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The Dead List
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
I've been wanting to read this book since when I first added it to my tbr months ago, and now that I've finally come around to reading it, I have to admit that I was right to be so eager.
I really liked it.
Despite it having his ups and downs (the downs being a few dull and slow moments), I found this book to be incredibly entertaining. It reminded me of Pretty Little Liars (season 1 and 2, mainly), with slightly darker tones and the same what-happened-that-night kind of vibes.
I heard a few times about this author, I’ve never been interested in her works, because I’ve never been captivated by their synopsis and I’ve heard that there’s a lot of cheesy romance in it (not that I have anything against it, I just have trouble handling it in such heavy doses).
However, I thought this book was really well written. [a:Jennifer L. Armentrout|4476934|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290636579p2/4476934.jpg] knows her way around an impactful dialogue and a tension-packed scene.
I had just the tiniest difficulties getting into it, at the start, because the writing and the plots kept dragging for pages and pages without not much happening, but it all went from zero to Hannibal Lecter in a matter of lines and it totally saved the day.
Super creepy and intriguing, it got me hooked till the end.
I found the characters to be all likeable. Not memorable (except maybe for Jensen –and by the way…Jensen and Supernatural? Don’t think I don’t see what you did here, girl), but definitely likeable.
I wish the character of Penn would have been explored a bit more than it was, but overall I can’t tell the characterization lacks.
The romance proved to be worthy of its fame and, yeah, it definitely was a bit too much. Again, it’s perfect if you’re in for the whole love tunnel ride along with the murderers and the creepy clowns.
I didn’t mind Ella and Jensen, though. They were cute together and Jensen was definitely swoon-worthy, even if sorry but NO TEENAGE BOY WITH HIS JEAN POCKETS FULL OF HORMONES AND BALLED FISTS TALKS LIKE THAT. Come on. But we apparently love him for this, too. Find yourself a Jensen Carver and you’ll never have to add sugar to your lattes, ever again.
Now it’s not even about being picky or anything, it’s just physically impossible for a guy to be that perfect and sweet.
Well, it is technically possible, since he doesn’t actually exist and all, but yeah, you get what I mean.
Not gonna lie, there were times I felt like I was reading Twilight fanfiction, but at least it was well-written and the crime aspect worked as a buffer and it tone it down a little.
Also, Jensen Carver is one of the nicest and most charming love interests I’ve come across, lately, so I can't really blame it too much on him.
Anywayyyy
The Dead List is a good book, surprisingly (at least for me) well-done and absolutely intriguing.
I usually can predict a lot of things that happen in books, but I have to admit that, with this one, I didn’t see the twists coming nor was I even close to discovering the culprit before the identity reveal.
Maybe I should start trusting my instincts more.
this book in a nutshell:
I really liked it.
Despite it having his ups and downs (the downs being a few dull and slow moments), I found this book to be incredibly entertaining. It reminded me of Pretty Little Liars (season 1 and 2, mainly), with slightly darker tones and the same what-happened-that-night kind of vibes.
I heard a few times about this author, I’ve never been interested in her works, because I’ve never been captivated by their synopsis and I’ve heard that there’s a lot of cheesy romance in it (not that I have anything against it, I just have trouble handling it in such heavy doses).
However, I thought this book was really well written. [a:Jennifer L. Armentrout|4476934|Jennifer L. Armentrout|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290636579p2/4476934.jpg] knows her way around an impactful dialogue and a tension-packed scene.
I had just the tiniest difficulties getting into it, at the start, because the writing and the plots kept dragging for pages and pages without not much happening, but it all went from zero to Hannibal Lecter in a matter of lines and it totally saved the day.
Super creepy and intriguing, it got me hooked till the end.
I found the characters to be all likeable. Not memorable (except maybe for Jensen –and by the way…Jensen and Supernatural? Don’t think I don’t see what you did here, girl), but definitely likeable.
I wish the character of Penn would have been explored a bit more than it was, but overall I can’t tell the characterization lacks.
The romance proved to be worthy of its fame and, yeah, it definitely was a bit too much. Again, it’s perfect if you’re in for the whole love tunnel ride along with the murderers and the creepy clowns.
I didn’t mind Ella and Jensen, though. They were cute together and Jensen was definitely swoon-worthy, even if sorry but NO TEENAGE BOY WITH HIS JEAN POCKETS FULL OF HORMONES AND BALLED FISTS TALKS LIKE THAT. Come on. But we apparently love him for this, too. Find yourself a Jensen Carver and you’ll never have to add sugar to your lattes, ever again.
Now it’s not even about being picky or anything, it’s just physically impossible for a guy to be that perfect and sweet.
Well, it is technically possible, since he doesn’t actually exist and all, but yeah, you get what I mean.
Not gonna lie, there were times I felt like I was reading Twilight fanfiction, but at least it was well-written and the crime aspect worked as a buffer and it tone it down a little.
Also, Jensen Carver is one of the nicest and most charming love interests I’ve come across, lately, so I can't really blame it too much on him.
Anywayyyy
The Dead List is a good book, surprisingly (at least for me) well-done and absolutely intriguing.
I usually can predict a lot of things that happen in books, but I have to admit that, with this one, I didn’t see the twists coming nor was I even close to discovering the culprit before the identity reveal.
Maybe I should start trusting my instincts more.
this book in a nutshell: