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A review by miss_fairytales
The Killing Game by Kate Bold
dark
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? Yes
2.5
i will not be continuing this series lol. i had the book on kindle but I listened to the audiobook. that may have been a mistake because I was confused at some point. it was hard to differentiate between actual dialogue and thoughts, and the different POV shifts seemed to just come out of nowhere. i don't know if it would have been better if i had read the physical book.
anyway. if i had to say one thing about this book it would be this: this girl needs some serious therapy. i feel like if everyone you know (including a kid) is telling you the same thing, maybe you should listen? i don't know, just a thought. alexa was the only character i didn't like (besides the villains) and she was the main character; and i get the feeling we're supposed to like her. i felt so bad for stuart (or whatever his name was). he really didn't deserve all of that.
i also feel like alexa was way too quick to call misogyny. like probably half of the times that she got weird looks from the other cops/agent was because she was doing something insane and not just because she was a woman. like maybe it's just you who is giving them pause and not women in general.
anywho the plot itself wasn't overly compelling to me. i missed so much of the book/info because i would just zone out or get distracted by something. even during the whole big fight at the end of the book. like i was not engaged in that at all. did not retain a single detail of it. it was boring to me to be honest.
everytime she opened her mouth i rolled my eyes. if i hadn't been listening to the audiobook then i wouldn't have made it to the end i don't think.
she needs to get therapy. OH. that comment about getting a little dose of real life was better than therapy? absolutely terrible thing to say. no it's not. go to therapy PLEASE.
anyway. if i had to say one thing about this book it would be this: this girl needs some serious therapy. i feel like if everyone you know (including a kid) is telling you the same thing, maybe you should listen? i don't know, just a thought. alexa was the only character i didn't like (besides the villains) and she was the main character; and i get the feeling we're supposed to like her. i felt so bad for stuart (or whatever his name was). he really didn't deserve all of that.
i also feel like alexa was way too quick to call misogyny. like probably half of the times that she got weird looks from the other cops/agent was because she was doing something insane and not just because she was a woman. like maybe it's just you who is giving them pause and not women in general.
anywho the plot itself wasn't overly compelling to me. i missed so much of the book/info because i would just zone out or get distracted by something. even during the whole big fight at the end of the book. like i was not engaged in that at all. did not retain a single detail of it. it was boring to me to be honest.
everytime she opened her mouth i rolled my eyes. if i hadn't been listening to the audiobook then i wouldn't have made it to the end i don't think.
she needs to get therapy. OH. that comment about getting a little dose of real life was better than therapy? absolutely terrible thing to say. no it's not. go to therapy PLEASE.