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windy_witch's review against another edition
3.0
The Killer Inside combines one story from multiple view points, there were moments of confusion for me while reading this book. However I did enjoy the story and glad that I kept on going till the end.
maddiesara's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
megrob96's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mandylovestoread's review against another edition
3.0
The Killer Inside was a very confusing book - for the first 50%. I was not sure if I would keep going as I had no idea what was happening and how the characters tied together. Once I hit 50% the story drastically changed and the pieces finally fell into place. I really enjoyed the shock of the second half of this book, it moved at a very quick pace and I read it in one sitting.
The story is told from multiple points of view and as I said before for a while I had no idea why we were hearing from them all. There is Elliot who is a teacher and happily married to Anya. That is until one day at a music festival she starts to act strangely and pulls away from him and their marriage. Elliot has no idea why. There is also Irene whose sons have both disappeared - one a few weeks ago and one in 2003. She has no idea why or where they have gone. It all sorts itself out in the second half of the book and things escalate quickly!
Thanks to Harper Collins UK and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
The story is told from multiple points of view and as I said before for a while I had no idea why we were hearing from them all. There is Elliot who is a teacher and happily married to Anya. That is until one day at a music festival she starts to act strangely and pulls away from him and their marriage. Elliot has no idea why. There is also Irene whose sons have both disappeared - one a few weeks ago and one in 2003. She has no idea why or where they have gone. It all sorts itself out in the second half of the book and things escalate quickly!
Thanks to Harper Collins UK and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
kristenpryorreads's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, all I can say is “what the f*ck was that?
This book was extremely boring for about the first half but then I could not. put. it. down. A solid 3.8 star book, but I gave it a 4! I would recommend it.
This book was extremely boring for about the first half but then I could not. put. it. down. A solid 3.8 star book, but I gave it a 4! I would recommend it.
mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
I received an ARC copy of this book via net galley and Harper Collins in exchange for an honest review.
Populated almost entirely by people with shadowed pasts or presents there are a lot of secrets in this book. Elliot and Anya are married and trying for a baby - in fact they are quite good at trying- or so Elliot says. He has never felt quite good enough for Anya but as things start to go wrong it seems Anya's life is not the perfect one he thought. Like many crime books we get the end event before the narrative hops back a year to the events that lead up to that scene.
For me it lacked complexity and some drive perhaps felt a bit tame for a mystery thriller. I wanted a little more
Populated almost entirely by people with shadowed pasts or presents there are a lot of secrets in this book. Elliot and Anya are married and trying for a baby - in fact they are quite good at trying- or so Elliot says. He has never felt quite good enough for Anya but as things start to go wrong it seems Anya's life is not the perfect one he thought. Like many crime books we get the end event before the narrative hops back a year to the events that lead up to that scene.
For me it lacked complexity and some drive perhaps felt a bit tame for a mystery thriller. I wanted a little more
gettinglostinagoodbook's review against another edition
2.0
After a VERY slow start the pace packed up towards the end. Two or three chapters were great! Then the ending was a bit of a let down.