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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

95 reviews

dorin_d's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

very engaging whodunnit whose  ending i did not guess. 4.5 ⭐️ as i found the narrator to be a little pretentious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

emilymazzara's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

This was such a fun take on the traditional closed door mystery! I loved the sardonic narration and the cast of characters was so well developed. It’s been awhile since I was shocked by an ending, so this was a treat and a half. 
I am very excited to keep up with this author and this series! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Murder

jojothefool's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I had so much fun with this! I haven’t read a murder mystery moment in a MINUTE (like a sherlock Holmes book back in 6th grade??) so this was just a really interesting and unique way to dive into this genre. At times the fourth wall breaking was a bit much for me and I also found some of the plot points focused in the past confusing or overdone, but overall a very fun and entertaining time and I’m excited for the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Torture

curiouslysplendid's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

It's really hard to listen to a book about a ski lodge near Jindabyne, full of references familiar to anyone who ended their primary school stretch with the snowy trip, and then also get hit with parking lot (it's a carpark) and trunk (it's a boot). There's enough local slang and local references in the work for the American terms to stand out to the point of being utterly jarring and somehow instantly relocating entire scenes to the US. 

The overall style is great, the reader is great, the little nods to audiobook listeners is very appreciated. Just, I don't know, someone needs to frown at the editor or the publisher for either not catching this or suggesting it was necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

itsbumley's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Addiction, Infertility, Mental illness, and Vomit

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

I'm not a big on many mysteries, but found this one to be an engaging and enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Trafficking, Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol

liss_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

Deftly balancing the intrigue of the central mystery and the commentary on mystery writing, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone was hard to put down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

chelseylb1988's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Vomit, Child death, and Infidelity

cianarae's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, Addiction, Infertility, Death of parent, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Child abuse