How to Kill Your Family
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- Author：Bella Mackie
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Summary
I have killed several people （some brutally， others calmly） and yet I currently languish in jail for a murder I did not commit。
When I think about what I actually did， I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook。 Getting away with it is highly preferable， of course， but perhaps when I’m long gone， someone will open an old safe and find this confession。 The public would reel。 After all， almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone， by the tender age of 28， can have calmly killed six members of her family。 And then happily got on with the rest of her life， never to regret a thing。
When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help， she vows revenge， and sets about to kill every member of his family。 Readers have a front row seat as Grace picks off the family one by one – and the result is as and gruesome as it is entertaining in this wickedly dark romp about class， family， love… and murder。
But then Grace is imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit。
Outrageously funny， compulsive and subversive， perfect for fans of Killing Eve and My Sister， the Serial Killer。
When I think about what I actually did， I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook。 Getting away with it is highly preferable， of course， but perhaps when I’m long gone， someone will open an old safe and find this confession。 The public would reel。 After all， almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone， by the tender age of 28， can have calmly killed six members of her family。 And then happily got on with the rest of her life， never to regret a thing。
When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help， she vows revenge， and sets about to kill every member of his family。 Readers have a front row seat as Grace picks off the family one by one – and the result is as and gruesome as it is entertaining in this wickedly dark romp about class， family， love… and murder。
But then Grace is imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit。
Outrageously funny， compulsive and subversive， perfect for fans of Killing Eve and My Sister， the Serial Killer。
Reviews
Sian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5 StarsI’m conflicted by this book。 Grace’s character revels in dark humour， making sarcastic remarks and highlighting the shortcomings of all six of the family members she chose to kill。 Mackie constructed her murderous methods with skill， making sure she was far enough away from each crime to make it appear like a tragic accident。 Her entries in her story about her prison life while she was wrongfully convicted were insightful and it was clear Mackie had done her research。 Even with Grace’s 2。5 StarsI’m conflicted by this book。 Grace’s character revels in dark humour， making sarcastic remarks and highlighting the shortcomings of all six of the family members she chose to kill。 Mackie constructed her murderous methods with skill， making sure she was far enough away from each crime to make it appear like a tragic accident。 Her entries in her story about her prison life while she was wrongfully convicted were insightful and it was clear Mackie had done her research。 Even with Grace’s personality being entirely one note， I can respect that it’s because Grace is meant to be an unlikeable character， so blinkered by her revenge plan。 Having raised herself on hatred， and dissociating while she kills her family， she knows no other way to conduct herself but with the dark humour and laser focus on nothing else。 I was caught between wanting Grace to be caught and wanting to see how she finished her plan， but I got neither of these outcomes， both of them having been neatly dodged by Mackie， and I have to respect that too， because unexpectedness is one of the main hallmarks of a good thriller。It all fits in seamlessly， yet why didn’t I find it to be a satisfying read？ It makes complete sense that she would be unable to kill Simon as soon as he started growing paranoid， and Mackie’s way of solving it with Harry is sensible。 But this ending felt like an easy way out， a way to hastily wrap up the book when there’s more to tell， and though Harry’s ending is clean， Grace’s is slightly anticlimactic and murky。 I hope this may mean a sequel， but somehow I’m not too sure。 I think I’ll just have to accept that this book personally wasn’t for me。 。。。more
Renee Baure
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I really wanted to give this 4 starts but the book started off really well and then it sort of just dragged after the third murder and it all just became a bit meh。 Also， when I was reading this book it made me feel as if I were reading a journal entry of mine， and I don't know how to feel about that。 I mean， not that I'm trying to do the same as Grace did， but the inner monologue/"witty" bits you know。 I really wanted to give this 4 starts but the book started off really well and then it sort of just dragged after the third murder and it all just became a bit meh。 Also， when I was reading this book it made me feel as if I were reading a journal entry of mine， and I don't know how to feel about that。 I mean， not that I'm trying to do the same as Grace did， but the inner monologue/"witty" bits you know。 。。。more
Lauren
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Soooo good
sarah
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Sincerely a very solid book。I loved Grace as a character。 There were points in the middle section that I feel could have been narrowed a tad， but overall the flow and pacing of this book was great。 The twist was great and unexpected。I honestly wouldn't mind a sequel。 Sincerely a very solid book。I loved Grace as a character。 There were points in the middle section that I feel could have been narrowed a tad， but overall the flow and pacing of this book was great。 The twist was great and unexpected。I honestly wouldn't mind a sequel。 。。。more
