A review by jakewritesbooks
Totally Killer by Greg Olear

3.0

So much to like and dislike of Greg Olear's debut novel. The positives: dialogue, the atmosphere (early 90s NYC done well), the story and especially the end. I wish the book had focused on where it ended more than most of the narrative. Which leads to the negatives: annoyingly forced pop culture references, stilted character development (can't say more w/o giving away the plot) and an obnoxiously cloying love angle (it's like the author can't go three pages without some sort of "Taylor, I want you!" quote). There was enough there to keep me plowing through and I am willing to write some of the negatives off as first book issues. I see that the author's next novel received excellent reviews and I might check it out at some point.