A review by hannahs_library__
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

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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