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Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

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catriona176's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a nuanced and thoughtful examination of four real women and their relationships to crime, from very different angles. I tried to listen to this years ago but couldn’t get into it, but was inspired to revisit it as it was acknowledged in Penance by Eliza Clark which I loved. This time I sailed through it and would strongly recommend to anyone who’s found a guilty pleasure in true crime and wondered why.

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aileron's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars

A look into women's relationship with true crime from four perspectives. The author looks into four points of contact with true crime and obsession.
This book had a lot of social commentary which I enjoyed and made me think about my relationship with true crime. Luckily for me, I don't seem to be obsessed. I listen to many podcasts but avoid rabbit holes and obsessive searches into cases.
Overall, it is a great reflection on women's relationship to true crime and how it affects women and society overall.

Extra ratings: Fluff - NA Heartfelt- 4/5 Helpful-2/5 Horror -NA Inspiration -0/5 Love aka Romance- NA Mystery - NA Predictability - NA Spice - NA Suspense - NA Tear- 3.5/5 Thrill - NA Humor-0/5

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sakisreads's review

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.5

This came to my attention on BookTok I think (as many things do). With our rising obsession with darkness and gore, this was an apt read 😳

There are 4 ‘perspectives’ or ‘stories’ to be shared: the detective, the victim (faux friend?), the defender and the killer. The ways in which Rachel Monroe navigated this was intriguing and worthwhile I thought 👏🏼
There are definitely peaks and troughs in this book, but I suppose that was only expected.

All of the research leaning towards NOT sharing killers’ details and pictures was something I’d previously discussed with a colleague and was solidified by this book’s writing.

3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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theinkdarksea's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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kemrick19's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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ameliaflint's review against another edition

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adventurous informative sad slow-paced

4.5

Really good! I commend this author for her masterful blending of these stories. This nonfiction is so much more compelling than what I am used to. The only thing was the story about the victim. She just didn't seem to fit with the other women. Something about her story threw me off.

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