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A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day
4.0
There’s death in the air as the family of a deceased hotel owner convenes for the reading of his will at their family-owned boutique hotel in Coastal Maine. A hurricane poised to hit the area mirrors the tensions running high inside the hotel; each person present seems to harbor their own agenda; and when the first murder victim is discovered, everyone is left wondering who’s responsible and who will be next.
As a storm rages outside, those at the hotel have to decide whether they will band together or fight each other.
Well, these folks are not in fact one big happy family. With the turbulent weather and the roads washed out, this novel is set up to feel like a locked room mystery. At one point in the novel, I thought we were going to have an And Then There Were None situation on our hands.
It took me a little bit to get into the story, but once I reached the flashback portion, I was hooked.
Overall, I enjoyed the novel, but I wasn’t entirely sold on the ending.
Saskia Maarleveld’s narration is one of the main reasons I picked up this audiobook. She’s a favorite narrator of a couple of my friends, and after listening to this audiobook, I can see why. Her narration kept me hooked; she voices the multiple characters consistently; and her narration is well-paced.
I received an advance copy of the audiobook from Macmillan Audio. All review opinions are my own.
As a storm rages outside, those at the hotel have to decide whether they will band together or fight each other.
Well, these folks are not in fact one big happy family. With the turbulent weather and the roads washed out, this novel is set up to feel like a locked room mystery. At one point in the novel, I thought we were going to have an And Then There Were None situation on our hands.
It took me a little bit to get into the story, but once I reached the flashback portion, I was hooked.
Overall, I enjoyed the novel, but I wasn’t entirely sold on the ending.
Saskia Maarleveld’s narration is one of the main reasons I picked up this audiobook. She’s a favorite narrator of a couple of my friends, and after listening to this audiobook, I can see why. Her narration kept me hooked; she voices the multiple characters consistently; and her narration is well-paced.
I received an advance copy of the audiobook from Macmillan Audio. All review opinions are my own.