Eavan Prenter
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really enjoyed this book， but the ending just didn’t work for me
Maureen Ryan
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I wanted to like this book more than what I did which is why only 3 stars。 It promised "Outrageously funny， compulsive and subversive" and is for fans who also liked （which I did） My Sister， the Serial Killer。 I was very intrigued by the premise of someone being in prison for a murder she didn't commit but who had killed a number of people without anyone knowing about her involvement in their deaths。 I found it funny in a British， dry humour way。 You won't have laughing out loud moments througho I wanted to like this book more than what I did which is why only 3 stars。 It promised "Outrageously funny， compulsive and subversive" and is for fans who also liked （which I did） My Sister， the Serial Killer。 I was very intrigued by the premise of someone being in prison for a murder she didn't commit but who had killed a number of people without anyone knowing about her involvement in their deaths。 I found it funny in a British， dry humour way。 You won't have laughing out loud moments throughout the book but will find the humour in her social commentary。 Compulsive， yes the main character is certainly that。 And， subversive， sure， to a point。Grace is writing her story about growing up and the revenge she took when she found out the name of her father who abandoned her mother after becoming pregnant with Grace。 I found her to be emotionally immature， possibly a sociopath or psychopath and a very self-centred snob who very much wanted to show prove how smart she really is。 For me， it's the child who never grew up but wants to be recognised as a smart adult that got annoying after a while。 I don't have to like the character， but do want to feel interested and invested in the person。 About halfway through the book， I found myself skimming a couple of paragraphs at a times when I found Grace's writing getting too wordy。I still wanted to root for Grace though， while reading the book。 The other characters weren't that fleshed out which didn't help and the twist at the end didn't add to the story。 I get it about how the men in the family treat the women but I wanted to see her get what she wanted because a lot of times in books， movies and TV shows， the "bad guy" rarely wins。One of my longest reviews because， again， I really wanted to like this book。 Overall， the book was fine， could have been better which is why only 3 stars。 。。。more
Caitlin
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Exactly what I needed with a tough work week + COVID to boot。 Enjoyable quick and easy read！
Niamh
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Really enjoyed this， too long in spots and still not sure about the ending， but a good read。 3。5。
Chiara
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That was fun ride！ It was a joy to listen to。 Highly recommended for a few hours of relax。
Kriste
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Jei turit gerą humoro jausmą， siūlyčiau prieš pradedant skaityti， pamėtyti knygą po namus。 Netyčia palikti svetainėje ant kavos staliuko， ar kyšančia iš po pagalvės。 O gal tiesiog ryte prie kavos puoduko。 Namiškių elgesys tom dienom garantuoju bus “įdomesnis” 。Pagrindinė veikėja visiška anti herojė。 Jai nepatinka viskas。 Kai sakau viskas taip ir yra - jaunų žmonių， senų žmonių， storų žmonių， kūdų plastikinių moterų， vidutinio amžiaus moterų， žmonių kuriems patinka sraigės， turtingų žmonių， vargš Jei turit gerą humoro jausmą， siūlyčiau prieš pradedant skaityti， pamėtyti knygą po namus。 Netyčia palikti svetainėje ant kavos staliuko， ar kyšančia iš po pagalvės。 O gal tiesiog ryte prie kavos puoduko。 Namiškių elgesys tom dienom garantuoju bus “įdomesnis” 。Pagrindinė veikėja visiška anti herojė。 Jai nepatinka viskas。 Kai sakau viskas taip ir yra - jaunų žmonių， senų žmonių， storų žmonių， kūdų plastikinių moterų， vidutinio amžiaus moterų， žmonių kuriems patinka sraigės， turtingų žmonių， vargšų žmonių ir sąrašas dar tik prasideda。 Tačiau jos sarkazmas， juokeliai - atsveria visą tai。 Tai istorija apie kerštą， suplanuotas žmogžudystes。 Knyga suskirstyta į dvi dalis : Grace pasakojimai， kaip renkasi žmones， kaip planavo， ir kaip įvykdė。 Bei kita dalis apie gyvenimą kalėjime， kuriame ji atsidūrė， apkaltinka žmogžudystę， kurios TIKRAI nesuplanavo。 Puikus pasakojimas， su sarkazmo elementais ir juodu humoru，kuris čia eina šalia。 Ir labai nustebino pabaiga。 Nesitikėjau。 Atsakė į visus klausimus ir tam tikriem poelgiems suteikė “prasmę”。 Kažkada rašiau apie vieną knygą， kurioje irgi buvo serial killer， ir sakiau ， kad tai “aliexpress deksterio “ versija。 Tai ši knygą - moteriška Deksterio versija （tik， kad nerasit smulkiai aprašyto kraujo）。 Tikrai visiems siūlau， kam patinka serial killer su geru juodu humoru。 。。。more
Yelizaveta
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the ending ruined it :（
Ylva Sørli
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3。75 ⭐️
effy smith
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𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄: How to kill your family 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑: Bella Mackie 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓: Audiobook 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄: Thriller/humour𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: 22/07/21 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑:𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑: Charlie Clive & Paul Panting𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇: 10 hours 49 mins I've seen this ALL over bookstagram， was intrigued by the juxtaposition of the grisly title on the baby pink front cover and finally succumbed to downloading it for this month's audiobook after seeing a friend’s post。 