A review by thaatswhatsheread
Hydra by Matt Wesolowski

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

4.5
After reading Six Stories, the first in the series, I finally got around to its sequel, Hydra, and I am glad I did! I think these books are absolutely underrated.

For those unfamiliar, the Six Stories books are written as a podcast transcript. Each book/ podcast season follows a crime, much like Serial, and each episode they interview someone close to the crime.
This book followed a girl from a mining town in England who murdered her parents and sister with a hammer, and was sentenced to life in a mental health facility. The crime took place in the 00's and her obsession with a dark (emo?) musical artist brought out a Satanic Panic angle to the crime. I don't want to say much else, but as a lover of podcasts, crime stories and podcasts this all came together to form the perfect mixture of all these elements.
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