Pretty good read. A lot of characters. Psychological thriller that takes place in London.Entangled events of a teacher, stay at home mom and troubled teenager.

I received an ARC for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas by Natasha Bache is a twist on the typical trapped-in-a-snowy-domain thriller. Olivia and her family are invited to an extravagant Christmas get-together at her in-laws mansion before her family is set to move to Australia. What starts as an already tense environment becomes an alarmingly frightening abode when family members start to get picked off one by one after the amendment of one member's will. My mind was set on a very central character within the story until at one point it did not make sense; then I started to go back over some of the other incidents and realized that maybe it was possibly someone else. It became especially apparent with the one death that it couldn't possibly have been who I originally thought it was. The author was very creative in crafting the journal entries to be witty which provided some very slight comedic relief in between all of the dead bodies and I would read another thriller by this author if given a chance. Thank you, Net Galley, for the ARC!

Love it!! Such a fun and flirty summer read.

Thought-provoking set of three interconnected stories exploring ethical dilemmas, personal choices, and their far-reaching consequences in our modern world. Through compelling characters and intricate narratives, Mukherjee challenges readers to confront complex issues such as climate change, global poverty, and racial dynamics, creating a brilliant yet unsettling moral maze.

5 stars For this to be my first James Baldwin book I am absolutely shaking, I don’t even know how to feel, this book literally broke me. It’s so goddamn good. James Baldwin’s writing as a whole is like a painting; it has a soft and smoothness to it even with ridged topics. The feeling of and uncertain calmness, the interactions and the emotion JESUS THE EMOTION. The love and sadness, the connection of sex as to love and the topic of rape. The issue of growing up Black in America and getting falsely accused. God knows if I could rate this book higher than 5 stars I fucking would. The found family aspect and family as a whole. AND OH GOD THE ENDING. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the end will make you think, there are many theories and ways to feel about he ending. The moment you read it, it’ll make you rethink everything about what you just read. I can’t wait to read more of James Baldwin.

Definitely enjoyed this book. It was great, right up to the last page! Highly recommend.

If you like reading play-scripts then this is the perfect book for you. The book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had turned into a play. The whole play had eventually turned into a play-script. I really enjoyed this book because I loved the play and it was nice that I could read the play-script and imagine the play all over again. I would definitely recommend this book if you like plays and I would rate it five stars.

This book had me from the very first page to the very last page. It is about a detective who returning to the scene of a murder crime is attacked. She doesn't recall a single detail from that night. The detectives see a pattern in these recent murders. These calling cards has the detectives go back 40 years . This involves a man who had this obsession with cutting his victims. He even cut his daughters, the younger daughter could not feel pain . The oldest daughter was violent and after both children were removed from the home. While in foster care the older sister murdered a boy from the neighborhood, and was arrested and has been locked away for many years. The youngest was adopted and was adopted and led a very professional life as a psychologist I could go on and on with this story and all the plots and twist . I recommend reading this book .

I liked the concept but I got pretty tired of the main characters not just saying how they felt. I also wanted to see more of their friendship develop after the vacation. Overall, decent read.

For once in this genre I found writing that was good. I enjoyed the story itself thanks to the writing; it was kind of dark and super weird but made me think.