Brynawel reviewed How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Well executed revenge needs a little bit more glee
4 stars
I am a sucker for a good revenge story, and this one started off well. The cause is revenge worthy, but the execution is questionable. Pun intended. I take offence in the guilt by association. As much as almost all victims are arseholes, that shouldn’t be punishable by death. And especially the reasoning what someone maybe MIGHT do if he get’s the chance doesn’t call for a preemptive strike. That being said: I did delight in Grace’s latent misanthropy. I had fun with her planning and preparing and her witty commentary. But I was left a bit unsatisfied. The whole story was a bit clinical. I guess I wanted more gleeing and relishing, after all, isn’t that what revenge is about? (What does that requirement make me?)