A review by ncteixeira
The Third to Die by Allison Brennan

mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

“The Third To Die”, by Allison Brennan

3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

This was my second book by this author. I started this series reading book #4, which was on sale for $1.99 (Canadian). She has written over 80 books, since 2005!

If book 4 lacks action, this one got plenty in comparison. 

I thought that the concept was excellent and the development of the storyline was gripping.

The reason I’m not rating it any higher is because the writing was quite repetitive,  and another turn off was how easily they arrived to a conclusion following formulaic phycological analysis. This book could have been a lot shorter, but I really enjoyed reading it.

I didn’t like being inside of the killer’s head, who constantly praised himself as being so smart but I thought that the pacing was very good and interesting.

The characters were strong, with lots of baggage, as if they were already showcased on previous books (I wonder if a prequel will be part of this series, although I don’t think it’s needed).

And the conclusion was quite riveting.

I’m looking forward to reading the sequel.

e-book (Kobo): 400 pages (default), 129k words, 53 chapters (a fast read)