cnewby927's review against another edition
2.0
WOW! I just don't know if it's a good wow or a bad wow.
This is a very fast paced book but I just couldn't really get into it. I think my issues were the small details and not the overall story. Some of the main story was pretty ridiculous though. I feel like every step the main character, Aiden, took I was asking why. This kid is on the run from a terrorist group and it reads like a mediocre thriller movie where you're just begging it to be done. Some of the lines are a little childish, I think I just wasn't the right audience for this book.
This is a very fast paced book but I just couldn't really get into it. I think my issues were the small details and not the overall story. Some of the main story was pretty ridiculous though. I feel like every step the main character, Aiden, took I was asking why. This kid is on the run from a terrorist group and it reads like a mediocre thriller movie where you're just begging it to be done. Some of the lines are a little childish, I think I just wasn't the right audience for this book.
katreviewsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I remember when I discovered Swipe Right For Murder. I was just getting really into Bookstagram. I saw it on someone’s page and fell in love with it immediately. So of course when @storygramtours hosted a giveaway for it, I jumped at the chance. I had been obsessed for weeks. I can’t tell you how many times my family told me to stop talking about the book. They were so happy when I told them that I had won it in a giveaway. Finally I’d get my hands on it and would be able to absorb every page. I had such high hopes for this book.
Thankfully, the book didn’t disappoint. I wanted to spend 80% of my free time reading it and didn’t want to put it down when I had to get back to work. I found the characters to be charismatic and especially enjoyed Aiden. While I do agree that it is kind of inhuman for the politicians to be anti-LGBTQ+, I found it difficult to sympathize with Scotty. Though, to be fair, I don’t have a mean bone in my body. I also found it difficult to instill my trust into the FBI Agents and Shiloh. Aiden was more or less on his own. I’m glad he seems to be better than he had been. Aiden needed to get some professional help, for the sake of his mental health.
However, while I loved this book, at times I did feel as though it dragged on. Maybe it’s the political side of things, as I’m not very informed on such things. Maybe it was some of the characters. I’m unsure of what threw me off. I would still 100% recommend this book.
Thankfully, the book didn’t disappoint. I wanted to spend 80% of my free time reading it and didn’t want to put it down when I had to get back to work. I found the characters to be charismatic and especially enjoyed Aiden. While I do agree that it is kind of inhuman for the politicians to be anti-LGBTQ+, I found it difficult to sympathize with Scotty. Though, to be fair, I don’t have a mean bone in my body. I also found it difficult to instill my trust into the FBI Agents and Shiloh. Aiden was more or less on his own. I’m glad he seems to be better than he had been. Aiden needed to get some professional help, for the sake of his mental health.
However, while I loved this book, at times I did feel as though it dragged on. Maybe it’s the political side of things, as I’m not very informed on such things. Maybe it was some of the characters. I’m unsure of what threw me off. I would still 100% recommend this book.
jdurkan91's review against another edition
Love me a good oul LGBTQ YA book, but this was even too YA for me.
alyram4's review against another edition
5.0
4.5/5 stars ROUND UP
This is seriously so well done!
To be completely honest, I had no idea how this book would turn out. The summary is so interesting, but when you think about it... You kinda expect it to crash and burn.
I'm happy to say that this did not crash and burn.
We have Aidan, who is so unapolagetically gay and is sadly mistaken for another person after his fake-Tinder hookup is dead when he wakes up. For the first 3 chapters, Aidan can be seen as somewhat annoying, but when he's mistaken for someone else, we really start to see a build in his character. He develops so much throughout the course of the book that you can't help but enjoy his quips and root for him.
Oh yeah! Another thing. This book has some amazing dark humor. I, for one, have a hard time when books try to have humor mixed in. Sometimes it works for me, and other times it just hits flat. This book did a great job with the dark humor and making it work with the craziness that was going on. Like how do we joke about the fact that every move is being monitored? How do we joke about a gay terrorist group? How do we joke that we woke up with our hookup dead? It shouldn't work, but it fucking does. There are a few times where you're like "ok cut the crap", but those are few and far in between.
As far as the story goes, I loved it. I love a good thriller novel, and this didn't disappoint. I did find it ridiculous when we find out the motive behind the terrorist group -see gay terrorist group mention above, though not a spoiler at all- but it actually makes sense when we learn a bit of the backstory. It tackles a lot of harder issues, such as LGBTQ+ rights issues, bigotry, shitty law enforcement, mass surveillance, etc. Stuff that would be difficult to write, and/or watered down, is actually brought in full force in a unique way. I personally really enjoyed the turns the book has. Although I would have liked that last few pages (or last chapter) to be a bit different, it all still fits.
Overall, if you want a fast-paced, crazy-af thriller that features an LGBTQ+ MC and cast, while also tackling issues in the US, this is one to check out. It was a thriller ride and didn't bore me for one second. It hits the ground running and doesn't slow down. This should definitely be on your radar.
ARC provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is seriously so well done!
To be completely honest, I had no idea how this book would turn out. The summary is so interesting, but when you think about it... You kinda expect it to crash and burn.
I'm happy to say that this did not crash and burn.
We have Aidan, who is so unapolagetically gay and is sadly mistaken for another person after his fake-Tinder hookup is dead when he wakes up. For the first 3 chapters, Aidan can be seen as somewhat annoying, but when he's mistaken for someone else, we really start to see a build in his character. He develops so much throughout the course of the book that you can't help but enjoy his quips and root for him.
