Reviews with content warning for Pedophilia - The Kind Worth Killing

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Three stars for being engaging, and for having >= 1 interesting character. Lost some points for having some very dull characters (boy, those sections dragged). The ending felt rushed and maybe even a little cheap, somehow, but I will say right now that I think my opinion about the ending is wrong and I'm just being petulant.

I will give another of Swanson's books a shot to see if I like it better. This one felt like he had a manuscript due and had to get it done. It also felt like he wanted to do an homage to Patricia Highsmith (that's clear from the very beginning: it's a Chekhov's Gun but Highsmith!) and maybe had to rush it. That may have affected my rating--you can't out-Highsmith Highsmith, and we all pale in comparison.

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dark mysterious medium-paced

2.75

I wish I had been warned of the on page animal death that happens early on in the book.. so I'm now warning others. The book otherwise was fine, but it threw me off. If that isn't something that gets to you, you would probably enjoy this book more than me!

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I think the hype made my expectations too high for this book, although it did get a little wild in the middle. I was also a little bummed out that the subtitle to the second book is kind of a spoiler for this book, so some of the excitement was lost on me

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A wild cat & mouse story. Loved the multiple POVs and nods to Agatha Christie along with other famous mystery writers.

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

Ok hear me out - Peter Swanson's writing style does not work for me. But the plot and characters of this were just intriguing enough that now I have to read the second book.

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