This is a humorous but extremely morbid book （in the best way） but unfortunately didn't 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄: How to kill your family 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑: Bella Mackie 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓: Audiobook 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄: Thriller/humour𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: 22/07/21 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑:𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑: Charlie Clive & Paul Panting𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇: 10 hours 49 mins I've seen this ALL over bookstagram， was intrigued by the juxtaposition of the grisly title on the baby pink front cover and finally succumbed to downloading it for this month's audiobook after seeing a friend’s post。 This is a humorous but extremely morbid book （in the best way） but unfortunately didn't live up to the expectations I'd set for it after all the hype。We follow Grace on her journey of why and how she killed her family， her life prior to the murders and her time in prison。 Grace was a less than reliable narrator with a dry and sarcastic humour， which originally gave me Rhiannon （ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ ᴘᴇᴀ） vibes but meant I kept comparing the two and there is no comparison in my eyes。 The plot had plenty of twists and turns and the ending was satisfying but overall， I found this to be a pretty long book， given that the first murder occurred within the first few chapters。 I think this felt so long due to the fact that the plot was the retelling of Grace’s story， rather than in real time， so lost the tension， anxiety and engagement of following the murders as they happened。 I think this would have worked a lot better if we’d followed Grace as the situations happened。 This personally just wasn’t for me！ 。。。more
Fiona
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Slow going at first and the long chapters made it a little difficult to get into。 However， around half way through it was easy to adjust to the pace and became hard to put down。 Ending was a little disappointing with a new character being introduced out of nowhere。
Lauren
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A fun read and very entertaining。 I found the ending to be a bit of a let down however， not sure how I would have liked it to end but it just felt a bit jarring and out of step with the rest of the book。 Otherwise an overall good read。
theworstofcrime
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Hands down one of my favorite books of all time。 From the writing to the story and the plot twist at the end， I was hooked the entire time and thoroughly entertained。 Grace， our protagonist， has got to be one of the best written female characters I’ve ever read; her self-consciousness throughout her murder spree， the fact that you don’t endorse what she’s doing necessarily but can’t help but root for her just a little bit… she’s a girlboss material girl through and through。 The comedy in this bo Hands down one of my favorite books of all time。 From the writing to the story and the plot twist at the end， I was hooked the entire time and thoroughly entertained。 Grace， our protagonist， has got to be one of the best written female characters I’ve ever read; her self-consciousness throughout her murder spree， the fact that you don’t endorse what she’s doing necessarily but can’t help but root for her just a little bit… she’s a girlboss material girl through and through。 The comedy in this book was top tier， quite literally the most I’ve laughed out loud out of any book I’ve ever read。 The switch between her early life， murder spree and time in jail never felt jarring， it flowed really well from one to the other。 The executed characters also were very distinct and had a lot of personality; for one they were all terrible people （except for the hippie cousin and his frogs）。 What was also surprising is that Grace does spend a lot of time musing and in her head; there are chapters where there is little to no dialogue but what was special was how it never felt boring and I never skimmed through the lines。 She was always saying something important or highlightable; Grace was just such an interesting character to read a POV from。 What’s very ironic is that she somehow get’s away with it all but sorta and she kinda gets her revenge but again not really。 As much as I rooted for her， I also was laughing a little bit at her in the end。 。。。more
Daisy
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This is my new favourite book of all time！ Honestly an incredible masterpiece。 Can’t wait to see what Bella comes out with next <3
Robyn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm too tired to write a proper review but did not enjoy this one。 An unlikeable and thinly drawn antiheroine with an equally flimsily written motive systematically kills six members of her family。 The premise was a lot more promising than its execution。 The mind of a cold and calculating serial killer should not be this boring and by the numbers - Grace simply did not feel real but more like a collection of millennial stereotypes and cynical but stale observations of an 'NLOG' ilk。The introduct I'm too tired to write a proper review but did not enjoy this one。 An unlikeable and thinly drawn antiheroine with an equally flimsily written motive systematically kills six members of her family。 The premise was a lot more promising than its execution。 The mind of a cold and calculating serial killer should not be this boring and by the numbers - Grace simply did not feel real but more like a collection of millennial stereotypes and cynical but stale observations of an 'NLOG' ilk。The introduction of Harry in the final chapters was the last straw for me。 It felt as if the author had just given up at this point and was trying to reach a required word count。 I don't think she even bothered to give Harry a different first-person writing style to Grace。 Terrible ending with a truly forced， laboured and condescending "You see what I did there？" metaphor。 Easily readable but not in a good way。 。。。more
