Eleanor is a writer who has become famous for writing a series based off of events that really happened to her. While she is on a book tour in Italy murders start happening and she is drawn into trying to solve them.

I loved the setting in this book and the author did a good job of making you feel like you were there. I also loved the laugh out loud moments of the book.

Very fun read and great for the summer.

This an interesting book. I had a hard time concentrating on the story due to the footnotes. I’m not sure I would recommend it due to the footnotes. Sorry it just was not for me.

Oh man. I love a book with frequent fun footnotes — it’s such a fun feature that authors should use more. So Catherine Mack’s use of footnotes in “every time I go on vacation someone dies” is such a treat. Eleanor is our author heroine and she really made me wish I had an aperol spritz in hand as I read this story from her voice (or a lemon spritz!! That recipe, in a footnote, looked delicious!). This mystery really kept me guessing the whole time — I had an inkling but there were so many plausible suspects. We get to see behind the curtain in the third act, which was fun, maybe not fully necessary, but I think was a helpful device to then reveal the true culprit (and my suspicions had been correct! I just didn’t have the motive!) — all in all a fun read and I hope that more are coming in this series!

This book is so funny. I love it. It gives the Deadpool breaking the fourth-wall vibe. I absolutely love it. The reference to today's pop culture. Detective Tucci lolol. I love this book. It was so much fun. It kept me on my toes the entire time.

A somewhat interesting who-dunnit - I found the story to be rather dull in some parts and the character development felt very forced if present at all. A fine beach read, but not my favorite.

As the title suggests, Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies, is a clue-esque murder mystery with a large dose of humor. The dialogue was punchy and the plot was fun, with a stunning backdrop of the French Riviera. MC Eleanor is an author, and I loved the glimpses of the writing process and the drama within the publishing world. Yet, I found Eleanor annoying for the most part, and the cast of characters was difficult to keep track of. e.g., Who is Guy? His character was never fleshed out.

The structure of this novel was creative in that it revealed the components of a murder mystery and maps out the plot to each of those elements. Yet, the delivery was a bit messy and I felt that it could've used additional editing as the dialogue was hard to follow at times. Overall, it was an enjoyable and easy read.

This was a hilarious ride and totally sounds like something that would happen to me 😂 Maybe not the murder but definitely the mayhem. 😂😂 Serious Knives Out vibes! 3.7 stars for me.

This was the perfect #vacationread ! I loved the setting - Italy - and the overall story . The footnotes I was so so on .. I enjoyed them but would have been better with less of them I think .. I think on an ebook or even audio they might be difficult to follow so I am glad I did need up reading a physical copy ,

The book begins with Eleanor, a writer who is made famous for her mystery series that features a crime solving duo based loosely on herself and her former flame.

Her publisher arranges a tour of Italy for Eleanor, her team, a few fellow mystery writers and some of her top fans to commemorate her first book’s 10th anniversary. Chaos and murder ensue. Can Eleanor figure out who the culprit is before she’s the next victim?

Eleanor breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to you, the reader, throughout. This adds so much fun and humor to the book. I really enjoyed this romp of a book. It kept me guessing until the end. This is the perfect summer mystery to read poolside. I listened on audio as well and the narrator does a fantastic job!

This book was fantastic. The footnotes alone had me cracking up and I am thrilled that this will be a series. The MC is a hoot and her attitude and personality had me giggling. The humor-filled murder mystery/whodunnit kept me hooked from page one. I kept calling my daughter over to read her passages because I thought they were hilarious and smart-witted. This is a fantastic summer read.

I received an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies follows best selling author Eleanor Dash as she returns to Rome, where she helped solve a crime that led to writing the first book in her series. She's traveling with other writers and Connor, the man who inspired her story and is currently blackmailing her, on her book's tenth anniversary tour. Connor is convinced someone is trying to kill him and enlists Eleanor's help to find out who!

This was a very fun read, however, my ARC was a formatting disaster which made it hard to get into until I got the hang of the flow of things. I do not fault the book for that. There are footnotes, so if you like to read those, I personally recommend reading a physical copy. It will make it so much easier to hop back and forth. This is also the first in a series!

I did find some faults with this book that are likely subjective so I won't mention them here. The crime was easy to follow and to solve, but was a fun (and sometimes frustrating) journey. It feels written for the screen which made perfect sense when I found out the series was picked up my FOX before publication! There is also some breaking of the fourth wall.

