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A review by kingkiara
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
challenging
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was cute story overall, although a bit unbalanced in terms of painfully lengthy slow burn begining to rushed ending.
I adored sam and was filled with rage everytime she hurt him for no real reason. He had such golden retriever energy and I love that! I also found it funny how real emotions would get stuck in her throat but one little mention of anything true crime related would unpause her. It's really an interesting irony that her safe place was in the hidden within the darkest concepts of life while the lightest ones that are supposed to be intrinsically embedded into your subconscious as essential building blocks of life, such as frienship or love, were the most terrifying for her.
I definitely would not mind a spin off about Alison after what happened with Phoebe in middle school up until seeing her come back for the summer. A fun quick read for the most part.
I adored sam and was filled with rage everytime she hurt him for no real reason. He had such golden retriever energy and I love that! I also found it funny how real emotions would get stuck in her throat but one little mention of anything true crime related would unpause her. It's really an interesting irony that her safe place was in the hidden within the darkest concepts of life while the lightest ones that are supposed to be intrinsically embedded into your subconscious as essential building blocks of life, such as frienship or love, were the most terrifying for her.
I definitely would not mind a spin off about Alison after what happened with Phoebe in middle school up until seeing her come back for the summer. A fun quick read for the most part.