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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

12 reviews

birdiemom2's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The first half of the book was very captivating and intriguing. But
after Ted's death,
the story just went downhill with an abrupt ending. I also didn't like that women were overly sexualized. The detective writes highly inappropriate limericks (that doesn't move plot forward or anything), and I hated that character. 
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rachelmay15's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Heard this is a really good thriller that helps you get into thrillers. I thought it was fine. Lily is interesting, but I felt her development felt rather shallow at points. Yes there are twists, and the first one was the most surprising. After that I kind of wanted the book to just… finish. Then the backtracking between POVs is probably what annoyed me the most, as it was an intentionally mysterious device to reveal plot twists. It’s good, wouldn’t call it great. 
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froggydanny's review against another edition

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Turned my stomach 👍🏻
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mizdimplesx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This whole book is a wild ride from beginning to end. The dialogue was a little clunky but the twists were things I never saw coming. 
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romeoreadssometimes's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is phenomenal and one of the proper examples of how to write a thriller. If you liked Gone Girl, you'll love this.
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goatsbookgarden's review against another edition

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Honestly, I am not usually put off by gruesome things but this book was just too unsettling for me.
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julissadantes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

This book was surprising in many ways. I read it in a single seating, I havent done that in yers, that's how exciting this was.

What starts like a harmless conversation on an airport bar, that looks like any beginning of yet another cheating story, turned out to be an interconnected massive strategy planning that lead to surprises any other book has ever given me.
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sandysmith's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

An enjoyable murder/thriller. Interesting switches of points of view with unexpected twists and turns. Particularly enjoyed the sociopath Lily. Whilst the author takes great pains to describe the females bodies, he does an ok job when writing his female characters. Enjoyable overall.
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gabrielab's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

3.0

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navayiota's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, finished it in one day. I always love murderer POVs in books, and this one was knocked out of the park. I did notice that the author tends to be very objectifying towards women in a way they are not towards men. I don't think describing someone's body is bad in any way, but it really came across like the author thinks the size of all the women's boobs is a detail as important as their personality. But also in general, every female character with a name was described as "the most beautiful woman in the room" or "she looks like a model" and it just got really tiring cause some of us are fucking ugly, Peter, you don't have to remind us. One last thing is that Lily was written a bit like "not like the other girls" unironically, as a way to excuse her behaviour and also men's attraction to her. Just kinda felt icky to read at times. Other than these things, the book was great. The plot twists just kept coming and I actually found myself rooting for Lily, but also for Miranda and I felt their loses like they were my own. I would recommend this to people who enjoy a good murder. I know I do!
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