Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

57 reviews

introverted_reads's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Cursing, Car accident, Cancer, Body shaming, Abandonment, Death of parent, Violence, Terminal illness, Stalking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Classism, and Child death

sorcha's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Drug use

rosemaryandrue's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

2.25

Grace is in jail for a murder she didn't commit - which is ironic considering she remains unpunished for killing her whole family in revenge for her mother's death.

I've had my eye on this book for a little while now. I love revenge stories, and this one promised to not take itself too seriously. However, while I enjoyed the pointed commentary on social class, I thought the narration meandered between murders. Worst of all, I never really came to sympathize with Grace - she is solidly as bad as the people she kills, which makes it difficult to be on her side in some places, like her cousin's murder and her treatment of the teenage hacker. When everyone is thoroughly unpleasant you do get tired of reading after a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Infidelity

emperorluzco's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The murders are interesting.
The twist at the end came out of nowhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, Stalking, Abandonment, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

kam_be's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Incest and Panic attacks/disorders

beehen's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Murder, Stalking, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and Drug use

yafi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death, Cursing, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

goth_hearted's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Torture, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

bugsybugs's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

Excellent plot, suprise twist ending that left me frustrated! Well-written and the ending made sense even though I wanted to scream. Somehow ended up rooting for the serial killer even though I didn't like her.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Car accident, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, and Violence

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gore, Classism, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Cancer, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Confinement, and Child death