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Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

5 reviews

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Feel good fiction will forever be one of my favorite genres! 💛

Read this if you like:

• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ‼️
• Loveable MC to root for
• Scrabble
• Books about healing and trauma ❤️‍🩹
• Feel good fiction ☀️
• Self help books disguised as fiction
• Friends

If you enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, you NEED to read this book.
 
Lenny Marks is a primary school teacher with quite the past. She has exactly 7 meals she eats on rotation, bikes to and from work every day, owns 36 copies of the hobbit, and has Friends to keep her company while she plays scrabble. Miss Marks is perfectly content sticking to her daily routines until a letter from the parole board arrives and starts to unearth feelings and memories she buried long ago. 👀

Lenny is such a loveable main character! Throughout the entire book I was rooting for her and loved seeing her growth as she worked through her past trauma to heal. Her support system in this book was so heartwarming. 

“You can’t change your past, you can only accept someone as they come.”

I went into this story thinking it was going to be a cozy mystery; however, it is definitely more of a literary fiction book. This would be a great one to pick up if you are looking for an inspirational read and can push through some major trigger warnings. ⚠️ While this did remind me of Eleanor Oliphant, it still felt original and I can’t recommend it enough. 

I can’t believe this is Kerryn’s debut novel! I will absolutely be picking up her next book whenever it comes out. The audiobook was so nice to listen to! Annie Maynard, the narrator, had such a lovely, calming voice. Huge thank you to Saint Martin’s Press for sending over this book. I’m genuinely so happy I got to listen to it. 💖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty

louisekf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism and Chronic illness

Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

tabstitch's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

willsouth's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder