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A review by evieslibrary
What a Way to Go by Bella Mackie
4.0
I really loved how different this book was as a concept, I thought the whole ‘afterlife’ gave a really different lens to the story and just a whole different connection to the characters inner thoughts and reflections, it felt really different to anything I have read before and I really liked that as I think that can be quite hard to come by when you read a lot
I thought the writing was well paced and there was a lot of variety between the perspectives meaning it moved along pretty fast. I did at times find the Sleuth chapters a bit on the long side but I’m not sure if it’s maybe because I just love family dynamics and wanted to get back into that. I did find this book very different but I wouldn’t say it was twisty or as gripping as maybe as I’d like for this genre.
The characters in this one were flawed to say the very least but it definitely made for some very interesting moments. I think that Liv was actually my favourite character, I mean, I definitely wouldn’t want her as a mother but some of her one liners were *chef’s kiss* and really made me laugh.
I absolutely love a family saga so the aspects of the family drama was definitely my favourite part of this book in terms of the actual story. I thought the relationships between the sisters/parents was very interesting- drama that happens to be rich people drama is just my favourite reading experience- if anything I’d have maybe wanted more of this (but again that’s a personal love for that kind of thing)
There was quite a few funny one liners throughout that were so candidly relatable (and somewhat savage) and I do really enjoy that about the authors writing style.
I do think there was almost too much going on to really get to know the characters on a deeper level, I would have liked to have had less siblings maybe? Or spent more time with them in that dynamic as I think it almost got lost alongside the mystery at times.
Although I understood why the Sleuth chapters were there and the integral role those chapters played in the overall story and the unravelling of the actual murder, I didn’t find them particularly compelling and if anything I found the almost broke the pace a little for me. I found myself reading them wishing I was back with Anthony or Liv. This book was definitely easy to read and enjoyable however I wouldn’t say I was particularly compelled to turn the page or didn’t find myself thinking about it when I wasn’t reading it.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone who reads this genre, it almost feels like a fail safe book recommendation for me- one that you could recommend to most people without taking into consideration their specific preferences or the amount that they read.
One quote that definitely made me laugh was “Liv could carry a grudge against and inanimate object if she felt it has wronged her” such a mood
I thought the writing was well paced and there was a lot of variety between the perspectives meaning it moved along pretty fast. I did at times find the Sleuth chapters a bit on the long side but I’m not sure if it’s maybe because I just love family dynamics and wanted to get back into that. I did find this book very different but I wouldn’t say it was twisty or as gripping as maybe as I’d like for this genre.
The characters in this one were flawed to say the very least but it definitely made for some very interesting moments. I think that Liv was actually my favourite character, I mean, I definitely wouldn’t want her as a mother but some of her one liners were *chef’s kiss* and really made me laugh.
I absolutely love a family saga so the aspects of the family drama was definitely my favourite part of this book in terms of the actual story. I thought the relationships between the sisters/parents was very interesting- drama that happens to be rich people drama is just my favourite reading experience- if anything I’d have maybe wanted more of this (but again that’s a personal love for that kind of thing)
There was quite a few funny one liners throughout that were so candidly relatable (and somewhat savage) and I do really enjoy that about the authors writing style.
I do think there was almost too much going on to really get to know the characters on a deeper level, I would have liked to have had less siblings maybe? Or spent more time with them in that dynamic as I think it almost got lost alongside the mystery at times.
Although I understood why the Sleuth chapters were there and the integral role those chapters played in the overall story and the unravelling of the actual murder, I didn’t find them particularly compelling and if anything I found the almost broke the pace a little for me. I found myself reading them wishing I was back with Anthony or Liv. This book was definitely easy to read and enjoyable however I wouldn’t say I was particularly compelled to turn the page or didn’t find myself thinking about it when I wasn’t reading it.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone who reads this genre, it almost feels like a fail safe book recommendation for me- one that you could recommend to most people without taking into consideration their specific preferences or the amount that they read.
One quote that definitely made me laugh was “Liv could carry a grudge against and inanimate object if she felt it has wronged her” such a mood