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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
I found the audiobook on Libby and I got excited since I wanted to finish the trilogy. I'm hoping to find the other audiobooks soon.
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Villainelle is one of the world's most skilled assassins and it is now Eve's task to catch her. The gap between law enforcement and assassin widens and it leaves Eve wondering how she will be able to catch someone who has been able to get away with so much for so long.
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I've read this book previously a few years back and I wanted to re-read this book so I could continue and finish the trilogy. I enjoyed the book when I read it the first time and I enjoyed it this time as well.
I was hooked from the get-go and I was shocked with how quickly I finished the book. It took me less than 24 hours and I'm proud of that without any shame. lol I'm hoping to finish the second and third books just as quickly.
I'm laughing at how easily Villainelle is able to get away with the murders. There's no fucking way she'd get away with this in the real world or so I'm thinking. There's no way in hell she'd get away with this in today's day and age.
I had to suspend my overall feelings of disbelief at the investigation and the lack of success within that investigation. I know there's a lot of cold murder cases in the world today but there's no way anyone can get away with what Villainelle does in this book and probably the sequels as well.
I still thought the book was great but I wasn't able to really connect with Eve as well as I was able to connect with Villainelle. I was actually cheering for the "bad guy" in this book more than I was cheering for her to get caught.
I know there's a lack of romance in this book and I think that's one of the reasons I enjoyed this book as much as I have. I know the characters I want to see pull through will probably be eradicated by the end but I want to see what happens, all the same.
I'd recommend this book if you want a good thriller. This reminds me a lot of something James Patterson would write with one of his co-writers and I'm saying this as a compliment. I love James Patterson and I now want to read more of his books as well. lol
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Villainelle is one of the world's most skilled assassins and it is now Eve's task to catch her. The gap between law enforcement and assassin widens and it leaves Eve wondering how she will be able to catch someone who has been able to get away with so much for so long.
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I've read this book previously a few years back and I wanted to re-read this book so I could continue and finish the trilogy. I enjoyed the book when I read it the first time and I enjoyed it this time as well.
I was hooked from the get-go and I was shocked with how quickly I finished the book. It took me less than 24 hours and I'm proud of that without any shame. lol I'm hoping to finish the second and third books just as quickly.
I'm laughing at how easily Villainelle is able to get away with the murders. There's no fucking way she'd get away with this in the real world or so I'm thinking. There's no way in hell she'd get away with this in today's day and age.
I had to suspend my overall feelings of disbelief at the investigation and the lack of success within that investigation. I know there's a lot of cold murder cases in the world today but there's no way anyone can get away with what Villainelle does in this book and probably the sequels as well.
I still thought the book was great but I wasn't able to really connect with Eve as well as I was able to connect with Villainelle. I was actually cheering for the "bad guy" in this book more than I was cheering for her to get caught.
I know there's a lack of romance in this book and I think that's one of the reasons I enjoyed this book as much as I have. I know the characters I want to see pull through will probably be eradicated by the end but I want to see what happens, all the same.
I'd recommend this book if you want a good thriller. This reminds me a lot of something James Patterson would write with one of his co-writers and I'm saying this as a compliment. I love James Patterson and I now want to read more of his books as well. lol
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A case where the source material pales by comparison to the adaptation. While it was interesting to see where the tv series found its inspiration, I finished this book with only more admiration for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s creative vision and disappointment at the lack of character depth in Jennings original novella. To add, much of the novella seemed like a mid-century lesbian pulp fiction written by a male author: sensationalized erotica about two women that thinks it’s provocative but actually is quite boring to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Blood
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 rounded up to 3. very different to the series. actually reminds me why i don't usually read books by men. and a weird ending; kind of felt unfulfilling, like the whole book was just to set up the second one and nothing more. but i'm still going to read the next ones because i know they get the happy ending they deserve lol
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes