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How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

tasminn's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mily95's review against another edition

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3.0

Really enjoyable. Modern take on a thriller. Funny+ dark with a glorious plot twist.

the_bookish_blonde's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

2.75

quietlycreepy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

keelinn's review against another edition

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Soft dnf for now

ynaiita_5896's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

🥄 Grace never knew her father. She was raised by her loving mother, Marie who worked very hard to provide for Grace. Gradually she learns that her very wealthy father, Simon Artemis abandoned her and her mother. The business mogul, millionaire, and his family live lavishly as members of the rich and sparkling Londoners. After her mother passed away from a terminal disease, she embarks on a journey of revenge. To kill every member of the Artemis family. 

🥄 I found this book very engaging - the way it was written was clever and funny. I read the print but also listened to the book at times which I really enjoyed because the narrator has an animated way of storytelling. This suspense-packed story is full of creativity with how Grace chooses to off people. But the ending really threw me off and while I love a good plot twist, I didn't understand the need to pivot so so much in the final chapters of the book. Because of this disappointment I had to bring my rating down to 3.5 ✨

ihmeidenmaailma's review against another edition

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

2.75

reginann's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

chl03's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.0

worm_food's review against another edition

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3.75

Huh. I was waiting for the ending to piss me off but surprisingly it made me like the book quite a bit more, it needed some nuance, I'm glad it got it near the end, but I do wish that it was done in parallel to the main storyline rather than as a twist ending. Either way, eh? It was a fun listen but a bit too neat for its premise no one is really explored or given any depth something that the story desperately needs. Bit of an obvious sequel set up at the end there, not sure how eager I'd be to pick it up if that's the case but not a bad way go about it as far as dramas go