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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Interesting but some of the word choices were annoying
I liked it. I didn’t love it, largely because, as other folks have stated here, the specifics of many of the stories aren’t available to the writer or thus, the reader.
I appreciated learning about notorious women I’ve never heard of, spanning the globe no less. I thought the writer was thoughtful in handling the subject matter, calling out problematic tropes, and writing in a way that kept the reader engaged.
I’d recommend, but almost put it in the category of a beach read- nothing wrong with a beach read, but if you’re looking for something a little heavier or academic this isn’t it.
I appreciated learning about notorious women I’ve never heard of, spanning the globe no less. I thought the writer was thoughtful in handling the subject matter, calling out problematic tropes, and writing in a way that kept the reader engaged.
I’d recommend, but almost put it in the category of a beach read- nothing wrong with a beach read, but if you’re looking for something a little heavier or academic this isn’t it.
While definitely an interesting overview of different women in history who have killed, it is presented in an episodic format and primarily focused on poisoners. I was fascinated by the amount of research put into this work, I went into this book likely hoping for a more consistent tale. The order of the killers presented didn't seem to matter (not chronological or worse to worst), giving a bit of a jumble presentation. This is a good book if you are interested in getting a range of history regarding female serial killers, but not if you are looking for more grit and details.
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Murder
She missed some main ones, like Belle Gunness, but it was overall enjoyable.
This book had a lot of fun content to it and had lots of female murderers I was not familiar with but it also really felt jumbled up in no particular order.
There was no "order of events" to the stories and they would jump from the 1600's-1720's to the 1950's to 1891 to the 1680's again then to the early 1900's...
For a title that includes "Throughout History" I expected a bit of a linear timeline.
These stories were from around the world, and I enjoyed that, but the order of these stories felt like she drew them from a hat and that's the order she went with. Since the women were from all over the world, she could have avoided location duplication had she have written in a linear timeline so it made no sense as to why she did not do so.
Not a bad book by any means, but it hurt my head because I wanted some sort of structure and there simply was none.
There was no "order of events" to the stories and they would jump from the 1600's-1720's to the 1950's to 1891 to the 1680's again then to the early 1900's...
For a title that includes "Throughout History" I expected a bit of a linear timeline.
These stories were from around the world, and I enjoyed that, but the order of these stories felt like she drew them from a hat and that's the order she went with. Since the women were from all over the world, she could have avoided location duplication had she have written in a linear timeline so it made no sense as to why she did not do so.
Not a bad book by any means, but it hurt my head because I wanted some sort of structure and there simply was none.
I've been on a true crime kick and this was right up my alley.
The author does a great job at bringing these evil historical figures to life and is able to mix some humor into all of the darkness that surrounds them in a nice balance that doesn't make a mockery of a very hard subject, but you also aren't overwhelmed with negativity.
I also enjoyed her insights into the complicated relationships we have with female serial killers.
Great read.
The author does a great job at bringing these evil historical figures to life and is able to mix some humor into all of the darkness that surrounds them in a nice balance that doesn't make a mockery of a very hard subject, but you also aren't overwhelmed with negativity.
I also enjoyed her insights into the complicated relationships we have with female serial killers.
Great read.
medium-paced
I recognize that the author made a choice to focus on women from further in the past, but I would've liked learning about some more modern history too