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I went into this book ready for a study on the correlation of serial killers and astrology. I have always been interested in the nature vs. nurture argument for serial killers, and a little while ago I started studying astrology, so this book sounds perfect for me. This would be an okay book for beginners, however, this book was not informative at all for me.

     It gave very stereotypical and surface level views of each astrological sign and placement. Like all Cancer placements are emotional and all Taurus placements are super stubborn. It all depends on a person’s whole natal chart. The author didn’t talk about any individuality within different charts. The book just seems to show that everyone with a Scorpio moon is the same, when really a person with a Pisces sun and Scorpio moon is very different from a person with an Aries sun and Scorpio moon. As I said, it depends on the whole natal chart.
 

     The book didn’t reveal any of the killers’ motivations. I went into the book thinking that I would get insight into why the killers could’ve possibly done what they did, but I didn’t learn anything new that I didn’t already know from the few documentaries I’ve seen about some of the killers.

     I even occasionally found myself questioning if the interpretations were accurate. However, that could be because the author used the whole sign house system and I’ve always used the placidus house system. 

    I do think that this book would be good for people that are brand new to astrology, and who also have an interest in serial killers. I’ll give this book 2 stars instead of 1 because I know a complete novice could enjoy it. But this book wouldn’t even be informative to someone with a basic knowledge for astrology.

TW: serial murder, rape, abuse (child and adult)

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this arc. All opinions are my own.

This is the best book of all time just in case y’all didn’t know. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I read it 2 years ago. Perfection✨

For the fist 70% of the book I just knew I was going to give this 5 stars. The writing was wonderful. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat. I had so many theories as to what was happening. I was seriously invested. 

At about 70% I started to get bored. But I was still waiting on the wonderful twist that everyone was talking about at the end. Well…  the big reveal was so  damn lame and not shocking at all. This whole book was so unique and you get to the end just for it to have the same twist as every basic thriller book or movie in the world. The end was so bad that I’m knocking my 5 star prediction down to 3 stars. It tainted the whole book to me.

When the ending to a book puts me in a whole bad mood, it wasn’t even worth reading. Even though I LOVED most of the book, the ending ruined everything for me.

“Please forgive me. I couldn’t live with it. Hopefully you can, Officer Raycevic.” -The last words Lena’s twin sister, Cambry, ever texted her before Cambry jumped off of Hairpin Bridge to her death. The police ruled it a suicide, but was it really? Lena is on a mission to find out. And who better to ask than Officer Raycevic himself who coincidentally pulled Cambry over an hour before her death? This book is about a woman on the search for justice for her twin sister. She’ll risk everything to get the truth. She’ll even risk confronting the policeman whom she feels is hiding something about the death of her sister. Will the truth come out?

     I saw that Taylor Adams wrote this book and I just had to get it! No Exit is one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read, so I was interested in reading more by this author. I did enjoy this book, however, not nearly as much as I enjoyed No Exit.

     This story hooked me from the beginning. Adams definitely knows how to build suspense! However, nothing in this story surprised me. I am very good at guessing twists, so maybe it’s just that nothing EVER surprises me. But I had figured out all of the big reveals within 20-30% of the book. I would not consider this novel predictable though. There were unique twists and turns, they just weren’t completely unexpected for me.

     I like it that this book had parts with other points of view. My favorite part was hearing from Officer Raycevic. It was so interesting seeing inside his mind. But one POV was so very unnecessary to me: the POV of what could have possibly happened to Cambry. It just felt like a waste of time. I would have rather had more of Raycevic‘s point of view than chapters full of educated guesses on what  could have happened. 

     The ending dragged for me. I was very satisfied with some of the reveals, however, the solutions were prolonged to build suspense, but it really just built a sense of “can we please get this over with?” for me. 

     Overall this book was very entertaining and I look forward to reading more books by Taylor Adams! 

TW: death, harm to a child, animal death, and snakes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for this arc!