This was such a fun, adventurous and laugh out loud locked door mystery. It was so much fun while also moving the story forward in such a unique way in a break the fourth way kind of way that doesn’t lead the reader to the answer, but is just wondering 🤔 how why we’re here, b/c it’s a reason for it. I’m looking to the second book.

This was interesting, but I felt lost at times. I didn't fully connect with the characters, so I wasn't truly invested in the story.

I didnt get a chance to read and review this book before it’s publish date. However now that I have a read it I gave it 3.5 stars.

This book pulled me in pretty quickly and kept me guessing. I didn't see the end coming at all. By the end, the cat and mouse of you know what's happening right?!, was getting a little annoying, but all in all I enjoyed it.

I have been reading some fantastic, but dark, thrillers lately so I think that I’m ready for something a little lighter. This fun mystery from fellow Canadian, Catherine McKenzie, looks absolutely fabulous. Described as “quick, captivating, and oh-so-much-fun“, Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies will be perfect weekend reading!

Welcome to a book vacation hosted by some of the top mystery writers....but you get more than you expect when the vacation turns into a real life plot of murder.

This book follows an author who has made a name for herself writing detective mysteries for the past decade. Detective Connor is also a real life person who has blackmailed the author into royalties and more and as the author is contemplating how to kill off the detective in her books...someone is after Connor in real life.

I enjoyed this book and it was a light mystery to read. I would definitely recommend reading it on vacation or by the poolside.

I really enjoyed this one! I love a mystery, but sometimes need a break from super dark ones. This was just the trick. It was a murder mystery, but still managed to be pretty lighthearted and funny.

I loved the way the author chose to write it, with the main character being an author and adding in all the footnotes. I changed my mind about what the twist was going to be several times, and still ended up being wrong. My favorites are always the ones I don’t see coming. Retrospectively, she gave clues but nothing obvious (for me at least).

Solid 4 stars from me. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read it early. I’ll definitely be recommending this one!

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

A trip to Italy for best selling author, Eleanor Dash, is not going as planned. She is on a book tour with a group of lucky fans and several key players in her life. She wants to wrap up the series she is currently doing by killing off one of her main characters; however, the person that inspired that character feels like someone it out to kill him, literally.

The back and the forth between the author and the reader was a bit odd, I also felt it was a bit drawn out. Also, the footnotes. Wow.

This was such a cozy, mystery! I loved the mix of b humor with suspense.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

I loved this book. It was cute, it was funny, and it had murder. Quite the combination, am I right? And this book is FULL of footnotes. Not really in the traditional footnote format, more of a sporadic train of thought by the author. It’s hilarious and made a fantastic contribution to the story and writing style. I’ve never seen this done in this way, but I look forward to reading the next book in this series (in May) with this fun little quirk!!

I grabbed a copy of this one after seeing it all over from friends! I loved the eclectic cast of characters and the wonderful setting. It made me want to travel!! Thanks so much for the gifted copy of this one in exchange for my honest thoughts!

This wasnt exactly amazing, but it got me curious enough to want to read the next one. It was ups and downs, and strange appearances.. the characters were hard to care for

I ended up liking this book. I enjoyed the eclectic cast of characters, the beautiful European setting and descriptions of food and scenery, and the mystery kept me guessing. **BUT** The footnotes were unique and kind of funny at the beginning, and very quickly turned annoying for me. So much so that I had to put the book down and take a long break from it. When I came back, I still couldn't handle the footnotes and had to just skip them all together. I didn't feel like I missed anything from the plot in doing so and like I said, I ended up liking the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I was very intrigued by the title and summary of this novel and eagerly started reading it mere hours after my request was accepted. The premise and writing style felt fresh, but something in the novel itself made me pause constantly, almost every few pages. It became such an issue that I let my ARC expire and didn’t finish the novel until several months later. Even then, I paused in my reading of the second half of the novel until I reached the major turning points and the climax of the story. Thus, my review is very delayed, but I now understand why. Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies is an alluring read, but the protagonist, Eleanor, is a bit too difficult to relate to, as her characterization fails flat and many of the characters with whom she interacts more frequently throughout the story are never properly explored.

Loved this one! This book was such a fun mystery novel to read! I loved the characters and the plot! I thought it was done in a really fun and lighthearted way with lots of humor that kept me hooked from start to end on this story! This was such a quick light read that is perfect for spring and summer!!! Definitely recommend reading this book!!!

I really enjoyed this book. The story was fun and a quick read! I didnt love the footnotes used to tell the story - I found them a little hard to follow.

Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC

I enjoyed the premise of this book... An author plotting the demise of her character, but the character is a real person, who believes his life is threatened. Some of the story is told in annoying footnotes that really got in the way of my reading pleasure, though. I'd have given this a higher rating without that device.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to #Netgalley and #Catherinemack for the
Free arc to this title. It is my fault for not getting it reviews before the publishing date. I really enjoyed this book, loved the references to the fictional titles our main protagonist wrote, and can’t wait to see If Ms Mack actually might write some 9f the books mentioned. After all they were mysteries and she is off to a great start with Everytime I go in Vacation, someone dies. I won’t spoil who dunit. I admit I didn’t see wh9mwas responsible for the mysteries involved. The cast for the more part are extremely likeable. Here’s hoping the secondary character of the sister, Harper starts writing books as well.

This was a fun murder mystery and a quick read! I happened to read this at the exact right time and it was the perfect palette cleanser. I'm really enjoying this genre of mystery, the ones that have some comedic elements woven through the narrative and I really felt like this book does a good job of including those. Eleanor is a bestselling authors of a murder mystery series, the main character of which is based on a former love interest, Connor. She is desperately trying to find a way to kill off the fan favorite character of Connor from her series in the next book so she can have a clean break. Eleanor, Connor, and a cast of ensemble characters embark on a book tour through Italy when Connor suspects someone is trying to kill him in real life. The ensuing mystery was so entertaining I kept turning the pages and had to keep reading. This book is laugh out loud funny and parts and is a very light hearted read. There's a small romance element as well, which obviously I loved. The author does a great job breaking the fourth wall through the use of footnotes, which are well placed and don't take away from the story at all. I would definitely recommend this light hearted mystery read to fans of the genre and those looking for a different kind of book. I can't wait to continue this series with the next book!

2.5/5
Ugh, I wanted to like this but just couldn't get into it. Anyone who knows me knows I am a sucker for stories about books, book stores, or writers.

The premise of Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies sounds like such a fun read. Initially, I liked the story, but then Eleanor got annoying. I detested her inner dialogue. I didn't care about any of the characters. At 50% in, I just wanted it to be over so I could move on to my next read. I didn't hate it. I just didn't like it.