Vicious takes the crown for the most aptly named novel I've read. The character's personalities, their lives, the world they are interacting with, even the random happenings - it is all vicious here.That extremity lends the book a heartrendingly cold beauty, and the writing keeps you gripped tight through all the sharp corners and wicked plunges.

Fans of sci-fi, urban fantasy, thrillers, mysteries, and perhaps none of the above - give it a read. It will surprise you how fast it goes.