1.41k reviews for:

Codename Villanelle

Luke Jennings

3.3 AVERAGE


This absolutely screams a woman written by a man.
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
elise_vj's profile picture

elise_vj's review

4.0
dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I watched the first two seasons of Killing Eve before reading this, so it’s now really hard to separate the two. I think I liked the book more than I may have, after seeing Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer bring Eve and Villanelle to life, especially in season 1. However, season 2 didn’t quite live up to the same standard, so I’m interested yet hesitant to see where book 2 may lead. Overall, a quick, easy and entertaining read.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
mellowreads's profile picture

mellowreads's review

3.0
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It’s a good, quick ‘junk food’ read with violence, quirky characters, murder sprinkled with some gratuitous sexual stuffs. Picked up the books, after watching the show.

Not bad but not as good as the show. It’s a bit sterile but a fun popcorn-like story. Kind of like a Dan Brown level of a novel for me. The novella format zooms past any significant moment so it’s hard to care about the characters. But it was still enjoyable.