A review by teaandtales1
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭: Scarlett Clark is an English professor with a killer secret. Each year she finds the most awful and abhorrent man on campus and murders them, often staging them to look like suicides. Unfortunately people have started looking into the growing body count at the University as Scarlett works to keep her secret.

Meanwhile, Carly Schiller is a shy and overwhelmed freshman student - just hoping to start a new life away from her abusive father, while quietly making it through her first year. When her charismatic roommate is assaulted at a party though, Carly's time in college quickly changes. 

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Layne Fargo
𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: 378
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: Yes! 
𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭: Yes, most certainly
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝: contemporary 
𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Does the idea of a feminist Dexter sound like a good read? If so, read this book.

Look. Scarlett is a brilliant, but cold-hearted killer. But she makes a point of going after only the worst - men on campus who have assaulted and raped and faced no consequences. Is she a bit overkill (pun intended)? Probably. Is it a delightfully fun thriller read? Definitely.

For thriller and horror fans alike - I really enjoyed this book. (read mostly on audio book, and the 2 narrators are great) 
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