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A review by hannahmariebrankley
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
4.0
I picked up this book after reading a review by Yours Chloe. It had been sitting on my TBR pile for a while. I knew, not only the plot, but the ending of this from Chloe’s review. But the storyline intrigued me.
I really enjoyed this book but definitely had my gripes with it.
We meet Grace Bernard, who has had a very difficult upbringing. It’s not difficult to see why Grace wants revenge on her remaining family.
The book starts with Grace in prison writing her story, with chapters flashing back to the past and flashing back to the murders. Bella wrote creatively on the murders of Grace’s family members, but these flashback chapters are where I was frustrated.
This book has very short and then very long chapters. It made it difficult to read before bed, as I found my reading pace slowed. Even when the story got to an interesting twist. I think because I hadn’t expected to still be reading past midnight. In the end, I switched to reading this during my lunch break or on my days off.
Overall, I liked the premise of the book, after seeing the authors intentions for the ending on Chloe’s blog, it actually sat more realistically for me. Which is a hard thing to say, but it is reality for a woman in society. With the mismatched chapter lengths, I would recommend this as a travel read, for when you have a longer journey or are relaxing on the beach. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed this book but definitely had my gripes with it.
We meet Grace Bernard, who has had a very difficult upbringing. It’s not difficult to see why Grace wants revenge on her remaining family.
The book starts with Grace in prison writing her story, with chapters flashing back to the past and flashing back to the murders. Bella wrote creatively on the murders of Grace’s family members, but these flashback chapters are where I was frustrated.
This book has very short and then very long chapters. It made it difficult to read before bed, as I found my reading pace slowed. Even when the story got to an interesting twist. I think because I hadn’t expected to still be reading past midnight. In the end, I switched to reading this during my lunch break or on my days off.
Overall, I liked the premise of the book, after seeing the authors intentions for the ending on Chloe’s blog, it actually sat more realistically for me. Which is a hard thing to say, but it is reality for a woman in society. With the mismatched chapter lengths, I would recommend this as a travel read, for when you have a longer journey or are relaxing on the beach. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.