Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

43 reviews

pomoevareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

What a thrill ride! I have been reading lots of character driven family stories lately (my go to genre) and needed a good thriller to give me a jump start. This one did the trick.

As the title implies, two people meet and agree to kill someone for the other. And then there is a hiccup that catches the breath of one of the characters and makes her see things differently. I won’t say more than that, just know that there are a few good twists, the pace is on point, and if you can let go of some less than realistic excitement and just fall into the fun, then this book will offer you a great escape.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Child death and Torture

tayrayhay's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Minor: Suicide

zenzi2read's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Although I figured out some plot points and reveals early on this book kept me interested and gave me lots to keep me interested throughout.. I wondered which point of view were going to intersect and how and it was fun to watch how that unfolded. After all of the major Points were revealed. There was some things that still didn’t quite make sense to me but overall, I was happy with the way this book used a well worn trope. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Child death

amareenicole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW. What a twisty book! Addicting and fast paced, literally couldn't put it down. It had me intrigued the entire time. I felt so many emotions and this book had me questioning every little occurance. I didn't know what to believe but it was spectacularly done and well executed. Go read this one if you want a book with a TON of twists and red herrings!!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Suicide

devilavo96's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicide, and Sexual assault

annab802's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence

jewelsbookopinions's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed how gripping this was, but I did feel wanting more for the ending. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Torture, and Dementia

toadandsew's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I love Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series, at first, I thought this was another edition of that series and then realized it was a standalone. However, I fully enjoyed this book. 

This book has several points of view. In one dark evening in New York City, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realise they have so much in common. They both feel alone. They both drink alone. And they both desperately want revenge against the two men who destroyed their families. Together, they have the perfect plan. If you kill for me, I'll kill for you.  

I feel like I could ruin this book just by trying to describe it and that annoys me, but I also love it. I feel like this review is going to be vague due to the fact that I don’t want to spoil anything about this novel. All I would say is if you judge it quickly, you will be shocked. The twists and turns in this book just completely shock you. Steve Cavanagh knows how to hook you in from the first sentence and just from the first chapter. There is multiple POVs from the main three characters and the law enforcement officer which keeps it every interesting. I didn’t trust anyone during this book at all, even when it got to the end, I still don’t trust the main characters. Steve Cavanagh always does short chapters which I don’t usually love, however in this book it worked and if it had longer chapters I think I would have struggled with it. 

The one thing I missed from this book that are in the Eddie Flynn books is the courtroom tension and the drama that comes with the lawyers. Overall, this book is action-packed and thrilling. Just a warning it talks a lot about murders and death and is quite graphic. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, and Grief

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Death, Infertility, and Medical content