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A review by theverysleepygirl
Neighborhood Watch by Sarah Reida
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a fun, dark-comedy about a killer tearing through the residents of an affluent neighbourhood.
I'll start by stating that I really enjoyed reading about the creative murders and exploring all the different characters within this neighbourhood, since the book switches between A LOT of POVs (I think 5?? If I remember properly). However, I found them to be way too cartoonish for my taste. Each character had a clear aspect of society that they were meant to reflect, and it wasn't delivered with any subtelty at all, which made the "bad" ones comically bad. Eventually, I did adjust to that aspect of the book and learnt to have fun with it.
My favourite part of the book had to be guessing where the killer would strike next. I only wish that the identity of the killer had been less obvious. It was too on the nose for me, and when we got to the point where they explained how they committed their crimes, it all seemed too.. contrived? complicated? I wasn't a fan. Aside from that though, I had a fun time with the ending.
Thank you to NETGalley and Keylight Books for providing me with an eArc copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review!
I'll start by stating that I really enjoyed reading about the creative murders and exploring all the different characters within this neighbourhood, since the book switches between A LOT of POVs (I think 5?? If I remember properly). However, I found them to be way too cartoonish for my taste. Each character had a clear aspect of society that they were meant to reflect, and it wasn't delivered with any subtelty at all, which made the "bad" ones comically bad. Eventually, I did adjust to that aspect of the book and learnt to have fun with it.
My favourite part of the book had to be guessing where the killer would strike next. I only wish that the identity of the killer had been less obvious. It was too on the nose for me, and when we got to the point where they explained how they committed their crimes, it all seemed too.. contrived? complicated? I wasn't a fan. Aside from that though, I had a fun time with the ending.
Thank you to NETGalley and Keylight Books for providing me with an eArc copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review!