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A review by goldenbeebookshop
After He Killed Me by Natalie Barelli
4.0
It’s no spoiler to say up front that Emma is a villainous protagonist- if you’re listening to (or reading) this book then you should have already enjoyed the first one, which means you know she’s capable of murder and incredible deception.
But even more so than in the first book, there’s something about her cheerful avoidance of responsibility and guilt, partnered with other characters just as devious as she is, that makes you root for Emma to get away with all her misdeeds. Murder and mayhem aside, you want her to outwit them all and get her happy ending, which feels rare for a character whose actions should make them so unlikeable.
There was also a clever little nod to Caroline Kepnes’s “You” in the book.
My only complaint was with the narrator of this book, who made every other character besides Emma sound like a cartoon, the women too whiny to be believed, and the man all oddly nasal or shrill. I wouldn’t pick a book with this narrator again.
But even more so than in the first book, there’s something about her cheerful avoidance of responsibility and guilt, partnered with other characters just as devious as she is, that makes you root for Emma to get away with all her misdeeds. Murder and mayhem aside, you want her to outwit them all and get her happy ending, which feels rare for a character whose actions should make them so unlikeable.
There was also a clever little nod to Caroline Kepnes’s “You” in the book.
My only complaint was with the narrator of this book, who made every other character besides Emma sound like a cartoon, the women too whiny to be believed, and the man all oddly nasal or shrill. I wouldn’t pick a book with this narrator again.