A review by leduyhxxng
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The story of murder is obscenely uplifting... until it's not—it was a mistake for me to go through the ending sober (if you're underaged, wait until you can legally booze up because it's mind-bogglingly insane). The read was so good; I can listen to Grace trashing the patriarchy and working out murder plots any day.

While I hoped to see her face some tough challenges while carrying out the plans, there wasn't much or any that feels important anyway, to the detriment of character development. And it became a little toilsome after a good seven chapters or so. There are many strong instances of wonderful writing, yet the storytelling aspect could need some trimmings here and there, such as mentions of irrelevant passers-by (which feature a lot but barely contribute to the story nor the main character).

Overall, it was such a ride. Wickedly funny. And fucking maddening (fuck the patriarchy). I hope there will be a sequel.
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