Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

12 reviews

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

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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

_amandawells'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

holy shit….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Death, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Gaslighting

hey_abijo's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Women reeling from severe loss and trauma take us along for the ride on their hunt for vengeance. The story is based on this premise: two women, connected only by their shared suffering and constant grief, agree to swap murders— but their plans go haywire. Multiple engaging POVs, some clichès and predictability, moderate suspense, and many plot twists. Author Steve Cavanagh knows how to write suspense and mystery, but his skills are less aptly applied in matters of artful detail, emotion, sensitivity, and tact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

The author is not sensitive in his relaying of details that are highly uncomfortable and triggering. Mentions of kidnapping, rape, child sexual abuse, pedophilia, stalking, violent attacks, and murder are blunt and recurring.

nixw1326's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

ummm, wow. this is why thrillers/mysteries are so cool! loved it from start to end, and every time i thought i knew something, turns out i was wrong! so cool, and totally didn’t see the ending coming until the very last second!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Alcoholism, Stalking, Death, Blood, Murder, Grief, Child death, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

I haven't read Strangers on a Train (but I will) or seen the movie, but knowing the concept is enough to enjoy this author's homage. It was fun to watch the different storylines come together. I love it when I don't guess the twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Medical trauma, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

lavloveslit's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I stayed up until 3:30am finishing this book because I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. And how could I go to sleep right away after finishing it? No, I was up another hour just processing the masterpiece I just read. So fair warning to not read this book late at night!

Still fairly new to thrillers but so far this one is my FAVORITE. My first BOTM book. If they're all this good then damn I'm gonna keep doing BOTM. 

Will have to checkout other books by this author as his writing style is superb! Characters are complex and intriguing, plot keeps you on your toes, and the twists and turns will have you speed reading to find out what happens next!

This one blew my mind and I'm definitely going to be rereading it in the future and recommending it to friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

princessklee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

The book had me very invested from beginning to end. I didn't expect the ending at all! My only pet peeve is the ending. Which is why I gave it 4.25 stars. I don't see how the killer would help Amanda get justice and not hurt her but was targeting women in home invasions years before with no explanation as to how he went from the same evil serial killer Amanda and Ruth were condemning to someone who would help Amanda after he got what he wanted (Ruth). It left a huge plot point for me that I wish was explained/wrapped up   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Child death, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Sexual assault

ceredonia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Violence and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Cancer, Torture, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pedophilia

lacyg's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Pedophilia, Stalking, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

travelbugbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

I could not put this one down!! I read the majority of it in one day. It had me hooked from the get-go and I felt so invested in the characters, really feeling for their respective past traumas. It was fast-paced with short chapters written from the point of view of several characters. I kept trying to figure out what the connection was between Ruth and Amanda. A couple of times I thought I knew, but didn't quite. There were twists and turns right up to the last page. I often read mysteries where the author leaves you wondering at the end, but the loose ends were all tied up and I found that really satisfying for a change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Cancer, Child death, Kidnapping, and Suicide