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katilew42 's review for:
Kill for Me, Kill for You
by Steve Cavanagh
I flew through this one! Watching all the seemingly disparate threads come together was incredibly satisfying, and the twists were genuinely surprising. The portrayal of trauma in its various forms was painful and brutal and honest.
Spoilers ahead…
Knocking of half a star, however, because turning the victim of an incredibly violent crime into a vengeful and murderous villain felt a tad icky. We spent too much time with Ruth post-trauma but not enough time with her once the delusions took hold, so the very real mental illness she suffered from was brushed aside. We jumped from a woman deserving of empathy to her serial killer alter ego too quickly to understand how the mental illness played into her crimes. I also wish the serial killer who destroyed her life wasn’t given a hero’s edit in the final paragraphs.
All in all, however, a fascinating take on Strangers on a Train!
Spoilers ahead…
Knocking of half a star, however, because turning the victim of an incredibly violent crime into a vengeful and murderous villain felt a tad icky. We spent too much time with Ruth post-trauma but not enough time with her once the delusions took hold, so the very real mental illness she suffered from was brushed aside. We jumped from a woman deserving of empathy to her serial killer alter ego too quickly to understand how the mental illness played into her crimes. I also wish the serial killer who destroyed her life wasn’t given a hero’s edit in the final paragraphs.
All in all, however, a fascinating take on Strangers on a Train!