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A review by bibliotreasures
Dangerous to Know by Chloé Esposito
5.0
"I'm flawed. Aren't we all? What's your fatal flaw? Mine? I love too much. I do crazy shit for love, mad and bad and dangerous..."
Alvie Knightly is a serial killer. After a killing spree in Italy last year she's been laying low and evading arrest. But vengeance in the name of her now deceased lover Nino is calling, so she sets about changing her identity and luring her next victim...
What. A. Book. Darkly humorous, thrilling and addictive, Dangerous To Know is an uproarious and strangely uplifting read that I absolutely loved.
Alvie is quite the character. Hilarious, memorable and compelling, I couldn't help but love her. Yes, she's a killer, but she's not a sociopath like Ted Bundy. She knows because she feels bad for some of her murders; like her hot boyfriend Nino. The author writes her with a killer combination - see what I did there? - of twisted evil, humour and emotion, and her magnetism is impossible to resist.
"I think killing her will cheer me up. I've been stuck in a rut this past year. I miss murder."
Alvie takes quite the emotional journey in this book and begins to question some of her choices. Through her narrative and in flashbacks we learn more about her childhood and discover what shaped her into the person she is today. It was a deeper aspect to the story that I wasn't anticipating, but I liked how it showed her in a more sympathetic light and gave us a more complete picture that was the opposite of her murderous deeds.
When I took on the blog tour I didn't realise it is the final installment in a trilogy, and unfortunately I didn't have time to read the first two books. But despite this I never felt confused as the author succinctly catches you up on past events, making it easy to read this as a standalone. That said, I will be buying and reading the other books in the series as I enjoyed this one so much.
I also liked that the author utilises one of my favourite writing techniques in this book by having Alvie addressing the reader. This technique makes it feel like you're listening to a friend, though none of my friends are killers. That I'm aware of anyway.
Fast-paced, salacious and wickedly funny, this is an utterly brilliant book. If you enjoyed Sweetpea, then you'll enjoy this.
Rating: ✮✮✮✮. 5
Alvie Knightly is a serial killer. After a killing spree in Italy last year she's been laying low and evading arrest. But vengeance in the name of her now deceased lover Nino is calling, so she sets about changing her identity and luring her next victim...
What. A. Book. Darkly humorous, thrilling and addictive, Dangerous To Know is an uproarious and strangely uplifting read that I absolutely loved.
Alvie is quite the character. Hilarious, memorable and compelling, I couldn't help but love her. Yes, she's a killer, but she's not a sociopath like Ted Bundy. She knows because she feels bad for some of her murders; like her hot boyfriend Nino. The author writes her with a killer combination - see what I did there? - of twisted evil, humour and emotion, and her magnetism is impossible to resist.
"I think killing her will cheer me up. I've been stuck in a rut this past year. I miss murder."
Alvie takes quite the emotional journey in this book and begins to question some of her choices. Through her narrative and in flashbacks we learn more about her childhood and discover what shaped her into the person she is today. It was a deeper aspect to the story that I wasn't anticipating, but I liked how it showed her in a more sympathetic light and gave us a more complete picture that was the opposite of her murderous deeds.
When I took on the blog tour I didn't realise it is the final installment in a trilogy, and unfortunately I didn't have time to read the first two books. But despite this I never felt confused as the author succinctly catches you up on past events, making it easy to read this as a standalone. That said, I will be buying and reading the other books in the series as I enjoyed this one so much.
I also liked that the author utilises one of my favourite writing techniques in this book by having Alvie addressing the reader. This technique makes it feel like you're listening to a friend, though none of my friends are killers. That I'm aware of anyway.
Fast-paced, salacious and wickedly funny, this is an utterly brilliant book. If you enjoyed Sweetpea, then you'll enjoy this.
Rating: ✮✮✮✮. 5