Reviews

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

peepytot's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

alyssmckell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

rosalyn007's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lindseyannd's review against another edition

4.0

Something about the way he wrote the female characters bugged me. Otherwise a good story

esthersedition's review against another edition

3.0

Peter Swanson’s ‘The Kind Worth Killing’ is a page-turner that has you hooked on every page & chapter. A fascinating unpredictable murder fiction with a range of enigmatic characters.

As interesting, descriptive and well written as this novel was, it really lacked at the end. The ending felt lazy and somewhat vague, for a book that had been so rich in description up until that point. So it didn’t make sense for the reader to have nothing. Though, it was quite obvious what would have happened to the main character- it would have still been nice for it to have been written in detail rather than leaving it for the reader to ‘read between the lines’ and for the whole novel to be pieced together and finished nicely.

Apart from the lacklustre ending, it was an interesting read with lots of major twists and I would definitely recommend it.

karla_v's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

devotionofprats's review against another edition

3.0

ok there were too many coincidences lol

but it was really entertaining

kesliejo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

This book was so twisty and kept me hooked. Can’t wait to read the follow up! 

katie_robinson_4's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

altogetherheather's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0