She fears the day when Sheila twists an ankle in those heels and goes down with the turkey on top of her. Audrey, Fred’s sister, missed the dinner, but she has a complicated history with her brother, and was my favorite character.

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I don't think characters have to be likeable, but they have to impact readers, and in my opinion, Not a Happy Family lacked that.

I prefer listening to this genre and the audiobook was narrated by Ellen Archer, who did an excellent job. I think after 5 books I finally figured out why I am middle of the road when it comes to reviewing her books: it is that her books read like a Wikipedia version of a good thriller. However, I am also sad to say that the big revelation didn't come with a bang and it felt like it was just mentioned and done. Readers then learn what happened Easter night: Jenna, after fighting with her father about the money, plotted to murder her parents. And artsy, unconventional, rebellious, confident, attention seeker, youngest child Jenna is already blacklisted with her special sculptures about women genitalia.After all, who hasn't occasionally indulged in a bit of fantasy wishing an irksome relative would just go away.