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A review by hookerkitty
Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
It worries me not only how many people rated this highly, but how many think this is an example of a healthy, romantic relationship. I haaaaate Daniel. Self absorbed, super controlling, has a manchild tantrum when he doesn’t get his way or Serenity tries to set boundaries. Constantly talks about wanting to bone her like it’s romantic, but also acts like they’re gonna get married and have kids even though they only went on one fake date and barely know each other. He forced himself on her on more than one occasion, and even grabbed her wrist to prevent her from walking away at one point (which that’s how my abusive ex started). He constantly undermines her and thinks she needs saving.
Also Serenity supposedly grew up there, but knows next to nothing about the Amish or how the community/culture is in that town. She also makes a lot of bad policing decisions (let’s bring my teenage nephew on a stakeout!)
The whole book reeks of misogyny. Women need to be rescued by men; strong women don’t like men; a woman speaking her mind and setting boundaries is bull-headed; women are supposed to get married, pop out babies, and take care of them and the home, while the men work and do zero help with childcare or the home; a ton of different gross comments on how women look and how they should act - the list goes on.
Also lots of spelling and grammatical errors. Like if someone is excessively crying, they are bawling, not balling. And - say it with me - I could NOT care less. Saying “I could care less” makes zero sense and drives me bananas (esp since it was written at least twice). Along with that, it’s brush/sweep it under the RUG, not carpet. No one is pulling up carpet tacks, sweeping stuff underneath it, and tacking the carpet back down.
Save your sanity and avoid this book. There is no way I’ll continue this series. Definitely understand why I got this for free (and I seem to be discovering that a lot this year as I work through my menagerie of free ebooks 😭)
Also Serenity supposedly grew up there, but knows next to nothing about the Amish or how the community/culture is in that town. She also makes a lot of bad policing decisions (let’s bring my teenage nephew on a stakeout!)
The whole book reeks of misogyny. Women need to be rescued by men; strong women don’t like men; a woman speaking her mind and setting boundaries is bull-headed; women are supposed to get married, pop out babies, and take care of them and the home, while the men work and do zero help with childcare or the home; a ton of different gross comments on how women look and how they should act - the list goes on.
Also lots of spelling and grammatical errors. Like if someone is excessively crying, they are bawling, not balling. And - say it with me - I could NOT care less. Saying “I could care less” makes zero sense and drives me bananas (esp since it was written at least twice). Along with that, it’s brush/sweep it under the RUG, not carpet. No one is pulling up carpet tacks, sweeping stuff underneath it, and tacking the carpet back down.
Save your sanity and avoid this book. There is no way I’ll continue this series. Definitely understand why I got this for free (and I seem to be discovering that a lot this year as I work through my menagerie of free ebooks 😭)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Murder, Death, Child death, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, and Grief