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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

86 reviews

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I have to be honest, when I first started this series I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did! I loved the mood, the dark themes, the secrets and the betrayals, and while I can’t say I was immediately hooked, I did find myself gradually falling in love with the four horseman.

The series as a whole is about four friends that were high school hotshots, where three of the four have spent the last three years in prison for their pranks back in the day. Each book highlights a different friend and their respective love interest, with the most common theme being a revenge plot line. My biggest gripe, if you will, is that these men did not do nearly enough groveling, which is a MUST in this type of genre. Additionally, there was some questionable conduct for the high school aged portions, which always makes me feel a little icky.

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kyiaw's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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chloeolevia's review against another edition

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3.5


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hapalyn's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Damon's story was hyped up so much, and it is truly super tragic. I found the resolution between Winter and Damon to be underwhelming though? There's a lot of nuance in their ... distaste... hatred... etc., but the resolution felt like a weird instant flip. Horrible pacing.

This book is long, filled with flashbacks (I hate flashbacks) for the first 50%ish, and the pacing was awful. I enjoyed seeing the redemption arc though. 

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twilight_56's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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cait's review against another edition

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4.0


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ellavlind's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Älskar Damon. Tycker så synd om honom också. Winter e så stark och deras story är så jävla bra. Först i fontänen, trädkojan och att hon blev blind, hennes ”ghost” som va han asså allt va så bra. Jag hade typ ont i hjärtat genom hela boken för de va så känslosamt med deras historia och Damons barndom. 
Sjuk plot twist att Rika, Damon och Banks va syskon ba sådär (va ju dock lite teaseat innan i boken)?? 
Måste säga att Will nog fortfarande är min favoritkaraktär dock. Och asså STACKARN när han fkn nästan drunkna igen??? Brorsan har nog grov ptsd vid detta laget.

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riosblu's review against another edition

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challenging 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? Yes

5.0

Damon went from my least favorite character to my favorite. I didn’t think it was possible. This one hurt to read but I couldn’t stop listening.

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gabbymm1003's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

This was definitely the darkest and most tense of the series so far. Lots of character development that was uncomfortable but brought a lot to the story and series overall. 

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valentina_patarroyo's review against another edition

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3.0


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