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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A better ending to the series than that of the TV show with a thrilling end mission to help Eve and Villanelle get out safely. This book wasn't great but it wasn't bad. I didn't like how cruel Villanelle was to Eve for the majority of the book and some parts were a little far fetched and unbelievable. I basically read this because I needed a better ending for these two than what the TV show gave us.
Luke Jennings is fascinated by lesbians but has clearly never spoken with one. The way these women speak to each other sounds like the way I imagined lovers spoke as a child. Villanelle, who I thought Jennings very much improved upon in book 2, is destroyed by this final novel. She is missing all of the qualities that we’ve grown to love. Not to mention that Eve becomes a vapid shell of herself and swoons over an extremely abusive relationship. I adore the show, and liked the first two books but only read if you’re desperate to know what the show might entail. This novel reads like a fanfic written by a teenage boy.
I read the series after the TV show ended. I just needed more of Villanelle and Eve. I am so glad I did, the books helped heal the hole that the show finale left.
I read this in one damn sitting. I laughed a lot and lost count of how many times I cried. These two love struck idiots are going to have my heart forever.
This reads as if someone had tried their hand at some Killing Eve slash fiction.
This one sort of felt like bad fanfiction of the rest of the series. With the POV switch and the result of the 2nd book’s twist. I don’t know.
Ugh, this book is somehow worse than the first one. Starting with the abrupt change into a first person narrative when we had third person on the first and second book, and for that to be Eve's POV, which oh my god, she has the personality and morals equivalent to a wet paper napkin. Girl really said "I can fix her" and tried to run with it the entire book, calling Oxana 'sweetie' a million times and being disgusting.
Of course, we get more unnecessarily detailed sex scenes that add nothing to the plot. (I don't know anything about the author's personal life but it feels very 'lesbian sex through a straight man's eyes with a fetish' thing every time.)
And how could I forget the forced and sloppily written inclusion of a non-binary character where they discover their new identity and the whole thing is treated like a comedy bit, no depth at all. If you're going to write something just to be "cool with the kids" and not because you actually care, at least write it right.
And lastly, the ending, which made NO SENSE with the development of the story. You're telling me that Oxana, trained assassin, master of languages, sociopath, known for only feeling something after killing someone or having wild sex with diverse people, would just settle down forever with Eve in some little town in Russia and study languages? What the everloving fuck?
And how come both of them came out of it virtually unscathed? They both commited multiple crimes, they're both fucking crazy and toxic and bad for each other but they get a Disney happy ending, with absolutely no consequences for their actions, just like that? Fuck that. I would've preferred if one of them died.
Of course, we get more unnecessarily detailed sex scenes that add nothing to the plot. (I don't know anything about the author's personal life but it feels very 'lesbian sex through a straight man's eyes with a fetish' thing every time.)
And how could I forget the forced and sloppily written inclusion of a non-binary character where they discover their new identity and the whole thing is treated like a comedy bit, no depth at all. If you're going to write something just to be "cool with the kids" and not because you actually care, at least write it right.
And lastly, the ending, which made NO SENSE with the development of the story. You're telling me that Oxana, trained assassin, master of languages, sociopath, known for only feeling something after killing someone or having wild sex with diverse people, would just settle down forever with Eve in some little town in Russia and study languages? What the everloving fuck?
And how come both of them came out of it virtually unscathed? They both commited multiple crimes, they're both fucking crazy and toxic and bad for each other but they get a Disney happy ending, with absolutely no consequences for their actions, just like that? Fuck that. I would've preferred if one of them died.
A happy ending for Villanelle and Eve!
The writing is simple but effective, with Russian words here and there for full immersion, which I appreciated.
However, the description of the relationship between Eve and Villanelle comes with crude sex scenes and sometimes simplistic stereotypes.
Moreover, I cannot put my head around the characterization of Charlie insofar as Eve is the only person to respect the fact that they are non-binary. Their decision seems ridiculed by the circumstances and becomes a running joke almost...
The writing is simple but effective, with Russian words here and there for full immersion, which I appreciated.
However, the description of the relationship between Eve and Villanelle comes with crude sex scenes and sometimes simplistic stereotypes.
Moreover, I cannot put my head around the characterization of Charlie insofar as Eve is the only person to respect the fact that they are non-binary. Their decision seems ridiculed by the circumstances and becomes a running joke almost...
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes