! I loved the “happy death day” meets “scream” vibes!

blueraspberry26's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense
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grgn_nn's review against another edition

4.75
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes