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sonjaaaa8's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sandranir's review
5.0
An exciting read full of action and intrigue of the intelligence world with a ruthless and complex killer at its center. I haven't seen the TV series and don't particularly want to but I do look forward to this book's sequel.
8yalan8's review against another edition
2.5
Uh, this is such a disastrous book… DNF. How could they make a decent tv show out of this stuff is a mystery to me.
syddanel's review
3.0
It was cool reading the book the show is based on but the characters in the show are much more fleshed out and complex.
dayvyjones's review against another edition
3.0
After watching Killing Eve and being so devastated by its ending, I felt I just had to read the book. After reading several reviews prior, I had very little expectation. While I may never read its sequels, I don't think this book deserves ALL of the flak that it gets. I definitely give credit to anyone who dislikes the book for all of its weird sexuality--I would be willing to state that Villanelle has sex at least once every time in her point-of-view. Sometimes, it felt a bit like Luke Jennings's fantasies. Regardless, for what this book is, a mystery/crime book, it served its purpose well enough. Being a short read, it was easy to get through and fast-paced.
If you just want to read more of Villanelle and Eve's nonsense, I can recommend. Although, I'll warn that they do not properly meet each other in this installment.
If you just want to read more of Villanelle and Eve's nonsense, I can recommend. Although, I'll warn that they do not properly meet each other in this installment.
lupinsoctober's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
+.5 because everyone who knows me knows i love villanelle
artemisfalling's review against another edition
3.0
Very different than the show, but I honestly like this book better than the series. Not sure if I will continue the series because my library does not have the other audiobooks, and I am not interested enough to read the other books myself, but I did enjoy this first book and comparing it to the changes the show made.
johnny92m's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this book with the intention of starting the show based off the works, hearing wonderful things from a lot of people. The book, however, took several turns I wasn't a fan of. All the characters felt hollow and void, which works well for an assassin, not so much for your protagonists. For a little more than 200 pages, I'd say at least an eighth turned into smut with graphic sex scenes (I'm no prude, but even I felt this was overkill). I might still watch the show to compare, but the book left a lot to be desired.