Originally posted at The Wandering Fangirl.

Apparently I was in the mood for messed up tales, because I Hunt Killers follows Jazz, who grew up under the tutelage of the worst serial killer ever: his father.

This entire novel follows Jazz’s journey of self-discovery and his struggle with nature vs. nurture as he does his best to track down another serial killer using the tools his father taught him. Not exactly the reason his dad taught him, but Jazz is so determined not to end up a serial killer like his dad and the battle is a constant thing. Every moment of the novel he’s fighting the instincts drilled into him, and it’s so fascinating and a little heartbreaking to read.

For some reason I couldn’t go ahead and give it four stars, but I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a different sort of YA novel. Warnings for disturbing imagery.