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A review by bella613
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I liked the story and was actually surprised by the twist, which doesn't happen often. (This might just be because I listened at the end of a shift and was too tired to see it coming lol, looking back it was pretty obvious).
I didn't like any of the characters
and it was clear from the beginning that Michael is not a good person and does not love his family.

Beth's voice was the only narrator I liked out of the four in the audiobook version. Having multiple perspectives didn't really add to the book--
if anything it pointed the reader to suspect Michael since there were fewest chapters in his perspective and no real plot movement from his pov.

The story felt like it was moving pretty slowly but I think that was the effect of the writing style, not the actual pacing. 
It's clear we (readers) are supposed to empathize with the parents and see that they hid everything out of love, but that is NOT love and they are complicit in Emma's murder case. I found it incredibly sad that they pretty much ignored their daughters in favor of Michael and justified it by saying it was for their protection. The way the whole family treated Nicole was also devastating.

It's a story about some pretty awful decisions made by not great people, but that doesn't make it a bad story. I liked the atmosphere, and the on-the-nose title.