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289 reviews for:

He's to Die For

Erin Dunn

3.93 AVERAGE

minimefern's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the mix of romance and mystery in this book! I felt that the chemistry and pace of the relationship between Jack and Rav was well done, and the interspersed bits of the investigation in between was great. Both Jack and Rav were well written characters, and the author really makes you love both of them. The mystery side of things had a lot of twists and turns and it took me a while admittedly to figure out who the culprit was. However, it did feel like it was a big dragged out in the end and that it could have been shortened a bit. Sometimes it felt like the mystery was extended more and more just so we could have more time for the relationship to develop between Jack and Rav.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the ARC!

lex_reads_romance's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 42%

DNF @ 42%

I’m just not feeling it

rachel_tb's review

3.0

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

antidietleah's review

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

Just at a point in my life where I hate cops too much to buy into a cop romance.

melliebeth28's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was hooked. I read through most of it in one day. It had a good mystery and the romance was swoon-worthy.

noladawnreads's review

3.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

emsavidge's review against another edition

1.0

The writing quality of this is fine but I think I’m at the point in my life where I’m too ACAB to enjoy a cop mystery especially one that’s a romance. What really irked me was the inane bad apples conversation. Frankly I would have preferred if the author just hadn’t addressed the issue. By calling attention to the moral nightmare that cops are you then turn your novel in to cop apologia. I also could not stand the stupid Harry Potter references. It’s 2025 you should not be referencing those racist, fatphobic, antisemitic books written by a virulent transphobe especially in a queer romance. It’s tacky and in combination with the cop love tells me all I need to know about your political beliefs.

Finally not related to my moral objections, the romance was so lukewarm it felt like nothing. You can’t comp your book to the Charm Offensive and then have absolutely no tension. If you’re going to comp your book to an existing novel at least make them similar PLEASE.

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def_panda13's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

efflam's review against another edition

3.75

relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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