Oh yeah! Another thing. This book has some amazing dark humor. I, for one, have a hard time when books try to have humor mixed in. Sometimes it works for me, and other times it just hits flat. This book did a great job with the dark humor and making it work with the craziness that was going on. Like how do we joke about the fact that every move is being monitored? How do we joke about a gay terrorist group? How do we joke that we woke up with our hookup dead? It shouldn't work, but it fucking does. There are a few times where you're like "ok cut the crap", but those are few and far in between.
As far as the story goes, I loved it. I love a good thriller novel, and this didn't disappoint. I did find it ridiculous when we find out the motive behind the terrorist group -see gay terrorist group mention above, though not a spoiler at all- but it actually makes sense when we learn a bit of the backstory. It tackles a lot of harder issues, such as LGBTQ+ rights issues, bigotry, shitty law enforcement, mass surveillance, etc. Stuff that would be difficult to write, and/or watered down, is actually brought in full force in a unique way. I personally really enjoyed the turns the book has. Although I would have liked that last few pages (or last chapter) to be a bit different, it all still fits.
Overall, if you want a fast-paced, crazy-af thriller that features an LGBTQ+ MC and cast, while also tackling issues in the US, this is one to check out. It was a thriller ride and didn't bore me for one second. It hits the ground running and doesn't slow down. This should definitely be on your radar.
ARC provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
sierra_segraves24's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
menniemenace's review against another edition
4.0
This was a light crime book. A crime blanc?
Anyway, it's very action-packed but still quite funny and entertaining. I had fun reading it and felt so accomplished moving it from the TBR pile to the R pile.
Anyway, it's very action-packed but still quite funny and entertaining. I had fun reading it and felt so accomplished moving it from the TBR pile to the R pile.
jarichan's review against another edition
4.0
Ich glaube, langsam versöhne ich mich mit dem YA-Genre. Auch wenn das seltsam klingen mag. Dabei kann ich nicht sagen, ob sich einfach mein Geschmack verändert hat oder ob die neuen YA-Titel tatsächlich besser geworden sind im Vergleich zu jenen, die ich damals gelesen habe.
Wenn ich ehrlich sein darf, so hätte ich "Swipe Right for Murder" gerne in meinen Teenagerjahren gelesen. Ich hätte damals ein solches Buch gebraucht. Vor allem hätte ich einen Helden wie Aidan nötig gehabt. Ja, ich denke, das hätte mir vieles einfacher gemacht.
Deshalb hoffe ich, dass Derek Milman und Aidan nun all den aktuellen Jugendlichen helfen. Egal, in welcher Situation sich diese jungen Menschen wiederfinden.
Manche Szenen waren mir etwas zu gefüllt mit Gesprächen, aber das hat sich mit der Zeit ergeben. Ansonsten war ich überrascht, wie sehr mich dieses Buch in seinen Bann zog. Nicht nur wartet es mit einem enorm glaubhaften Hauptcharakter auf, auch stellt der Autor viele wichtige Fragen:
Wie weit darf man für einen guten Zweck gehen? Heiligt dieses Zweck die Mittel? Wann schlägt Widerstand in pure Gewalt um? Wo stehe ich in diesem Wirrwar und was ist meine eigene Rolle im Spiel des Lebens?
Wenn ich ehrlich sein darf, so hätte ich "Swipe Right for Murder" gerne in meinen Teenagerjahren gelesen. Ich hätte damals ein solches Buch gebraucht. Vor allem hätte ich einen Helden wie Aidan nötig gehabt. Ja, ich denke, das hätte mir vieles einfacher gemacht.
Deshalb hoffe ich, dass Derek Milman und Aidan nun all den aktuellen Jugendlichen helfen. Egal, in welcher Situation sich diese jungen Menschen wiederfinden.
Manche Szenen waren mir etwas zu gefüllt mit Gesprächen, aber das hat sich mit der Zeit ergeben. Ansonsten war ich überrascht, wie sehr mich dieses Buch in seinen Bann zog. Nicht nur wartet es mit einem enorm glaubhaften Hauptcharakter auf, auch stellt der Autor viele wichtige Fragen:
Wie weit darf man für einen guten Zweck gehen? Heiligt dieses Zweck die Mittel? Wann schlägt Widerstand in pure Gewalt um? Wo stehe ich in diesem Wirrwar und was ist meine eigene Rolle im Spiel des Lebens?
misterintensity's review against another edition
1.0
Aiden uses a hook up app to find a Spring Break fling. After hooking up he wakes up to find his date dead and he finds himself wanted for cyberterrorism. He soon finds himself targeted by an extremist gay rights terrorist organization which targets homophobic individuals and institutions. Thrillers require a level of suspension of disbelief in order to work but this book takes it to a whole other level. Aiden and his friends are supposed to be 17 or 18 years old yet they don’t act like any human, let alone any teen, would in the real world. Aiden is supposed to be this damaged individual and the other characters keep on pointing out how damaged he is but he doesn’t display any discernable personality. There are times where Milman attempt to address serious topics like suicide, grief, and sexual abuse but his handling of such issues is in contrast to the absurd plot. This book just does not work.