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phoricho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
After reading the blurb, I was slightly deterred by the time travelling aspect. To me, it felt gimmicky, and I wasn’t used to such a thing in a thriller/mystery. But I gave it a go anyways.
This book was a rollercoaster ride of liking and not liking it.
Thriller fans will love the references towards classic thriller films such as Scream, Halloween and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Alice is a fan of horror films, so the mentions and references are laid on quite thick in the beginning but level out as the book goes on.
I immensely enjoyed the thriller aspect. It really felt like I was reading a slasher film, which was overwhelmingly my favourite part of this book. Most other books I read tend to focus more on the mystery, with some close calls with the killer, usually towards the end. The continuous high stakes made the pacing feel quite fast — which was good.
The only times the pacing seemed off was in the beginning, as it took a while from the introduction of the time frame (solving the mystery by midnight) to the reader getting a time check. So for a while, I was unsure how much time had passed. I found this annoying but easy to get over.
The other issue I found with the pacing was the time travel aspect and Sidney Prescott look-alike character. These scenes often felt like they were interrupting the story instead of moving it forward.
I was also disappointed with the lack of involvement and storylines for the side characters. It felt as though they were mentioned in the beginning and then barely seen or heard from again until the end.
The ending left me a little unsatisfied, as there’s no official update for a few characters that I liked. The end felt like a movie or TV series leaving things open for a sequel or second season. If Danielle Valentine (AKA Danielle Vega) were to write a sequel focusing on the aftermath of the first book, this would work well and solve those issues (my issues) with the ending.
“If you don’t come with me, I might die. Those were the last words my sister ever said to me.” — Alice Lawrence.
It may not sound like it from all my above nit-picking, but I did enjoy this book. Like I said earlier, many of my nit-pickings are things I can get over.
The thriller aspect was hands-down the absolute best. I’m so impressed with how much it felt like I was reading a slasher film. I hope Danielle Valentine (AKA Danielle Vega) writes a sequel.
I give How to Survive Your Murder 3 out of 5 stars.
If you enjoyed Happy Death Day and the Scream movies, this book is right up your alley.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
reedcodes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Car accident
hayleybeeler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Pedophilia
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity
amhud1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
The plot of the story had some great twist to it definitely kept you guessing I had a few people I suspected at the beginning and then my suspects changed midway through but never would I have guessed the ending.
There are lots of horror movie references and as in most horror movies you tend to hate the main character making stupid mistakes however the fact that the main character Alice was obsessed with horror movies and knew the mistakes that everyone always made and still did them but justified them to herself was very annoying.
Also did I mention the ending? I have so many questions!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, and Car accident
rocksicle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, and Car accident
tanvi45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident
Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol
jocelyn62013's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity
Minor: Racism and Alcohol
I should know better than to expect a satisfying ending with time travel, butbekah1210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident
lyssak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity
Minor: Racism and Car accident