A cozy mystery with tension and intrigue that made it a delight to read during fall, but it was not memorable enough for five stars. Would definitely still recommend!

This was a really interesting mystery. I liked how cozy it felt without sacrificing the actual mystery. I ended up primarily listening to this on audio, and the audiobook was really nice. Everything got a little muddied for me towards the end, but I did like the end. It all felt wrapped up but still complete.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dutton for the advanced copy!

Quirky characters galore! It's a race to the inheritance and first win to solve the murder wins! This was a fun audio book to listen to that has all the fun makings of a game of Clue!

This delightful, murdery cozy mystery demands to be read!
Readers, I must share How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin and demand you read it this fall season (if you were somehow sleeping on it like I was). Teenager Frances Adams is at a fair when a fortune-teller shares a prediction that will change her life: one day, you will be murdered. As Frances struggles to solve her own murder, she begins to push her friends and family away until her own great niece Annie only knows her as her reclusive great aunt.
When Frances summons Annie to her country estate, it is far too late to establish any familiar relationship: Frances has been murdered. After decades of gathering everyone’s secrets, who did Frances push into murder?

This novel has just enough tension to keep the pages turning but also feels like a warm hug and I am so excited to be returning to Castle Knoll in book 2!

How to Solve Your Own Murder is a unique take on the classic murder mystery. It has all the great elements of the genre, including plenty of potential culprits, a lavish manor in which several suspects are trapped, and a tenacious main character who finds herself in all sorts of tangles. Overall, I thought this was worth reading, but I probably wouldn't recommend it to a friend or read it again. For that reason, I gave it a three-star rating.

I enjoyed this mystery so much! It has a great plot and pace. Highly recommend to mystery lovers. The author has a great plot.

I could not have enjoyed this book more! Five stars, I found the characters entertaining and fun to follow and really enjoyed the mystery without forcing romance as many "adult" books do. I can't wait to read more by this author.

3.5 stars rounded down. Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for the ARC (which I am very delayed in reading). Overall, I enjoyed this book. I liked the alternating timeline, the uniqueness of the plot itself, and the setting in Castle Knoll, a small English town. I did not find this book predictable, but I thought the big reveals and twists fell a bit flat. There was something missing from the story, or possibly the characters themselves. It was not my favorite mystery, but it was good. How to Solve Your Own Murder would be a solid choice if you want a light, cozy fall read set in a quaint English village.

This book was delightful! Fun, suspenseful and loveable. Not a hard boiled who done it but not quite a cozy either it lies somewhere in between and that middle ground is a fun place to be. I look forward to Perrin's next offering immensely!

This was a cozy murder mystery x2!
It took me a minute to get into the story with the jumping back and forth but soon I was hooked.
We are in a race to find a (possible) killer and the prize is our inheritance! As a bonus we are trying to also figure out what happened to a girl that disappeared decades ago!

I picked up the audio version of this one to get me through my commute. I am glad I did because the narrator was wonderful!

Goodreads link:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5858484077

3.5

honestly i wasnt sure what to expect when picking this up but honestly, I'm glad i did. although i liked to think it's a good story i had a little bit of trouble keeping up with the pacing because it felt like everything was moving at a snail's pace and i ended up missing a lot of important information because at the time it didn't look significant (which i know is a writing strategy but i kinda didn't like it)

at times i found the character likable but most of the book i was annoyed at how we were being talked in circles and for about 10 chapters it felt like we were making no progress at all and then we suddenly jumped forward and i was wondering how the dots connected.

anyways, good book but not my best read, not sure if i will continue the series.

I want to start by thanking NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for providing me with an ARC of "How to Solve Your Own Murder" by Kristen Perrin. This book is a gripping and unique take on the mystery genre, blending suspense and wit seamlessly. The protagonist's journey to uncover the truth about their own death is both thrilling and thought-provoking. Perrin's writing keeps you hooked from start to finish, making it hard to put down. Overall, I give it four stars for its originality and engaging storyline.

I really judged this book by its cover before I started reading it, and I was a bit hesitant at first, but it turned out to be a phenomenal read!! So glad I gave it a solid chance!!!

this is a, "it's not you, it's me" situation. cozy mysteries are not my vibe! I was bored for a good bit of this. I also found there to be way too many characters.

I found the Annie to be a charming character and I thoroughly enjoyed her first person POV. Frances’ POV was also filled with intrigue. I loved solving the mystery with them and found myself shocked by some twists

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted e-book

I struggled with this one big time. I dragged myself though it. The characters were okay. The premise had promise. You may love it.

A good, old-fashioned who dunnit with a slightly larger than needs to be cast of characters that are hard to keep track of. Entertaining enough and a good fit for those looking for a cozy mystery with an English manor setting.

In a quiet corner of the English countryside, a woman has been murdered. Arriving at the scene is her niece, Annie Adams. Annie must unravel the mystery surrounding her aunt and a fortune that predicted Frances's demise years ago. In a case where everyone has a motive, who can Annie suspect?

One might assume detectives would be out of a job if the dead could simply reveal their killers, but this book proves otherwise. Having all the answers and suspects in a murder case neatly organized beside the victim only complicates matters further. Despite this wealth of information, author Kristen Perrin masterfully weaves—and then unravels—the dark mystery of Castle Knoll and Frances Adams.

This was surprisingly complex for a cozy mystery - many cozies wind up feeling a bit childish to me but that's definitely not the case with the subject matter here. If anything, it's perhaps a little overstuffed with minor characters and scandalous twists. I'm hopeful those villagers and the character of our heroine will be a bit fleshed out more in later books as this series continues.

Overall, though this is a charming story with a true classic mystery feel and a novel premise.

How to Solve Your Own Murder felt reminiscent of the Golden Age of mystery novels a la Agatha Christie. I was just as interested in the flashbacks to Frances' diaries as I was in the present day chapters which I found exciting and refreshing. A good option for a fall mystery by a fireplace with a slice of apple cake