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magicalghoul 's review for:
How to Kill Your Family
by Bella Mackie
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was up to a good start but then it got meandering at times (there's some passages that could've been cut, I think) and while I looooved that Grace was by no means a likeable character, all her rambling started to get annoying after a while. So much so that I found myself struggling to finish, and probably would've skipped chapters if it wasn't for the fact that I was listening to the audiobook.
The endgame... completely blindsided me, and not in a good way. It felt like it just came out of nowhere. I don't completely dislike where it left Grace and I even think there's a possibility for an open ending that favors her more, but it didn't feel fully integrated into the narrative.
It's a good concept though and the bits I enjoyed I enjoyed a lot, but I don't think it's a book I'll revisit.
The endgame... completely blindsided me, and not in a good way. It felt like it just came out of nowhere. I don't completely dislike where it left Grace and I even think there's a possibility for an open ending that favors her more, but it didn't feel fully integrated into the narrative.
It's a good concept though and the bits I enjoyed I enjoyed a lot, but I don't think it's a book I'll revisit.
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Murder