Reviews with content warning for Murder - How to Survive Your Murder

Reviews tagging 'Murder'

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

57 reviews

emmaraaae's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Content Warnings

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved Danielle Valentine’s Two Sides to Every Murder so I was excited to read this one as well. I really enjoyed it. Love the slasher vibe with nods and mentions to all the slasher/horror movies from the 90s plus some current true crime podcasts.

I liked that there were many characters with different subplots that had you suspicious and guessing everyone at some point. I did end up guessing what happened but that’s only because I am a thriller/mystery fanatic and didn’t take away from the book at all.

I unfortunately thought the ending was abrupt and left some unexplained storylines. I was thankful for the *bonus chapter* that added a bit of clarity/confirmation of what I suspected.

Overall loved this slasher, thriller, time travel/supernatural-ish with a dash of romance type of read and would recommend it along with Two Sides to Every Murder.

Content Warnings

catlover_booklover2010's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the plot in this book it was really good 👍 5 stars def!

Content Warnings

fanboyriot's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

♡ Slasher Movie

♡ Light Time Travel

♡ Questionable Ending

Definitely had the Happy Death Day vibe (though I haven’t watched that yet) when it came to the time travel. Getting to live the role of a character stuck in a slasher movie and seeing how it changed with each decision Alice made.

It was entertaining to hear all the horror movie references and conversations about how things would play out if it were a movie. I’d definitely watch this if it gets an adaptation… but what the hell was that ending?!

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧 (2/5)

POV: First Person

Release Date: 30, August 2022

Rep: BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Characters Mentioned

Content Warnings

courtknee__vn's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Okay, I actually loved this!! It had me at the edge of my seat literally from the start and kept me guessing until the very end! While there was one point that I was pretty positive I knew who the killer was (and I was right), the author did such a good job at making me constantly second guess myself and also unraveled everything so cleverly! I also did not expect that ending!! Half of me was like “NOOOO” but the other half was like “dang, that was such a good twist!!!” Just very much enjoyed this one from beginning to end!

Content Warnings

izzymatya's review against another edition

Go to review page

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.75

Content Warnings

airiel's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I had a hunch about the murder, but the ending shocked me to my core!! Sad ending though 😣😖😞

Content Warnings

kristenreads's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Content Warnings

jujube2387's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Being a massive horror fan I had some trouble with the takes at beginning of this book but once it settled into the whodunit, this was written in crack format. I read this so fast, you could definitely read it in one sitting. The end will have you feeling torn. I liked it as is but I would read a sequel if Danielle Valentine decided to write one. I liked this book and would recommend it to someone who wanted an easy horror read.

Content Warnings

audrey_killion's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

this book has the most ups and downs i have ever seen and will keep you on your toes constantly

Content Warnings

More...