Reviews

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

linnaboobooks's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 stars

rachelalbrecht's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

jenbwright's review against another edition

5.0

I didn’t expect this one to be as good as Stillhouse Lake and it wasn’t. It was better. Stillhouse Lake was a fantastically written book and this one outdid itself for what I expected from a sequel. There were times I was snuggled in, reading, and times when my heart would skip a beat and I would be on edge for what was happening next. Rachel Caine is certainly one of my favorite authors with this series! Can’t wait to see what’s next for her. 😀

pecosedie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This one kept me white-knuckled from beginning to end!  Great story of all that a mother will do to keep her kids safe from their serial killer dad.  Yes, it sounds outlandish, but it's one of the best thrillers I've read since Hannibal.

cassidywhalen's review against another edition

4.0

this series will be the death of me.

first off good on Gwen for finally taking down her fucking exhusband. She had a plan from the start and continued with it.

Sam, you kinda made me mad in the middle there but when you realized you messed up and did everything you could to get Gwen back I was starting to like you again.

Overall this book grabbed my attention right from the start, the long time from when I started the book to the finished was because I was in a major book slump. Happy this book got me out of it again though!!

Can’t wait to start book #3 of the series now!

imalwayswrite's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

threesixnine's review against another edition

4.0

Audio Books
I liked the full cast of characters. I almost like this second in the series more than the first.

libbyizzy's review against another edition

4.0

Multiple POVs gets you into the heads of the other "cast members". Fast-paced, read it in a day. Dark, gritty and great.

mckenziemartines's review against another edition

2.0

Caine clearly knew where she wanted to go with the story, and the plot itself is interesting enough to keep the reader entertained. However, the beginning of each chapter feels forced and inauthentic. It feels as though she's using filler paragraphs to get to the story she wants to write, which is common in books, especially sequels, but still distracting and frustrating. The choice to use multiple narrators in the second novel does offer interesting perspectives, but it often feels as though the author doesn't know her own characters enough to be writing in their POV. The previous book felt as though the characters were well-rounded and she had a good sense of them, but the sequel feels forced for the majority of the book. The action scenes are still strong, but the narrative parts which start each chapter feel as if the author is struggling -- just trying to propel us into the action. This is fine, and the story survives because she's created an interesting plot, but the filler parts made me consider (more than once) putting the book down altogether.

peskydor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0