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book_worm_91's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this, and could tell it was written by someone who knew what they were talking about. It was interesting, insightful but without being complicates. The only thing is that the author spent time defining a serial killer, and then most of the cases covered, weren't serial killers. He even listed loads of serial killers at the beginning, but they weren't mentioned in the book. Someone who killed 1 person, and maybe a 2nd, isn't a serial killer, and yet they're in the book. More actual serial killers would have been better. It was still interesting though.
claire_lou's review
Badly written and not really about the female killers. Very much all 'me, me, me' from the author
apalelandscape's review
This book is repetitive, poorly structured and written in a way that seems to make light of the horrific crimes it details. It uses language in relation to intelligence that is offensive and is often misogynistic. In diction to this, the author only seems to have two points of reference, murders are either like a Hitchcock film or a Steven King novel which after the third or fourth mention are very tedious.
samharnold's review against another edition
3.0
I always love the work of this author. However with this book I had a few issues that annoyed me.
First does he have to advertise every other book he has written in every chapter.
Second I had the distinct feeling that most of the women who were killers were so because they were gay, at least that’s what the author wants us to think. I might be over thinking it but it started to concern me towards the end of the book that the writer is a little negative towards gay women.
First does he have to advertise every other book he has written in every chapter.
Second I had the distinct feeling that most of the women who were killers were so because they were gay, at least that’s what the author wants us to think. I might be over thinking it but it started to concern me towards the end of the book that the writer is a little negative towards gay women.
kaylo88's review against another edition
1.0
I saw this book in the library and the title stood out but as soon as I started reading it I realised that I've read books by this author before and I was probably not going to enjoy this book.
Sometimes this is just about personal preference but honestly, the author spends more time congratulating himself and expressing all the amazing things he's done than "talking with female serial killers" and when you actually get into it, he actually doesn't talk to many female serial killers at all.
He states facts and figures with absolutely no sources or information of where he got this information. There is no further reading or bibliography. It seems like he just makes these facts up.
The face of Myra Hindley is misleading because she is barely mentioned in the book. In fact very few actual female serial killers are mentioned despite the author repeatedly giving the definition he mostly talks about other killers and most of the time comparisons to males.
I find his description of females and "lesbian" to be degrading, misogynistic and stereotypical.
Then add in his style of writing bouncing back and forth between cases and the grammatical errors. I honestly wouldn't waste your time reading. I'm glad this was a library loan and that I didn't pay for it.
Sometimes this is just about personal preference but honestly, the author spends more time congratulating himself and expressing all the amazing things he's done than "talking with female serial killers" and when you actually get into it, he actually doesn't talk to many female serial killers at all.
He states facts and figures with absolutely no sources or information of where he got this information. There is no further reading or bibliography. It seems like he just makes these facts up.
The face of Myra Hindley is misleading because she is barely mentioned in the book. In fact very few actual female serial killers are mentioned despite the author repeatedly giving the definition he mostly talks about other killers and most of the time comparisons to males.
I find his description of females and "lesbian" to be degrading, misogynistic and stereotypical.
Then add in his style of writing bouncing back and forth between cases and the grammatical errors. I honestly wouldn't waste your time reading. I'm glad this was a library loan and that I didn't pay for it.