A review by starklinqs
How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

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

2.5

Would have been a 3.5 if not for the final act, which seemed like a plot twist for the sake of being a plot twist. I guess if anything this book kind of has the feel of a Halloween special, ghost of Halloween past thing, which maybe if it were characters I cared about or in a show I was watching, might be fun as a non-canon thing, but in a book that I was trying to enjoy? Eh. I think this book tried really hard to be meta and tongue and cheek but it felt a bit forced and I don’t think it was executed (pun not intended) properly. 
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