A review by nerfherder86
Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

2.0

Wow, this one is grim. I've read other novels about serial killers or teens who think they may turn into serial killers, but this one is more gruesome, and also less interesting. I just couldn't get into the head of a girl thinking she was a psychopath and having no emotions, since I know from other sources that it's very very rare (if at all?) to have a female serial killer. Yet this girl likes dogs and pets... I kind of liked the idea that she's out to defend the weak by killing criminals who haven't been caught, but if she's really so sociopathic, she wouldn't have those tender feelings at all. So that seemed very contradictory to me. And the ending is totally out of left field, never saw it coming and it didn't make sense to me either! Leave at least a few clues to let your readers possibly figure it out. Also, the level of sex seemed a bit much for a teen novel; I wondered if this was originally an adult manuscript. If you like serial killer books, go ahead and read this one, I dare you. It's sort of like a teen version of Dexter, I'm guessing (having not seen the show or read the books, just from what I know about it). For a better psychological drama on the subject try Barry Lyga's I Hunt Killers.