This book isn't perfect, but it was fun and enjoyable and I will definitely be reading more of the series as it releases and I will be waiting for the tv show to air!

If you're a fan of Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series, you'll likely enjoy this!

Thanks, Minotaur Books, for the early review copy via NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the gifted audiobook. #macaudio2024 (Available Now!)

What a fast and fun series debut! Eleanor Dash is an accidental best-selling novelist of nine murder mysteries at various vacation spots. She’s plotting how to k!ll off her MC (real-life ex-boyfriend Conner) while on an Italian trip with her ex, her other ex, a couple of rival authors, a group of rabid fans, and her sister when she realizes someone is trying to murder Conner IRL. Hilarity and hijinx ensue.

I’ve heard chatter about the footnotes used as part of the story and was concerned about reading this via audiobook, but they completely worked! Maybe even better than in print, as each one felt like an aside from the author/main character, like she was breaking the fourth wall to wink at the audience. They made me cackle. “Foreshadowing? Duh!”

Narrator Elizabeth Evans was perfect as Eleanor! She captured her unique blend of snark, wit, and insecurity, and I could see each character in my head. I can’t wait to watch the Fox TV series.

Pair this with your favorite sunnies in a comfy lounge chair by the bluest pool, sipping something crisp and lemony.

I really like Catherine McKenzie as a thriller writer, so I was excited to read this book published under a pseudonym. While it was fun, I thought it tried a little too hard. The footnotes were funny, but also a bit distracting.
I was confused at the mystery, and was not able to figure out the answer, so she did a clever job with that, making nearly everyone a suspect. There was a lot of humor, and tongue in cheek parts, and it was very clean, all positives!
I will definitely read book 2, and hopefully, I will adapt to this writing style.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity

Perfect peach or vacation read. Very entertaining.

Thank you @netgalley for the Advanced Reader Copy of Everytime I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack. Eleanor is a successful author of mystery novels. Her sister is her manager, even though she was the one in the family who was supposed to be the writer. Eleanor wrote her first book after she and her boyfriend Connor solved an actual mystery in Italy, and it was about what happened, and Connor was the hero of the book. Things did not go well with Eleanor and Connor, but they are still connected, after she has written 10 books. They are on a book tour in Europe and there are several near misses, and one of their group is murdered. Despite the murder and attempted murders, the book is light and kind of funny. This would probably be a good beach read. #everytimeigoonvacationsomeonedies #catherinemack #murdermystery #bookaboutbooks #debutnovel #bookstagram #booklover #reader #bookblog #lovetoread #fictionreader #bookreview #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #takeapagefrommybook #readallthebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bookwormproblems #bookaholic #booknerd #whattoread #readingtime #bookaddict #ilovetoread #ilovebooks #needtoread #readallday

I really had high hopes for this one and I'm not saying it was a flop but unfortunately it didn't meet my expectations. A solid 3.5 stars from me which is absolutely good. There was just something about how it came together that didn't work for me. I think it may have been the sheer volume of footnotes. The experience with those is probably better in the physical book but in the ecopy, depending on where they wind up in the page it is frustrating and I found they took me out of the story.

3.5 This was a fun fast paced cozy mystery chocked full of pop culture references and fourth wall breaking. This book follows Elenor Dash cozy mystery author who finds herself in her own trouble with an ex who is blackmailing her and a trip to Italy with some lucky fans and her ex who is a star in the book series. When people start ending up dead and failed attempts on Eleanor and Colin they have to find out who the killer is before another death happens. While this was a fun fast paced thriller the pop culture references and the fourth wall breaking really distracted me at times. I also felt like I was picking this book up mid series as it seemed like the author expected you to know all of the characters. I feel like some of these pop culture references may not age to well. I did enjoy this book though and would pick up more from this author in the future. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

This is a “feel good” and “fun” comic mystery but it just wasn’t for me. I tried to connect with the character but that relationship fell short and I’m disappointed because I really wanted to love this! I feel the writing style is hard to follow with the extra footnotes thrown in.

I started this book when I was spiraling down into a reading slump. It snapped me right out of it, and I had so much fun! I love the structure of the book and the snappy pace. I will definitely continue on with the series!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are my own.

This one was lots of fun - perfect for fans of Finlay Donovan and Benjamin Stevenson, I flew through it! I will say that the formatting made it tough to read as an e-galley, but of course that didn’t detract from the charm of the story itself. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for future stories from this author!