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Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

47 reviews

helliepad's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A charming story! It delivered its premise of "retired female assassins get targeted by their company. actions to follow" good enough that it kept me reading. The sheer novelty of reading about old women kicking ass and taking names is great, and while the book didn't have much drama or tension between its main characters, it was fine, because they were facing enough challenges due to their age and the amount of action it takes to get through a simple mission of theirs.

What I love most about the stories is how kind it is to women, and the relationships they formed. The main characters have been assassins for over four decades. I love the little bits of history, of grief from dead people and love at the wrong time. There are sexually active old women, a heavily pregnant woman in charge of heavy operations, a teenage girl doing her best, a childless woman who survived their partner, a childless woman with her wife and their cat, a childless woman who chose career over love— and they weren't shamed by the narrative for their characters. Indeed, there weren't any serious academic discussions about sexism and misogyny and ageism although the women do experience it, and yet it doesn't matter because that's not the point of the book.

The point of the book was to show these senior citizens bludgeon and lie and cheat and work together to get their rightful pensions– and the book delivers beautifully on that end. 👏 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexism

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief

starglitters's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Fun, funny, and entertaining. It was a nice lighthearted read; the characters work really well together, and their dynamics with one another is one of the highlights of the book. The action was great, the way they execute their assassination was very fun to read.

It was, in general, an okay enough read. I think I was mostly disappointed as the premise was highly promising but the execution was quite underwhelming. The plot, while really fun and satisfying, was predictable enough. … To be honest, my one disappointment is the motive of the main antagonists’. It was definitely commonplace and believable enough, but let’s be honest, there are a lot of conflicts that could be focused on from a Western-centric spy/assassin agency’s constant intervention in non-Western countries. But I understand that it would have made this book a very different type of book.

This would however make a fantastic movie. I really hope it gets a movie adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Grief

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was a fantastic audiobook. This was Ocean’s Eleven meets Charlie’s Angels/pensioner remix. Everything was written in such a clever way, that I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. I like when authors keep you guessing. You keep turning the pages over and over with absolute gusto. I own a few books written by this author. I have not gotten to them yet. Can’t wait. Medium amount of profanity. Mild sexual content. Absolutely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, and Cursing

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body shaming, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Cancer, Rape, Self harm, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Torture, and War

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

xeniba's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A quick, fun read. I enjoyed having older women as the main characters. At times the narrative was hard to follow as were the details of the physical locations, but that didn’t really negatively affect my experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fatphobia

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Blood, and Violence

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Despite all the killing, Killers of a Certain Age was a fun read.  Only the main character, Billie/the narrator, was fully fleshed out as a character, but if this becomes a series, I hope we'll get to know the rest as well.  The assassinations were both inventive and exciting.  I think you'd like this book if you prefer a slightly humorous take on assassins.  I especially liked the depictions of women around the age of 60.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Murder, Torture, Alcohol, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia

yeimyaileen's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

not my favorite read, it didnt leave me with any strong feelings.  i liked the concept, but the world didnt feel real.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Misogyny and Murder