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A review by losthought323
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I picked this book up on a whim from my library's digital collection while waiting for some other books I had on hold. In a world where alcoholic police officers usually solve crimes with tragic backstories, it was a refreshing change of pace to have a sarcastic mystery author trying to figure it all out. The final reveal of the killer and the motives of everyone felt very complicated (maybe even a little convoluted), and I didn't quite follow who did it until the murderer unmasked at the very end--though this might just be the fact that I just don't read these books that often.
I also really enjoyed the character evolution of the narrator to the innocent bystander in the end of Chapter 1 to the mirror of his brother Chapter 41. </spoiler.>
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Torture, Drug use, Infertility, Death of parent, and Vomit