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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

43 reviews

triple_m's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book put me in the worst reading slump it took me like 2 weeks to get through.

On one hand, I recognize that a lot of surprising events happened that I definitely did not predict, but on the other hand I just could not get into the story at all.

I don’t even dislike the characters, I think Lily especially is really interesting, so I don’t know why I couldn’t at all connect with the story. When something crazy happened in the book I just thought “oh interesting 😐” There were no real moments where I was on the edge my seat because I just didn’t care.

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kfergy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Reads like a 90's erotica thriller (like Fatal Attraction or Basic Instinct). There are twists.

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ssummar's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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stephanieluxton's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This book was just okay for me.

My favorite parts of this book were the chapters on Lily's backstory as she was easily the most interesting character. I also appreciated that this book had a couple twists and turns I really didn't see coming.

The reason I didn't love this book is because basically all the characters are bad people in one way or another so it's hard to figure out who you're supposed to be rooting for. It gets to a point in which you keep reading, not because you're invested in the characters, but because you just want to know who is going to get away with what.

The book was fine. The writing was good. The characters weren't all stupid. I could see other people enjoying this book a lot more than I did - it just didn't click with me as much as I'd hoped it would.

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