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Great reading while you are on vacation! This was light and cute and easy. There were a few things that felt weird based on my experience travelling in Italy (you can‘t get to Pompeii from Rome that quickly…) but I‘m willing to suspend disbelief for some murder froth.

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I so enjoyed this book! It was perfectly paced and infinitely readable. As soon as I was done, I went out and bought the next book in the series! A fun summer read that kept me guessing until the end.
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(September 18, 2025)

Disappointing in places but overall a fun escape. Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone vibes.

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Reminded me of "Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone" - unreliable narrator and fourth wall breaks.

The mystery was not only who is killing and why, but also who is the intended victim.

First book in the Vacation Mysteries series.

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This book has Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone vibes, with an unreliable narrator who is a mystery author and constantly breaks the 4th wall. We know Eleanor is untrustworthy because she reminds us of that frequently. It was a nice, light, entertaining night listen.

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I cannot fully express how much I detested this book. Everything about it was ridiculous, from the structure to the conclusion. The constant breaking of the fourth wall wasn‘t clever. It was annoying. The audiobook narrator‘s voices for various characters, and her inability to keep them consistent, didn‘t help. This is apparently going to be a series. I will not be reading more.

Not my style of book but a fun plot with fun characters, and an engaging read.

Book 185 of the year.

This was a fun, comedic mystery. I read for my book club coming up in a couple weeks. A great one for summer! 4⭐️
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Well, this was a fun read! I enjoyed the dreamy Italian locations, and I loved the MCs snark. The mystery was good too with some twists I didn‘t see coming. I listened to the whole thing in one sitting!

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Finally completed this cross stitch yesterday while finishing this audiobook, which was pretty good but not great. The story was interesting (and the locations were dreamy!) but I didn't connect to the MC and the constant remarks to the reader are a gimmick I've already gotten tired of in current books. A soft pick.

Enjoying some quiet time this afternoon to #audiostitch

This is my #seasonalcozies pick for August. Love the cover and it‘s pretty new, so I‘m excited! ☀️

Next up, a snarky murder mystery.

Fun read with lots of twists and turns.

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This is a light, cozy type of mystery and a good beach read. In addition to the story itself, I enjoyed the humour and the descriptions of scenic Italy. The plot was a little on the zany side and while I had put together some of it, the final reveal was still a bit of a surprise. I could see this book becoming a TV movie of the week, perhaps even a series of them if the author writes more. Thank you to Edelweiss+ for the digital ARC. 3.75/5

A murder mystery author is on a book tour in Italy where her friend (who has also been blackmailing her) thinks he is about to get murdered. Which is oddly perfect as she was going to kill him off as a character in her book anyway.
This is a light read with an inside look at the publishing industry as the main character is always breaking the fourth wall. Perfect beach read with a bit of mystery…and murder!

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies is full of humor, quirky characters, a little romance, and a clever mystery set in picturesque Italy that takes readers behind the scenes into the crazy publishing world. It was an entertaining read. I hope there is a sequel.

Read my full review here: https://wp.me/p27gOm-PL8

This book may have been better served with a prologue set 10 years prior to suss out Connor as a cad, the relationship Eleanor had with her sister, and why we wanted to root for this MC. Once past the messy beginning it was a fun ride with the reader pulled into the chapters as snarky bits about the publishing industry are discussed. There is also piles of current music and book references which was entertaining. 👇

A different genre for this author. https://reecaspieces.com/2024/04/30/every-time-i-go-on-vacation-someone-dies-by-...

This mystery farce about a mystery author on book tour in Italy could be your next beach read. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#every-time-i-go-on-vacation-someone-...

Publication is expected April 30.

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Eleanor Dash is the successful author of the Vacation Mysteries Series who is trying to get through her book tour while trying to figure out how to kill off her main character. Obviously mayhem and murder ensue. I really disliked the footnotes and found they distracted from an otherwise solid read. Thanks to St. Martin‘s Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

I found this to be a super fun read. Perfect for those summer reading lists. Laugh out loud moments and really endearing characters along with a solid mystery storyline. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The fourth wall breaks/footnotes simply did not work for me in this medium, but I had NO idea where the mystery was going and was enthralled by all the pieces coming together, so it was still worth it to me. This is going to work better as a TV show, imo. #mystery