Reviews - Thorn In My Side

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Thorn In My Side

C.J. Skuse

4.05 AVERAGE

sheldon1979's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rhiannon aka Ophelia is now living in San Diego living with Rafeal and she hasn't killed anyone for over 800 days people still make her want to kill but she is happy living with her future family. The only problem that could make Rhiannon kill again and that is her future sister in laws husband Edouardo who is abusive to Libby "Liv".

But Rhiannon still needs to be careful her sister Seren knows she is alive and the female police detective thinks she is alive too and although she has a new face, identity and passport. Seren saying something wrong to the copper or something that Rhiannon does could cause her house of cards to topple.

I enjoyed the fourth book some things in it do annoy me and have me thinking why is she doing this but I know that the author planned it that way and it does keep her life interesting and I will be reading the last installment "The Bad Seeds" to see how it all plays out.

kittykyra's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mollyctoone's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beate251's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is book 4 in the 5 book Sweetpea series about sociopathic narcissist (her own diagnosis) serial killer and survivor of Priory Gardens crèche massacre Rhiannon Lewis, and the book I like least in the series.

It seems like she is getting a bit of a break in this one. She has found true love and acceptance in Rafael and his big family under the guise of her new alter ego Ophelia, there is a wedding and a honeymoon, and all could be well, if those pesky bad men weren't almost begging to be taken out by their sheer awfulness. Nevertheless, she manages only two kills and one of them causes a rift in her new family.

There is a lot of reflection going on and she misses Ivy but Rafael is always by her side. There are quite a few twists and turns in this one but most of them happen towards the end of the book where there is a cliffhanger that is followed by another cliffhanger.

I am so glad that NetGalley has granted me early access to the final book because I'm not sure I would be able to cope otherwise!

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