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Normal by Graeme Cameron
2.0

I was expecting so much from this book but it really wasn't for me. This book is from the POV of the killer. It follows him as he goes about his day to day life as your average normal guy. However, he has a dark hobby which includes kidnapping and murdering random women.

First off, you never actually know the guys' name and we don't know where it is set. The majority of the book was pretty boring with only a couple of chapters actually being of any interest. The violence also seemed unnecessarily graphic. There wasn't really a single likeable character.

A lot of the book focuses on how amazing the killer is for killing under the radar and never being caught. He constantly makes out that he's always one step ahead of the police. However, throughout the book, he makes so many stupid mistakes and weird decisions that it's hard to believe that he wasn't caught sooner.

I kept going to see how it ended but kind of wish I hadn't. It wasn't worth it. The ending was just a bit of a mess.

The Police were completely unbelievable. The development of Erica's character didn't really make sense. The friend he made suddenly appeared and was then giving him alibis and a car no questions asked. The love interests reaction to him, in the end, was a tad ridiculous. There is also very limited information on his backstory which makes it difficult to understand him.

All in all, this is not a book I would recommend which is a shame because it could have been really good.