Renita D'Silva
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Dark and funny
Liz
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Needless to say， this isn’t a cozy mystery。 Not with that title。 Grace is a psychopath。 She may be in jail for a murder she didn’t commit， but that’s not to say she’s innocent。 As she’s happy to recount to the reader in all the gory detail， she plotted and executed the murders of her father’s family。 Kudos to Mackie。 Grace may not be a sympathetic character， but she was oddly relatable and I was happy to go along for the ride as she dispatched one victim after another。 There’s a great dark， snar Needless to say， this isn’t a cozy mystery。 Not with that title。 Grace is a psychopath。 She may be in jail for a murder she didn’t commit， but that’s not to say she’s innocent。 As she’s happy to recount to the reader in all the gory detail， she plotted and executed the murders of her father’s family。 Kudos to Mackie。 Grace may not be a sympathetic character， but she was oddly relatable and I was happy to go along for the ride as she dispatched one victim after another。 There’s a great dark， snarky humor to Grace that I loved。 The plot was a tad uneven and there were times I felt a better editing job might have helped。 But that said， I desperately wanted to see how it would all play out。 There was a great twist at the end that I didn’t see coming。 This is great entertainment for those that aren’t squeamish。 Charlie Clive did a super job as Grace。 She made the character come alive for me。 。。。more
Luci
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Too long。 Some parts were drawn out and was really unnecessary- the Janine section in Monaco and then Bryony I was checked out and skim read the rest。 Could have been a fun read if it was reduced by 100 pages。
Jo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This the first Good Reads review I’ve written and I felt compelled to with this book。I’m recovering from an operation and devoured the first 300 pages， which I loved。 They are so sardonic and absolutely delicious and cackle-inducing to read。 But the twist totally ruined the book and， as another reviewer says， rendered the book pointless as well as disappointing。 Just - why？！ Grace is basically done over by a white upper class male。 I feel totally cheated。This book - that I’d thought earlier toda This the first Good Reads review I’ve written and I felt compelled to with this book。I’m recovering from an operation and devoured the first 300 pages， which I loved。 They are so sardonic and absolutely delicious and cackle-inducing to read。 But the twist totally ruined the book and， as another reviewer says， rendered the book pointless as well as disappointing。 Just - why？！ Grace is basically done over by a white upper class male。 I feel totally cheated。This book - that I’d thought earlier today would be a keeper - is going straight in the op shop bag。 。。。more
Cora Scott
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I thought this was going to be a solid 4 stars but the ending totally ruined it。 Fucking men。 Henry was such a little bitch and i wish him a painful death。 Also the thing with Kelly was so predictable and boring。
Nessa
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The worst story I have ever read…
Inny
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Cover - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Opening Sentence - ⭐⭐⭐⭐𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴， 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦， 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦。 Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Plot - ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
Violet
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It took me some time to finish this one。 I liked grace her sarcastic bitchy comments were humoring to me。 Overall book was too wordy for my liking。 Despite everything I was rooting for grace cuz I love me some morally grey characters but the ending ruined that too
Marko Theodore Mravunac
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Huh。。。
Lara Harrison
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I’ve really pondered over writing this review because I needed to give this book justice。 Basically， you need to read this。 Like a bit of cynical humour mixed in with murder？？ This is for you！ Having followed Bella on social media， I can really see where her own sarcastic wit comes through in the main character ‘Grace’ and this in itself made it feel more believable and entertaining。 I couldn’t put it down！！ It made me laugh， kept me gripped right to the end and put my family on edge for the dur I’ve really pondered over writing this review because I needed to give this book justice。 Basically， you need to read this。 Like a bit of cynical humour mixed in with murder？？ This is for you！ Having followed Bella on social media， I can really see where her own sarcastic wit comes through in the main character ‘Grace’ and this in itself made it feel more believable and entertaining。 I couldn’t put it down！！ It made me laugh， kept me gripped right to the end and put my family on edge for the duration of reading it！ （The title haha）That ending！！！ What a twist I did not expect！！ This book was just a refreshing take the usual classic murder mystery and I am here for it。 Bella please don’t let this be your first and last novel， I am now committed for life！！ 。。。more
Andrea Sáez
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I feel bad giving this a 2 stars because I really wanted to like this， but it bored me to death。 The story itself had promise， but the writing was terrible。 The same story could’ve been told in half the pages and with less use of the word “gaudy。”
Kelsey Banks
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I enjoyed it despite the poor reviews。 Nice easy read
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