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Dull

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-22-25

Just a repeat of the book one plot, which was already very formulaic. A slog to finish.

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Fun read even if it was a bit repetitive

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-20-25

This is a good read, though the plot, format, and characters are pretty repetitive of the first two books. I enjoy the female lead having some autonomy and the story fits well with the rest of the series. For a serial killer series, it’s all pretty schmaltzy and Disney-esk but still a fun read. Narrators are good.

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Awful

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-20-25

Poorly written on so many levels. Dull story. Formulaic plot and characters. Weak fmc. Boringly stereotypical gender roles. Male narrator sounds like a bad commercial voiceover. Waste of time.

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Good listen

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-03-24

Overall, a very good listen. Some of the plot is a bit formulaic and there is no build to the big twist but an enjoyable read. I will definitely check out the next book.

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For a story with so much murder it’s surprisingly boring

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-22-24

Meh. The book isn’t terrible but I don’t plan to continue the series. There’s so little plot outside the lovers story, and even that is fairly weakly explored, just very surface-level and repetitive. It felt like any story points were just loose events peppered in and they were never tied together or explained. Possibly it improves as the series continues?

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Beyond dull

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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-18-24

There’s barely any story to follow within or across books and virtually no character development, outside of the male characters coming to terms with their sexualising of the female lead, which is not character development. I bailed in book three but definitely wouldn’t have continued past book one if the books didn’t come as a set.

Also, the “spicy” bits are so cringy - the “spicy” dialog is so off putting that I skipped past those parts. I’m also fully at a loss as to why a spicy book would follow a primarily child abuse and assault storyline. Wildly tone deaf, even if the character dialog wasn’t uncomfortably cringe.

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Fizzles out

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-28-24

A decent quick read but the story really fizzles out towards the end. The conclusion is a bit of a let down, mainly because the reveal feels rushed and sort of just jammed in, but also because it is rather a dull ‘twist’ with a mundane resolution. The story also felt a bit clunky due to random side character points that are introduced but never really explored.

I’m not bummed that I read it but I also wouldn’t recommend the book to a friend.

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Story really fizzles towards the end

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-22-24

The story is fine overall but does become pretty mundane in the last 2 books. The series ending, both with the magical component and the romance subplot, was particularly dull and weakly built.

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There’s not actually a story

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-29-24

The ending is very dull and gives no resolution to the story, which makes sense as there’s not really much plot to the series. There are periodic events that carry the characters through the various books and the author hints at setting up a proper series-scale plot but nothing really comes of it. That said, it is an easy read and enjoyable enough, sort of like watching a sitcom that’s into its later seasons - there’s nothing driving the season’s story but that doesn’t mean the episodes aren’t enjoyable.

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Interesting concept, super boring book

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-05-24

I had high hopes for this book - other reviews are glowing and the premise sounded interesting. Unfortunately, the book is incredibly boring. It’s slow to delve into any plot of note and the characters are all fairly one-dimensional and there is no character development supporting character relationships or actions. The female lead is particularly disappointing - I kept hoping she would develop/reveal some trait, skill, or backstory of interest but to no avail. Her dialogue ranges from whiny to immature to just cringy.

There is also nothing creative or interesting about the world building. It’s a basic, semi-modern gangster-style universe that might as well be Earth except for a few changes to location names. Honestly, kind of a weak peaky blinders rip off.

The spicy scenes weren’t fun spicy, they were porny. I audibly said “ew” in more than one scene.

Narrators are both good though.

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