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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

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katie316says's review against another edition

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

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I’d give the plot a 4, and the writing a 2, so we’re going to average it out to a 3.

The Plot: Up until the very end of the first act,

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where we have that first big twist

, I was very bored by this book. I thought about putting it down but stuck with it because of the glowing reviews. I’m glad that I did so, because the plot really picked up after that and things started to come together and get exciting. If this book had been this exciting throughout, I would have given it a 4.5 for the plot, but unfortunately it was not.

The Writing: The plot of this book made up for the poor writing a little bit, but not enough for me to rate it anything higher than a 3. Even though I was really enjoying the narrative in the last half of the book, I kept thinking about how much the writing bothered me. Changing perspectives of the narrator can be done well, and it was at some points of the book, but at other points it felt like the author was repeating plot points from different characters POVs without adding any new perspective or details. It felt repetitive with no real value. I also didn’t like the unnecessary details included throughout. I really didn’t need to know the exact route a character took to get where they were going or the details of what they ate today. It took up space without adding value in my opinion.

Overall, I’m glad I read this book but I wouldn’t reread it. If the things I complained about don’t matter to you, then I could recommend this book, but it is certainly not the next “Gone Girl”.

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gabforshort's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

3.5

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vanessagrausam's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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courtneyking's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Mixed feelings because the characters were so unlikeable lol, but held my attention.

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laurx92's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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cde10's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.75

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kaynova's review against another edition

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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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars

from the beginning to the end, i wanted lily to never get caught. i support women's rights and wrongs

(and me, being so queer, i kind of wished miranda and lily became a thing, but we digress)

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