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coolfoolmoon 's review for:
The Killing Kind
by Jane Casey
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read for my Alphabet challenge. Not my cup of tea. I didn't hate the book, but I did dislike it. First of all, trigger warning British. Second, cops. Ew. Third, there are so many moments that are like... only a straight person could've wrote this. Like. Contacting your stalker for help with a criminal case when he could be a suspect and her little speech of advice for him at the end. Just a bad message for people with real stalkers like if you're nice enough to them, maybe this time when you tell them no, even though you actively invited them in your life and asked for their help, this time when you tell them to seek help they'll actually do it! If you're nice enough! So ew.
The writing is nice. It held my attention so points for that. But negative points for so many things I wrote in my journal entries. Oh boy. Again, this genre isn't my cup of tea. I always assumed it but at least I gave it a chance and now I know for sure. Also I guessed the twist not even a quarter of the way in so I'm gonna assume that's just a staple for crime / thriller type books.
The writing is nice. It held my attention so points for that. But negative points for so many things I wrote in my journal entries. Oh boy. Again, this genre isn't my cup of tea. I always assumed it but at least I gave it a chance and now I know for sure. Also I guessed the twist not even a quarter of the way in so I'm gonna assume that's just a staple for crime / thriller type books.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual harassment, Classism